Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 44, by HAN SHAN



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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 44, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I sigh when I see learned men
Last Line: And all their learning is dust
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Scholarship & Scholars


I sigh when I see learned men
wasting their minds all day
babbling away at a fork in the road
deceiving whoever they can
creating more ballast for Hell
instead of improving their karma
impermanence suddenly comes
and all their learning is dust





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