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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 205 by HAN SHAN

First Line: MY TRUE HOME IS ON COLD MOUNTAIN
Last Line: I CAN GO ANYWHERE EVERYWHERE IS PERFECT
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; HOME; MOUNTAINS; QUIET LIFE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

My true home is on Cold Mountain
perched among cliffs beyond the reach of trouble
images leave no trace when they vanish
I roam the whole universe from here
lights and shadows flash across my mind
not one dharma appears before me
since I found the magic pearl
I can go anywhere everywhere is perfect



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