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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 287, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain is nothing but clouds Last Line: He remains a man beyond form Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hermits; Mountains; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness | |||
Cold Mountain is nothing but clouds secluded and free of dust a hermit owns a cushion of straw the moon is his lone lamp his bed of stone overlooks a pool his neighbors are tigers and deer preferring the joys of solitude he remains a man beyond form | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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