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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
3 k& L1 h0 G- \; J% iWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,' U8 r1 G- o L7 m+ W) c0 i
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,* x4 B: O w% g) Q2 p5 p
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.6 a6 a u& N( v# e- N
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
8 u, \# e8 D* s- G$ F ]Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
! b+ P$ l' J# {& iA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
9 Y) s5 i% U9 `0 ?) ~8 y( @Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.$ ?) x8 C8 {- z6 P9 {
) n5 D6 L+ W& L! g$ |Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,3 S* n. p$ I0 W- m2 ^' a, z
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
; B/ V/ h& o+ P9 l; U" K/ DHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
& Q9 i$ D4 \* `" d$ KAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
2 ]4 a/ t# L2 U4 w PWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
+ ?7 f6 `: e$ zAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.6 l, N" J7 w# B; V
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
6 e% a" I/ L5 B5 zGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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0 X; p% p: T, WThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
, _2 o; ?0 w: ]+ O) r) KWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
" g& _# N$ O& ~" SJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,1 e% {7 H+ j) Z' j d) F$ {/ T
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
7 g( r; `# d1 h0 C8 K# i* P1 x, e1 IOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
$ T! Y% F3 \' G8 o: J6 y8 rAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
% G! v, G0 _. VGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# G$ v8 w" f5 w- w8 w- g
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
, o0 T L9 \. C9 O& L2 Y# fAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
, {. I4 d. W$ P8 [6 O) C; E5 wIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
6 h2 W& k& e& y" C( V9 qFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.8 a7 N1 k) o/ g E3 ~. @
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
1 r% A p* D# XOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;+ W7 A! G5 }* F- Q Q/ C2 t& L
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,8 _1 Z3 r- U9 b* g
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.& L6 W( f4 V2 Z" V: Y" m
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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