Poems about the Mid-Autumn Festival include:
1. "Looking at the Moon in the Pavilion on the Night of August 15th"
Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
In the Past On the night of August 15th, beside the apricot garden by the Qujiang Pool.
On the night of August 15th this year, in front of the Shatou Water Museum in Penpu.
Looking to the northwest, where is my hometown? To the southeast, I can see how full the moon is.
No one could catch the wind yesterday, but tonight the light is as clear as in previous years.
Translation: On the night of August 15th last year, we celebrated the festival at the apricot orchard beside Qujiang Pool in the capital. The night of August 15th this year was spent in front of the Shatou Water Pavilion in Penpu, which had been demoted. How can you see where your hometown is when you look to the northwest? When you look to the southeast, you can see that the moon has become full several times. Yesterday's autumn wind blew through and no one paid attention to the desolate autumn mood. Tonight, the clear moonlight is still as clear as before.
2. "Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan"
Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty
The bright moon rises on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time.
Lover complains about the distant night, but falls in love at night.
When the candle is extinguished, it is filled with pity and light, 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.
Translation: A bright moon rises over the vast sea. At this time, you and I are looking at each other at the end of the world. Loved people resent the long moonlit night and stay awake all night longing for their loved ones. I extinguished the candles and loved the moonlight in the room. I wandered around in my clothes and felt the coldness of the night dew. I can't give you the beautiful moonlight, I only hope to meet you in my dreamland.
3. "Under the Autumn Night and the Moon"
Tang Meng Haoran)
The bright moon hangs in the autumn sky, moistened with lustrous dew.
The startled magpies have not settled yet, and the flying fireflies roll in behind the curtain.
The cold shadows of the locust tree in the courtyard are sparse, and the neighboring pestle sounds urgently at night.
How long the good times are! Standing looking at the sky.
Translation: A bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the dewdrops reflected by the moonlight are crystal clear, as if they were wet by dew. Under such beautiful moonlight, the cold magpie didn't know where to rest, and the fireflies didn't dare to compete with the moonlight for a little light, so they flew into the room with the rolled up door curtain.
The only branches of the locust tree in the yard cast their shadows in the moonlight, sparse and desolate. At this time, the sound of pestle coming from the neighbor seemed so clear and impatient in the silent autumn night. How to make an appointment for a date to get together? I can only look at the same distant moon melancholy, unable to do anything, just standing there stupidly.
4. "Watching the Moon on the Fifteenth Night"
Wang Jian of the Tang Dynasty
Crows roost on the white trees in the courtyard, and the cold dew wets the sweet-scented osmanthus silently.
Tonight, when the moon is bright and everyone looks around, I don’t know who is missing my autumn thoughts.
Translation: The moonlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival shone in the courtyard, and the ground seemed as white as a layer of frost and snow. The crows in the trees stopped chattering and fell asleep. It's late at night, and the cool autumn dew quietly wets the sweet-scented osmanthus in the garden. Tonight, the bright moon is in the sky, and people are all admiring the moon. I wonder whose house those vast autumn thoughts fall on?
5. "Mid-Autumn Moon"
Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
The dusk clouds have collected and overflowed with clear cold, and the silver man turned the jade plate silently.
This life and this night will not last long. Where can I see the bright moon next year?
Translation: As night falls, the clouds disappear, the sky and the earth are filled with cold air, the Milky Way flows silently, and the bright moon turns to the sky, as white and crystal clear as a jade plate.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival night in my life, the moonlight is mostly hidden by wind and clouds, and I rarely encounter such beautiful scenery as today. It is really rare! But next year's Mid-Autumn Festival, where will I go to watch the moon?