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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
{. J! G# ~( j0 h+ dWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,* K0 e1 B3 V' e5 ^
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,( y& D! X3 f, u) r! b
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
: K/ U5 ~1 u$ O k1 o+ ~+ JHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
" X' d& I6 \; B3 Z7 P- @Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;* N5 N0 [! r. @7 o. ]; |
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,2 o% H0 [) L5 E
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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2 Z. G* }3 S r7 u; xUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
0 s9 A8 a- D% S6 B4 s% W* pAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
* D& _, }2 i F! m- R LHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;; {* c" R/ M, ~2 b5 q# k
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
+ B. _9 m& v2 C \With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
( _7 [& Z. R& x/ |( P* s( k- C. E0 G3 ^And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
5 E, T9 m% F- h0 P1 L {& k1 NWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,) u8 Z8 _* S; x6 j
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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# N: W# E) t' e) r4 bThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
* S5 l# U G4 Q L0 ~# C2 [9 sWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
+ s! H4 ^% r/ [Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,8 l) k+ p4 t3 N w3 P
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.: {6 K. g3 h+ K6 ?9 T
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,' @4 t- L4 m$ d" H
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
# _. J. b3 |' k2 ?+ \Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
; H3 d8 s/ m5 hSuch 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
% q( s- F# Y. w. }All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
9 Q: l$ ]& k. Z, A/ r- Y! sIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
5 K. K. z! T! m* s9 G$ vFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.4 o" q0 X- j# a
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
$ h/ a( p- z* C1 X" gOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;4 c0 A: @! i! c- {3 w4 O4 f) v
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,: B7 \6 L7 u* |- l2 n' ]) ]
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 P/ J/ ^1 t* M& A& X
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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