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Sunday, May 1, 2016

MAY DAY!



Image result for Images of maypole in round about in Penticton BC  This metal sculpture of children doing the Maypole Dance is
                                                               located in a round-about in Penticton, British Columbia.



May Day by Sara Teasdale
             
A delicate fabric of bird song         

Floats in the air,                           Image result for images for may day
The smell of wet wild earth 
Is everywhere. 

Red small leaves of the maple 
Are clenched like a hand, 
Like girls at their first communion 
The pear trees stand. 

Oh I must pass nothing by 
Without loving it much, 
The raindrop try with my lips, 
The grass with my touch; 

For how can I be sure 
I shall see again 
The world on the first of May 
Shining after the rain?
                                                

2 comments:

  1. How intriguing. While we took a lot of our culture from the UK, Maypole dancing never took root. Perhaps because it is autumn here?

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  2. Naramata, a village near here, always has a large May Day Celebration with the traditional Maypole Dancing. It is interesting, that it is not as wide spread, even here....

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