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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 38, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Two turtles aboard an ox cart Last Line: Acting kindly they got stung Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Hospitality; Punishment; Turtles; Tortoises | |||
Two turtles aboard an ox cart took part in a highway drama a scorpion came alongside begging desperately for a ride to refuse would violate goodwill to accept would weigh them down in a moment too brief to describe acting kindly they got stung | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GIANT TORTOISE by ANTHONY HECHT THE TURTLE SHRINE NEAR CHITTAGONG by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE THE PHOENIX AND THE TORTOISE by KENNETH REXROTH CLOSING TIME AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO by KAREN SWENSON TO A BOX TURTLE by JOHN UPDIKE THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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