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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 287 by HAN SHAN

First Line: COLD MOUNTAIN IS NOTHING BUT CLOUDS
Last Line: HE REMAINS A MAN BEYOND FORM
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; HERMITS; MOUNTAINS; SOLITUDE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN); LONELINESS;

Cold Mountain is nothing but clouds
secluded and free of dust
a hermit owns a cushion of straw
the moon is his lone lamp
his bed of stone overlooks a pool
his neighbors are tigers and deer
preferring the joys of solitude
he remains a man beyond form



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