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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 34, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Where white clouds form high rugged crags
Last Line: How else could they pierce my walls
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fish & Fishing; Grief; Singing & Singers; Anglers; Sorrow; Sadness; Songs
First Line: Where white clouds form high rugged crags
Last Line: How else could they pierce my walls
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fish & Fishing; Grief; Singing & Singers; Anglers; Sorrow; Sadness; Songs
Where white clouds form high rugged crags
and green water rolling dark waves
I hear a fisherman singing
over and over the song of his oars
verse after verse I try not to listen
it stirs up too much sorrow
who says sparrows don't have horns
how else could they pierce my walls
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