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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
% {2 P1 L7 J0 d3 G, G. P4 }When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,5 w; w$ l/ n; [- ?" r8 z
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
1 r; l+ ~& W) p' i8 p+ x( @) vAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
2 y# q$ y1 o7 _" C/ m6 {His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% s- Y# x" ?) F; W
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;0 |- }& e+ E+ i o/ k) k/ {
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,! Q+ R5 Z; d6 A& }# w0 L0 q& U6 w. r
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,7 d1 L V4 t \, @- _
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,1 g; t- g( J1 R( }0 {3 m Y
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;8 v* ?# A! ?% D, c! I' e
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
/ }8 w |) d8 g" x. l+ S; cWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,9 g9 V d& D4 x
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
: o1 X+ R8 K4 o7 sWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,3 T" d" J% y) t/ @. c, `6 J
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago." { x" Q2 y( K6 \# x" C3 l
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
6 d5 Y1 F$ g U$ s; T4 xWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
' F: |4 ^5 H: `" _ {: pJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio, P9 ^4 a6 g) `) Z
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.: Z8 u8 M% F% O* l: ^/ g8 \- j: n
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,% ?: I7 G6 R/ }9 o
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;! n2 Y L, h: d4 N9 \
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
& @- L4 p$ Q# F5 w& i0 xSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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- b4 F1 _1 [( k' x' D/ s3 KAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
/ V& |% y; x8 j0 H) i/ z# aAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
/ n% a' I$ P3 E, DIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
# D$ Z7 B' x- OFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
7 J# Y9 y! A: ~1 |, _Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
& d2 V- @% m" o2 Z1 W! AOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;1 [. S; d* N* c! k( l4 f
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,% v1 W; a9 w! w* A0 D: H! C
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.* J' x; k5 J% b9 s
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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