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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay, M! \" @3 h+ E$ u G2 `: L
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
5 J$ o! `. M1 W1 r" ?7 N0 PFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
& i- ~5 f- ` v+ K) a9 x" {7 sAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
' n. K1 v X2 j# } o* g1 AHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
9 Y# p! Y1 ~0 c p8 _4 i& dWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;. `( `" c# w0 V+ u
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
8 j" o$ n) V" g( _# |3 `2 uWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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* k0 v* c5 E f5 u9 s! wUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
4 c% i+ C y. D. a- [/ dAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,: t9 v! ~4 c- d& m. t$ o
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;$ m6 l% ]! q0 G2 Z7 p" ~2 ]3 n2 k
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.: e1 d% S1 y# Q/ h1 i. {2 S1 u( y
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,$ H& c) z Y" {& I5 ^1 h" D" f
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.. n' Z+ M t! J
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
. I$ U* Z$ M: K4 g( O, hGood 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,! z8 h2 \; G% z8 I7 Z3 \* b
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,' E! W+ R4 E" ~7 C+ V: c. R
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
; T R# E2 t/ e3 G- W" ~+ S$ b: uKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
& V6 z) V9 {7 ZOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
$ z5 C6 F2 W" T& l" g& rAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;4 @' t/ ]' P1 V* L6 A% a" s+ Q
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,* ]& v8 `( \* N( T7 {) z: X
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
1 O* p9 ]. |' m9 L: {All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
- D' {. r7 v. u2 H# ?6 P5 G& UIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,0 w. E1 A6 S" G- _$ ^3 }
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.: V7 F2 r/ H- H
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# b, T. {4 }9 n+ ^
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
' G- X2 e+ {& G8 n& LFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,2 A8 y' b7 `7 @/ }0 S
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
3 j4 ^6 ]& M" `1 c, I----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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