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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 15 by HAN SHAN

First Line: CHUANG-TZU SAID FOR HIS FUNERAL
Last Line: FOR THOSE WHO LIVE HONEST DEATH IS FINE TOO
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; CHUANG-TZU (4TH CENTURY); DEATH; FUNERALS; DEAD, THE; BURIALS;

Chuang-tzu said for his funeral
@3let Heaven and Earth be my coffins@1
whenever I reach that state
all I need is a shroud
let my body feed flies
don't bother asking the cranes to mourn
I'd rather starve on Shouyang Mountain
for those who live honest death is fine too



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