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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 228 by HAN SHAN

First Line: HIS MIND IS LIKE A GREAT PEAK
Last Line: TO SIT AND NOT SPEAK AND HAVE NO CARES
Subject(s): AGING; CHINESE LITERATURE; SILENCE; WISDOM;
His mind is like a great peak
his ego doesn't bow to others
he can lecture on the Vedas
or discuss the Three Religions
in his heart he feels no shame
flouting rules and breaking precepts
he boasts a law for superior men
of whom he is the patriarch
fools all sing his praises
wise men clap and laugh
a will-o'-the-wisp a flower in space
how can he avoid old age
better to know nothing at all
to sit and not speak and have no cares



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