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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 19 by HAN SHAN

First Line: WHEN MEN AND WOMEN MARRY
Last Line: BOUND FOR THE HELL OF NO RELIEF
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; HELL; MARRIAGE; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;

When men and women marry
custom demands a certain form
each adds up their strengths
but why the big display
incurring debts for face
clearly fools at heart
taking the lives of dogs and chickens
bound for the Hell of No Relief



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