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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 3 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I SEE SOMEONE SHORT ON SENSE
Last Line: AND BE A FOOL NO MORE
Subject(s): CHANGE; CHINESE LITERATURE; FOOLS; REPENTANCE; IDIOTS; PENITENCE;
I see someone short on sense
a wick propping up Sumeru
an ant gnawing on a giant tree
unaware how weak he is
he's learned how to bite through a stem or two
and thinks he's up to the masters
let him repent right now
and be a fool no more



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