Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 96, by HAN SHAN



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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 96, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Someone points to a cedar
Last Line: It's hard to make a ball
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Trees; Buddha; Buddhists


Someone points to a cedar
and calls it sandalwood
many have sought the Way
how few have found Nirvana
abandoning gold and hauling off straw
they fool themselves and others
taking a handful of sand
it's hard to make a ball





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