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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay5 q- P0 O' Z3 [1 p
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
! H3 p! o* v+ Y: j' N% zFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
6 n; A1 J6 ~. RAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
4 Q1 w# Q" W" bHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,$ [/ m* N9 O. g3 }; o1 S7 j/ |7 m+ s/ c
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
* f7 m& p/ ]+ W- zA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
$ }1 {! ~# g; T( L: ]Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.% R, W; D* I' ], ^( ]
) V' F7 [9 N9 ^% X1 x, hUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
- z7 \* R6 N( ]" u/ Z0 c4 vAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,9 K* K: \! w( r7 D" @8 \
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* N8 u6 ^8 e8 I- sAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago., A6 e* F' c( Y1 a, p
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
- l- I% G8 o9 \% `: j# y4 ]+ dAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
7 _- o A0 ?9 A+ s4 U1 G7 qWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low, T: a6 j2 W( v
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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' y" M* ^1 x/ r6 X) j) v2 b+ |There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,% E- H! ]+ @6 g( h; I* A, ?8 [4 e
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
: R2 E; c4 Y. i$ L' M, J6 xJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
8 H& ^& k7 k& T' V# kKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.' m5 ^2 O3 }) W1 `8 o, [5 ^
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,; z$ L6 d; D+ R t
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
9 s* S- |2 x$ ^3 |* r7 }1 kGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,$ ?; D" s9 e- \7 a
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.3 T: ?3 A+ m4 X# k$ u: t' ~
$ f, m$ |$ W0 A5 p' rAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
3 C4 c$ i$ ^, K; Y. q) V1 ~" E! aAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,/ e' v# ~8 O% x
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
2 \- m n2 n$ yFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers. J6 y8 Q2 ?, p4 V/ G! U
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
9 A- _" M3 K7 g3 xOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
5 H& P* T0 \& g' {From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,$ V# L& T2 U% i% E4 O
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 J j: k$ Z$ s3 t, @9 l
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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