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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
' u4 X4 r0 r9 I E) ^2 i$ rWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,1 V% N3 X5 h- I9 D
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
* a5 M0 f0 ~4 L$ E7 x4 J( dAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.) }( N' G" E9 e7 @
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
, X& g4 V* p# G7 zWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again; H8 u6 a5 A. G1 ]+ A$ q; ]
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
% u/ b/ m: s# ?' f6 MWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,2 S0 ]9 s% _5 U; S. A( _( Q
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
0 x% ~7 A9 D9 O- tHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
: F g, K! o; h, q/ uAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.1 v- R4 q+ E& {
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
; ^5 c4 G) A+ v3 @4 J" T$ q `* vAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.5 ~4 k1 N! T4 e8 t6 l/ L1 H
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
8 o# [* A# Y$ m, m; CGood 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,
9 P7 E' U% K% U8 hWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,% a0 c4 x5 L' E! w0 ~1 V
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
% O' S4 H" |" C% r" H$ SKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.1 A1 W8 |: r/ M; }5 G+ [% k
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,8 b0 J- I8 O1 ^5 p6 D4 z5 p
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;$ E1 k4 [, O6 {+ H7 W( `
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
# E+ y) M" O# ~ _% gSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.5 }$ y& g" J$ {: I
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
; F1 q2 b1 s; k i* i. u5 \. rAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,& k6 s: s' m. w2 c& Q* C3 A
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
, D3 S2 K2 Q4 ZFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
9 G! f, r- {7 L+ jHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
* j) d' }9 [0 x- j6 t( V* UOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love; G/ A% r* V0 B: U. @
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,$ H- Y9 O1 C% [ ^% R0 t' C" ^; L
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
/ c& B( C4 }2 R6 L m----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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