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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay l0 C, T( \; z. f
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,' t" F# ^' ]; }. y) P
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
( H( G' D" Y9 G, _ o& x, yAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.; G+ Z- I* g+ D) p2 N% ?. O
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,# ], ?) a, K- M8 s
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
& G" Q- o C& |* rA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,3 e3 o2 [- ?7 B3 t: `4 n- E; O- Q& Q
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.6 ?! a# s0 w% n1 b$ D
& @+ h; j' O) W5 X7 gUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
& x6 H# ?$ |5 S, d# B! dAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat," O3 Y8 m4 Y+ a. ?
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
$ Y: u; O( ~& B. D6 bAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
2 m( E, N: f* H0 j# GWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
& C( _4 t5 ` L1 C' a& y3 V+ t2 _And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.4 p2 W, b; N+ U, g% h( O' `; i" q
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
0 O! B* E; Y. R6 L7 ?" g! I! D6 xGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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& \8 K) o+ M; T/ p8 C% QThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,, u5 r9 s' A4 u6 Q2 l+ A0 C% U7 B
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,2 L" O6 O3 y5 ]
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,. ?, }9 D9 K+ `' W9 C
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.- E9 K' j2 l# P# ?& n0 c) ^
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
* ]' W5 V* F# y! ~9 m: N0 u; [1 CAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;3 G) E# W {! }+ `2 M) D6 h
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
i/ ?% n; s( }8 r/ B `: F+ KSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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8 |# _4 v7 [4 n8 gAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide# G" e- F. u5 `: K
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,6 B7 q/ ?) Q, s$ g; t6 D2 l# E- }
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
' O# I- r b7 I& g! pFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.$ k8 q$ U. T# e2 V* F
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,. n9 a% f$ K4 l) q
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;2 G9 H# z; c, u1 P S1 S" c) g
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,7 ]. j! i; J0 r/ V" O
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.+ P& l4 A" r- }7 i! I2 m
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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