O month whose promise and fulfilment blend, br And burst in one! it seems the earth can store br In all her roomy house no treasure more; br Of all her wealth no farthing have to spend br On fruit, when once this stintless flowering end. br And yet no tiniest flower shall fall before br It hath made ready at its hidden core br Its tithe of seed, which we may count and tend br Till harvest. Joy of blossomed love, for thee br Seems it no fairer thing can yet have birth? br No room is left for deeper ecstacy? br Watch well if seeds grow strong, to scatter free br Germs for thy future summers on the earth. br A joy which is but joy soon comes to dearth.