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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
4 t5 E+ ?. t- K, Y2 ?When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
4 r& Q" h# Y/ |From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
, r6 j% w ^ v, G* yAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
4 d: ~! g/ \! I( V: M7 wHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,7 Y3 `3 d& i7 [# t) ]/ U' h0 g
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;/ E! W- Y; Z& u6 Q$ Y2 `
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
' J4 e) u% W7 C; ^9 q$ f3 |: rWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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+ \5 Y# V, b" `3 C$ W5 P8 vUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
_) L w' }! _7 D* OAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,+ j/ [9 F- J D" U3 Q, v, H
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;2 O$ U0 d. }# X: P% t5 Y" H
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
2 y6 w' x# T, q. U# k. W+ OWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
/ f, ^3 f' H i# T, [And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.3 f: N+ z4 M7 Y( C% r! A4 t3 {
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
# P& P+ W6 R1 I4 x+ r& X9 WGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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8 y/ T$ o* D8 `: w! c8 rThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
( J5 K/ C" h& R4 p# ?Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,3 h. V p% E. }& i1 e# h
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
$ h2 l8 h& C* N) X2 F) fKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
; r u4 r9 B9 P% U- ]On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,( o3 m8 [% r0 `+ Q& V
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
% w; h. `4 r' b- w" Q: PGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
, d' v. o4 _2 Y* k: ^: H# p# jSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.7 l8 C" J- P E3 I
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
/ N9 w6 p) ~9 v& j' _All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
$ J7 r( p# Z ^, J: w% sIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,9 _- p! ^8 I: S8 j
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.2 |/ ^1 d* t4 d' x% ]6 N
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
' T; [' s* ^: [, B& Q( k% @On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
8 X, z7 x' {" dFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,. c/ C) R( Q9 D% a9 r/ w* U; n. v
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
( h, \7 y, H! g8 d+ f" w8 |# ] U----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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