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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
2 [2 ~( s0 {: i5 Z( k6 RWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
5 n: ^8 b& T) l: c0 u* a( V- ZFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
* a' z5 u$ Z( A( BAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
3 j. x0 T1 n$ t0 NHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,+ s; `7 w% @! h- m. g4 u* N6 d
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
: t3 w; e3 X, F. B' ]# N! yA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
; K: z+ w6 {) P/ J4 @Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.- V5 ~" [) L& S0 A- G
5 `4 V2 l% v4 a; IUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
4 I+ ~( y7 e# |+ |And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,- }9 g _9 b; Q! D
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;4 h2 R1 ]: L& R- A% d' [3 I
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.* H7 c( L! M, Z2 }7 e
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
, Z% F# r# _; e( z, ~And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears." R' \9 Y: Z. b' y! c
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
" I5 S8 s( m8 O: W. I" X5 ]5 rGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.- W7 {3 Y, t/ A6 u" f( ~
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
" k1 B7 q4 X! g, |Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,1 H* K# j1 j# {7 A9 T
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,9 y& Z. p7 g" ]
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
) [& G, l0 `+ {7 ?% X/ Z( {On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
) R8 u- R h% @, ]+ nAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;, O* j' i, c+ V4 v
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
9 c: |( _7 b. {0 R; }: |Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
. D: [! b3 A% i- y1 [0 G' ?6 t' LAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
, w" n: J3 k9 vIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,% [8 O+ ^: g: X, Z4 @
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
1 N5 t: U2 o0 w, n* aHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,$ j; e% Y. U5 c7 n% r
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;4 q$ v/ ^+ p9 ^9 S+ J1 ~1 w
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,8 O% G- C1 H! U
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
Y8 y9 g- c$ q( M& E----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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