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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
) A" V1 O' }0 d% J" ] U, sWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
0 ~. G% p* W" f& s; u7 r# iFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,0 O8 }) i& y# d
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
% j) v* B* h# [0 u) b; T" ~8 pHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,9 w5 I1 n/ M$ ~$ g4 {5 v6 f' a+ k( U
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
: `; }; i% y: f: _5 M- EA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 r- `* P/ o) [# {& h# Z: ~Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.# |6 d. i6 a! v% |: F% s" k/ K
~/ ^, i5 s1 u3 uUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
3 \* @9 {; ?$ \3 X5 QAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,+ `% k( t; v) ]7 O: W; O ]) q) K3 |
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;0 `, t" K5 F7 b" U8 W4 t( s0 b) V
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.' Q* o: v! y4 V) E5 G- M3 _$ t
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,+ L% f w( }3 _5 h# ^, L
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.9 |% N' ^3 d j9 R, _& F* e. M- h
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
% T( o% B4 e4 B2 ~' {Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,; w. z* Q `8 E7 v
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,2 N d. Y4 M w# \/ g0 f- S8 w
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,. [' c/ [' Z6 d
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
! F$ Y3 c% {/ }; h8 F- h% BOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
- ~6 ~1 K' @; a* V' L9 J) fAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
3 R" x3 ]3 O2 h3 [( YGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,0 O2 V) F- g& [# u4 J2 ~
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
) h4 R7 E0 i3 c3 d2 \: N+ }All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
! ?2 n8 N' u% ^) HIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,4 `! e {( b, x: ]. ?
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
% |; @# p- U. q6 y* d9 Q0 |Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
" g3 h2 l1 o* ~: V0 Y5 ZOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;4 C. N9 d) j9 R5 H, o# V Z6 V
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
* y6 u, c! r" a- j6 CBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
2 b0 M2 w: \: v" T/ m8 E" M z----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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