Hare doth leap, and lambkin prance,
All within the Month of Dance.
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Lovers sow through fresh spring showers,
All within the Month of Flowers.
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Queen’s yield gold; so sweet and runny,
All within the Month of Honey.
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Foals are born, on grass they lay,
All within the Month of Hay.
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Bright skies shine as Spring is done,
All within the Month of Sun.
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Crops doth yield while horsed and harnessed,
All within the Month of Harvest.
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Berries sought through moorland rambles,
All within the Month of Brambles.
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Thread wheels spin as linseed blooms,
All within the Month of Looms.
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Blood is spilt as journeys halt,
All within the Month of Salt.
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Weave and hearth, while prayer proceeds,
All within the Month of Reeds.
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Thresh and winnow, stripping weeds,
All within the Month of Seeds.
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Tilling earth through years end toil,
All within the Month of Soil.
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Through sun and joy, through rain and hurt,
The year storms on; from Dance to Dirt.
- Common Nursery Rhyme
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