Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 213, by HAN SHAN 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) | ||||||||
I hiked yesterday to the summit and peered down a thousand-foot cliff a tree stood at the edge the wind bared its two limbs the rain had stripped it of leaves the sun had dried it like dust alas such a once-verdant bloom is now a pile of ashes | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS by HAYDEN CARRUTH GREEN MOUNTAIN IDYL by HAYDEN CARRUTH IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOU by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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