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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 151 by HAN SHAN

First Line: A MAN WITH A GOOD HEAD AND BELLY
Last Line: A DESCENDANT OF POVERTY HIS NAME IS BROKE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; POVERTY;

A man with a good head and belly
versed in all six arts
in the South he's driven North
in the West he's driven East
forever adrift like duckweed
a tumbleweed that never rests
who is this you ask
a descendant of Poverty his name is Broke



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