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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 180 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I REACHED COLD MOUNTAIN AND ALL CARES STOPPED
Last Line: AND TRUST THE CURRENT LIKE AN UNMOORED BOAT
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; POETRY & POETS; QUIET LIFE;

I reached Cold Mountain and all cares stopped
no idle thoughts remained in my head
nothing to do I write poems on rocks
and trust the current like an unmoored boat



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