![]() |
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 165, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Idle I called on an eminent monk Last Line: The moon held up its lone lantern Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Monks | |||
Idle I called on an eminent monk amid ten thousand mist-covered mountains the master himself pointed the way home the moon held up its lone lantern | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEATH AND THE MONK by ARTHUR E. BAKER THE YOUNG BROTHER by WILLIAM ROSE BENET A NIGHT FANCY by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE THE NARROW WAY by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR BURIED CITIES; FATHER CHARLES by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER ON THE PATRON OF ENGLAND by JOHN BYROM A MONKISH LEGEND by PHOEBE CARY THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 272 by HAN SHAN THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 273 by HAN SHAN THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
|