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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 48 by HAN SHAN

First Line: BENEATH HIGH CLIFFS I LIVE ALONE
Last Line: MY DIPPER ON A BRANCH CLICK CLACK
Subject(s): CALM; CHINESE LITERATURE; MOUNTAINS; QUIET LIFE; SOLITUDE; PLACID; UNDISTURBED; TRANQUILITY; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN); LONELINESS;

Beneath high cliffs I live alone
swirling clouds swirl all day
inside my hut it might be dim
but in my mind I hear no noise
I passed through a golden gate in a dream
my spirit returned when I crossed a stone bridge
I left behind what weighed me down
my dipper on a branch click clack



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