Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 6, by HAN SHAN


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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 6, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The mountains are so cold
Last Line: Looks in vain for the sky
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Cold; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain)


The mountains are so cold
not just now but every year
crowded ridges breathe in snow
sunless forests breathe out mist
nothing grows until Grain Ears
leaves fall before Autumn Begins
a lost traveler here
looks in vain for the sky





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