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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 162 by HAN SHAN

First Line: THIS RARE AND HEAVENLY CREATURE
Last Line: YOU'LL MEET BUT NEVER KNOW
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; WISDOM;

This rare and heavenly creature
alone without a peer
look and it's not there
it comes and goes but not through doors
it fits inside a square-inch
it spreads in all directions
unless you acknowledge it
you'll meet but never know



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