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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay3 ~3 ~- f# d w1 U. t! v
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,( k; ?- X* i8 b8 c2 U9 \4 J1 w, [8 ^( O
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
" x! M, ~* Y* l* CAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.. `6 ^$ N3 N9 m8 o
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
/ V/ I$ }, }% x1 }( WWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;: ?$ ^' D: ?& y/ R4 e' k
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,; @$ E# K- W L+ s9 Z1 s2 V
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.9 Z5 M$ ~; z# V s, L- J
, H+ v# w9 ^- t& a0 wUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
. O1 c- }8 G2 P1 h, l! w) N, HAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,2 j3 z" P1 J4 v5 t. t0 B7 R
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
( }7 c! g' \$ HAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.$ g! n9 e# f. i9 B* q4 X& d
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
7 k) c: S% J2 a d- g5 TAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
8 s# e) ]1 b- r6 ^* }% rWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
" Q8 |' n9 O( M3 D: n' ]7 NGood 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,1 Z# h J$ D$ \" F( X4 ^$ z; G6 S' l
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
2 T, a! G- l' T l6 b# kJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,9 l5 u! @4 A- P
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.$ B6 h! Y, ]" R2 V( e5 ^
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,# v. b* H2 K" b$ P
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;$ m$ `# O! f( k4 S f
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
# E8 i, S+ w2 @: gSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.5 F) z6 i( @3 i% n# v; j
8 J4 K/ L R4 I! G3 AAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide* _. o- n+ M/ O2 p2 z
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
) u( Y4 g8 G$ p6 wIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,: [+ y5 N8 a5 ?4 e1 V( [' g: n& k% W5 R
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
. V' T7 \6 o2 U8 j" o* aHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
7 f+ R2 v H+ ?" a- ]On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
( a4 i3 C5 }$ b2 ]; ]/ qFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
/ T6 r1 w7 K# R2 B( j. B3 N+ N3 {! NBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.+ ?5 b! r& T/ y7 Y
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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