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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 9 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I LONGED TO VISIT THE EASTERN CLIFF
Last Line: AND SLEPT WITH A CLOUD FOR A PILLOW
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; CLIMBING; MOUNTAINS; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

I longed to visit the eastern cliff
countless years until today
I finally grabbed a vine and climbed
but halfway there met mist and wind
the trail was too narrow for clothes
the moss too slick for shoes
I stopped beneath this cinnamon tree
and slept with a cloud for a pillow



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