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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
x6 I' A' } I- xWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,9 u0 D* ^, n. v+ p( ~2 R
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,1 i, |, _6 }- |( W1 ]
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.9 U8 l C! y( S" q+ n+ A
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,2 Z& g" R, Z9 t, c; K
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;0 O- ~2 J4 u* w2 G; [0 j7 G7 d
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
# z6 D9 M/ o9 {2 _" c& ?Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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, [7 h: N \+ G) h C- Z1 F+ tUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
2 ^/ u) r' _$ N% y3 L2 |4 SAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
$ U( q: y3 m" Y1 ? N7 OHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;; v+ D! D2 r% X5 o4 {) [& H
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.: O) C8 n9 t" ?( t- z* w
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,2 I$ _ K8 V0 V4 x6 l: }
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.; j1 _( [6 J" o5 }! b( _5 v
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
0 g. ^- d! c2 d( AGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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/ W7 D& o7 x1 E) {/ XThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,) ]# V* x& K `& n) {# K
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
8 m2 I# ]% Z/ ^' d9 s' \ kJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
% ]7 |- f5 c7 m$ g7 {Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
' f2 N( t! H) F; b- @! V0 I. SOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
! v% p) q& X2 B; }( c2 K+ iAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;1 W% n! ~; f V* Q
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# |* a( Z; y- {5 z* d; K8 U1 W
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.8 Y/ Q, U q0 S. e7 k) p. ~3 G# ]
- U* }' R( B% D( v5 R* z DAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
* J. t, E; @+ n# w* i* F" k$ }* QAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
$ L2 ?( p. m+ J- T3 QIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
: c1 e$ N; c% B4 k, l, S% `For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers. ^( A5 R5 [3 ?+ X" D" ?& m% u8 H* _
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,: ?1 n% {) x6 a7 t7 Q6 G
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;. v6 V* B4 J1 I, f+ ?
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
% h4 \1 f+ c/ k& W7 JBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.4 }9 }' ?( u; _1 ^
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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