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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay9 u/ u8 ~0 X2 a1 G5 m
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,% F( v& J2 t8 _ T, g; ~: q
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,$ k8 k0 `* y1 V* y4 y7 {- C
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
8 \% t X6 V; K9 [, \His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 O. p z. g1 O% uWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;1 P0 V# C3 O5 k
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe, G0 F3 Z$ k4 `- f( F
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago. K, H8 g3 V3 a5 ^* S1 y
5 i' n9 j% j! ]& z! e5 {; s( MUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,& t- d& c* j+ A9 b8 F$ V5 u" k
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,% o4 b! m& p$ F8 @4 a& L! a
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;8 U! Y) |9 ]" Y1 n: H
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
6 o0 a8 V Q M- i, mWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
: |. y3 T( Z* v+ vAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.% d. h- {* L/ t# M2 o
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
4 q0 \, s) V* s. _8 t/ FGood 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,' @5 {. ]0 w' P1 F
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
; a0 k% A2 v- h# zJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
- B6 \) T7 e: @. q& @Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
( G" B7 O$ M# B9 a+ ZOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
1 ?3 B0 p8 |% uAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;% g" o% b. u. D( T4 `0 Z# _
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,$ R" R) |9 j- i' K$ ~2 u7 t4 T
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.! T4 B* ~4 P! x7 u- j$ N6 R: u6 I* S
: f1 n+ _6 D. t9 ^, _) NAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide: W* ^$ [' S: x w
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,+ J1 b5 J0 ?7 d5 ^. N; N
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,0 ?4 s4 b( s k* X; ~
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
* W! b$ W1 g( K; d0 ?Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,6 {* ]9 N% Y, {
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;5 v% Z# F2 S0 E/ K$ X0 e
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
5 d, b: R% s5 l& l5 L# lBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 A6 E0 O! Z7 Z( {% P* z
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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