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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay5 A& x a2 l: w+ k W
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
% g D: l% o w: n2 w/ b" KFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,4 o& t% x" U1 i! ~- B9 b
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.9 o. ^7 g& q+ W' k, r, T! J
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
; A }4 t* g& J& B( w6 zWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
8 e- W0 N3 E6 Z0 M% ?. O! }; t$ mA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,3 Y, ^# P3 U7 H _ `0 k: R$ u# [- a# C4 {& }
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.( m0 j9 T& a# C/ I* ]% X
: B# O0 [& s1 X4 L3 ^: J' z: X; E* GUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,/ i' h0 Z2 F7 f$ ?
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,3 }4 l0 \1 x& T8 ^ u3 R3 ]( q9 N
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;1 r) f# H, U' } b" T5 a
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.5 [0 t9 o- N# {+ Q: D# v2 e
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
% w* G0 t& U0 _2 {4 [0 f1 G! UAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
! C- V" } M8 y; R0 UWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,& b* `/ \$ G0 u
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.0 t! Q! V" P9 J6 |% P
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,* r4 A4 y! q. }9 s! C# H0 t
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
+ V& V5 }3 L1 _6 c3 i- g; E; R9 rJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,/ ~3 T1 R- e7 n R
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
, J( A2 @! {# _( ~3 _/ QOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
+ `1 |6 L- @" f5 k% O8 V! u' J: }2 I" kAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
- J9 q- w( Z+ l$ G0 pGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
$ _& P! T4 Q: i1 [Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.) a9 |! X/ n! H+ |
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide& ~* Y# @0 `, c O1 V3 ?- {# z
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
6 D( ^( E* H# [9 _4 WIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
1 w* @$ t" x0 WFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
" v6 z o, X+ d/ |& tHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
8 }: ?1 O( b! [ b4 i4 _% gOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;- P7 e' F3 X3 C
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,* N3 l4 c# j6 H j5 L
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
1 D u+ V* ~3 W----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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