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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 64 by HAN SHAN

First Line: IN SPRING WOMEN FLAUNT THEIR LOOKS
Last Line: THEIR HUSBANDS KNOW WHY
Subject(s): BEAUTY; CHINESE LITERATURE; FLIRTATION; MARRIAGE; WOMEN; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
In spring women flaunt their looks
together along South Street
before the flowers they mourn the years
behind the trees they shun the wind
a young man comes alongside
a white horse and golden bridle
why must they flirt so long
their husbands know why



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