May I?

May Crowning is a tradition that goes back as far as ancient Greece.
Another way to celebrate Spring.

Sing gaily in chorus;
the bright angels o'er us
re-echo the strains we begin upon earth

It’s May, go out and crown the nearest virgin.

I found one in my back yard, but she’s hard to catch. So I crowned the Madonna instead.

May is the month of mothers, the month of the earth finally warming up and sprouting growth. May is the month of planting, the month of renewal. And at last, we can go outside and sit on the freshly mown lawn and breathe it all in.

Go outside and crown someone, crown a friend, crown a mother, crown yourself.

This time of year, we all deserve a tiara.

Happy May, to one, to all.

Bring flowers of the rarest Bring blossoms the fairest,
From garden and woodland
And hillside and dale;
Our full hearts are swelling,
Our glad voices telling
The praise of the loveliest flower of the vale!

-- David