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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
+ B) u: ]! L; m$ a# N1 G1 UWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,6 L0 k/ v$ J9 i V+ z N4 e) p9 O
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
Z) T. H; T [6 ?. g, iAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.* \# _7 u* y' ~$ w( A9 ?+ z
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,* ]$ F* f$ w1 h9 d3 f0 W8 f
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
9 \ F6 e9 _+ wA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,+ r0 Z; U6 `2 ]- ~
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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5 b( P+ O* g/ S0 lUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
% ?4 Z% P7 q" l- j3 Q! O* `$ bAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
& y# S1 ?9 [. H. gHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;) Z; l) i# L! c; ]% j3 h
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
5 g( l) @: w% FWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
1 d7 W6 i( I' K# N' p$ }. wAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
' ]! a$ S i& d9 \When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
4 A9 h1 A( C) |# e0 bGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.+ t) M' L9 ?- Y5 o% F P
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
6 P. G& G3 P% w- }. ^* OWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
* Z# C# u/ S! [Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,9 K. F |! E" R# ~1 @
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
* E( ?6 g3 H$ X9 s' zOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
- t; @& N, ?. s) k cAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
: w% ?+ W( t' k: c u I+ U# bGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
( W4 r7 r8 p$ q/ {2 L3 BSuch 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
) T3 a3 r8 G2 z. f8 NAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,9 a: t# H! e* K9 Y7 ]8 g
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,, b% A6 i+ R8 V9 |# O
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
3 B0 |5 D6 Y3 rHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,6 t6 c/ Y4 u3 i, a4 N
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;& ^) `9 z# ~- H
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,& b# A% v7 h- N: _6 f% }. i
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.9 `# F# V# r9 a
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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