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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay7 o& t9 w2 @; Y( A1 R; U
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,0 }0 x* W' R9 P% W+ \
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,( W. f/ a" `# V& i# V" t0 v, ]
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.4 J# Y' u2 R/ |" V0 a# |
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
) o( j7 W( ]' cWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;2 v& @- B! T/ i% j% \" A
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
, f% n3 Z) O( RWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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3 k; ]% U* _: Y; ?# w [/ A! TUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
5 J/ g0 _1 J% h( cAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
% y5 |1 D. i: ^* c& ?0 d2 WHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;6 w: @! r9 @& j" a0 C. G3 v5 `, R
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.1 j4 _% z) l6 z/ f1 j7 S
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
5 E* Z9 l w. X% N" ~And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
2 q' k" s; @7 b+ x! ]) y" s$ F" dWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
0 Z: [$ W' \+ @# a2 R, j& 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,
0 Q. \5 @9 ]; B5 e: JWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
( `9 x+ p$ d! |. q1 j$ jJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
+ u% N7 r, R8 `: ^5 N# _Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.+ h' F$ S% L5 h* P5 z
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
v* o5 I. t2 ~ X% |And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;2 |& Z5 A6 A) W. `4 A, \( |
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
: c4 k3 P! Y2 ~3 e, |Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.4 z) L/ \, j% z4 ?# z
7 p+ A8 k3 {. z% h6 ?And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
7 T4 N: P3 u- I! m3 c# j1 x$ oAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,* b% }+ X8 N% _# Z1 Q
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
; R9 O2 E5 ?' I& q4 zFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
, D/ A8 U' b2 b8 k0 k2 y# W3 c9 p6 uHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
4 v( Y& q1 ]4 K" d ^" ~+ |On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;1 R# c9 v% ~/ [
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,0 W, m* Y2 @0 c
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
4 l8 v( S- m# t/ U/ q----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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