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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay6 w7 f! H$ E! a; r, }
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
' _( K% d$ y9 @( B" a% E* AFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,3 R k7 C2 {* F0 x* |
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
' k9 W- m1 w: p3 Y3 W, Q6 k4 MHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,+ {8 B; I5 w7 n
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;' M( z0 W/ t" A9 c* Q
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
3 p7 y1 L2 i; ]- CWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,; ]/ n% d& j8 m7 [8 B5 B9 W
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,* Y t! u* h& b6 u% q3 ^! M, I
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* v! Z( D2 r( EAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
1 d2 p. M" D: [+ r* ]With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
- d/ B% }9 N3 |! w' f: B2 ~And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.5 M* N. G/ H @5 |/ E2 ?
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
- G% R* R. M pGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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, F+ G# n' r) P$ c$ o9 [& IThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,; @- x# Y2 ]. [3 ^" i3 z
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
9 t* S' W+ r4 ]$ g7 @1 wJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
' a5 v5 Y# B6 a3 {& zKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
- q5 G6 q l" COn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair," y [4 k9 [+ X& s9 ^2 ~( m+ N9 Q
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
# a# B1 n8 z8 e8 cGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
- e: h+ b: Y! ` q- K5 {3 h/ O n0 }Such 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
. g! b7 u/ j' v3 L) @All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
* E" O- q6 [7 s+ AIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years," F1 S& X+ m4 j5 O3 C6 `# w- R
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.' G" ~* h3 R H7 W$ P7 E( I
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
) z) o- P/ X% q9 X4 g8 n& F& K- ZOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;' }% Z$ K- u8 V& L
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,3 q1 v( M, }1 D. A8 N
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
+ ?, m9 L+ \* X: o8 M3 S' A3 S" g----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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