Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 139, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: There exists one kind of person Last Line: A vast expanse of woe Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Taoism; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity | ||||||||
There exists one kind of person as dense as a block of wood he speaks without understanding and says he hasn't a care but ask about the Tao and he only stares ask about the Buddha and he just shrugs discover in detail a vast expanse of woe | 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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