congregating tribes

Brides and grooms arrive at a mass marriage ceremony at Bahirkhand village, north of Kolkata Feb 6, 2011.

the tribes had met
they congregated every spring
the tribes had met
they ventured there despite the threat
to trade and barter everything
to marry off and seal with ring
the tribes had met

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This Rondelet was written for:

The assignment was  write a poem about congregate.

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Prompt: Tribe

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Photo credit:  China Daily