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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 205, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: My true home is on cold mountain
Last Line: I can go anywhere everywhere is perfect
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home; Mountains; Quiet Life; Hills; Downs (great Britain)


My true home is on Cold Mountain
perched among cliffs beyond the reach of trouble
images leave no trace when they vanish
I roam the whole universe from here
lights and shadows flash across my mind
not one dharma appears before me
since I found the magic pearl
I can go anywhere everywhere is perfect





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