A cherry year, a merry year.

A year with plenty of cherries is pictured as a happy year. The rhyme links an abundant crop with a broader feeling of good fortune.

The saying turns a sign of seasonal plenty into a cheerful expectation for the year as a whole, rather than stating a reliable rule about what will happen.

Use it as a lighthearted response to a plentiful cherry crop, especially when expressing hope that the rest of the year will go well. It works better as a cheerful remark than as a serious prediction.