Harwell Avenue May Pole

Story ID:	2042
Written by:	Susan Hammett Poole (bio, contact, other stories)
Story type:	Family Memories
Writers Conference:	$500 2007 Family Memories Writing Project
Location:	LaGrange Georgia USA
Year:	1958
Person:	myself

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Posted 05/04/2007 06:03 | Reply

Dear Susan,
Your May Day story is so cheerful, colorful and descriptive, and just as light as a spring breeze! The sentence about it being a "distress signal" for the boys because they had to dress up, really made me *S*M*I*L*E*
You've done a delightful writing job describing the May Day festivities at our elementary school, and looking back now from the vantage point of an adult, I, too, wonder how our teachers got us youngsters to do everything in sync and who/when they unwrapped the pretty pastel covered pole! Ah, youthful innocence!
Love you ~ Sandi.

Posted 05/04/2007 08:37 by Gail Lee Martin | Reply

Just lovely and what my memories had brought to mind, thanks. Gail

Posted 05/04/2007 10:49 by Kathe M. Campbell | Reply

As I recall, the older boys weren't too thrilled over Feb. 14th or May 1st. Thanx for grade school memories. But my fondest memory was watching college students show off their outfits and May Pole dance on the grassy triangle in front of the SUB every year at my Univ. What a beautiful sight, and with live music yet. Great story as usual.....Kathe

Posted 05/04/2007 11:11 by Dick Dunlap | Reply

Susan,
Well written story. I too found my self Maypole dancing in 1951. As a college fraternaty pledge I was ordered to. I will never - never admit that I kind o liked it.

Posted 05/04/2007 15:06 by Susan Hammett Poole | Reply

Dear Sandi, Gail, Kathe, and Dick ~ to each of you I am sending my thanks for your comments and a wish that we can all hold dear memories of past May Days in our minds and hearts...memories keep us young, don't you think?!
Blessings ~ Susan

Posted 05/04/2007 21:18 by Mattie West Paris | Reply

Susan, what a nice memory you shared! We didn't celebrate May day at our school but after reading your account, I wish we had! Love, Mattie

Posted 05/04/2007 21:35 by Betty (BJ) Roan | Reply

I really enjoyed reading about dancing around the May pole. I have seen such things in movies and on television, but it was not practiced in our school. I think I missed out on some fun. BJ

Posted 05/05/2007 10:24 | Reply

I remember well the Maypole dance at Sunset Elementary in Moultrie. Those were certainly the "good ole days."
Thanks for sharing good memories. Marlene

Posted 05/05/2007 17:49 by Susan Hammett Poole | Reply

Dear Mattie, BJ, and Marlene, this was a fun story to write. Thank you for expressing your enjoyment of it. Bringing a few smiles, as memories are triggered, was an aim of mine with this piece. ~ Susan

Posted 05/06/2007 18:02 by Hilda Beatrice Dortch | Reply

I now know why you are such a positive,
happy, cheerful personality and love
living . . . all the happy times you lived as a child!

I love rading your memories!