may-sick

Updated: May 5, 2025

"The farmer came to his wheat in May, And right sorrowfully went away, The farmer came to his wheat in June, And went away whistling a merry tune." His wheat was what is called "May-sick" the first time, but had recovered on the second visit, for another old saw tells us that, "A dripping June puts all in tune."

Arthur H. Savory - Grain and Chaff from an English Manor