Open Poetry #50 |
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The Maypole |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Spring Festival Day at Liberty School. So many beautiful flowers. The day is sunny but cool following a day of showers. On the lawn in front of the school, the maypole stands against the sky. A magnificent sight in the eyes of a child. Brightly colored streamers hang trembling in the wind while the dancers stand and wait for the music to begin. It all seems so long ago. There is no maypole now. For one reason or another it has disappeared somehow, filfilling some misguided duty to create a world bereft of beauty. Ida Werrett |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
wonderfully light and refreshing...as it should be! |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thank you, Mr. Ice. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Too bad that simple acts of beauty and celebration have faded into the past...we need so much more of that sort of thing. I'd love to see one for real. ~L |
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Paul Wilson![]() ![]()
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Ida...I remember doing the maypole thing back in elementary school. Thanks for the memory...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Kid's are missing out these days...on so many simple pleasures. |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
hi Ida, this is so lovely and touching , i understand your regrets, all kinds for the children you miss yann |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thank you all for reading and commenting. |
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