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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 115, by HAN SHAN 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
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
Bridegroom Liu is eighty-two
newlywed Lan eighteen
husband and wife share a hundred years
and love but a love perverse
playing with jade is Tiger
banging a tile is Little Dumpling
how often have I seen an old willow bud
then killed by the Girls from the Blue
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KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX
A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV
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