Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 14, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: A master of the brush and the sword Last Line: What's left isn't worth saying Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Calligraphy; Chinese Literature; Swords | ||||||||
A master of the brush and the sword met three illustrious lords in the East his advice was ignored in the West his valor wasn't honored he mastered the brush and the sword he mastered the sword and the brush today now that he's old what's left isn't worth saying | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INDIGNATION; AN ODE by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE SWORD AND BUCKLER; OR, SERVING-MAN'S DEFENCE by WILLIAM BASSE BITTER CHOICE by ELLEN MAGRATH CARROLL A SONG OF BATTLE by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE THE SWORD by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE QUATRAIN ON ACHILLES by CATHERINE DES ROCHES A BROKEN SWORD by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON THE SWORD DEMANDS by EDWIN BARLOW EVANS THE SURPRISE OF ANTIOCH by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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