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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 17, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Hundred-foot trees produced by heaven Last Line: It still could prop up a stable Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Lumber & Lumbering; Trees; Woodsmen | |||
Hundred-foot trees produced by Heaven get sawed into giant planks unfortunate building timber gets left in a hidden valley its heart stays strong despite the years its bark falls off day after day if some astute person took it away it still could prop up a stable | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VELLEN THE TREE by WILLIAM BARNES GETTING UP THE WINTER WOOD IN VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY OUR OLD VERMONT LUMBER WAGON by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY FORESTER by RALPH WALDO EMERSON TIMBER by MURIEL THURSTON LANCE TAKING TO THE WOODS by HENRY SPLAWN TAYLOR THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 2 by HAN SHAN |
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