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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay; v. H2 T, V' ~9 t: @# O( Y, x
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
0 Z9 S; u" g7 }' l. \9 oFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,* Y- p1 X( J/ A/ \3 ]
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
" m( w9 E' Q; k/ i8 UHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
9 x( _5 R0 D s sWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
9 Y: ^; a/ Y: {% O) ^1 _A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,, ]4 _% {- h7 y) ?3 p. _
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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: e: \( e7 Y1 g: I$ zUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
J/ `( f( U- e8 ?And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,5 n- y. t& c! i2 P& _4 G% B3 J& i
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;6 I# Y0 P: O/ B) k" q/ m
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
9 G( W0 i3 V" CWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
& o9 l4 D) K8 JAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
4 ?4 {0 h; w$ QWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,5 G7 y7 F: F: Q7 c# u- W0 o
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago. F* v' r& N+ B% q
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* G4 u, I# J! e6 XThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,* y7 ?* h: h, E/ N# n
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,$ P+ [$ t- z7 y% u; T0 ^
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
/ k, q* L/ {5 C1 E7 ^$ A7 d& L/ mKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
+ L7 A! z% D( V) H0 m. k, Y7 }On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,! n1 I( _5 \6 n% o% K z1 g
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;+ @! Z- L0 Q. a; C8 G5 z. t3 S
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,- Z7 G# ~+ H# H; o" k0 ]
Such 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 wide; j+ N; @$ R+ s1 T2 U; U( C1 T7 h# C. z
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,/ e: P. U1 K# P" G4 ^6 V! |
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,& O0 a& J _4 T. v, t4 D% _/ g
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.9 X, S1 O; @1 o' u$ g& \$ H) A S& B
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,7 W0 g# o+ c" I
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;8 W0 o% s6 A% @& q. f# Q) V( O
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,( f* {" F8 |- Q! ?& V, [1 d! {
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.8 @1 S# X2 M0 b8 k+ {6 a5 F* e
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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