Poetry Explorer


Classic and Contemporary Poetry


THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 119 by HAN SHAN

First Line: WHO IS THIS POOR DREAMER
Last Line: HE DOESN'T DARE TO LOOK
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; FAILURE; JOB HUNTING;

Who is this poor dreamer
checking South Hall walls again
surely over thirty
he's been through four or five exams
no green beetles in his purse
pack full of yellow scrolls
passing by a food stand
he doesn't dare to look



Home: PoetryExplorer.net