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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
! U; U- ]* \% }/ ]8 ]- YWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
$ j5 {$ c3 k6 S; q+ k( k6 \From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,8 J7 d7 s- D7 f0 |, _. m3 S+ s( e
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago. ^3 o" D' I' b; d1 u4 t5 s
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
, C1 h9 i# p+ ]Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
- H; t1 q0 V6 Y- L$ s8 o) wA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
9 e- U1 T e1 b# D1 Z! [9 D& uWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.0 J3 J2 _8 k8 l) }! Y7 N1 G
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
" J, f, V7 H' {" V# r# s4 O' hAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
; e( t3 F4 e" u4 u7 m# e0 U( uHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* N7 ^" O7 D; C0 k# ^0 x- W% wAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago." k# g% E) H. v3 j$ H
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
k w& F8 e+ w4 c( ^* x8 |) B/ QAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.9 M0 W4 k! r2 f/ Z! p# `5 ~$ E
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
1 O K8 ]' G' Y/ f4 b" aGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.9 [, t8 ~' e [/ E+ r7 ]3 I
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night," F/ E/ I' f5 C) O; W
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
/ ~! ]8 y, Z9 W5 Q6 x [& `Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
E [+ P( g& V$ I, X& E0 MKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.1 g& X. [ J3 J* [
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,1 e; j6 x' N1 [! a7 I4 F
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
$ N1 c) K- g# L9 o$ ZGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,$ ^, X' S0 D; D, ~6 \6 y$ F
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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0 b1 \: P; b. G7 K% y6 |And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide) S7 W- u( T& A3 c6 d
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,% j! v, M& [5 V8 F0 z: k/ p
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,* Y' M- R* y. m X! D& f$ t
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.& E; X$ U+ _0 a' u' u, C
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,5 \1 D6 x% a4 A. [" G3 r2 |
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
: y" E3 v9 _ J4 y8 w' vFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,! P: \; B9 S1 y( r6 k. ]* L
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.% P \! V- M& a1 F' f# t
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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