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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 82 by HAN SHAN

First Line: SPRING WATER IS PURE IN AN EMERALD STREAM
Last Line: FOCUS ON EMPTINESS AND THE WORLD GROWS STILL
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; QUIET LIFE; SILENCE; SPRINGS (WATER);

Spring water is pure in an emerald stream
moonlight is white on Cold Mountain
silence thoughts and the spirit becomes clear
focus on emptiness and the world grows still



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