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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 161, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: A trifle poor in the past
Last Line: My pot is surrounded by rats
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty
First Line: A trifle poor in the past
Last Line: My pot is surrounded by rats
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty
A trifle poor in the past
today I'm utterly broke
whatever I do doesn't work
every road is a treadmill
my legs quake in the mud
my stomach aches on festival days
since I lost that calico cat
my pot is surrounded by rats
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