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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 17 by HAN SHAN

First Line: HUNDRED-FOOT TREES PRODUCED BY HEAVEN
Last Line: IT STILL COULD PROP UP A STABLE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; LUMBER & LUMBERING; TREES; WOODSMEN;

Hundred-foot trees produced by Heaven
get sawed into giant planks
unfortunate building timber
gets left in a hidden valley
its heart stays strong despite the years
its bark falls off day after day
if some astute person took it away
it still could prop up a stable



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