For those full of grief and anger at being so far from home, it is only natural to express their feelings in poetry. They approached this new island with fresh eyes, and the customs of the island's people and its scenery would both enter their verse.
當年這群人離鄉背井，又懷著家破人亡的悲憤，自然藉著詩寫下許多感懷；而另一方面，他們也以新鮮的眼光來看待這個陌生的島嶼，島上的風土人情、特殊風光都一一入詩來。