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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 229 by HAN SHAN

First Line: ALL OF YOU ARE PRICELESS GEMS
Last Line: DON'T JUST SIT THERE STIFF
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; SHIPS & SHIPPING;

All of you are priceless gems
aboard a rotting ship at sea
in front the mast is gone
in back there is no rudder
heading wherever the wind may blow
moving with the waves
how will you reach shore
don't just sit there stiff



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