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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay L T8 n6 r8 D: u4 }6 G$ u" n$ {/ D
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
$ n/ L. o' N- c e7 R) NFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
4 Q) O9 W$ ?. D7 s+ \ nAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago. p2 `2 Q0 _$ n& d* n/ ^$ G
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
( t/ G6 q& }, GWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
3 J6 ]- A1 N$ y( X& j- y4 ?$ lA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
5 [2 W; w( A0 |& q8 iWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.' V. C% h" u1 _% Q
3 O, d2 g/ w- W+ `2 X: L- g, Q% pUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,7 E8 X+ N7 w; A+ L5 \# a
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
% u# {' V, a0 F4 g- d5 i. y: AHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
' g% l1 H! @& S4 aAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
" [, r5 Q3 @7 B/ D6 `* z6 W- eWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
2 s' H1 J+ q) a9 U4 OAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.2 \5 J2 {2 b( V) }8 w z; y% A% Y
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 g2 T) j) Q* `( T* ^5 qGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago." M+ L' t! a( a: I
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- ]0 }) |# W- s' p5 MThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,& Q5 l# Y' D( c5 ~( k
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,7 |- M1 K; S' y/ j6 l
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,: E: f+ P/ c) P; N( X3 K1 z
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.& w- f5 x. T6 P* s5 r/ _
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
, ~- }. P/ C* D/ j7 E7 Y4 F5 aAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
0 V4 R; v5 D/ c# g- C7 pGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
' E2 g. [5 u* x; _Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
/ k/ @, W, ~% g- u2 NAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,; `0 _6 q! A/ {7 s& A! {
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
$ V/ w2 ~& ?* s0 Z% {0 \For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
5 l) F* w1 ^2 ]$ q0 E$ b: eHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
! U# D! u4 u- V/ H! x8 g1 L, a/ NOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
1 w @3 i& U0 v( x# WFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
! G$ t1 J0 P- P$ ]+ j! w4 RBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
7 q$ I# c9 s6 F* t2 i----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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