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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 120, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: A frequent guest of hunger and cold
Last Line: Along with five pints of chaff
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty
First Line: A frequent guest of hunger and cold
Last Line: Along with five pints of chaff
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty
A frequent guest of hunger and cold
born to be different from fishes and beasts
stays alive in the shade of a mill
and cries by the side of the road
for days he imagines food in vain
in winter he knows no coat
all he carries is a bundle of straw
along with five pints of chaff
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