Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 36, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: What makes a young man grieve Last Line: These words pain an old man Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Duty; Grief; Youth; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
What makes a young man grieve he grieves to see his hair turn white besides that what makes him grieve he grieves to see the day draw near he goes to stay on Taishan or leaves to guard Peimang how can I bear to speak these words these words pain an old man | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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