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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
6 t/ `; }+ I$ I- KWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
, Z8 i h8 w' Q6 Q. W& p$ tFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,6 |; ^4 l% v- l! h
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
" Q. D6 q* y7 hHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% \" L) r' m- T; ~6 v
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;: n% E3 a9 }0 `' R5 C) a- s
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
" b+ H% m+ U* G* u5 x1 x7 sWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,( i7 ]* @: ]# a6 X% P6 [7 O4 k$ E
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
F& |( N" o" s$ e5 ?. DHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* L, @( c9 u2 j8 Z7 t* [3 LAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
/ i4 R* u- k+ V: ^1 R/ o( ?7 ?With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
, J$ J& \% ^1 f6 k: H3 u5 q h9 L; rAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
2 [; k# R9 J- E4 {When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,+ w t2 F3 L; l9 f0 X P! c
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.& s; d. [) z C2 ~8 m& R( j# c
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! i# z( W \( h1 t$ JThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,3 E1 u/ H# T+ a" X
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,4 D" k, O: c w9 K# [
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,& f, C8 }9 z. Z9 m! W
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.0 m% \% m# `! }9 Y9 {+ p
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,+ }$ o. T: T- @7 x; m
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;6 @% v- L) P Y
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,8 t- S) N; p7 z2 b0 O4 S( m
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.% J5 f. }9 G3 c6 G& z8 m
% \: ?. w0 T1 HAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
8 N( q. f! v$ w R/ T+ GAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,0 p% G3 `- W7 p
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,2 x$ A1 E: [) j' v; ~, Y
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
. P# ~% z' W9 U5 z- S( ~- AHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
, j' i! `- R/ V- r) o( I' wOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;9 g$ J. ~, Z! ~, w, Z8 \9 E! @; u
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
7 {" s, f3 ?4 r8 }( ZBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
& S4 d B) [2 ]/ X----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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