Fireworks in the city, <br />Dragons in the street; <br />A thousand chanting voices, <br />The sound of dancing feet. <br /> <br />Noisy, joyful chaos; <br />Boisterous good cheer; <br />Chinese celebration <br />of another year. <br /> <br />Swirling scarlet sashes, <br />Ribbons streaming by; <br />Joss sticks gently smoulder, <br />Smoke climbs to the sky. <br /> <br />There the prayers assemble, <br />waiting to be heard. <br />Softly spoken whispers, <br />secret wishes shared. <br /> <br />Who foretells the answers? <br />Does the future hold <br />happiness or sadness. <br />Poverty or gold. <br /> <br />One more year has ended <br />old scars fade away away. <br />This is our new future <br />starting from today.<br /><br />Thomas Vaughan Jones<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/kung-hey-fat-choy/
