The May Pole on the bike path

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

So, as one of the local pagan-types, I think that the May Pole on the bike path (near Willow) was just a beautiful and lovely tradition and I was so glad to see it when it went up in May. But now that Samhain (Halloween, to you muggles) is just about here, it is probably time to think about taking it down, what do you think? It's come untied, the fabric ribbons are getting ratty -- I'd rather remember it as the beautiful and whimsical signpost on the path rather than as a decrepit and ugly mouldering piece of public art gone awry.

That said, unless there are strenuous (and logical) objections, I volunteer to take it down on Nov. 1, if the folks who put it up don't want to. (Or at least to try -- I may need to rent a ladder...)

Comments

[djdreilinger.livejournal.com]

Hey guys—I'd love to find out who that Maypole maintenance man* is. I am a journalist (http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/somerville/2009/10/our_intrepid_somerville_corres.html). I am not a schmuck. Message me or email djdreilinger /at/ comcast /dot/ net.


* whatever, I couldn't resist the alliteration.