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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 114, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: A poor donkey is short by a bushel
Last Line: It just makes me depressed
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Comfort; Poverty
First Line: A poor donkey is short by a bushel
Last Line: It just makes me depressed
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Comfort; Poverty
A poor donkey is short by a bushel
a rich dog has three pints to spare
when poverty isn't equally shared
we separate comfort and hardship
but if we let the donkey fill up
we cause the dog to starve
I've weighed this for you carefully
it just makes me depressed
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