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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 27 by HAN SHAN

First Line: PARTIAL TO PINE CLIFFS AND LONELY TRAILS
Last Line: TRUSTING THE CURRENT LIKE AN UNMOORED BOAT
Subject(s): BOATS; CHINESE LITERATURE; LAUGHTER; ROADS; PATHS; TRAILS;

Partial to pine cliffs and lonely trails
an old man laughs at himself when he falters
even now after all these years
trusting the current like an unmoored boat



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