 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
. H, q6 W1 h& g9 yWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
9 h( V2 [( M' z) W* Q M# M! eFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,8 _! r! _1 U5 C& {+ X2 u M1 W
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
) H G" L% |! X( r5 w' WHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,. u2 H& U' d. C$ Q
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;( W; S) U& t/ ~4 b( t1 z
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
+ x! f+ Y9 p+ |' b: d+ `0 EWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
O% }! ?4 _8 ~+ k$ q G
9 U$ F) m" M* C# }* \Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,, A4 y4 B$ ~: g4 |$ Q
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
: H9 c V9 w5 a, {3 v _Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;3 X! |* H2 H# \! M* x, _) \& W
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.0 n: t& D0 n' H/ `0 y
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
) U& g6 l# s5 o2 ZAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
/ j4 G& u3 L- _6 MWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
* e0 l+ T @6 uGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.- B* u$ E4 ?" K; b9 |
1 g$ k( T8 p& ^) R$ U
II1 e: O7 q, A. O1 y" ^( @0 ~
There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,/ V1 ], D8 k0 v6 t, X+ A! P
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
2 X! k/ y4 A4 B7 G% SJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio," T8 N; u, t, L3 Y, M
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.: Q5 w8 J$ m5 o5 R
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,, s: M$ h- i8 ?1 ^) i9 `- |, K
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
9 u( ^4 I0 I* B& }9 x$ yGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,9 _. M; _- n; T" o+ @; U
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.& F" b4 [: V, F" ^4 A
h2 i H- p* P% H6 E" VAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
8 T% W; U6 b5 v/ n0 VAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
2 l0 P' ^: b: U1 UIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,, M+ a" t. I; p7 x% Y, H# X
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.3 Q& n2 l+ C* x6 P" C. A
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
$ E2 g$ } X- ]* pOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
0 S1 h E. Z, O N1 l( cFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,8 t$ {9 z* d5 \
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 h; K$ d z" Q. ~
----------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
