Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 282, by HAN SHAN


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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 282, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: From a lofty mountain peak
Last Line: A song in which there is no zen
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Singing & Singers; Zen Buddhism; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Songs


From a lofty mountain peak
the view extends forever
I sit here unknown
the lone moon lights Cold Spring
in the spring there is no moon
the moon is in the sky
I sing this one song
a song in which there is no Zen





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