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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 48, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: For a mud ball dropped in water
Last Line: Then leave it all behind
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Greed; Dead, The; Avarice; Cupidity
First Line: For a mud ball dropped in water
Last Line: Then leave it all behind
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Greed; Dead, The; Avarice; Cupidity
For a mud ball dropped in water
big plans make no sense
for a fragile dreamlike body
a hundred years are rare
unable to ponder deeply
and claiming they're immortal
people steal a ton of gold
then leave it all behind
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