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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 2, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Sinking like a rock in the sea
Last Line: Life and death are dust in space
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Lightning; Buddha; Buddhists; Lightning Rods
First Line: Sinking like a rock in the sea
Last Line: Life and death are dust in space
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Lightning; Buddha; Buddhists; Lightning Rods
Sinking like a rock in the Sea
drifting through the Three Worlds
poor ethereal creature
forever immersed in scenes
until a flash of lightning shows
life and death are dust in space
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