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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 274 by HAN SHAN

First Line: COLD CLIFF'S REMOTENESS IS WHAT I LIKE
Last Line: BUT THE PEARL OF MY MIND STAYS SAFE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; CONTENTMENT; MOUNTAINS; OLD AGE; SOLITUDE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN); LONELINESS;

Cold Cliff's remoteness is what I like
no one travels this way
a great peak penetrates the clouds
a lone gibbon howls on the ridge
what could please me more
my heart content I enjoy old age
the seasons change my appearance
but the pearl of my mind stays safe



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