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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
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a3 ?' d3 a7 x" TFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row," s: t/ N2 {& u; `5 w
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
* \: {2 Q d5 R+ i5 r/ ^ Y2 m5 iHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
, `9 Q- K" H& |7 s* f0 KWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;& t* N- N9 r, U: w0 A! f
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 d9 a( k4 Z0 z& aWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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, R# E% g6 p, x6 l. cUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' F. f3 G6 D& ]4 w9 i
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,6 K9 l" f& T* a. h1 z2 x& |+ A
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;$ H" l+ Y2 T% W- U* d b
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
3 i- ^" N. e7 [' b9 S4 oWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,* y7 U4 _- ?7 i4 N) _( M
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.% |9 {2 U5 U; _+ H
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,$ }5 q( }: g2 s1 I( e# W6 a
Good 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,
) Z; l. Y% c( wWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
8 c# U3 x' _7 j0 MJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,8 W: ]* I' _0 v: d0 w/ S) n
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
5 e) B# w; R4 e% o4 j8 _5 n4 KOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
+ g8 N, q+ G# b+ j$ pAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;, j) P( h6 W! U+ B1 g7 J9 e
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
* C% I9 S. a1 cSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.$ y; _$ c- i ]5 r
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide9 `( Y9 S) |( R8 O; s& w" I1 X
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,% h: I/ h) Y5 p7 C
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
5 x! Z( s7 l& P* _For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.# N: N' V9 S. ^
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
/ G+ o! O. Y5 NOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;- D- Y& _ E) ^+ k; `- _) d
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
1 `. P& ]8 @) d' I$ m2 v( JBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
5 S( f( v0 W7 m* {' } x; ?----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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