This is a holiday with a lot of potential, but maybe it just didn't translate into our modern times. I don't remember ever finding flowers left on our doorstep, but once at school a class made paper baskets of flowers that they hung over the doorknobs of each classroom. There was a cheery note, a bright bouquet, and a pleasant surprise. It changed the mood that day.
Another time at school a group of second graders performed a May pole dance. They had fastened wide ribbons to the top of the tether ball poles. There was happy music, girls in full skirts, boys in button-up shirts, and as they wound in and out, the pole was braided with the ribbon. I was very impressed.
So today there were no bouquets delivered, and I'll probably never see another May pole dance performed, but after a very cold April, the sun came out and the sky was blue. I celebrated by painting my toenails and wearing sandals for the first time this season. Happy May Day!
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