Attempted a Chinese tone. Fun to read, as its sound conveys as much as the content.

On Rivers


How many Hongwu stones
      to the Tomb
   Of Zhu Yuanzhang?

Where is the fabled song
      aloft in the
   Temple Kongzi?

Why are stars hiding 
     behind a silken
   Sky of Qizhou?

What price elegance 
     along the shores of
   Xi Hu, Hangzhou?

When do souls rise
     liberated from the
   Pits of Nanjing?

Who is this grasping 
     for dreams atop
   Pagoda Lei Feng?

    Are the questions deep
Or do they float like petals on
        Rivers in Zhongguo?

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