Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 261, by HAN SHAN



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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 261, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The floodplain river is wide
Last Line: Everywhere spreads its fame
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Rivers; Hills; Downs (great Britain)


The floodplain river is wide
the Cinnabar Hills extend to Four Views
the City of Immortals is a soaring flower
the crowd of peaks is a vast green screen
far off wherever I gaze
crags all lean in welcome
the lone beacon beyond the sea's edge
everywhere spreads its fame





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