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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 133, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: When I can't bear to watch birds play
Last Line: And heading south for cold mountain
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Nature; Hills; Downs (great Britain)
First Line: When I can't bear to watch birds play
Last Line: And heading south for cold mountain
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Nature; Hills; Downs (great Britain)
When I can't bear to watch birds play
I lie inside my thatched hut
the cherry trees are bright pink
the willows beginning to sway
the rising sun swallows blue peaks
clearing clouds wash a green pool
who thinks of leaving the dusty rut
and heading south for Cold Mountain
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