Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 106, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: The layered bloom of hills and streams Last Line: What more could I want in that land of dreams Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Nature; Travel; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
The layered bloom of hills and streams kingfisher shades beneath rose-colored clouds mountain mist soaks my cotton bandana dew penetrates my palm-bark coat on my feet are traveling shoes my hand holds an old vine staff again I gaze beyond the dusty world what more could I want in that land of dreams | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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