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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 19, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: When men and women marry
Last Line: Bound for the hell of no relief
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hell; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives
First Line: When men and women marry
Last Line: Bound for the hell of no relief
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hell; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives
When men and women marry
custom demands a certain form
each adds up their strengths
but why the big display
incurring debts for face
clearly fools at heart
taking the lives of dogs and chickens
bound for the Hell of No Relief
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Other Poems of Interest...
A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD
A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW
ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER
THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD
KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX
A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV
THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN