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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 42 by HAN SHAN

First Line: IF YOU WONDER WHO STAYS HAPPY
Last Line: I WONDER ABOUT MANKIND
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; HAPPINESS; PEACE; SOLITUDE; JOY; DELIGHT; LONELINESS;

If you wonder who stays happy
only those who live apart
forest flowers are like brocade
every season the colors are fresh
but when I sit in the cliffs
and gaze at the cinnamon wheel
although I feel at peace
I wonder about mankind



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