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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay! v- M; t. {' _9 }
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,7 {% {- x9 K k, l; R6 b
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row," V: a6 [* G8 P8 U
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
- J$ f; K; [1 K9 r5 e9 b2 f2 sHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% `1 S! P+ B# E' f
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
@8 P% F9 o1 s' V3 v) uA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,% Z$ K4 d& n8 r2 i; x1 n5 v0 l: K
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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6 ~0 J# n8 ^! Y9 U' |Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,. Q) l2 s% u1 ^. }
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,& f8 g3 G6 W+ K2 I- o
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
9 N4 y8 c w, A2 X lAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.! L: C, O& A2 j5 [$ G% Y+ A
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
/ y& l, y5 e9 [* S# R. b- eAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
5 H7 F- m+ {8 H. HWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
/ c6 }4 g; l# E; O! |, O! cGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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* r$ o4 A0 ?! Z8 `- B8 W, vThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
3 B8 N+ |" A2 u4 t0 S- X+ p4 r! ^Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,7 X& \8 {& A5 a, x8 X
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,+ b+ q) P& n" F2 p
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.# C$ C9 z* w, }! z. ^
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair," N# H& \+ b w" Z. {! z( F8 Q# g( H' C
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;, t5 J* C+ N; O
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
1 q( ?) P. u. f }; [! wSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.. p6 I& z$ w0 Z% R9 A& b4 {. h
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
' A6 e0 B- d- b5 ?8 z6 r% cAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
' o! j1 m3 d" A( D; VIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,: o. y* g K! y! `8 @2 j
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
- P5 U W3 t% n+ CHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,% T+ [# S3 \3 P! h) `
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;. P# \3 r0 I9 | ~* m7 e
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
% ?- J6 ^9 J7 I5 \/ tBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
3 ^5 T4 u2 e% X----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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