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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 15, by HAN SHAN 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 | |||
Chuang-tzu said for his funeral let Heaven and Earth be my coffins whenever I reach that state all I need is a shroud let my body feed flies don't bother asking the cranes to mourn I'd rather starve on Shouyang Mountain for those who live honest death is fine too | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FUNERAL SERMON by ANDREW HUDGINS RETURN FROM DELHI by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE SCATTERING OF EVAN JONES'S ASHES by GALWAY KINNELL BROWNING'S FUNERAL by H. T. MACKENZIE BELL FALLING ASLEEP OVER THE AENEID by ROBERT LOWELL MY FATHER'S BODY by WILLIAM MATTHEWS THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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