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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 30, by                     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





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