 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
, i$ L4 i- g+ f, ~0 AWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,! \+ T/ z" o3 Y" k1 u3 d& p. ?4 l
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
) ~, R9 m" F2 x. n" T- F" nAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
2 q+ C8 m0 u' I" BHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
: q% K6 J- `( C, T5 U) n E3 ?+ EWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
* j+ ?+ G7 \. w+ TA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
/ f1 n6 |; y7 z1 }' JWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
* J" ~( ?$ F, T* D% V0 P. z3 G
9 Z2 L' D: ]* |Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
$ U/ q9 n( s% E, F+ jAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
$ A2 k k( l' h g: v" M, SHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
, C- {6 x3 ]) jAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
: y, F+ {8 W, _7 ]" k# nWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
% [9 T( O7 t- p/ k: q) mAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
+ {) y6 p4 x' eWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
8 S3 Q* }" k7 ]1 Y& B! n9 h" u# iGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.5 J8 [" }5 g; n/ l
8 \! C2 ]; L! r& H% N# @
II
, L, }9 y5 J! @# J5 cThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
4 b7 B7 k+ L. s' V f. L6 l, jWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ w. G* @8 L# K$ J
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
4 T% o }8 G; z- C9 f1 C+ G( t5 pKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
$ e7 H- w% H" Q9 ~; Z# {/ MOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
8 {/ V0 [ E7 m7 x$ j* dAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
9 P# k! i2 {# g! tGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
/ Y5 W4 t7 z: k, DSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
' }% Q2 _( N2 [1 a) U: Y8 L' Y; l0 P
! w( @+ U v* q; I4 eAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide0 z- A' Q$ p0 z$ Y8 ]) u: ?" P* W
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,9 u! o) R- d; c- J; m5 r* n
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,/ A, C7 n. |1 M" O
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.! Y, s/ Q9 {* U7 L
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,; t0 s& Z+ q; g/ O" e. h
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;, y0 P. V8 p& e }4 l
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
& [1 L$ v+ j# i {& D3 aBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
" w: n ^1 B* L' d----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2008-10-4 23:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
