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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 31 by HAN SHAN

First Line: A MOUNTAIN MAN LIVES UNDER THATCH
Last Line: A SHELF FULL OF NOTHING BUT BOOKS
Subject(s): BOOKS; CHINESE LITERATURE; FAMILY LIFE; MOUNTAINS; READING; RELATIVES; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

A mountain man lives under thatch
before his gate carts and horses are rare
the forest is quiet but partial to birds
the streams are wide and home to fish
with his son he picks wild fruit
with his wife he hoes between rocks
what does he have at home
a shelf full of nothing but books



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