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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 19, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Parrots live in western lands
Last Line: Flying up in the clouds
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Parrots; Prisons & Prisoners; Convicts
First Line: Parrots live in western lands
Last Line: Flying up in the clouds
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Parrots; Prisons & Prisoners; Convicts
Parrots live in western lands
hunters bring them back in nets
courtesans tease them dawn to dusk
somewhere behind palace curtains
they're given a golden cage
but locked away their plumage fades
not like wild geese and swans
flying up in the clouds
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