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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 157 by HAN SHAN

First Line: COLD MOUNTAIN HAS SO MANY WONDERS
Last Line: UNLESS IT'S CLEAR YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; CLIMBING; MOUNTAINS; NATURE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

Cold Mountain has so many wonders
climbers all get scared
water shimmers in the moonlight
plants rustle in the wind
withered plum trees bloom with snow
snags grow leaves of clouds
touched by rain they all revive
unless it's clear you can't get through



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