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Before the cliffs I sat alone
the moon shone in the sky
but where a thousand shapes appeared its lantern cast no light the unobstructed spirit is clear
the empty cave is a mystery
a finger showed me the moon
the moon is the hub of the mind
Cold Mountain (Han Shan)
from "The Collected Songs
of Cold Mountain"
– Red Pine (tr.)
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Who takes the
Cold Mountain Road
takes a road
that never ends
the rivers are long
and piled with rocks
the streams are wide
and choked with grass
it's not the rain
that makes the moss slick
and it's not the wind
that makes the pines moan
who can get past the tangles
of the world
and sit with me
in the clouds
Cold Mountain (Han Shan)
from "The Collected Songs
of Cold Mountain"
– Red Pine (tr.)
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#poetry
#hanshan
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