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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
% n4 t# i( y$ j4 b4 Y1 ~ e) d q" o% vWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
' ?# e0 k: y5 P0 }. I _- xFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
. r0 u/ f' x7 K/ ?4 Y j" QAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
; j' q- q) H% s9 G1 M$ ]1 l2 QHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,& k$ H0 p& f" ~2 d. C' y
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
+ z# m8 b% Z$ X' N7 M9 aA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
* l6 f9 E1 g4 t: ^& U$ c7 n) lWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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+ |6 A. Q7 B8 g3 X" FUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,5 y8 B$ T V/ a2 k* \: m" h
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat," ^1 n5 j# Z, L0 I
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;6 X! Q7 U9 H+ B2 n* m
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
6 a2 I1 N- V' b, z N( sWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,, {$ B2 r9 e, ~8 ~ M' a
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.0 N" x) P* Q8 B% \; M) z! f& t
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 N+ Q+ o: C" [( y0 c% f, {0 u) y oGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.$ x4 U7 {2 K% V
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
' k5 q9 M" [+ G* a% WWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,5 q7 T; [- l- s( z" `3 c" e7 L
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
3 m; _( v0 ?+ s* a7 z; {Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.4 H7 N! Q) W% v, s0 |3 g
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
9 A# G4 O( R8 S: R+ ]And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;$ s, E' J6 t0 h. s" g+ W
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
. U/ p: r3 }+ n- R3 r8 sSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.# D, t, V5 K1 U* c0 Q6 q5 C
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide# o% ~) B$ E5 D/ {, t9 g: Q
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
* [( D/ N! v& XIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,/ B9 a1 `2 g0 }" Y- H' _( m
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
1 P, T* b }$ K5 U7 \Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
, X1 J5 q& f: l3 |On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;( o1 h, u% v( [3 S0 W4 e7 Y9 |
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
/ i$ H* v- B( m7 t, W, Y% GBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
- U8 Y0 a: H' B& m1 P! p----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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