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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 196, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Fire and smoke raged within
Last Line: They were fools indeed
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fire; Ignorance; Wealth; Dullness; Stupdity; Riches; Fortunes
First Line: Fire and smoke raged within
Last Line: They were fools indeed
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fire; Ignorance; Wealth; Dullness; Stupdity; Riches; Fortunes
Fire and smoke raged within
a ramshackle overgrown hut
I asked a group of children
how long they had lived inside
outside three carts beckoned
still they wouldn't leave
too content and too fat
they were fools indeed
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