flying above
the light and murmur
of Formosa
the airplane carries
my immigrant dream
Toronto settles
into a nocturnal rhythm ...
face to face
in the attic room
with my Chinese self
Haiku Canada Review, 9:1, February 2015
Note: In 1544, a Portuguese ship sighted the main island of Taiwan and named it "Ilha Formosa," which means “Beautiful Island.”
