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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 52 by HAN SHAN

First Line: THEY ACT LIKE DRUNKS ALL DAY
Last Line: CAN'T CHANT SUTRAS THEN
Subject(s): ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOLICS; CHINESE LITERATURE; DEATH; DRUNKARDS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; DEAD, THE;

They act like drunks all day
and pass the years without a break
but once they're buried beneath the weeds
the morning sun is dim
their flesh and bones disappear
their souls soon fade away
even iron-crushing jaws
can't chant sutras then



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