Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 261, by HAN SHAN 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 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS by HAYDEN CARRUTH GREEN MOUNTAIN IDYL by HAYDEN CARRUTH IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOU by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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