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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 41 by HAN SHAN

First Line: THE RICH HAVE SO MANY CARES
Last Line: THE MOURNERS WILL ALL BE FLIES
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; DEATH; WEALTH; DEAD, THE; RICHES; FORTUNES;

The rich have so many cares
they can't just acquiesce
their granary rice might be bright red
they still won't loan out a peck
their reveries turn to guile
they pick through silk for the best
whenever their final day arrives
the mourners will all be flies



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