The following are some good poems about the Mid-Autumn Festival:
1. "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places. Dancing clear shadow, like in the world. Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, look down at the Qihu, and the light will make you sleepless. There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This has never been the case in ancient times. I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet Chanjuan.
Appreciation
Presumably at this time, many people should be talking about the phrase "I hope people will live long, and thousands of miles will bring beauty"! This poem was written during the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1076. Su Shi asked to be transferred because he was unhappy at work. He had been separated from his family and relatives and his official career had been confused for four years. It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival Reunion Day again, and the moon is still full and it’s hard for people to be full.
On this day, Su Shi drank a lot of wine alone, and took advantage of the drunkenness to write these immortal lines. Although he is frustrated at work and has an uncertain future, he is homesick and full of sadness, but there is no mention of it in the poem. He just expresses romantic feelings that he can actually enjoy the bright moon with his relatives thousands of miles away.
People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. Who can get everything going as they wish in life? After seeing it and thinking it through, I don't complain or feel angry. I put my thoughts on the bright moon and just say, "It's not cold at high places."
2. "Looking at the Moon and Reminiscing about the Past" by Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty
The bright moon rises on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time. Lovers complain about the distant night, but they miss each other at night. When the candle is extinguished, the compassionate light is full, and when I put on my clothes, I feel the dew. I can't bear to give it away, but I still have a good night's sleep.
Appreciation
Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will say impassionedly that "the end of the world is at this time". Perhaps for those who cannot be reunited during the festival, there is nothing better than this poem. Heartwarming.
You are at the end of the sky, and I am at the corner of the sea. Although we are separated by oceans and mountains and cannot be reunited, fortunately we can watch the same bright moon and celebrate the same Mid-Autumn Festival. "I can't bear to give it away, but I still have a good time to sleep in my dreams." I regret that I can't give you the moonlight, but I hope to meet you in my dream. Who is not like this for people who find it difficult to stay together?
As Xie Zhuang's "Moon Fu" said, "Thousands of miles apart, there is a bright moon." Presumably many people will not be able to reunite with their families due to many reasons during this Mid-Autumn Festival. Fortunately, although they are far apart Even though we are thousands of miles away, we can enjoy the same full moon; although we cannot give the moonlight in front of us to each other, as long as we think of each other in our hearts, the moon is full and the heart is round, people will be round.