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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 21, by HAN SHAN 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
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
My parents stayed busy enough
I don't want anyone's land
my wife clacks away at her loom
our baby gurgles and ccos
I clap and urge the flowers to dance
prop up my chin and listen to birds
who comes to commend me
woodcutters often stop by
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