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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay5 ^: S0 F8 |8 a3 F& \% ]- a! @+ f& d
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
' U# A9 F: |5 i; t0 {5 iFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
2 ]! ?: ?/ u1 ] mAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
4 l: j, J# I! \4 A/ cHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,5 U( G0 h$ n2 Z7 ~" t4 J# U7 A
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
5 n7 {8 ?# Q5 p/ s) J. K, z0 [ oA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,0 Z+ B3 a7 _+ I
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,8 P9 D( T: }- b. V
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,9 M5 e1 G2 Y: v8 p0 k
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
+ J2 k. U6 T( k7 S6 u9 pAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.* X: h! q7 U' e5 B( z
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
: T; p8 f7 g3 F) v! V8 AAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears. F4 x* ]4 ]3 A" O
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
/ S' l& `7 x* v1 t8 H* {Good 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,! t4 m: ]5 N0 q" x7 p
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,- N6 o# a# @- c( J1 T' g- r$ g; K0 z
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,/ o* e2 H0 Z0 B4 \. |
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
0 B2 e5 P4 `9 b# BOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
# G. f$ i/ V5 R+ O. @* zAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;: S4 @& R, r4 z4 p' J; M! N/ _
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
4 t9 H2 ]. t1 U: A9 E/ zSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she., R h0 y* x' N/ \1 L% J5 m0 l
9 O4 X$ {4 N# n8 @0 D0 ^) d: w& xAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide# n; F X$ o3 y
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
8 k9 |9 j7 {; Y8 a8 aIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
" Q" l" @, V9 H KFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.$ s* G6 B1 z$ _! v! {% X$ y- \
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
3 J6 [9 n$ F% l$ FOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;! Q0 k& z; G h* ?4 R
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,1 u& ]% Y. `7 \) g% {: }
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago./ O9 f# L/ N$ j6 t" q/ H) [
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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