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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
! S+ s V2 B6 n0 gWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,# f$ ]9 U5 W& R: A" F
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,7 `; \. f- q. H0 q1 K, t0 d# Y
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago." v0 {: X& I+ u7 v' H) ~
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,$ `* E, N( i. B4 y, J% Z
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;$ t9 S3 a" R# l
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,$ g1 H( P( P2 j6 O7 O: |9 f. ]
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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. u/ y( ?1 e4 W: D* N1 }0 {9 JUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
" X9 J$ z5 y5 k$ O# v% M9 OAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,, B+ i5 a* J/ E# q+ M) A2 R9 f! b
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;+ Z1 }+ L3 U! x. A9 j9 Y8 P
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
* @! T$ T- s8 B1 T9 E$ e. q( fWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,2 r; I! p7 h% ]1 N% d
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
; d; u3 F9 s4 a7 K, cWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
( }/ M, @( s; {: ^: K7 K3 } R; ZGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.& `5 ?9 G' J0 {) v' j1 q
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
9 M7 ]* V2 P+ M, p0 X9 MWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,5 ^ k2 ]9 b/ h6 s- @- N4 X
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
3 x* p/ W7 B; `Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.$ J j# x/ G( ]
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair," s- v7 Z* [1 i/ T
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;2 u9 l0 v4 y$ I. u, ^. e0 v& V; n! p
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,7 g, l3 E$ Y7 v2 f
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.8 P4 _' c7 c$ Z8 G" G/ l
. Z+ h- @; F7 ~6 bAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
( ?6 [7 n4 I: ~3 x5 bAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
, y" k5 {4 j. d. E+ w3 \In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,; ?) |/ K& m! Z% a |
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.9 v x+ z+ Z8 B$ q; O3 e
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# E) d* i. r3 J5 S# b
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;( m/ U( Z- {) w; v! }: S
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
F) ^" d9 `' a1 u( o- w- xBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
! O5 u4 z9 F/ R----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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