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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay" O- K9 J' g. U- C3 L
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
N4 f5 D0 c4 l8 c3 CFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,1 `$ V9 @4 M% [3 ]2 }
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.# h8 O+ q7 C) ~) d$ s! L7 I$ U$ [. Y- y
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
/ R1 R$ ]/ v* dWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;; ?) J# {+ Y7 H: ^5 Z5 ?0 K) {; O, ~
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
2 J7 X7 A+ t% u0 j5 K- _8 Y" lWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.: J" g q f( o/ V5 N" C9 O! ^" t3 p
. Z2 @! a/ I: i5 Z7 d) SUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
5 \$ h r5 |! Q5 NAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
' ?* Q' K4 d. `# b- Q9 EHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;8 L9 r# q1 e: K% t; X, \7 L! ^
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.' s) q! n; X& g
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,, V# ?0 g+ j7 k7 Q* O/ g3 c" K
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.; m2 u! N" M! i! r& u0 N) h
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
4 X/ U# U5 _! ]; PGood 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,
1 u. r' \& I5 J0 H, h( a& n, lWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,9 I2 a- D8 d% T, F0 s- K, S
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
$ }) R* y3 I, a/ BKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.) p# W( u5 t% r8 w; X8 E
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,7 i- }' Y5 R1 J# s. p2 z2 Z/ g2 S
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
3 w' e; |- T# Q' a. O" vGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,$ y; v9 d& w3 J
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.2 K6 ^4 Q% p+ Y" j8 `2 B
3 A% j4 |# I$ ?: I3 A1 mAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
/ ]. S8 E9 P w$ M1 L3 lAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,7 S' T, e1 W0 q8 K0 T1 B
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,. f% b2 W' ]4 ^$ T8 \1 v0 A0 L \
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.( r) u4 x2 A2 n' l5 \# m: J
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 Z: R& ^1 L: h
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;! C& U( S0 U, h' F- K! ]+ H
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,: e# q/ X8 F% R% [: ?) q
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
" k& u% v0 `9 v----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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