| Stein Collectors International |
| January - Month of Ice and Hardship
The weather's cold - Though sun may shine - So we fill kegs and jugs with wine. And tarry long o'er grape and berry. One must be wary in January! |
| February - Month of the Horn
The shrovetide farce in February Is not a season to be wary. Join the fun and play the fool. Now is the time to loose your cool. |
March makes our labors pleasant tasks And fills our chests, as well as casks. It's not too dry, and not too wet. A month we simply can't forget. |
| April - Month of Easter
Should April's ebb young vine slips spy The vintner's house will sigh, "Oh my!" |
| May - Month of Joy
The month of May is a month of love. Hawks lay their eggs, as does the dove And the gentle rains at Whitsuntide Bless sparkling wines on every side. |
| June - Month of Fallow Land
Its harm is slight - a blessed boon. |
| July - Month of Hay
March to the fields and rake that hay Flies may "bug" you all the day, Yet think of all the joys ahead, A "stein" or two, and then to bed! |
| August - Month of the Harvest
After one has pitched the hay, And laid the harvest well away, The time arrives to drink and play. |
| September - Month of Autumn
In this birth month of our blessed Mary Students and swallows do not tarry. |
God bestowed - To ease our load - Fruit and wine - A gift divine. |
| November - Month of Wind and Fog
The rabbits root, before they spring. The hunters shoot, before they sing. |
Slay the swine, sip the wine, Dine on herring in the brine. Quail and herbs are also fine, Broiled on embers in December. |
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