When the moon is at it's roundest and brightest <br />Chinese celebrate this mid-Autumn festival <br />Children treat it more like a carnival <br />Lighting lanterns and playing with them <br />Singing and laughing and having fun <br />While adults young or old admire the moon <br />Womenfolk pray for good fortune! <br />And blessing from the moon 'Goddess! ' <br /> <br />Some people just love eating 'moon cakes' <br />And others telling stories for their sake <br />They remember China's rebellion <br />Against the rulers of Mongol <br />When messages of the uprising <br />Were stuffed in sweet cakes <br />And lanterns were lit at the doorsteps <br />When the moon was fullest <br />Thus China was victories then <br /> <br />When the moon is up in the clear sky <br />An annual affair like moon watching <br />With people flocking to hilltops <br />Beaches and open spaces <br />Shows that tradition does not die <br />The old folks have gifts of 'moon cakes' to take <br />To friends to enjoy eating together <br />The young have excuses to date <br />Their loved ones for pleasure <br />The little ones have lanterns to play <br />On a moonlight night on festival day.<br /><br />Toshie Nohara<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/moon-cakes-and-lanterns/
