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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 278 by HAN SHAN

First Line: TODAY I SAT BEFORE THE CLIFFS
Last Line: A MIND WITHOUT A CARE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; MOUNTAINS; NATURE; QUIET LIFE; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

Today I sat before the cliffs
I sat until the mist drew off
a single crystal stream
a towering ridge of jade
a cloud's dawn shadow not yet moving
the moon's night light still adrift
a body free of dust
a mind without a care



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