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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay: F q& B) n: f' p3 M( b/ d, H
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
9 E, ^- ~5 M6 U! jFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,2 G) f& F! }! [) V2 i. o& f
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
# F% y0 N; v* h6 h+ i! L) mHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,; z% w/ M7 x @. O
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;* P6 d) \7 W; i& ]
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,9 _; A8 P- {9 H5 E2 p7 A4 V
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.! z- s2 q* S! Z
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
3 |9 g1 H- S) m; R$ AAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,6 C$ a3 W, a7 q+ R* z
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
9 _2 t, A( Y# ]7 L0 T; EAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
3 K5 L6 V; Q! w; l8 WWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
) V: d$ t1 u0 k8 F) `And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
3 \! M7 w' q* l* ]" J1 mWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 k8 F1 [ {; l$ [( _2 I1 B1 yGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.& L7 ^% l0 _) h: m. S4 G
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
7 F) F# c4 a+ x9 \6 y4 a( d" X7 @Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
! x( G4 \& a) }( _Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
; p. }7 [: y% Q- U* B5 z1 z! ~) k1 OKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.( g: G$ _! k h* \/ A# y D8 \
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
% z- G" Y$ L. @And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;3 C9 D$ Y# q3 G0 w1 `
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
# ~5 O. N! M$ pSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.! w* Y/ z7 O0 E6 ~
- u, h4 h. `$ [And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide; L! w( H( a+ L' D& L
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
5 A5 l" K- i& k, M0 q- W! A6 l; tIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,/ M C3 a3 |7 a- K1 i
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
! B/ {: W n( ]4 u1 AHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,1 K* J7 A4 E t: w. n
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
* O: @7 E4 c2 cFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
6 U5 u# [: E& u: KBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
& l3 X% D9 e! _. c, v& Z----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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