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THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I HAVE BEEN TO TIENTAI
Last Line: ONLY BRINGS MEN PAIN
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; MOUNTAINS; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);
I have been to Tientai
maybe a million times
like a cloud or river
drifting back and forth
roaming free of trouble
trusting the Buddha's spacious path
while the world's forked mind
only brings men pain



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