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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
: R. ~8 o) [1 H5 P8 XWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,' o7 _- p8 W: s4 f% u5 L0 r
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,$ F3 O3 e% L6 j3 W& J
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
/ W1 h O2 b" x3 |, P! ZHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,& G: y% ~6 ~4 W9 ~. D
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
2 x, q- ^" P, H1 kA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
1 S8 V5 Q6 J: ], q8 C1 [Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
. T2 @: l/ c8 C8 DAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
( S. T5 f8 w# L8 q6 ZHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;8 h0 o0 {, R- F+ W5 X5 W7 H
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago., Y- _7 J& Q5 i: G
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,( g5 n( ~) ~. N. N( d; C4 K, y" ]8 v
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.$ \9 N( X/ a3 ~+ N$ H) i0 {
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
) M$ {/ [% s$ IGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.) h( n2 ?. n( i3 V4 _
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,/ T P9 @6 u! s: |2 N3 F. C: p
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
$ C3 a9 b" T5 sJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
; w5 R( T& M" W* }Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago., d1 E- ?! ?& `
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,* T' _' `1 h+ `2 j8 c9 Y
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;) _& [) M0 `" ^- B" b+ ^2 V1 v
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
' k9 o( `2 X& ^* V4 x3 ]! aSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
$ \. t' u% ~4 b* `$ qAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,6 o2 w& u. {, B: U+ U1 W" J4 F( j
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,% Z1 {; \6 R4 e4 Q
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
+ F& Q9 k# \6 l/ DHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# I! f9 C6 W- m( o
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;2 f1 L. p: h+ E% d1 S' g
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,$ J5 f' Z& x" \+ W; c
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
) P6 f9 V1 \' w Y----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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