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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 198, by HAN SHAN 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
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
I saw some trees by the river
more weathered than I can describe
a couple of trunks remained
with thousands of ax-blade scars
their dry yellow leaves had been stripped by the frost
their rotten roots battered by waves
but this is how habitats are
why blame Heaven and Earth
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