少小離家終不回
林華泰 2013
我
成長在台灣
出生在貴州
籍貫浙江
祖籍福建
來自黃河流域
我是中國人
現在
我在新大陸
成為美國人
茁壯在這裡
生根在這裡
亦將長眠在這裡
屆時
我將海葬
從西雅圖普峽海灣出發
乘著太平洋暖流
我就可以回家了
Growing up in Taiwan,
born in Kweichow,
originating from Yellow River,
I am a Chinese.
After setting my roots in the new continent,
I have become a Chinese American.
When the final moment comes,
I shall rest here by sea-burial.
Leaving Puget Sound,
riding the Pacific currents,
I shall go home.
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