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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 226 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I SEE TIENTAI SUMMIT
Last Line: I'VE ALWAYS LOVED FRIENDS OF THE WAY
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; MOUNTAINS; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

I see Tientai summit
rising high above the crowd
the rhyme of pines and bamboo in the wind
the rhythm of the tide in the moonlight
I see the mountain's green reach below
white clouds discussing the unseen
wilderness means mountains and water
I've always loved friends of the Way



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