Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 132, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: The world is full of busy people Last Line: Revealing a buddha's view Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity | ||||||||
The world is full of busy people well-versed in countless views blind to their true natures they get farther from the Way if they could see what's real they wouldn't talk about empty dreams one thought answers your prayers revealing a buddha's view | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE SIMPLE PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA by NORMAN DUBIE I'M WITH STUPID by PETER JOHNSON ELECTION DAY, 1984 by CAROLYN KIZER AN AMERICAN IN BANGKOK by KAREN SWENSON FESTOONS OF FISHES by ALFRED FRANCIS KREYMBORG TO A BLOCKHEAD by ALEXANDER POPE THE CASE OF SABRINA SIMPSON USCH by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A BIT OF MULL by FREDERICK HENRY HERBERT ADLER THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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