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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 121, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Building sky-high pavilions is useless Last Line: At least don't be crooked as a hook Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Vanity; Virtue | |||
Building sky-high pavilions is useless climbing hundred-foot towers is vain practicing yoga you'll still die young indulging in books won't get you enfeoffed why should you follow a yellow beak and why must you loathe a white head even if you're not straight as an arrow at least don't be crooked as a hook | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY GOOD FATHER by CAROLYN KIZER ARCADY TOMBEAU by DONALD REVELL LIFE'S MIRROR by MARY AINGE DE VERE IDEA: TO THE READER OF THESE SONNETS, INTRODUCTION by MICHAEL DRAYTON VIRTUE [OR, VERTUE] by GEORGE HERBERT THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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