-- "Mazu is Born" Recalling this poem, Chen sighs, "Under feudal consciousness, the society's sense of compassion became fossilized. Many old people clung to their positions of authority. Their way of thinking was old and like the binding on Mazu's feet stubbornly tied up the entire society, dealing a mortal blow to progress."
〈媽祖生〉陳千武回憶此詩時感慨地表示：「封建意識掛帥下，使社會的佛心變成了化石，很多老年人霸佔著權勢高位不讓，思想古老得像媽祖婆的纏足，頑固地絆纏著整個社會，變成社會發展的致命傷。」