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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 195 by HAN SHAN

First Line: OLD AND SICK FINAL YEARS OVER A HUNDRED
Last Line: WHY WOULD I ENVY THE CLEVER WAYS OF OTHERS
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; OLD AGE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;
Old and sick final years over a hundred
face brown head white content with mountain life
cloth robe pulled tight I accept my karma
why would I envy the clever ways of others



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