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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
' m2 S, R0 G4 x( s0 d* \. ~When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
; l7 z! M. A4 f% Q9 sFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,- o6 r' q7 n; C" T' H# V, C5 H+ e
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
) W! ?; M$ ~/ R- v* s l* AHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% X: M. N5 D! `6 i9 J
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;" n4 ~4 Y/ i. c! R
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
) [% D7 E0 v# y8 U \Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,9 E* f- i3 B. W$ Y7 M6 a8 D0 L; `
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,# N n3 W* }! a( F
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
" O$ D$ b& @0 }4 ^# e8 mAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
G& c% p1 w" e7 s4 {With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
" D* E6 Y: Y& P# RAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears., y, T5 q$ {$ n n+ Q6 U; C5 s
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,* N" n2 w) X$ F6 Q
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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; e6 @+ c I, {There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,3 F0 T7 u* q" G/ H2 I' e
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
+ s& ?4 |% Q* S E+ A. SJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,- r. E6 S8 m: j, c! y, G/ k) j
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.- _$ C3 @; K O7 w9 Q
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
: V2 p# Y" H) X. ~3 m7 a4 H9 w9 |And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
7 {: J0 A$ ^; ^6 PGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,2 [: `. {) h: R4 d
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.4 l- c" y- q6 O9 h) D5 g! C' T: T
, h3 q' U" C4 t. x& L* LAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide, Z4 P5 ^# g1 a9 A! g
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,* m5 [8 X- U/ n7 g( Y- D& v
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
3 H# y: {6 R, g7 F6 [ qFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
2 t( z! a4 ^ s$ Z; H+ bHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
1 G9 Z- s. u& d% fOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
; Z8 b+ b" d2 D# lFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
) Z- y( a* M6 y5 `' D- nBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago." V) E9 H6 j( t2 N$ u' H" U8 D
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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