 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay' N V- [1 g9 {9 |
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,/ Y8 M6 z) a0 b8 @8 _: x
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
4 ~/ l: ^; V$ \And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
' t/ I* L- k9 g, M5 ?0 c+ `His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,1 u, d% L" U$ E2 i
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
& W" m4 ]0 z: i3 LA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
. J. |- p p. v" g$ X( QWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago. E8 X4 d* k7 T2 `* ?
/ H$ p2 K K3 _) m9 W
Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
5 K6 R% V! |1 B, N# g! jAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
/ s5 X: v4 M! |Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
$ j" g$ T' C! s5 B2 ^2 K. X/ o2 d* OAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago./ T9 m6 D. V) {. v5 e: @
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,/ _1 P6 s- @0 b1 X9 {
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.6 S" D( @) g8 W& y! A7 V! X
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,2 D4 T8 S2 Q% Z2 N
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.$ Y2 D2 ?# ?* }, F7 e, H# V1 T
1 b9 [, k K: L: h, H, L! z7 q
II. m1 i: e# T5 o* M8 v( c& m
There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
# D8 v2 _& G' J- V0 VWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,7 g. w7 t& q, \7 h5 Q
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
/ Z- `2 p4 Y( Z5 JKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.7 N0 s0 Y1 g5 E$ U2 j
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
2 u3 u+ p% d3 N$ J. e8 f. jAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;# P" E% {, a$ a3 {" j2 Q5 S- |- D
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# _) U) U2 ]8 y2 A% v+ K; ~- t
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
g0 c9 v* g% v9 e0 L! X/ c& v+ w
! L( v: `$ s z3 i( P3 X; \And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide4 s, X, N2 k' C! N
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
7 g+ [$ K$ r1 O& R2 c# E; i# DIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years, X8 Q" S# _' c9 H' l' ]/ p
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
6 d" `& ~* \9 h' D/ gHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,1 N% _* K- k* V4 N( d- u) }
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;* B0 F9 m1 i- e. A# _2 w, A
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
, v2 z# {1 a0 Z( E3 m: A* SBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.- }2 P" `" x1 f! ?& a- R
----------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
