Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 104, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Rich men met in an elegant hall Last Line: Strange to begrudge leftover rays Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Greed; Wealth; Avarice; Cupidity; Riches; Fortunes | ||||||||
Rich men met in an elegant hall the colored lanterns glowed so bright then a man who had no candle thought he would sit nearby instead he was chased away back to his place in the dark how could more eyes ruin the light strange to begrudge leftover rays | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL LIFE IN A LIFE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FOUR POEMS ABOUT JAMAICA: 3. A HAIRPIN TURN ABOVE READING, JAMAICA by WILLIAM MATTHEWS IMAGINE YOURSELF by EVE MERRIAM THE PROPHET by LUCILLE CLIFTON I AM FIFTY-TWO YEARS OLD' by KENNETH REXROTH LAST VISIT TO THE SWIMMING POOL SOVIETS by KENNETH REXROTH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR AS A YOUNG ANARCHIST by KENNETH REXROTH THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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