Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 30, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Wise ones you ignore me Last Line: And sit up straight with all this hair Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Solitude; Dullness; Stupdity; Loneliness | ||||||||
Wise ones you ignore me I ignore you fools neither wise nor foolish I'll disappear henceforth at night I'll sing to the moon at dawn I'll dance with the clouds how can I still my mouth and hands and sit up straight with all this hair | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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