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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay* K. w$ _9 h+ o/ {5 w
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,& `7 Q' L, C2 M( Q
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,2 o! |3 z% [, H& J, @5 i) z& ?! B& ^
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
: z- S q( E2 {" A% w) `8 E Y* zHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,* l* H, @& ]7 a) E0 n
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;9 M* n/ s Q. b. L+ b& [5 ]& f/ @
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,1 k `" q9 m1 l( |! l: ]7 X
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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! A5 i4 J0 W# P2 @2 \1 SUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' U; j$ e/ `6 i. \
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
. X6 ~+ h$ Y3 _: s& aHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* y/ @" Y0 }4 v* U! @. CAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.$ y1 G' i1 {+ f5 k, d
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
6 p3 p. W8 o0 O5 B/ I0 ~' d }And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.) O& j9 {( V. \ P# ^
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,$ y8 p) `7 ?. l! x* M. H1 t
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.4 c3 I( ]/ |! i: r9 A
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, x$ x& w: X" M" G. x kThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
( m) `, R$ P$ s# IWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,& C0 ^- a0 w. Y
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,; h8 z- r2 i+ ]# i
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
$ D: @$ R6 j- S% E1 S4 }On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
4 E: x6 v2 Y5 |" L% V2 g6 XAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;$ X- l( H2 O/ f: o' n' W
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,% |4 [- S) S, \5 n$ G2 E
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.' J" G0 Y& m4 Q
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide: ]: U y2 V; A% |
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
S) ]0 Y: Z9 n( y: i. G1 P( lIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
) f9 F4 {4 V- ~! y( o, pFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.3 [6 C. z; N( d! ~+ w9 H
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
$ V; q" Q& U' @" z* COn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
6 n* {: V3 J& R3 mFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,- Z. T2 T M. X0 H
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.. z. T# B# a. }0 _- G: L* z) i
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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