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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
2 Q1 Q" g7 j/ A+ u2 e* ^- u$ vWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
/ P A& I- p8 L6 k& VFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,3 j. M: }: S$ d" G, _7 |0 |
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.9 X3 `9 ?, [& x' _3 d& B
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
: F6 h" F3 k7 U) `% Y1 N) jWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;# h& n3 o& q2 _7 C( o3 W
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe," r; a" u3 A) X+ I) j+ W
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.% d' d( L# E }( X8 i
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
: L0 ^# p4 n7 s, WAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
1 d1 Q. G3 F% I ]5 r0 NHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
6 S0 A* i$ T; o/ iAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago. H# f* G5 Y. T
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
. Q' x- m! R, W; a# qAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears., u% {' { Q3 _+ U+ a$ f
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
& J7 h" f4 z" T$ lGood 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,
1 f7 |- q- [0 q6 Y' \Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
9 M# q+ [: H. t/ t7 q$ ?Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
# f. ?# n# r1 c* ~# e" Z. eKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
1 a% K2 f9 _+ C9 U' f; I0 hOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
1 @7 L( l- ?8 x$ N* o! B t: ]And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
- V& a2 Y$ j" m- l+ lGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
& v# Q. C! `5 `% |Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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2 a3 l; m7 x8 \7 U% N9 }, HAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
1 P8 u; w, ]0 e! H. |All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,* t& u5 S! m: `. N! y+ k
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years," u1 t# ]6 x: S: L2 g1 H
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
& d& P- y& u# L* z" Q% CHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
9 K% ^/ S# i# BOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
& H: o! R2 S6 j7 u- `From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,0 q- z. \( i# T8 T2 {; o9 X0 |
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
6 S( P6 ~: W2 F6 k D: w/ V' V9 z----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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