I'm in this eastern province
to pay respects to my parents
first chance I've had to see
the view from this south tower
floating clouds make a bridge
from Mount Tai to the ocean
on the huge plain, old territories
scene of ancient dynasties
a tyrant had his monument
up on that lonely peak
and a prince's ruined palace
stood in that distant city
I love the past
I always have
the othres climb back down
I linger on up here.