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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 95, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Haggling over fish and meat
Last Line: You'll know it wasn't right
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating
First Line: Haggling over fish and meat
Last Line: You'll know it wasn't right
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating
Haggling over fish and meat
carrying it home to feed your family
why do you take the lives of others
to make sure you survive
this isn't heaven-bound karma
more like ballast for hell
when Hsu Liu says to dig
you'll know it wasn't right
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