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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay0 e7 W& \6 A1 |+ c; f
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
0 O$ W. B4 [$ N3 w, S) [( zFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,: g8 m( j+ Q! C* N1 ^, s
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.: G: c$ B. g2 O" m$ N
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,* j% |$ V9 z$ R Z
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;% p Z6 c5 A+ B% T% g1 ]; _
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,7 d! o- q! W4 g- ^" G7 E
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.! @( `" {2 `8 u- x1 Z7 ~, n
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
4 C6 {, J# `; W. k( s* E V0 cAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,5 H1 _& }6 h' {; ]1 c. s) n
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
. A" c0 e2 e% Z) lAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.% `0 Y. ~% t/ D& c3 x/ e
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
( J* _# O9 H/ i: s1 Q! e* yAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
Z1 i! M1 f1 j1 }, NWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
+ O2 I! l) \2 C' E0 AGood 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,
) X1 O9 N/ l. c& ?6 O3 WWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
1 b9 p- u+ N+ ?2 AJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
7 A( E+ }3 W2 p( Y/ m; G" OKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
: b9 W8 P+ x4 X( | u. m8 mOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,7 X- D8 k$ Y* y" Z C% I2 J. r
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
, R9 `8 s" R7 y# ?/ d8 UGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,' g' b9 }8 T2 J1 \/ T
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.: D( q1 X- W: i; T5 c& q/ b
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
4 A9 a: x( z5 y( h, u# A9 g" wAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
+ ] {0 ^$ y& v5 |9 ~* C( v0 ]% b- ^In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
# a# R# U4 _# J6 |. o# a: ?/ `* o8 IFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
( d- m. h* X; b! g# t9 _. Z& `Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above, Z% U4 e* P. A* h- h: @2 o8 i
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;, X: N. x' q& q- b1 z- }# c& \
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
' T& Y, ]7 w! J2 a. G+ W2 c, |; b0 A% ~Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.& c( R! l# d5 n2 U$ o S& C
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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