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THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 2 by HAN SHAN

First Line: SINKING LIKE A ROCK IN THE SEA
Last Line: LIFE AND DEATH ARE DUST IN SPACE
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; LIGHTNING; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS; LIGHTNING RODS;

Sinking like a rock in the Sea
drifting through the Three Worlds
poor ethereal creature
forever immersed in scenes
until a flash of lightning shows
life and death are dust in space



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