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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 49, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Woods and springs make me smile
Last Line: All I hear is noise
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Forests; Happiness; Nature; Springs (water); Woods; Joy; Delight
First Line: Woods and springs make me smile
Last Line: All I hear is noise
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Forests; Happiness; Nature; Springs (water); Woods; Joy; Delight
Woods and springs make me smile
no kitchen smoke for miles
clouds rise up from rocky ridges
cascades tumble down
a gibbon's cry marks the Way
a tiger's roar transcends mankind
pine wind sighs so softly
birds discuss singsong
I walk the winding streams
and climb the peaks alone
sometimes I sit on a boulder
or lie and gaze at trailing vines
but when I see a distant town
all I hear is noise
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