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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 262, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: All the people I see
Last Line: Blooming at dawn gone by dusk
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Life; Mortality; Dead, The
First Line: All the people I see
Last Line: Blooming at dawn gone by dusk
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Life; Mortality; Dead, The
All the people I see
live awhile then die
sixteen only yesterday
a strong and passionate youth
today he's over seventy
his strength and looks long gone
just like a spring day flower
blooming at dawn gone by dusk
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