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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: CHINESE LITERATURE Matches Found: 382 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ADVISER TO THE COURT: WORKING ALL NIGHT IN SPRINGTIME, by TU FU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: When day begins to darken Last Line: Of all night, in my mind Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Courts And Courtiers AMUSING OUR DAUGHTERS, by CAROLYN KIZER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Recitation Poet's Biography First Line: We don't lack people here on the northern coast Last Line: Sending our messages over the mountains and waters. Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Creeley, Robert (b. 1926); Daughters; Death; Guests; Po Chu-yi (772-846); Poetry & Poets; Women; Women's Rights; Dead, The; Visiting; Feminism BITS OF REMINISCENCE, by GONG PEIYU Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: A toppled wine-cup Last Line: A dream, half-illumined, half-obscure. Alternate Author Name(s): Shu Ting; Shu Ding Subject(s): China - Democracy; Chinese Literature; Memory BROTHER, I AM HERE, by GONG PEIYU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Coolness, like the evening tide Last Line: Brother, I am here. Alternate Author Name(s): Shu Ting; Shu Ding Subject(s): Brothers; Chinese Literature; Half-brothers DEJEUNER SUR L'HERBE, by TU FU Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: It's pleasant to board the ferry in the sunscape Last Line: It will be cold, going back. Alternate Author Name(s): Du Fu Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ferry Boats; Rain FOR JAN, IN BAR MARIA, by CAROLYN KIZER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Though it's true we were young girls when we met Last Line: They call us janna and carolina, those two mad straniere. Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Friendship; Po Chu-yi (772-846); Women; Women's Rights; Feminism HIDING OUR LOVE, by CAROLYN KIZER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Never believe I leave you Last Line: Hiding our aromatic, vulnerable love. Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Love; Secrets; Women; Women's Rights; Wu, Emperor (140-87 B.c.); Feminism I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER, by SHAO YANXIANG Poem Source First Line: Thirty-three tribunals of public censure Last Line: Let's cast a contemptuous look %on those who stratagems all l came to naught Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Human Rights; Women - Abused MIDAREGAMI, by SAM HAMILL Poem Source First Line: Reading yosano akiko's tangled hair Last Line: In every poem, you Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry And Poets MISSING YOU, by GONG PEIYU Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: A multicolored chart without a boundary Last Line: Only this. Alternate Author Name(s): Shu Ting; Shu Ding Subject(s): Absence; China - Democracy; Chinese Literature; Grief; Tears; Separation; Isolation; Sorrow; Sadness NIGHT SOUNDS, by CAROLYN KIZER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Recitation Poet's Biography First Line: The moonlight on my bed keeps me awake Last Line: A child with the moon on his face, a dog's hollow cadence. Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Love - Complaints; Night; Solitude; Women; Women's Rights; Bedtime; Loneliness; Feminism PERHAPS ...; FOR THE LONELINESS OF AN AUTHOR, by GONG PEIYU Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: Perhaps these thoughts of ours / will never find an audience Last Line: We have no choice Alternate Author Name(s): Shu Ting; Shu Ding Subject(s): Anxiety; Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Writing & Writers SENT TO ACADEMICIAN CH'EN AT INSTIT. ILLUMINATION LITERATURE, by WEI FENG Poem Source First Line: Deep autumn %beyond the wilds Last Line: In the south palace, your letter %brilliant as a brocade Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Writing Schools; Zen Buddhism SINGING ALOUD, by CAROLYN KIZER Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We all have our faults. Mine is trying to write poems Last Line: Or they'll lock us up like the apes, and control us forever. Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Po Chu-yi (772-846); Poetry & Poets; Women; Women's Rights; Feminism SUMMER NEAR THE RIVER, by CAROLYN KIZER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I have carried my pillow to the windowsill Last Line: It seems, for a moment, the river ceases flowing. Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fidelity; Love - Complaints; Women; Women's Rights; Faithfulness; Constancy; Feminism TAO IN THE YANKEE STADIUM BLEACHERS, by JOHN UPDIKE Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Distance brings proportion. From here Last Line: Hold motionless while berra flies to left Subject(s): Baseball; Chinese Literature; Sports TAO IN THE YANKEE STADIUM BLEACHERS, by JOHN UPDIKE Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Distance brings proportion. From here Last Line: And, distant as a paradise, experts, passionate and deft, %wait while berra flies to left Subject(s): Baseball; Chinese Literature; Sports THE NEW CHINESE FICTION, by JAMES TATE Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Although the depiction of living forms Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Motion Pictures; Wit & Humor; Movies; Cinema THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have been to tientai Last Line: Only brings men pain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Mountains; Buddha; Buddhists; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 2, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Sinking like a rock in the sea Last Line: Life and death are dust in space Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Lightning; Buddha; Buddhists; Lightning Rods THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 3, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Whenever cold mountain stops to visit Last Line: So anything real includes it all Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Reality THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 4, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Actually there isn't a thing Last Line: Doesn't need to sit there stiff Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 1, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Towering cliffs were the home I chose Last Line: What good are empty names Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home; Mountains; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 10, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Before the cliffs I sat alone Last Line: The moon is the hub of the mind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Caves; Chinese Literature; Mountains; Solitude; Caverns; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 100, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: For an image of life and death Last Line: Both life and death are fine Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Ice; Life; Reincarnation; Water; Dead, The; Transmigration; Pretas THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 101, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I recall the days of my youth Last Line: Who'll show an old man pity Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Memory; Youth THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 102, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I retired to the edge of a forest Last Line: Of bobbing ducks on the waves Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Farm Life; Simplicity; Agriculture; Farmers THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 103, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: No need to attack the faults of others Last Line: Children must see for themselves Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Virtue THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 104, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Rich men met in an elegant hall Last Line: Strange to begrudge leftover rays Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Greed; Wealth; Avarice; Cupidity; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 105, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There's a brilliant man somewhere Last Line: He chases all sorts of distinctions Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Scholarship & Scholars; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 106, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The layered bloom of hills and streams Last Line: What more could I want in that land of dreams Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Nature; Travel; Journeys; Trips THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 107, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My scrolls are filled with the poems of immortals Last Line: And hum a verse or two Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Quiet Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 108, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Mister shih had two sons Last Line: Like buckteeth that never meet Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fathers & Sons; Success THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 109, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Mandarin ducks roost for the night Last Line: They don't usurp the phoenix's lake Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ducks; Phoenix (mythical Bird); Mallards; Drakes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 11, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Give me a hidden eddy Last Line: Nowadays lasts how many years Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Nature; Solitude; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 110, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Some people flaunt their practice Last Line: A pity to be so dumb Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Confucius & Confucianism; Ignorance; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 111, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I carried books and a hoe in my youth Last Line: To save a poor fish in a rut Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Abandonment; Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Youth; Desertion THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 112, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There is no limit to changes Last Line: This time through a poor clerk Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Change; Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 113, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My writing and judgment aren't that bad Last Line: Just might score a hit Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Judgments; Writing & Writers THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 114, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A poor donkey is short by a bushel Last Line: It just makes me depressed Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Comfort; Poverty THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 115, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Bridegroom liu is eighty-two Last Line: Then killed by the girls from the blue Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Marriage; Youth; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 116, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Whose wine shop is this aglow Last Line: They growl and off he runs Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Drinks & Drinking; Wine THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 117, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I deplore this vulgar place Last Line: We soon see if it's gold or base Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Taoism THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 118, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The month when farmers escape the heat Last Line: Sumeru is just a pea Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Drinks & Drinking; Farm Life; Heat; Wine; Agriculture; Farmers THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 119, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Who is this poor dreamer Last Line: He doesn't dare to look Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Failure; Job Hunting THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 12, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Zither and books are up to you Last Line: At home on a single branch Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 120, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A frequent guest of hunger and cold Last Line: Along with five pints of chaff Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 121, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Building sky-high pavilions is useless Last Line: At least don't be crooked as a hook Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Vanity; Virtue THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 122, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Where clouds and mountains are piled to the sky Last Line: Are mindless like the rivers flowing east Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Nature; Solitude; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 123, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Wealth and position attract distant kin Last Line: Even leather shoes wear thin Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Family Life; Poverty; Wealth; Relatives; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 124, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I once knew a foolish man Last Line: A donkey knows pain is close behind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Wealth; Dullness; Stupdity; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 125, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: This year's grain being still unripe Last Line: And wealth just makes them dumber Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Marriage; Dullness; Stupdity; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 126, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Of very funny affairs Last Line: Nobody knows white snow Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Gossip THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 127, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When an old man takes a young wife Last Line: Both show the other affection Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Marriage; Old Age; Youth; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 128, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A courteous handsome young man Last Line: This is how books fool us Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Poverty; Scholarship & Scholars THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 129, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Funny this den of five shades Last Line: And peace will be as clear as ghee Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 13, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Brothers share five districts Last Line: Swim with fish in a stream Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Government; Nature; Politics & Government THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 130, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Painted beams aren't for me Last Line: You'll never see a bud Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Forests; Home; Nature; Woods THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 131, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Born thirty years ago Last Line: To lie in a stream and wash out my ears Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Retirement; Travel; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Journeys; Trips THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 132, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The world is full of busy people Last Line: Revealing a buddha's view Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 133, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When I can't bear to watch birds play Last Line: And heading south for cold mountain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Nature; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 134, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Yesterday was so long ago Last Line: We looked but couldn't speak Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Nature; Silence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 135, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Don't stay poor my friend Last Line: You're just as rich as him Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 136, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: This person is so uncertain Last Line: Eat the mulberries in my yard Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 137, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Last night I dreamt I went home Last Line: And my temples weren't their old color Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Dreams; Homecoming; Marriage; Nightmares; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 138, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A man lives less than a hundred years Last Line: He still won't stop till they hit bottom Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 139, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There exists one kind of person Last Line: A vast expanse of woe Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Taoism; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 14, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A master of the brush and the sword Last Line: What's left isn't worth saying Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Calligraphy; Chinese Literature; Swords THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 140, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When master tung was young Last Line: Who on earth was that Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Wealth; Youth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 141, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Who on earth is that Last Line: Otherwise he's helpless Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 142, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People think the body's their root Last Line: You'll make bodhisattvas sick Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Bodies; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Reason; Buddha; Buddhists; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 143, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Old chung north of town Last Line: But had such cold insides Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Wealth; Dead, The; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 144, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When stupid people read my poems Last Line: One look and he knew mystery Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 145, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There may be punctilious people Last Line: You'll regret that day Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Happiness; Joy; Delight THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 146, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My path led through an old cemetery Last Line: Dust and ashes swirled in the air Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Cemeteries; Chinese Literature; Graveyards THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 147, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: At sunset I went down the western slope Last Line: Didn't I tremble in fright Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Evening; Fear; Nature; Sunset; Twilight THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 148, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Once we're born we're confused Last Line: This is why I grieve Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Birth; Chaos; Chinese Literature; Grief; Child Birth; Midwifery; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 149, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: If pleasures come be happy Last Line: Lays out the end in detail Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mortality; Pleasure THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 15, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Chuang-tzu said for his funeral Last Line: For those who live honest death is fine too Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Chuang-tzu (4th Century); Death; Funerals; Dead, The; Burials THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 150, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Sitting alone I keep slipping away Last Line: Yearend finds me old with regrets Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Nature; Solitude; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 151, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A man with a good head and belly Last Line: A descendant of poverty his name is broke Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 152, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: If others are worthy accept them Last Line: And ignore pu-shang's advice Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Virtue THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 153, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Pettiness really gets petty Last Line: Until they collapsed and both were ruined Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Greed; Laughter; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 154, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Those days when I had money Last Line: I hope you weigh this well Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 155, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: For the hundred years of human life Last Line: Listen to the lion's roar Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Anger; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Compassion; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 156, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I'll tell you a thing or two Last Line: I've put them on the sunlit side Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Wisdom THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 157, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain has so many wonders Last Line: Unless it's clear you can't get through Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Climbing; Mountains; Nature; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 158, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A tree grew here before the grove Last Line: What remains is real Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Trees THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 159, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: On cold mountain there's a naked bug Last Line: Ready to strike troublesome foes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Insects; Swords; Wisdom; Buddha; Buddhists; Bugs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 16, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People ask the way to cold mountain Last Line: You would be here Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Roads; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 160, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Some people fear a white head Last Line: But it's not meant for him Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Fear THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 161, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A trifle poor in the past Last Line: My pot is surrounded by rats Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 162, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: This rare and heavenly creature Last Line: You'll meet but never know Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Wisdom THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 163, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have a single cave Last Line: I have the primordial buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Ascesticism; Buddhism; Caves; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists; Caverns THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 164, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Boys and grown-up men Last Line: Realize the mind is king Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 165, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Idle I called on an eminent monk Last Line: The moon held up its lone lantern Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Monks THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 166, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Nothing to do I climbed flower peak Last Line: White clouds flew with cranes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Climbing; Nature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 167, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain owns a house Last Line: Think and discover the key Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 168, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: One day I left the mountains Last Line: Men don't ever get free Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Beauty; Chinese Literature; Men; Women THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 169, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Since I escaped to cold mountain Last Line: I'm happy here in the cliffs Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Happiness; Mountains; Quiet Life; Joy; Delight; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 17, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Hundred-foot trees produced by heaven Last Line: It still could prop up a stable Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Lumber & Lumbering; Trees; Woodsmen THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 170, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The people I see in this world Last Line: I'd rather be poor in the woods Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Humanity; Poverty; Solitude; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 171, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Long ago during liang times Last Line: And where are they today Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 172, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I'm poor alas and I'm sick Last Line: All these cares wear a man down Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Poverty; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 173, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Raise girls but not too many Last Line: You're big but no match for your mother Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Girls; Parents; Parenthood THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 174, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A resolute will can't be rolled up Last Line: What a waste of time Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 175, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The place where I've retired Last Line: When I first feel the sun's heat Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Nature; Retirement; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 176, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I recall the places I've been Last Line: I would hug my knees in a frigid wind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Nature; Travel; Journeys; Trips THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 177, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Hey you followers of the way Last Line: Keep it free of scars Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 178, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When birds sang this spring Last Line: Recalling the capital hurts Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Memory; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 179, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: How many tientai people Last Line: They call it useless advice Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Wisdom; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 18, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I spur my horse past ruins Last Line: Unnamed in the records of immortals Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Animals; Chinese Literature; Decay; Horses; Lament; Mortality; Ruins; Rot; Decadence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 180, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I reached cold mountain and all cares stopped Last Line: And trust the current like an unmoored boat Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Quiet Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 181, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A pitiful hundred-year house Last Line: To rebuild would never work Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Decay; Houses; Rot; Decadence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 182, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: No matter how lofty your spirit Last Line: You'll be no warmer than ice Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Heat; Money THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 183, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: They laugh at me hey farm boy Last Line: And stick a stupa on my head Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fashion; Poverty; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 184, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Buy meat with blood still dripping Last Line: And both of you finally part Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Food & Eating; Marriage; Dead, The; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 185, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When will the treadmill of life and death stop Last Line: We're like blind mules following our feet Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Reincarnation; Transmigration; Pretas THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 186, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Exhaust your mind for profit and fame Last Line: Buried in a grave does it still exist Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Greed; Dead, The; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 187, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: What is the saddest thing in the world Last Line: With moonlight and wind for his home Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Sin; Virtue; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 188, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Someone sighed cold mountain air Last Line: With money your concern Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Poetry & Poets; Poverty; Wealth; Dullness; Stupdity; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 189, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Live without making visits Last Line: They whittle it into splinters Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Virtue THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 19, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Parrots live in western lands Last Line: Flying up in the clouds Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Parrots; Prisons & Prisoners; Convicts THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 190, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: One bottle is cast in gold Last Line: Cultivation begins today Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Virtue; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 191, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The cinnabar hills rise up to the clouds Last Line: Vine linked to vine stream joined to stream Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Nature; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 192, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Seng-yao I hear was a talented man Last Line: He couldn't paint master pao-chih Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Paintings & Painters THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 193, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: How many falls have I spent on cold mountain Last Line: Smoothing the mind-ground leaning against rocks Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Idleness; Time; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 194, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The multitude of stars is the late night's light Last Line: Hanging in the sky is my mind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Light; Night; Bedtime THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 195, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Old and sick final years over a hundred Last Line: Why would I envy the clever ways of others Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Old Age; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 196, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Fire and smoke raged within Last Line: They were fools indeed Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fire; Ignorance; Wealth; Dullness; Stupdity; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 197, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Is there a self or not Last Line: Leave offerings by my bier Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Nature; Self THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 198, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I saw some trees by the river Last Line: Why blame heaven and earth Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Trees THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 199, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: On ancient rocks are ancient tracks Last Line: No need to ask if it's east or west Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 2, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All you who read my poems Last Line: Do it as fast as an order Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Virtue; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 20, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Inside jade hall is a curtain of pearls Last Line: She'll look like chewed sugarcane Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Beauty; Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 200, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The unfortunate human disorder Last Line: As long as their own are sweet Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Ignorance; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 201, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Reading won't save us from death Last Line: And you'll forget the bitterness Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Books; Chinese Literature; Reading THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 202, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see someone deceiving others Last Line: Still retaining its natural life Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 203, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Above cold mountain the moon shines alone Last Line: Buried in the skandhas submerged in the body Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Moon; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 204, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Down to the stream to watch the jade flow Last Line: What do I need in the faraway world Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Nature; Quiet Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 205, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My true home is on cold mountain Last Line: I can go anywhere everywhere is perfect Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home; Mountains; Quiet Life; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 206, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: What is it about people that makes me sigh Last Line: They're sent chasing will-o'-the-wisps and lies Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 207, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The tientai mountains are my home Last Line: The joys of roaming free are wonderful indeed Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Climbing; Freedom; Happiness; Mountains; Liberty; Joy; Delight; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 208, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We don't see the dew from this morning Last Line: Let there be nothing left at all Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 209, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When water is so clear it sparkles Last Line: From such awareness nothing hides Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Quiet Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 21, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My parents stayed busy enough Last Line: Woodcutters often stop by Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Family Life; Idleness; Relatives; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 210, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Talking about food won't make you full Last Line: Don't look around outside Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Talk; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 211, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The suffering of the wheel is relentless Last Line: Don't let your mind grow dim Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 212, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The three-spoked wheel is relentless Last Line: Once there you're there forever Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 213, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I hiked yesterday to the summit Last Line: Is now a pile of ashes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hiking; Mountains; Trees; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 214, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: How many ancient sages Last Line: Is the mark of the king of things Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 215, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have heard on mount tientai Last Line: All I saw were wisps of white Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 216, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A child who doesn't have a teacher Last Line: Don't become a laughingstock Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Education; Teaching & Teachers; Virtue; Educators; Professors THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 217, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I close my overgrown door in vain Last Line: The ancient graves are plowed into fields Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Contentment; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 218, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People who meet cold mountain Last Line: Visit cold mountain sometime Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Guests; Visiting THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 219, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People who wander among clouds Last Line: In spring the birds kuan-kuan Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Climbing; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 22, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My home is below green cliffs Last Line: I chant beneath the trees Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home; Nature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 220, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: As long as I stay in the village Last Line: And sparrows will dance like lords Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Cities; Villages; Urban Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 221, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Birth and death are decreed Last Line: And brilliant scholars are broke Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Birth; Chinese Literature; Death; Fame; Wealth; Child Birth; Midwifery; Dead, The; Reputation; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 222, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A state relies on people Last Line: Gains only a short-term profit Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Government; Nature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 223, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People can't explain / the reason they're so crazy Last Line: Homage to the buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Insanity; Buddha; Buddhists; Madness; Mental Illness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 224, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I enjoy the simple path Last Line: Until the moon comes up cold mountain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Roads; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 225, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The great sea has no limit Last Line: In the open it shines without limit Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Sea; Ocean THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 226, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see tientai summit Last Line: I've always loved friends of the way Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Mountains; Buddha; Buddhists; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 227, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Four or five dumb upstarts Last Line: And eat through others' bindings Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 228, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: His mind is like a great peak Last Line: To sit and not speak and have no cares Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Silence; Wisdom THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 229, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All of you are priceless gems Last Line: Don't just sit there stiff Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ships & Shipping THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 23, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The seasonal round never stops Last Line: Depart and don't return Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Seasons; Travel; Journeys; Trips THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 230, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All I see are fools Last Line: Read this over once or twice Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Fools; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Idiots; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 231, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Children of the triple world Last Line: Don't drink the water of darkness Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Children; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists; Childhood THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 232, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The three worlds swarm with people Last Line: They mock the ox that works the mill Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 233, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Our lives are circumscribed by dust Last Line: Suddenly we're old men Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Life; Mortality THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 234, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain speaks these words Last Line: And karma holds the reins Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Insanity; Wisdom; Madness; Mental Illness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 235, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Here's a message for the faithful Last Line: All you get is stupid Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 236, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There exists one type of person Last Line: He acts like a hired man Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Guests; Ignorance; Visiting; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 237, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: They say when shakyamuni Last Line: The mind is a tathagata's realm Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 238, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We hear about the ministers of state Last Line: And all because of ignorance Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Government; Ignorance; Punishment; Wealth; Dullness; Stupdity; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 239, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The superior man's mind is terribly sharp Last Line: When will creation end Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Reason; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 24, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The new year ends a year of sorrow Last Line: Who can sleep past dawn Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Holidays; New Year; Spring THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 240, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have six brothers Last Line: Everybody praises Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Brothers; Chinese Literature; Family Life; Punishment; Shame; Half-brothers; Relatives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 241, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see people everywhere Last Line: End your attachment to form Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Family Life; Parents; Buddha; Buddhists; Relatives; Parenthood THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 242, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see a bird of five colors Last Line: It dances and enjoys the day Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Birds; Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 243, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I was so poor in the past Last Line: These jewels aren't for sale Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 244, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All my life too lazy to work Last Line: Wherever you are it's alert Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Idleness; Virtue; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 245, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The homeless people I know Last Line: They wander forever content Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Contentment; Homeless; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 246, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I recently hiked to a temple in the clouds Last Line: Persisting in idiocy holding onto doubts Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fools; Ignorance; Taoism; Idiots; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 247, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In this village is a house Last Line: A pearl concealed in rags Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Decay; Houses; Rot; Decadence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 248, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Here's a poem for you young lords Last Line: He was a fool for azure pearl Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Wealth; Dead, The; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 249, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Why am I so troubled Last Line: Entrust myself to the hills for good Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Life; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 25, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Calligraphy unrestrained / physique robust enough Last Line: I'll teach you magic mushroom songs Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Calligraphy; Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 250, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Your rags are due to your past deeds Last Line: Why do you look so pale Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 251, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see the yellow river Last Line: Because we keep ourselves blind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Yellow River, China; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 252, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: His two aspects are open and shut Last Line: Everything comes from the lord of heaven Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 253, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Children I implore you Last Line: Are free to go where they want Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Children; Chinese Literature; Fire; Buddha; Buddhists; Childhood THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 254, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Sad creatures of a transient existence Last Line: Back and forth on the three hateful paths Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Life; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 255, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People search for cloud roads Last Line: Cloud roads are in space Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Clouds; Roads; Taoism; Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 256, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Where cold mountain dwells in peace Last Line: Resting on a perilous ledge Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Quiet Life; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 257, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The five peaks turn to dust Last Line: Be sure not to tie the ten knots Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Nature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 258, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Get your own clothes if you're cold Last Line: There's never enough food and clothes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Clothing & Dress; Food & Eating; Self-reliance THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 259, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I love the joys of the mountains Last Line: Looks like a lone-flying crane Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Freedom; Mountains; Quiet Life; Liberty; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 26, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Since I came to cold mountain Last Line: Heaven and earth can crumble and change Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Comfort; Mountains; Nature; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 260, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Imagine a king-of-the-wheel Last Line: You'll waste these human years Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Reincarnation; Wealth; Buddha; Buddhists; Transmigration; Pretas; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 261, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The floodplain river is wide Last Line: Everywhere spreads its fame Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Rivers; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 262, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All the people I see Last Line: Blooming at dawn gone by dusk Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Life; Mortality; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 263, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Rising beyond the sky Last Line: Tientai stands unrivaled Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 264, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I sit on top of a boulder Last Line: And a lotus comes out of the mud Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Quiet Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 265, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When hermits hide from society Last Line: Aren't stained by the muddy world Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Contentment; Happiness; Hermits; Quiet Life; Joy; Delight THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 266, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Here's some advice for meat-eating people Last Line: But can't get out when he's full Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 267, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Ever since I left home Last Line: I'm hoping to meet a buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Yoga; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 268, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My five-word poems number five hundred Last Line: Is truly the mother of buddhas Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 269, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Daily concerns are endless Last Line: Ride the white ox outside Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Life; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 27, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A man who lives on rose-colored clouds Last Line: He forgets a whole lifetime of sorrow Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Forgetfulness; Grief; Nature; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 270, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Emperor wu of the han they say Last Line: Today are nothing but weeds Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Decay; Past; Rot; Decadence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 271, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I recall twenty years ago Last Line: I came out ahead Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fools; Idiots THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 272, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Hey you people who leave home Last Line: Great suffering buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 273, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Again I see those who leave home Last Line: They seek maitreya somewhere else Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 274, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold cliff's remoteness is what I like Last Line: But the pearl of my mind stays safe Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Contentment; Mountains; Old Age; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 275, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I've always loved friends of the way Last Line: And we finally see who we are Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Zen Buddhism THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 276, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: You're not really hermits Last Line: Aping those who shun the dust and wind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Hermits THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 277, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Among the sages of the past Last Line: None escaped the wheel of birth and death Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Death; Buddha; Buddhists; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 278, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Today I sat before the cliffs Last Line: A mind without a care Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Nature; Quiet Life; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 279, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Amid a thousand clouds and streams Last Line: Silent like a river in fall Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Ascesticism; Chinese Literature; Idleness; Quiet Life; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 28, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: This maid is from hantan Last Line: Her embroidered quilt fills a silver bed Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Singing & Singers; Women; Songs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 280, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Stop right now I implore you Last Line: Find the jewel inside your clothes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Hell; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 281, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There exists one type of person Last Line: Discovering his inner mind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fools; Laughter; Idiots THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 282, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: From a lofty mountain peak Last Line: A song in which there is no zen Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Singing & Singers; Zen Buddhism; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Songs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 283, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Mister wang the graduate Last Line: A blind man's songs about the sun Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 284, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I live in the countryside Last Line: It's hard as any diamond Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Contentment; Poverty THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 285, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain speaks these words Last Line: Performing another tragedy Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Wisdom THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 286, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see people chanting sutras Last Line: Knows there's no inside or out Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 287, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain is nothing but clouds Last Line: He remains a man beyond form Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hermits; Mountains; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 288, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Deer live deep in the forest Last Line: And soon their loveliness fades Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Decay; Deer; Mortality; Rot; Decadence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 289, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: An oriole on a flowering branch Last Line: And tears fall in the wind of spring Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Orioles THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 29, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Pole your three winged galleons Last Line: I have nothing to convey Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Solitude; Travel; Loneliness; Journeys; Trips THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 290, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Relaxing below cold cliff Last Line: Reading the poems of the ancients Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Quiet Life; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 291, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Here where I once stayed Last Line: Why not read some old lines Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Decay; Past; Rot; Decadence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 292, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The quick-thinking people I meet Last Line: All work is finished inside and out Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 293, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Dressed in sky-flower clothes Last Line: They hunt the ghosts of delusion Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 294, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Look at the flower among the leaves Last Line: Red cheeks don't last long Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Flowers; Mortality THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 295, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Go ahead stockpile rhino horn Last Line: Trying to live forever is vain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Mortality; Vanity; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 296, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: As humans we have needs Last Line: The heartbreak never ends Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 297, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain is a leakproof cliff Last Line: I'm content to laugh and sing Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Contentment; Mountains; Retirement; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 298, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Buddhist monks don't keep their precepts Last Line: All are at the foot of hills Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Taoism; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 299, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People laugh about my poems Last Line: Then my poems will plague the world Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 3, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The cold mountain road is strange Last Line: Form asks shadow where to Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Roads; Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 30, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Wise ones you ignore me Last Line: And sit up straight with all this hair Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Solitude; Dullness; Stupdity; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 300, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: On cold mountain road Last Line: What are my signs Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Nature; Roads; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 301, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain is so cold Last Line: An old man survives Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Cold; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 302, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The mountain I live on Last Line: It's always deserted Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 303, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain's remoteness Last Line: He would know the tune Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 304, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Among high cliffs / there's plenty of breeze Last Line: A white-haired old man Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Old Age; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 305, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The sage of cold mountain Last Line: Neither dead nor alive Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Solitude; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 306, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All the people I see Last Line: I'll carve your name in stone Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 307, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Whoever has cold mountain's poems Last Line: And read them from time to time Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 31, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A mountain man lives under thatch Last Line: A shelf full of nothing but books Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Books; Chinese Literature; Family Life; Mountains; Reading; Relatives; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 32, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Who takes the cold mountain road Last Line: And sit with me in the clouds Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Roads; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 33, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: As long as we're bound by the six extremes Last Line: And none of them owns any pants Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Ascesticism; Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 34, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Where white clouds form high rugged crags Last Line: How else could they pierce my walls Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fish & Fishing; Grief; Singing & Singers; Anglers; Sorrow; Sadness; Songs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 35, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The trail to cold mountain is faint Last Line: Year after year no spring Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Roads; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Paths; Trails; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 36, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: What makes a young man grieve Last Line: These words pain an old man Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Duty; Grief; Youth; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 37, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People say cares never depart Last Line: Is someone plagued by old cares Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 38, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Two turtles aboard an ox cart Last Line: Acting kindly they got stung Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hospitality; Punishment; Turtles; Tortoises THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 39, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In april when silkworms are small Last Line: This place is better than mine Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Games; Girls; Recreation; Pastimes; Amusements THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 4, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Looking for a refuge Last Line: He forgot the way he came Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Taoism; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 40, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: An old lady who lives to the east Last Line: From the east and from the west Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Laughter; Poverty; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 41, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The rich have so many cares Last Line: The mourners will all be flies Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Wealth; Dead, The; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 42, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I met a brilliant scholar once Last Line: What can you say about broken tiles or melted ice Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Beauty; Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Scholarship & Scholars; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 43, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A white crane carries a bitter flower Last Line: His wife and children don't know him Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Cranes (birds); Travel; Journeys; Trips THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 44, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I usually live in seclusion Last Line: The spring is dry but not the stream Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Guests; Mountains; Solitude; Visiting; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 45, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: If you were too dumb the life before Last Line: But one day you'll cross the vast divide Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Change; Chinese Literature; Reincarnation; Transmigration; Pretas THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 46, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The beautiful lady lu Last Line: She couldn't avoid ending up in the hills Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Mortality; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 47, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Mistress tsou of tiyen Last Line: They had to eat leftover cake Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hospitality; Poverty THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 48, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Beneath high cliffs I live alone Last Line: My dipper on a branch click clack Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Calm; Chinese Literature; Mountains; Quiet Life; Solitude; Placid; Undisturbed; Tranquility; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 49, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Things all have their uses Last Line: Will never match a crippled cat Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Usefullness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 5, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My mind is like the autumn moon Last Line: What more can I say Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Calm; Chinese Literature; Placid; Undisturbed; Tranquility THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 50, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Show me the person who doesn't die Last Line: The pine wind slays with grief Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Equality; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 51, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A black-maned roan and coral whip Last Line: There's your isle of penglai Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Youth THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 52, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: They act like drunks all day Last Line: Can't chant sutras then Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Chinese Literature; Death; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 53, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Once I reached cold mountain Last Line: Suddenly both eyes filled with tears Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Grief; Guests; Mountains; Solitude; Sorrow; Sadness; Visiting; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 54, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Gathering lotuses we called to each other Last Line: Letting our thoughts surge on Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Boats; Chinese Literature; Quiet Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 55, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The willows grow dark like mist Last Line: No swallow nests allowed Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Absence; Chinese Literature; Marriage; Separation; Isolation; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 56, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Call friends over when you have wine Last Line: Haven't sent back any news Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hospitality; Mortality THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 57, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A likable excellent fellow Last Line: He doesn't pass on the eternal lamp Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Men; Mortality THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 58, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The peach would bloom through summer Last Line: Long ago was an endless sea Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Decay; Fruit; Past; Peaches; Rot; Decadence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 59, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I met a girl to the east Last Line: They'll reap their judgment in tears Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Marriage; Punishment; Wealth; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 6, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The mountains are so cold Last Line: Looks in vain for the sky Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Cold; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 60, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A farmer with acres of mulberry groves Last Line: Dying of hunger and cold in the end Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Farm Life; Pain; Agriculture; Farmers; Suffering; Misery THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 61, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see hundreds of dogs Last Line: A pack of dogs can't share Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Animals; Chinese Literature; Dogs; Greed; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 62, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Straining its eyes it scans the horizon Last Line: A tailorbird on the waves Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Heaven; Paradise THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 63, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In loyang so many girls Last Line: Or thinking of husbands at home Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Beauty; Chinese Literature; Girls; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 64, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In spring women flaunt their looks Last Line: Their husbands know why Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Beauty; Chinese Literature; Flirtation; Marriage; Women; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 65, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A group of girls play in fading light Last Line: White temples and a trembling heart Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Games; Girls; Longing; Recreation; Pastimes; Amusements THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 66, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Whoever runs into a ghost or spirit Last Line: Finds nowhere to sink its beak Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ghosts; Supernatural; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 67, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The yellow river is boundless Last Line: You make an effort moving or still Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Yellow River, China THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 68, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Aboard this boat of rotten wood Last Line: Alas it's due to bitterness Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Boats; Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 69, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: If you're still and never speak Last Line: Will never see a harvest day Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Legacies; Poetry & Poets; Silence THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 7, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A moth-browed girl in town Last Line: The hibiscus can't bear cold Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Girls; Lutes; Singing & Singers; Songs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 70, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A hermit's heart is heavy Last Line: The cinnamon trees detain him Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Duty; Grief; Hermits; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 71, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Someone lives in a mountain gorge Last Line: He stands alone steadfast Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hermits; Mountains; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 72, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Pigs devour dead human flesh Last Line: Lotuses will bloom in boiling soup Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Humanity; Pigs; Boars; Hogs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 73, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Chaos was happy / it neither ate not peed Last Line: The crowd yells run for your life Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chaos; Chinese Literature; Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 74, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: What's this crying for Last Line: The six paths don't excite me Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Grief; Dead, The; Sorrow; Sadness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 75, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The wife got tired of weaving Last Line: Crying in pain to the sky Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Idleness; Marriage; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 76, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: They don't walk the noble path Last Line: How will they deal with disaster Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Punishment; Virtue THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 77, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There exists one kind of fool Last Line: Tell him don't stay here Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Greed; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 78, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A man descended from pride Last Line: And never grows tired of meat Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Greed; Pride; Avarice; Cupidity; Self-esteem; Self-respect THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 79, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I chose a secluded place to live Last Line: Picking ferms I pass the years left Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home; Solitude; Loneliness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 8, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A fine young man on horseback Last Line: Mean nothing when you're dead Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Courage; Death; Mortality; Youth; Valor; Bravery; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 80, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: If you would increase increase your essence Last Line: You won't survive the trauma of death Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Change; Chinese Literature; Death; Immortality; Self; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 81, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I labored in vain reciting the three histories Last Line: Every year with a season of green Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Education THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 82, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Spring water is pure in an emerald stream Last Line: Focus on emptiness and the world grows still Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Quiet Life; Silence; Springs (water) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 83, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have a coat Last Line: Yearlong only this Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Clothing & Dress THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 84, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: White whisk and sandalwood handle Last Line: It's used to direct lost men Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Perfume; Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 85, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Some seek pleasure in love Last Line: Show you the mind not used in vain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Pleasure; Truth; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 86, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: So many kinds of people exist Last Line: And behold the thoughtless mind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Greed; Dead, The; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 87, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A greedy man who piles up wealth Last Line: Flap your wings in the blue Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disasters; Greed; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 88, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Ten thousand miles from home Last Line: The trick is don't be greedy Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Swords; War THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 89, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Anger is a fire in the mind Last Line: Forbearance keeps anger away Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Anger; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 9, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I longed to visit the eastern cliff Last Line: And slept with a cloud for a pillow Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Climbing; Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 90, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All you senseless buried heads Last Line: You discover a body's curse Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Wisdom; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 91, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Hateful destinies cloud the eye Last Line: Recognize the king of things Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fate; Destiny THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 92, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Heaven is boundlessly high Last Line: Blind men asking the color of milk Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Life THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 93, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All kinds of people exist under heaven Last Line: I'd head east Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Beauty; Chinese Literature; Humanity; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 94, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A wise man isn't greedy Last Line: At all the mounds below the pines Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Greed; Mortality; Wisdom; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 95, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Haggling over fish and meat Last Line: You'll know it wasn't right Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 96, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Someone points to a cedar Last Line: It's hard to make a ball Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Trees; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 97, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Steam some sand for your dinner Last Line: Give up this useless struggle Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Equality; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 98, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: They scrutinize worldly affairs Last Line: Why should I trust the lips of slaves Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Politics & Government; Slavery; Serfs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 99, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Disappointed impoverished scholars Last Line: Even mongrels won't touch them Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Poverty; Scholarship & Scholars THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 1, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Since I came to tientai temple Last Line: All I see are youngsters Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Temples; Time; Youth; Buddha; Buddhists; Mosques THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 10, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People who leave home want to be free Last Line: I can't laugh at you Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Freedom; Home; Monks; Liberty THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 11, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A son demands a wife Last Line: But not in your book of crimes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Family Life; Marriage; Wealth; Relatives; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 12, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Take these mortal incarnations Last Line: Before they stop telling lies Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Hell; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 13, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Buddhas care for mortal beings Last Line: To wake up to your buddha mind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 14, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The buddha forsook the joys of rank Last Line: They sneak inside of temples Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 15, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I sigh when I see worldly people Last Line: Their trials are in vain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 16, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My poems are poems alright Last Line: They'll make it much more fun Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Virtue THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 17, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have millions of gathas Last Line: All you'll see is mountains Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Mountains; Poetry & Poets; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 18, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The world has billions of people Last Line: And stop maligning others Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Humanity THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 19, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When men and women marry Last Line: Bound for the hell of no relief Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hell; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 2, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Doesn't anyone see / the turmoil in the three worlds Last Line: Nothing comes or goes neither birth nor death Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 20, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There exists one type of person Last Line: And all his wrongs return Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fools; Punishment; Reason; Idiots; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 21, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I advise the monks I meet Last Line: Just let go and take what comes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Greed; Monks; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 22, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain is a cold mountain Last Line: It's the power of doing nothing Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 23, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I was pickup from the first Last Line: Count the times the yellow river has cleared Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Brothers; Chinese Literature; Yellow River, China; Half-brothers THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 24, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Who knows how to catch rats Last Line: Use your minds to no avail Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 25, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Keeping your mind wide-open Last Line: They expect wealth and fame Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Generosity; Kindness; Virtue THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 26, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Since monkeys can be taught Last Line: Became a bodhisattva Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 27, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Partial to pine cliffs and lonely trails Last Line: Trusting the current like an unmoored boat Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Boats; Chinese Literature; Laughter; Roads; Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 28, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A flock of timid sheep Last Line: Chomp chomp till nothing's left Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Sheep THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 29, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Silver stars dot the beam Last Line: Up your butt he'll stick a broom Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Markets; Salespersons; Buddha; Buddhists; Supermarkets; Selling THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 3, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see someone short on sense Last Line: And be a fool no more Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Change; Chinese Literature; Fools; Repentance; Idiots; Penitence THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 30, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Committing crimes behind closed doors Last Line: You're the victim of your deeds Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Crime & Criminals; Punishment; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 31, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Not waxing or waning essentially still Last Line: Whose light shines through to gods and men Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 32, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The triple world is a turning wheel Last Line: How long does it last Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 33, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We slip into tientai caves Last Line: And going for a long long time Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Caves; Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Hell; Caverns THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 34, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The old buddha road is deserted Last Line: Need to see my teacher Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Roads; Teaching & Teachers; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity; Paths; Trails; Educators; Professors THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 35, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We all possess the buddha of buddhas Last Line: A pitiful bunch indeed Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 36, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Those who leave home leave to be free Last Line: Into the same abyss Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 37, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Drunk on delusion greed and anger Last Line: You learn to turn to yourself Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Greed; Pain; Prisons & Prisoners; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse; Buddha; Buddhists; Avarice; Cupidity; Suffering; Misery; Convicts THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 38, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People crowd by in the dust Last Line: I think of their pain in the dust Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Dust; Pain; Pleasure; Suffering; Misery THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 39, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A young man studied letters and arms Last Line: And monkeys ride clay oxen Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Scholarship & Scholars THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 4, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Behold the glow of the moon Last Line: It shines both night and day Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Moon THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 40, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Past thousands of layers of mountains and clouds Last Line: And bird talk suddenly agrees with my thoughts Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Birds; Brooks; Chinese Literature; Quiet Life; Streams; Creeks THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 41, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Those who leave home nowadays Last Line: Flunkies in the end Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Fools; Monks; Idiots THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 42, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: If you wonder who stays happy Last Line: I wonder about mankind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Happiness; Peace; Solitude; Joy; Delight; Loneliness THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 43, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: By and large the monks I meet Last Line: Are more perceptive than them Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fools; Ignorance; Monks; Idiots; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 44, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I sigh when I see learned men Last Line: And all their learning is dust Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Scholarship & Scholars THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 45, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Up high the trail turns steep Last Line: To wait for that lone crane once more Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Climbing; Mountains; Roads; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Paths; Trails THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 46, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The pine moon looks so cold Last Line: The seven jewels can't compare Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Moon THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 47, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The world has its know-it-alls Last Line: And see the sun no more Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Fools; Hell; Punishment; Buddha; Buddhists; Idiots THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 48, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: For a mud ball dropped in water Last Line: Then leave it all behind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Death; Greed; Dead, The; Avarice; Cupidity THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 49, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Woods and springs make me smile Last Line: All I hear is noise Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Forests; Happiness; Nature; Springs (water); Woods; Joy; Delight THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 5, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I live in a place without limits Last Line: It wouldn't mean much to me Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Idleness; Quiet Life; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 6, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The black dragon pearl in his left hand Last Line: Before sensing there's danger ahead Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Fools; Buddha; Buddhists; Idiots THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 7, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The wine of wisdom is so cold Last Line: Free of shame and glory Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Drinks & Drinking; Freedom; Wisdom; Wine; Liberty THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 8, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Buddhas leave behind sutras Last Line: The deceits they harbor night and day Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Deception; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 9, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Worldly people make me sigh Last Line: Wearing a new set of clothes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Buddha; Buddhists THE SINGING FLOWER, by GONG PEIYU Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I am already a singing flower Last Line: Your singing flower. Alternate Author Name(s): Shu Ting; Shu Ding Subject(s): China - Democracy; Chinese Literature; Dreams; Poetry & Poets; Sea; Water; Nightmares; Ocean UPON READING A VOLUME OF ANCIENT CHINESE POETRY, by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK Poem Text First Line: And here, in this old book, we find discussed Last Line: And as they will who after us shall be. Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Literature WINTER SONG, by CAROLYN KIZER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: So I go on, tediously on and on... Last Line: Who made the days and years seem worth enduring. Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Loss; Love; Solitude; Women; Women's Rights; Loneliness; Feminism WOMAN IN THE CHINESE ROOM: A PROSPECTIVE, by JOAN RETALLACK Poem Source First Line: Intersperse entries & numerals from notebooks Last Line: Quiet putt rusted civet beast or breast Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Language; Translating And Interpreting |
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