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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 274, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Cold cliff's remoteness is what I like
Last Line: But the pearl of my mind stays safe
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Contentment; Mountains; Old Age; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness
First Line: Cold cliff's remoteness is what I like
Last Line: But the pearl of my mind stays safe
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Contentment; Mountains; Old Age; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness
Cold Cliff's remoteness is what I like
no one travels this way
a great peak penetrates the clouds
a lone gibbon howls on the ridge
what could please me more
my heart content I enjoy old age
the seasons change my appearance
but the pearl of my mind stays safe
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