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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
" U3 h5 [$ y8 J) @When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,* F6 w; P. O6 ?1 |7 Y
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,: r7 g9 q. J) p/ R3 M# W6 k3 I
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.. e/ R+ Y- l# L! X B
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,& h% }& d* M3 J5 c4 D% \- X7 a
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
& f; Y& O! Q& bA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,& x' e+ R! g' z$ ?+ T( A8 g3 i" c
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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% Z' L7 O/ y9 [6 q6 }# yUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,( v& I# S: L; n8 q" W; d8 C) i8 i
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat," J6 x1 j* r& R# M% Z) _: e
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
1 m6 Y* m7 C' L; Q; W4 T" T4 f" sAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.' p! |/ Y0 N# W9 @1 |
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
7 O$ x2 W/ ~( ~: { e" M6 BAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.* H2 d- [6 s3 n' N
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,# @3 G, @, V8 z, e$ a, v! W
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago. `" X/ q7 I+ S3 s
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,% P& R K- d5 S+ W
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
" g) w$ }( W3 D& Q3 ~: |' y, HJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
2 P/ Q( Z2 ~/ M( `4 Q, B/ H& sKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.& W% |# M: ?/ u1 _" w
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,1 x3 S9 r+ A1 R) `
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;: T( W/ P8 v7 W& i \' W% r* A
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
/ ~2 r+ G4 G. `' J. u3 r/ NSuch 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 wide4 B' q! W3 c8 v) P: q& \( f# f( Y
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
4 L/ u# ], K3 N4 Z l( C6 |In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,! Z0 H9 C( E( a# k& e* k Y3 \
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.3 }$ l) u2 U; t% f y- N p1 X
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
9 \/ O, H6 N9 z" v" Q7 VOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;: n0 N( r* e6 i# T( y9 h
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,, W o" b6 y5 M& ^
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.& n3 N; s$ D8 `: w, }) E& u" D
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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