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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 83, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: I have a coat
Last Line: Yearlong only this
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Clothing & Dress
First Line: I have a coat
Last Line: Yearlong only this
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Clothing & Dress
I have a coat
neither sheer nor twilled silk
what color you ask
neither red nor purple
in summer it serves as a shirt
in winter it serves as a shawl
winter and summer always in use
yearlong only this
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