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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay1 W) N. p( l, E4 L- d7 ~- |2 i* q
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,+ q0 c: l: K6 N, {1 y& W, W
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,4 M5 J; f3 I2 @* y( `9 ?2 p+ R
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.) ^! T& w% p6 @$ K+ S
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
9 z! K6 p- v0 B( d( h4 p" c1 SWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
; c& O! B0 C' ?5 [* \) D" \A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,; d, ^5 l, a9 ]" f d% b- ]
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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I+ D' J) F* _/ oUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,) E% L$ Y, R% m- z, g( Q
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
, y4 M, p+ `' }0 GHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
, c# N7 W* x/ \& a" n, H2 q/ qAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
|0 v4 U; B0 o3 K, |# d* YWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
( x k3 C9 j9 }, q3 dAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
- A" q: c6 j) k' r- q+ GWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
# \0 B" Q5 ~3 D3 X7 FGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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. l; A, V) K% X8 i, i; rThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
' n: k( f1 _( _7 ^" [Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ p6 \, E5 B% q# T6 ~; s6 p$ s5 e
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
0 z( f6 v: M- [: y4 \Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
: k5 |$ E$ F KOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
9 g6 s3 g: ?6 d# _5 m/ i! Z, E$ }! QAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;1 L" R+ B5 @: N/ F) ?! }
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,4 X) j8 H$ L1 N6 l9 x
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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% V/ J+ m0 V t, Z6 MAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide) p* p1 @8 \, U2 v
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,& b. e+ h1 f9 `; V. P
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
, d3 \" A# b1 c8 {' t( X/ @For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
( R1 @* h9 N( Q3 U$ ~( hHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,8 m5 Y; K6 J+ t0 J- P9 z
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
0 u; e9 \% E4 ?From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
, L7 Y: x3 [2 @Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.( t6 c* ?( I. n1 D* P
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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