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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 41, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Those who leave home nowadays Last Line: Flunkies in the end Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Fools; Monks; Idiots | |||
Those who leave home nowadays turn out to be fools at heart at first they seek liberation then run errands instead visiting laymen all day long chanting and acting solemn earning money for wine flunkies in the end | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VILLAGE IDIOT by EDWARD HIRSCH TWO SONGS OF A FOOL: 1 by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS TWO SONGS OF A FOOL: 2 by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS CRAZY JANE TALKS WITH THE BISHOP by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FOOL'S ADVENTURE by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE THE CASE OF ALBERT IRVING WILLIAMSON by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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