Moon

One evening, Euterpe looked out the window and cried, "Hey, the moon is there. It looks gorgeous!"

It was 7th or 8th of August by the Lunar calendar. I followed my daughter's finger and, as expected, found a half moon. Yes, the sky was clear and the moonlight was surprisingly bright. But, expecting a much better one in a week's time, I told the little girl, "It would be even better next week, when we have the mid-Autumn festival. Let's go to the garden by then and appreciate the moon together."

My little princess nodded. But, as it turned out, we never met a bright and beautiful full moon a week later - there was a typhoon, followed by several consecutive rainy and cloudy days. I must say I missed the chance to appreciate that fantastic half moon with my daughter.

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勸君莫惜金縷衣，勸君惜取少年時。

花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝。

《金縷衣》杜秋娘