The Mooncake Festival
Far away from home, I found another home in Taiwan
Today all family members come together
Eat pomelo
Make a pomelo hat to turn bad luck into good
The smell from the pomelo hat is very energizing
The day of the festival starts with the inexplicable taste of mooncake
Tender pastry skin enveloping a dense sweet puree
Sweetened mung bean filling
Salted duck egg yolk embedded within
Small wedges of green tea flavors mooncake along with Oolong cha
Filled my heart with joy!
The mooncake contained a secret message
After my family make it public, it is not a secret any longer
When the sun starts moving down the west
We spot a place to sit along the street
Just in front of the house
Neighbors are also starting to do the same
Everyone is delighted to sit under the moonlight
BBQ sauce starts to spread its magic smell in the neighborhood
Chopsticks and paper plates are in every hand
Oldster make their groups
Cheers with a glass of wine
Laughers and music defeats the sounds of BBQ
How delightful to chew those sausages!
Kids are running all over the place
Playing crackers
My younger brother was playing Erhu
I sat on the ground holding a steamed corn
Placed a chopstick in the middle
Eating corn while looking at the sky
The moon is bright and blissful
It was blushing like a young shy lady
A bit of its happiness sprinkled on the earth tonight
Copyright © Litan Dey | Year Posted 2020
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