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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 300 by HAN SHAN

First Line: ON COLD MOUNTAIN ROAD
Last Line: WHAT ARE MY SIGNS
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; MOUNTAINS; NATURE; ROADS; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN); PATHS; TRAILS;

On Cold Mountain Road
no one arrives
those who walk it
are called ten names
cicadas sing
crows don't screech
yellow leaves fall
white clouds sweep
rocks are huge
woods are deep
I live here alone
I'm called the Guide
look around
what are my signs



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