Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 219, by HAN SHAN


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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 219, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: People who wander among clouds
Last Line: In spring the birds kuan-kuan
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Climbing; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain)


People who wander among clouds
don't have to buy the hills
for steep descents you need a staff
and a vine for the sheerer climbs
streamside pines are always green
shoreline rocks are every color
although friends might stay away
in spring the birds kuan-kuan





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