Holidays & Celebrations
Another island and another bay...
Our hands stiffen from the cold. Santa doles out presents,
chuckles when his stomach is poked, and listens
One girl asks for a baby brother. A boy wants a teddy bear
for his sister, who is home with the flu.
Tonight the moon shines like a polished pearl, round and fat. It glows bigger and brighter than I have ever seen.
Tonight is a special night.
Tonight I am allowed to stay up late. Soon there will be mooncakes to eat, sweet and chewy. They are round like the moon. They make a circle for me and Mama and Baba. They make a circle for my family.
Outside we light paper lanterns. I made one all by myself using my favorite colors. The lanterns and stars light up the sky. The moon makes everything shine like silver and water.
