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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 51 by HAN SHAN

First Line: A BLACK-MANED ROAN AND CORAL WHIP
Last Line: THERE'S YOUR ISLE OF PENGLAI
Subject(s): AGING; CHINESE LITERATURE; YOUTH;

A black-maned roan and coral whip
race down Loyang roads
a handsome egotistic youth
doesn't expect old age
but white hair will appear
and red cheeks won't last long
look at the Peimang Hills
there's your Isle of Penglai



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