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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 91, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Hateful destinies cloud the eye
Last Line: Recognize the king of things
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fate; Destiny
First Line: Hateful destinies cloud the eye
Last Line: Recognize the king of things
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Fate; Destiny
Hateful destinies cloud the eye
doubly dark and devoid of light
eight hundred human years
wouldn't equal their half-night
all such fools as these
of states too sad to tell
I urge you to leave
recognize the King of Things
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