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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 39 by HAN SHAN

First Line: IN APRIL WHEN SILKWORMS ARE SMALL
Last Line: THIS PLACE IS BETTER THAN MINE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; GAMES; GIRLS; RECREATION; PASTIMES; AMUSEMENTS;

In April when silkworms are small
girls come gathering flowers
chasing butterflies by the wall
trying to hit frogs in the water
dropping ripe plums into sheer silk sleeves
cutting bamboo shoots with golden hairpins
others can argue about what's fine
this place is better than mine



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