Saturday, August 29, 2015

Han Shan (Cold Mountain) Poem #218


People who meet Cold Mountain
they all say he's crazy
his face isn't worth a glance
his body is covered in rags
they don't understand my words
their words I won't speak
this is for those who come
visit Cold Mountain sometime


from
The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain
translated by Red Pine (Bill Porter)
Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA 2000

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