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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 31 by HAN SHAN

First Line: NOT WAXING OR WANING ESSENTIALLY STILL
Last Line: WHOSE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH TO GODS AND MEN
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE;

Not waxing or waning essentially still
not inside or outside and nowhere between
a single flawless crystal
whose light shines through to gods and men



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