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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 133 by HAN SHAN

First Line: WHEN I CAN'T BEAR TO WATCH BIRDS PLAY
Last Line: AND HEADING SOUTH FOR COLD MOUNTAIN
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; MOUNTAINS; NATURE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

When I can't bear to watch birds play
I lie inside my thatched hut
the cherry trees are bright pink
the willows beginning to sway
the rising sun swallows blue peaks
clearing clouds wash a green pool
who thinks of leaving the dusty rut
and heading south for Cold Mountain



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