 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
& ^) j5 N+ o0 x9 kWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
5 A: S1 ]2 s8 H+ g$ pFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,/ O0 q5 `/ b# j; c5 P( c
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.1 t/ O5 C, h( G
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
$ Z* @3 Y# H3 U* C$ K5 ~, nWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
1 Q$ z5 K; ~1 {) R0 QA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
0 V/ d1 m( u/ T& [Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.- K. |' j! U7 ]4 A; t
+ M6 v6 ]4 ] BUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,8 V X; T0 l6 }0 c
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
5 H$ n4 u7 t' j, dHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;. f- I1 p. N4 Z- H; b
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.2 i* ~1 |: \9 Y1 R3 {
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,; N/ c" J& i5 E4 Q$ j. ^
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.+ j- V6 F: [/ ]0 l
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
( m$ Z3 U/ y4 x9 EGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.4 F1 s0 G7 u" N; D f. }: b
: i" q! I! C+ PII, I* j, W, x. s
There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
& N& S+ J1 s0 m3 [% C) }4 e1 hWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
, [2 w; }1 R4 qJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,) O0 B5 j' E# p3 ?! d( n0 v% s
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 [, j2 h8 A9 B- Q
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,/ V- ~0 b. O# m1 Y! q0 o1 d3 i6 w
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
% v4 x1 R X$ x, e _" j- L% i( G% ^) WGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,! [/ R9 x. m7 b: i0 C" P: l
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.; [3 p$ p8 x% a- X5 n0 e
' G$ `9 c: T7 z0 E
And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide; m$ |7 a" ?% ], L* F/ K
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,; |2 i) A1 y, ~2 Q1 x( E0 l: ]
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,3 X# G$ s: ?, D# c6 t0 P* N
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.' U9 b( w, I* Q, N# m+ w3 g
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 F- {& M/ M* r+ T' [5 @9 s$ e- l4 N I7 K
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
- e; W3 r8 s2 b" V+ C7 X; Y, K4 C/ c: ]From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
( W* q, V& `8 c. \1 u. _/ n. W. nBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.; a# \8 k& |" h* q- n/ ?
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
|