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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay% n5 i J; q! z% L, V D z0 t. D
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 [3 z+ i' Y9 I2 j X s4 CFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
1 E0 C9 q7 u2 v @4 ?4 hAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
3 ?( r6 A9 A. B( P( H9 C7 i8 r. m JHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
9 t; y7 w6 K7 Y1 HWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;; n: g' O, _+ |
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,' l* Z% {- }) Z4 [1 p6 n0 }
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.+ `7 O5 \6 i% h0 z2 H* R/ P$ v
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,1 L+ I0 Q" ]% ]9 g( f1 `7 [; y
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
\5 d# R; k" j- L9 fHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
6 w6 r$ t- D3 F1 `Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.- A6 H, |4 b. h
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
/ C' q' y& A A+ YAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
& T. z1 S7 l) u; |+ n0 m) ^When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
( Y: a3 C w. u" m3 e* X9 {9 PGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.: {; I; I0 @# V4 y
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$ m9 y7 l: _# R6 P2 q' `There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
: M% B/ y' ~/ h* s8 IWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,6 L l9 I, Z! ~. {: A3 {
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
# F2 X% { }- F9 h* y8 j: P% kKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
0 p9 G6 Z8 x9 n; bOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
: A3 P3 g: J) L( [, X1 b: LAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
& I7 ]3 P# M0 {Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
& @, y( d0 v2 l7 Q B0 B: `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
$ w+ H* Q4 H5 i9 ^9 q$ C, GAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,! U: T, e& y/ ^5 c
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
" M0 {( [8 d3 n5 RFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.5 g- O! W, K" d6 d$ N% U9 y
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
. J N6 B; o; T4 h! Z! @. A2 nOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;& q; G; R9 @6 G, f
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,. p. L0 S/ e$ |' @$ M
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.+ Q3 H. k! j$ \, S
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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