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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
2 t8 g% u) l4 SWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
2 P6 _0 G- H' e E3 C4 A' o; }6 X6 rFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,) h/ e- ?) q( q3 _! R! y! f
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
* d8 M/ m/ ]' v7 aHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% l4 A/ I/ j2 a) x% Q
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
N0 q1 Q+ x' nA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
, K1 y' @# }+ d' v* D& J6 I. LWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.( O: D- z. @; h' w
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,# u4 s# H4 e0 q) q: z) A
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,& q; X. |5 V5 F _
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;+ u! l2 U2 ^% F
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.) K+ H2 R! |- b: b9 W% E
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
: ~3 C/ D' L: N7 fAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
6 ~9 H* j1 Z' QWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
1 ?5 A2 V& f1 m, N! V( q: HGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.9 a6 t% t5 w0 w4 r% Y& Y, i
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
% g; x" g9 N8 J- AWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
$ b H% ^; _" P3 R# h3 Y8 X/ jJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,6 M9 G) h( a. \/ u( }
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.6 X- m3 h; D/ q$ }& p' d1 m
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,2 h5 ^; l H* l9 X: D+ ]
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
3 J5 {9 |! g$ E4 pGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# x L# H* b0 R
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
% R: ^3 {0 V/ y4 X3 ^All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,# i1 ~3 c5 S: {) B7 K* }
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
( h8 z4 h2 T% q* @4 k5 x+ gFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
' R9 m& H% }$ M, B8 D. e" Q& I% XHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,( l- Y+ `# e, \/ N' j- R8 G
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;6 K; ]" j$ f3 M8 X$ q- L% j7 @
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,+ x1 }& e' ]1 ~* i, {
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
5 r- a' v" ~5 y0 g0 r0 N----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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