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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
; D/ s1 w/ ^( mWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,* ^4 ^, a9 x2 O
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
0 |3 {3 C( k, eAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
. g' R" K l: P. i, rHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,* g$ O- _7 W" v2 a; K$ _4 l
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
. h; }& G# y8 q1 J. y/ u5 k+ AA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,' v. [; d1 h; {+ N) ~
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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8 T6 e$ G9 Q' ^0 X1 T+ HUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,! r, [! u$ k9 x$ X% \! v
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,4 e2 v5 `% N' R9 ^
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* n) k& N% |2 ~- E+ ^Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago. q# T4 O8 V4 ^: r) d3 `
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
$ N; M" |) d: ~6 x) n# A1 q2 kAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
7 n/ L7 c6 y6 c& ^5 tWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
- Q5 @% b1 K" I& |7 CGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.) }' N! d5 O/ w5 l+ m
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# X% e& Z3 t/ H9 R( i; FThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,; N. e$ W! p4 M$ v( A% ^7 [5 j( a
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ x& @$ a5 M: k! \9 O
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
; g4 ?2 q2 v3 |8 _1 r7 F/ zKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
' S# j; y. c: ~2 V" p7 ]On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,3 p/ e; C( T. \4 {3 K* d0 K
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;3 R! `. X: F, G ^0 l7 S( s8 T
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,* e5 A! C: ]1 ]# C4 O8 M0 V, ?8 v, X
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.- `6 A0 L j0 ^: c
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide; i8 k5 `0 k. n; n
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,% j [$ q* i& O1 m
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,9 l! Q. @+ _" J; P
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.$ v4 y$ {2 c5 |5 k2 k
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,8 v% _' H. l2 b' B1 r/ v9 ]
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
" g' C, O7 c& U7 I( pFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
: y' t" q; m8 i- RBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.4 [$ H# P$ A1 s4 Q$ h0 t
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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