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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 303 by HAN SHAN

First Line: COLD MOUNTAIN'S REMOTENESS
Last Line: HE WOULD KNOW THE TUNE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; MOUNTAINS; SOLITUDE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN); LONELINESS;

Cold Mountain's remoteness
suits my mind
pure white rocks
no yellow gold
the echo of a spring
the sound of Po-ya's zither
if Tzu-ch'i were here
he would know the tune



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