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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
6 Q# v( B7 p7 _! L+ w- }- N) fWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,. ^' s3 g* G) ?* t* b0 `7 a
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
5 C5 _) t0 W3 y6 \7 S+ OAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.6 P( g& ^" X: Y. I3 h0 L* Z& u& O
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,, o: ^5 V& q; ^7 o) p
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
4 x6 c: |! e4 d2 K3 L' W% M2 MA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,; v4 D5 g) D2 h4 y, ]3 I
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.1 v! p2 S4 h. r% i' d% }
0 P$ ^" w- w1 k; P5 UUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,0 K+ o7 a4 P2 h
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
! w/ C/ m- e# @Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
7 j# P! c1 }/ t+ o( D; FAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
0 c0 E# p( A% E3 FWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,; @& C1 E5 R' g* r( m& ~6 O: T
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
, M9 \$ {$ `: j) fWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
' G4 z' ?$ ~, {# r9 }( o) fGood 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,% f# `( j6 w1 l) f+ D8 U
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,( e# r+ o- T, _2 z5 |4 v
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,( M$ `" h& t) \6 d) ~5 w6 [
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.9 A/ m0 v' S$ e3 O$ z
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,& l& n2 h, V! j
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
8 e0 B% Q$ y. p+ I* k9 EGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee," L! P1 J6 W5 p L: t
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 wide9 a6 J# L% c- R0 z
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
0 M4 r9 j. G& b) S( \In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
/ q7 n: r" }% XFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.: s5 _3 S9 T& l+ C$ o
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above," W/ Z4 e& T% T+ ?! y5 i& i& g
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
) G3 F k& |% K3 x1 [: {From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
! u% f. v& L0 ]Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 V0 Q- f( [1 Q( `* O. G u, R
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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