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CLIMBING THE LING-YING TERRACE AND LOOKING NORTH by PO CHU-YI

First Line: MOUNTING ON HIGH I BEGIN TO REALIZE THE SMALLNESS OF MAN'S DOMAIN
Last Line: A SINGLE GRAIN OF RICE FALLING -- INTO THE GREAT BARN.
Subject(s): CHINA - TANG DYNASTY (618-905);
Mounting on high I begin to realize the smallness of Man's Domain;
Gazing into distance I begin to know the vanity of the Carnal World.
I turn my head and hurry home -- back to the Court and the Market,
A single grain of rice falling -- into the Great Barn.


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