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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 11 by HAN SHAN

First Line: A SON DEMANDS A WIFE
Last Line: BUT NOT IN YOUR BOOK OF CRIMES
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; FAMILY LIFE; MARRIAGE; WEALTH; RELATIVES; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES; RICHES; FORTUNES;

A son demands a wife
a daughter requires a go-between
both of which mean karma
and taking lives besides
calling together friends and kin
to come inspect the feast
before your eyes it all looks fine
but not in your book of crimes



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