 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
r3 ^. U. C/ i1 s! h! B- NWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
+ n8 `! Z) p8 f5 ~' \ S" S GFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
( D7 T2 i9 W9 u+ J+ z" cAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.2 a; {& |2 v7 {# Y9 p
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
) b3 p) n" t3 S; S8 x! i0 x$ c% `Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
8 {: w. ?4 z5 t" L( R+ Y0 @2 UA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 Q( z6 E4 B: N6 U4 f. T+ JWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
$ v4 H9 g( `* ^
6 h& o. T6 n/ [$ c$ g" EUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,+ @* B; F# }8 X, F5 a6 ?5 M4 G
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
4 ~: R3 E* a& M& p2 nHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
4 B" q- } u& O! @+ MAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago. y& _& D9 L- K' R
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,- C! @4 i0 g( ]; m( D: _ h/ e3 J9 @3 v& ?
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.: K2 D% ]9 ?* w3 V5 ^
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,$ S7 b1 }* u8 C; b4 h" x8 L! U
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
* G/ N8 t/ H7 R
- a* G% ?! \% d& Y6 h6 UII8 d6 D, L5 V7 C% N5 {
There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
% F, v0 f0 X5 i3 ^+ e& u8 LWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,) I+ X/ l" n8 t/ q- B: }/ m
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,0 W$ P' v: g/ f+ x2 S3 A
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.3 ]8 l: M& F. V+ j/ {+ ?) j9 j
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
/ H }5 R* g" ^' a w) y6 K- @And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;: P8 t5 K5 q" \# L* V( g, i3 l
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
/ m, V4 X& S* \9 lSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.$ l8 W! ^1 p6 [. D8 @8 P
0 G: b/ Q a) c& w/ OAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide3 Q! o9 G* ]; m! S
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,& n- _3 D, }2 ?. y
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,' q" c( K& E7 `7 W
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
: C( f) E5 {* x; x% SHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,8 n; t2 C( G$ l5 c2 ] z! w
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;6 g7 @& a3 c% x: v
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
( ^+ d3 M9 Y" S; ]# eBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
4 N6 i- \/ E% b3 V; `+ j6 J2 H7 c----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
|