Little children runneth,
Mesmerized by the pole,
A pole of wonder,
A pole of mystery,
A pole of plunder.
How does thou keep going round and round?
Magic strings attached,
Seemingly never ending,
Yet, it does end,
The cycle dies,
To spin again in a year’s time.
Verse in a Nutshell 
first I thought maypole, than volleyball, than back to the magic of the maypole. yeah didnt look at the title. lol
loved it!
The best way to know a maypole 🙂
children will learn in time, but it is so nice to live in the wonder of the moment 🙂
enjoy the rally!
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A tradition almost forgotten but brought to life in your beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing.
The Maypole is such a pretty sight and full of magic as you say.
descriptive and nice
Lovely poem. Thank you!
Nice work.
I have been living in Sweden 3 years and still have not participated in this lovely event! Great poem =)
You’ve just painted the May pole in a new light for me! Funnily enough, I did recently have contact with the May pole and no such inspiration came to me 😀
Nice Job!
Very focused I think I see a typo though, I think it’s runneth not runeth but neither is considered a proper spelling these days, since we use running but overall the theme is wonderful.
I liked it a lot. Just thought I’d point out what I saw and felt in regards to the language department.
focused and well expressed…
Thanks for sharing.
🙂
Brings back May Day memories.
As a child these were good times.
Genebrother
Beautiful and exquisite poetry about the maypole. I hadn’t known of it till now, so googling it wasn’t a waste of time either. 🙂 Nice one Ava.
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Simple yet brilliant
Simple and profound. Thank you for sharing!
Love it! Dancing around the May Pole is a very old tradition here in Sweden for Midsummer. Well, at least the children dance around it. The adults get drunk.
i’d love to hear more on this — it is an excellent poem that would be even better if extended.
nice work!
Nicely written, had no idea what a maypole was, thanks for sharing 🙂
I like the way you have fitted the language to the age and style of the photograph. Beautifully done.
lovely poem, will have to google maypole. 🙂
This is such a nicely crafted take on the prompt. Thank you for sharing!
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The tradition of the maypole in divine poetry! Thanks for sharing!