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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 15, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: I sigh when I see worldly people
Last Line: Their trials are in vain
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity
First Line: I sigh when I see worldly people
Last Line: Their trials are in vain
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity
I sigh when I see worldly people
forever searching for the ford
unaware of what this means
their trials are in vain
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