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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay1 \) G5 y; y* k" \
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
$ O( B! P. z2 m) a* h) EFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 D v5 m* i- RAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.: L6 C" ~, K" z
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,9 r4 W! C( m2 `) i! ?. [
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;. K) P7 j6 }2 s" j* t* e
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
! N0 `1 k% [5 r3 s! A* u! U8 T) xWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.7 i) d$ Q6 {3 B* s3 |5 W
9 B% F! O3 e8 e q4 qUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
* x$ h3 _2 d4 T& e* IAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
, l Q% A, k$ ?% a6 N3 s. yHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;' U% Q# y' @: P5 r; f E
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.9 b2 @; i `1 X! F" @ B' T, ?! y
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
! |0 Z) p7 ^$ F! f& y# G2 \7 gAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
- r' t( G# L2 [! jWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,0 {1 m, G# Z- E! K$ I
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,. {" U: L) J5 Y) A
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
( J( a8 ]; `* `; x- dJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
3 M) \. L8 D% S# ?) A* a7 @# MKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
4 k0 j' Z: R- A' K8 d5 M0 ~ rOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
9 Q! M# s) s$ l6 g& rAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;1 ?2 {( ] {4 H# q9 }8 w
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
- `8 q" N2 V1 H' m4 g, d: \Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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1 t1 H; {: |5 ]) QAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide; F8 Y& F! ~9 t* C
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
* F! N' {% \2 x1 vIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,# d; S0 |( C# v0 X# f) ^- O. K
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
$ n2 D5 V n! o9 s6 w, r. a1 p. T" UHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,( v* k2 u* H9 E, R: |+ c
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;8 g% l$ T) Q4 c8 S
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,8 y6 u9 i/ M* K; M P
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.7 v) m: u m2 G: f$ X
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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