Wedding Kermesse
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Wedding Kermesse
Common folk with few wants
(Toilers reaping earth’s bounty)
Enjoy life’s pleasantries
To escape harsh realities
Of day-to-day existence
Expressed in a ‘Kermesse’ dance,
To the tune of simple instruments.
With joy in their hearts,
And freedom unfettered,
They fling each other
Around in circles;
Indulging in feasting,
Drinking and singing,
In the celebration ritual,
Of carefree merriment
(Partakers in witness)
Toasting the wedding couple.
The ground their stage
Exposed to the elements,
The day wears thin,
But not their jubilance.
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Note:
The ‘Kermesse’ was any special village or town celebration originating in Europe during the late medieval period (1250-1500 AD), and was introduced to America by Dutch and Flemish immigrants.
Ekphrastic poem: "Peasant Wedding Dance" painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1607).
Copyright © Dennis Spilchuk | Year Posted 2021
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