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Scenery into Poetry

Landscapes, memories, and moods from the journey—Morgan turns his footprints into doggerel verses and playlists.

Morgan's Taiwan Memoirs (Doggerel Edition)
Morgan's Travel Sketches – AI Music Playlist

"Scenery into Poetry" is where Morgan, a doggerel poet traveler, gathers every place he's been, every sky he's seen, every town he's lingered in, into seven-character quatrains, paired with AI-composed music—so memories become not just photos, but something you can hear, read, and sing. Over a decade, Morgan has traveled through all 36 counties and cities of Taiwan. The core of this series is "Taiwan Memoirs (Doggerel Edition)": from the lights of Taipei 101 to the paragliders in Taitung's Luye, the stone weirs of Penghu's Chrysanthemum Island, and the wind lions of Kinmen—each segment is compressed into four, eight, or sixteen lines of meter, no filler, no sentimentality, just a faithful record of what that place once was. The accompanying "Travel Sketches – AI Music Playlist" is another thread: turning these locations into moods, poems into melodies. Perfect as background for long drives, housework, or writing, or for putting on headphones and returning to a certain afternoon. When to dive in: when you feel "there are still so many places in Taiwan I haven't been," or "I want to go again but can't be bothered to plan," or simply want a new way to rediscover the island—this is the entry point.

Featured Poems

FutureTainan’s Five-Dollar Boat BoardAcross from …DestinyTainan: Huangzhen Stir-FrySomeone ment…DestinyTainan Smoked DeliLast night I…DestinyTainan Zongzi ExpertFeeling down…DestinyTainan Rice Noodles with SquidThick noodle…DestinyA Trip to XinyingThick-skinne…DestinyHsinchu Weekly Dinner DiaryA casual rec…DestinyKeelung: Three Sand Bay Rice Noodles & A-Cai Dumplings (Ren’ai Market)A spontaneou…DestinyA Day in Kaohsiung Again (Rhymed)Zhihong took…DestinyDay Trip to Zoumase (Rhymed Verse)Fifteen clas…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 039: Inner Mongolia – Ordos, Kubuqi DesertRoaming sout…DestinyA Day at Huatao Kiln, MiaoliFirst outing…DestinyMorgan’s Ramblings: Fifteen Eateries in Hsinchu and Taichung (Verse)In Xinfeng t…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 001 – Hong Kong ASTRIAfter many y…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 004: Tom & Grill at Hong Kong Science ParkFacing the s…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 005: Mumbai’s Dhobi GhatThoughts dri…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 006 – Thailand: Train MarketStalls crowd…DestinyMorgan’s Jottings 007: Taipei: Joyful Gathering, Exquisite HotpotOne evening …SilenceMorgan’s Essay 008 – Jiangxi: Mount SanqingAsking the W…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 009 – Hubei: Red CliffsA fan and si…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 010: Quanzhou, FujianA root-seeki…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 011: Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou, GuangdongIngenious mo…SilenceYellow River at Hukou FallsThe Yellow R…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 013 – Tengchong, Yunnan: Longjiang Grand BridgeThe volcanic…SilenceJilin: Heaven Lake on Changbai MountainI've loved J…DestinyPrince Gong’s MansionHeshen and Y…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 016 – Cairo, Egypt: Giza Pyramids & SphinxLife is flee…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 017: Wagyu Shabu-Shabu Buffet in Nanshan, ShenzhenA college re…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 018 – Tianjin Memories Nine Years OnFrom Shangha…DestinyMacau: House of Dancing WaterA famous sho…SilenceHuangshan: The Celestial PeakAfter the Fi…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 022 – Sanya, Hainan: Phoenix IslandLast year at…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 023 – Beijing: The Great WallA winding dr…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 024: Jinan, Shandong — Baotu Spring & Daming Lake, Thousand Buddha MountainSorting memo…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 025 – Xinjiang: KanasI still reca…SilenceLeshan Giant BuddhaFeatured in …DestinyMorgan’s Essay 027 – Chongqing: Wulong TiankengFilmed in Cu…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 028 – Shanxi: Ancient City of PingyaoPingyao's fe…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 029: Qinhuangdao, Hebei — Shanhai Pass & Old Dragon’s HeadThe Great Wa…DestinyLongmen GrottoesThree of the…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 031: Hangzhou Night on West LakeTen years pa…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 032 – Jiangsu: Bell of Hanshan TempleI memorized …DestinyMorgan’s Essay 033 – Guilin, Guangxi: Yangshuo on the Li RiverYangshuo's s…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 034 – Guizhou: Huangguoshu WaterfallAsia's large…SilenceZhangjiajie, HunanThe Bailong …SilenceMorgan’s Essay 036 – Heilongjiang: Wudalianchi Volcanic ClusterChina's volc…DestinyMorgan Essay 037 – Liaoning: Impressions of Dalian and LüshunForty days a…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 040 – Beijing: The Forbidden City & Temple of Heaven at SunsetHome to Ming…SilenceJade Dragon Snow MountainNaxi sacred …DestinyMorgan Essay 042: North Korea (DPRK) – Rason CityA weekend tr…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 043 – Guangzhou: Lotus MountainOne day I vi…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 044: Hokkaido, Japan — Galaxy & Meteor FallsI still reme…SilenceMorgan’s Essay 045 – Hubei: Wudang MountainA Jin Yong f…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 046 – Vladivostok, Russia: The Terminus of the Trans-Siberian RailwayThe world's …DestinyBoracay: Winter SunWarm winter …SilenceMorgan’s Essay 048 – Indonesia: East Java – Mount BromoLast Mid-Aut…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 049: Ukraine – Impressions of Kyiv, the CapitalBlue sky and…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 050 – Czech: Prague Square, Charles BridgeRecalling Pr…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 051 – Poland: Wieliczka, the 800-Year Salt MineOne of the w…DestinyMorgan’s Essay 054: London — A Leisurely StrollBuckingham P…