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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
; o& s3 W' u9 m5 c0 y4 @When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,, D/ {* |1 ?1 J8 B
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 V$ B% j- C# ]2 xAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
6 S5 g( P6 P! |$ Q, x( f( KHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
, E1 a8 E& y! |* a. nWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;; _6 K1 d; \3 C% F2 I! e3 ]
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
9 A/ a7 ~4 p; s$ i( K o4 w7 `5 dWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.2 V+ H+ x$ T2 j" b+ @
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
8 F4 }2 [* _: |And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,& N5 O7 Y( Z+ Q0 Z; t- f& P
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;5 L$ E w( S& a, i% E
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
% u$ }6 O5 K) o8 u, q0 a' I; \With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,% M, l/ [. S* ]8 {( i
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.& H6 _* x) T2 A9 j) d5 v
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
% H) Y* f* U4 M; H$ Q& \& MGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.) V7 q8 l& ~' M+ M( D# [# N0 y
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0 v2 @# {* X4 FThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,: e% J6 i/ E( R* j. y$ o$ T2 }
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,8 n5 L1 X3 ] A0 S7 S
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
/ e1 N2 x [" S/ ~8 nKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago./ m5 J4 b6 Z" `) `7 C8 @
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,, l5 k; U' y$ ]# y9 Q$ @
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
1 g9 d: y: Q. x8 b6 a9 z9 X4 OGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
5 q2 O# v) D$ a1 d/ eSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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* v# N6 F+ B2 R; V8 s2 Y- ]: V2 P. nAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
5 e1 i) G7 z9 e* L/ }All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
3 }1 j6 o3 G* I! {In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,1 e% L' f f# t
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.7 R, c! J8 R+ F: e7 a4 X9 y
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
) E3 ~' e' H) p q4 NOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;0 o' L& w9 Q8 R+ u# X
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
" \2 V! }. f3 S2 hBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
1 ~! w. [% Y E----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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