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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 48 by HAN SHAN

First Line: FOR A MUD BALL DROPPED IN WATER
Last Line: THEN LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; DEATH; GREED; DEAD, THE; AVARICE; CUPIDITY;
For a mud ball dropped in water
big plans make no sense
for a fragile dreamlike body
a hundred years are rare
unable to ponder deeply
and claiming they're immortal
people steal a ton of gold
then leave it all behind



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