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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay9 m0 l! i$ ^# a* A4 G8 s
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
$ |* G4 s! X K6 nFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,& _' A% J8 R. i6 F
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
1 Q; k6 j6 w" v( y6 ~His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,7 G s( K% o. w; H, r
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
2 @* m1 B& b* t+ n. {* IA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
. D9 d5 j1 g1 ~9 m5 I+ z+ v+ j# NWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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$ A4 P/ `9 t9 ~) _2 \: b2 aUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,. S: F, e% k9 F+ i" }
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
; F( ]& L% c5 h/ {4 U% {Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;# a: O2 M+ J8 A+ G: O) ]* x! w) X
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.7 K' c8 ]8 M1 ]
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
3 P. E9 K: F5 V V$ @% R4 ~And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
& |% t, o o' H, iWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
; i6 ~3 \2 u( I; i) W# fGood 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,6 q/ ~% o: D3 V, u# @
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
$ `3 p2 Y' u# cJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,$ Z7 [$ a) B* o" |
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
* |' x9 b& v6 J. Q tOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
. [* e) e* m' v5 n* ~+ s4 J1 @And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
5 e- d2 S2 K. D9 FGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# T! a2 E' h& |( f5 D
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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) d5 @$ x$ V9 A: B" X% PAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide6 ]( }8 ~" R. L" |$ U/ w9 U
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,' ` r2 P+ i) z+ q$ L
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,& L+ l$ r! s$ A$ a7 v( a
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
9 H+ Z$ Q D8 q" C `8 R5 N* [Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
$ A- u9 O' }4 B( i2 ^# V/ t+ lOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
. w8 h( i' Z0 D( tFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,- `2 V- U! |! F: D
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.2 k- P- E6 r8 b0 f* _7 x
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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