Ascending Yueyang Tower

Yueyanglou on the north edge of Dongting Lake

Ascending Yueyang Tower - Dù Fǔ 712-770

Long ago I heard of Grotto Court's lake,

And today I climb up Yueyang's height.

Wu's land & Chu's rive east and south;

Heaven and earth drift day and night.

Family and friends don't send one word;

Grown old and sick, I have a lone boat.

War-horses north of the passes & peaks . . .

I lean on the balcony, teardrops flow.