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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
3 v6 r, o4 ]/ S, b" U( {# R1 |When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,0 N4 V$ E7 W& E- ^$ `$ O$ |
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,; Q. k! g, Z% t* t! h( f' t7 ]
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
) p1 L/ `+ X/ d; g# O0 M4 UHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
' V0 g4 |( Z2 N% QWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;& |* K+ x, a/ ^' ~6 ]! V
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,9 A3 N: }! X' J+ A C
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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1 b$ H$ a5 Y$ V6 rUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
4 x3 {) X& l6 K: \, O: P4 eAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
l2 n9 @2 s" f% U2 K$ JHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;1 B0 q! h$ k! s* K5 z! @4 L
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
* l) Q' |6 [$ \( N7 J9 K& ]! bWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,: t$ E! t6 |" a1 y k+ y! w
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
8 y* Z7 N2 o& W. g! X- _ B: bWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
. W8 G. O d2 x" ~Good 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,
) ?" d+ }: C3 F. p, wWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
. `: O9 `9 m' @& e; nJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
0 |/ p& y% n h1 w! s1 _3 b6 hKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
; R( L3 p5 J' ~9 A8 V' R# MOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,0 @" Z* `0 F1 W, f
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
( v! ]: S# k3 {) ~2 zGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
7 y+ [9 ?% {4 F0 v5 _( U) VSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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: _5 U( t) W6 M( F# P4 gAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
$ t# g" S" M" Q0 \1 BAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side," G" f. k! ]' w3 R. F9 I) J6 f
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,0 X7 ~4 Q# X: y5 o1 ], S% \
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.: c1 L2 v" a1 d. ?6 Z1 P6 |
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,% d* m; m5 {+ c
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;- Q4 T0 {! e& ~! n
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
~/ i T" `# Q* L/ VBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.& J8 l- {: y: C/ ^$ H6 f" \" Z2 x
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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