Han Shan


Han Shan was a Chinese poet whose name means "Cold Mountain."


I longed to visit the eastern cliff 

countless years until today 

I finally grabbed a vine and climbed 

but halfway there met mist and wind 

the trail was too narrow for clothes 

the moss too slick for shoes 

I stopped beneath this cinnamon tree 

and slept with a cloud for a pillow


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