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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 146 by HAN SHAN

First Line: MY PATH LED THROUGH AN OLD CEMETERY
Last Line: DUST AND ASHES SWIRLED IN THE AIR
Subject(s): CEMETERIES; CHINESE LITERATURE; GRAVEYARDS;

My path led through an old cemetery
the tears and sighs were gone
yellow guts spilled from gravemounds
white bones poked out of coffins
urns and vases stood there askew
no brushes or tablets moved
then the wind came stirring
dust and ashes swirled in the air



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