Joe, MMario, I totally agree with what you were saying about 1/3 into this thread about poetic imagery and cultures! (Some poetic imagery comes just naturally to folks, whether they are consciously parallelling others or not.
Kat....may I too please have these lyrics/tunes to do with Beltaine?
Dani- always wanted to read that book! The bits I have browsed at the local library were like a window into people's lives back then.
Skarpi, you seem to have hit the answer on the head! Live and let live, even unto what we feel in our hearts!