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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
# S) P, K4 q* f9 g1 O3 L. DWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,) ~% S; F* C! |% o# R
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,: G0 P2 J+ r1 H% ^1 i# [" a1 i4 k
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
$ \- i0 ]/ {7 Z8 N# u: Q. ZHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,. S. U! l0 Z# G& I: R. \6 m& z
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;4 h* F% S+ A3 P( X ~, [
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
* w% P3 [5 I/ ~6 F. H! g. S6 q5 _Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
' Y2 g1 [: c/ x5 \8 e% P9 ~* w) |And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,% L) `5 H- r- a8 l' H% t8 I
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;8 ? } A6 L' B$ ~! n" E
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
! P+ Y8 I0 g* f/ p) F FWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,$ @& t2 O5 e% e6 C( G
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.0 i! b/ a W5 A4 A! l! v( q; _- |! l
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low, a! z# K+ F+ F. u6 l1 N" Q- P; m L
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.0 K1 ]% r' ~) a# v. } a, A1 G
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6 l4 R* |0 c( D9 [& N3 b+ GThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,7 E+ L+ U0 J$ h6 V4 H+ f
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
* S0 H. I! x# o& r$ c+ JJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
* O4 I% j0 V) u5 {Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.% O8 W! Z3 p& `% | e) r
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
' c$ ` H- X0 b; Z6 `1 ~And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;& Z$ ?* v1 o/ m# z
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,. L3 k) ?$ s6 n! |1 Z
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.# U! a' O* ?" E7 M: I% m
/ E7 C+ t2 d' s/ g0 M3 iAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide$ b. `' _$ D& u6 C$ j5 S6 r
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,+ m9 H+ U, p. N# ]' o, z
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
% Z4 p' D4 _# V% I( b v) \For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
/ ~2 w' L3 E1 s; A1 F$ LHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,: X i; `. C: C4 p& N' ]
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;- |1 S* b/ G+ }! i1 `
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,* A8 l, @2 X( k4 W2 S1 @ L- V
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
- q% U4 T7 |" M0 D J$ l9 A8 t----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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