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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay* |& N* b0 }2 |5 n6 x) J( F
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,( W: M& a( p9 G# V% ]3 P7 B
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
3 ` R0 T5 l: t. IAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
# N* h u# o. u, SHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 v# y, b. W& iWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
" u" p$ M& S7 C. R1 k7 nA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 Y/ a8 [+ S6 m: ^Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
/ i0 I' p' q8 M- JAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
4 c. h" K2 L- D8 xHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
; b7 ^2 {2 z$ n8 _Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.6 B$ N( y* D+ U6 Q0 J' M0 ]
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,6 L* b K" W& u: O6 P
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
! R& B9 n& o: V5 v6 QWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 O. v* c" c2 M: l* pGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.! i @3 V5 a$ \9 m- a& l7 Y
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
* T+ Z# K& y( K' hWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
, ?& e2 o; p! E4 t4 S! }0 P. X- mJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
6 ?$ Q6 t7 ^ G! C' a' D$ U: r8 x+ aKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
: c2 j, E1 }. S+ ?% LOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
, S9 q+ M0 a5 x8 ^2 OAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;! Q( O7 H! A# L X
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,; ?; I* y6 T! l J2 x
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 wide9 w. o) j( e) k0 f8 r2 S
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
& |! \. J. j! o% iIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,' P; O+ @: D6 g" W- ?: {
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.2 p& ^, y0 \+ R' ]
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
P4 f& d1 b, S* y7 f0 ~. }" xOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;( q) g# n* B/ }2 W {
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,7 O2 r1 ^2 ]' k. f+ v' a& V3 \
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
, o* m5 V! A8 U! O+ Z4 m----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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