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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
5 e" U/ o$ V+ w; J0 YWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
* r$ w7 o z6 M- k- F; dFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
8 d7 P+ O8 J0 GAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.- A* e+ a" Z/ W& ~' F+ c
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
V2 k3 ]8 ?# ]7 p) G, ]9 h% IWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
) ~" z, }+ o- f& p3 ZA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
& F2 k D* b- b$ o/ O( k! fWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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7 ]* E, _8 y( i) b$ Q' mUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
6 L! P' z7 h; }+ }" MAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,9 y: f* B; z# M* d
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
5 C4 N# p, o/ y( u" k: ZAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.3 m9 p: I b# j5 ^( t1 }1 V1 W& c# Z
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& `# h4 Q% _. ^
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
3 }. |; C( e+ p$ I% U: k. aWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
0 ^3 u+ m. z* q) G9 ]Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.# x& c9 A4 c9 M. B1 _
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,; G. L0 s3 r4 ~0 v+ S! R3 l
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
0 m2 M; H' F$ `4 Q X. RJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
6 ^2 ]0 W, k2 Q; Q4 g7 BKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.6 V$ _9 M1 V; h$ N M6 T2 _
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,: t- M+ y( ?. w, H, ~
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
2 `- ^# Q# I5 H v3 |. L! h, o5 F( b5 m% ^Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,* c/ B5 A* k- v+ O" q
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.' V. r7 a+ S7 c8 c2 v; D
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide j5 u0 }) s4 {# u
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
% [1 d+ U3 P5 C/ ]1 XIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,3 }& _% _4 y9 V" N
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
! a6 M, m2 W+ K8 GHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
/ a3 p1 j( l& K# W! OOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
. P1 g* y: `2 o2 JFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,4 N$ x+ m* V4 `; a6 J3 {) ^
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.% E% h8 U/ c' h
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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