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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 61, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: I see hundreds of dogs
Last Line: A pack of dogs can't share
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Animals; Chinese Literature; Dogs; Greed; Avarice; Cupidity
First Line: I see hundreds of dogs
Last Line: A pack of dogs can't share
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Animals; Chinese Literature; Dogs; Greed; Avarice; Cupidity
I see hundreds of dogs
and every one of them scruffy
lying wherever they please
rambling whenever the whim arises
but throw them out a bone
and watch them growl and fight
as long as bones are rare
a pack of dogs can't share
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