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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 301 by HAN SHAN

First Line: COLD MOUNTAIN IS SO COLD
Last Line: AN OLD MAN SURVIVES
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; COLD; MOUNTAINS; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

Cold Mountain is so cold
ice locks up the rocks
concealing mountain green
revealing winter white
then the sun shines
and ice begins to melt
on this warmth
an old man survives



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