Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 195, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Old and sick final years over a hundred Last Line: Why would I envy the clever ways of others Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Old Age; Buddha; Buddhists | ||||||||
Old and sick final years over a hundred face brown head white content with mountain life cloth robe pulled tight I accept my karma why would I envy the clever ways of others | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEATH SUNYATA CHANT: A RITE FOR PASSING OVER by DIANE DI PRIMA I FAIL AS A DHARMA TEACHER by DIANE DI PRIMA TO THE UNNAMED BUDDHIST NUN WHO BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH by DIANE DI PRIMA A FIFTEENTH CENTURY ZEN MASTER by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS ON THE NORTHERN LAND OF UR; CIRCA 2100 C.E. by NORMAN DUBIE POEM FOR MY FRIEND, CLARE. OR, WITH WHITE STUPAS WE REMEMBER BUDDHA by NORMAN DUBIE LADAKH BUDDHESS BIKER by LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI FURTHER ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING by KENNETH REXROTH THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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