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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
7 F) N1 @, C+ V R% S: P' qWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
' [3 w6 o5 J( x/ [0 {" ]From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
: C; J. n. P0 xAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.& K; |0 U- s m$ Q) H
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
/ {$ G( ?$ L+ \0 W' v# EWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;- c: h$ o8 c2 d
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
' Y2 b. f, a, aWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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# i* Y( l2 e. |% i- K% {Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
2 } t& X3 o/ XAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
5 G# y" J* Z0 d* x, k G4 sHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
: i" t) E/ a! UAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.9 L4 N! f8 M f+ f
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,$ W4 r2 O* [3 h. r; Z1 g) q
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
" P4 }8 r# Q, b* I) _2 C& Q) WWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,! m* N6 Z3 i2 t+ W ?( z
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,2 \- H6 L# J9 U+ z
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
& ]3 Y" s1 q7 Z8 u5 o* f" zJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,9 @% M& p/ U# g* k/ y4 l
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 q7 d% H6 O* c* r# @" S
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
; X# Z1 l3 z1 t) ?+ IAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
! V6 D1 P3 {* [4 n0 q3 K- U0 H1 v$ \Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,$ @3 w% B, `( h# Z9 H& L" {
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.6 g) v! q. I) U
2 H* Z% I* t# u) VAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
' U4 h' U4 x6 KAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
' v. }6 L s* N8 [+ [+ P; BIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
- x5 N& G7 D" [' m8 S: WFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.3 h' C3 y( c& K5 V4 H, n# Z
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
9 g2 ], Y. e! u; |" ^On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;& l4 v- u; L4 D% |
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,* u: w6 Q0 A; N1 k. C/ |6 x
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago. o6 v' J. m; e! I6 {3 Y; B! m
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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