Succession of the Four Sweet Months First, April, she with mellow showers 
Opens the way for early flowers; 
Then after her comes smiling May, 
In a more rich and sweet array; 
Next enters June, and brings us more 
Gems than those two that went before; 
Then, lastly, July comes, and she 
More wealth brings in than all those three. 
 Robert Herrick (1591-1674)