835 | TAIWAN ISLAND

Painting by FRANS MINNAERT

TAIWAN ISLAND

From the waves of white satin
You emerge as island.
The dense forest of black hair
Drifts with nostalgic yearning,
On the tiny soft white sand beaches
And imprinted with countless shell kisses.
Taking a birds-eye view from the sky,
Your beauty of texture is so captivating,
That I land on your body eagerly.
You are a mermaid
On the Pacific Ocean,
The coordinate of my eternal homeland.

LEE KUEI-SHIEN, TAIWAN 1937-2025

From “Professor Yang Geum Hee’s Literary Stroll Abroad”, 2026