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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
' p8 I3 V" J, x' V- h' CWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
4 ^( ?! [$ l+ d( W/ @From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
+ A9 P+ ?4 v- Y* w* C ]$ c# {4 R/ @And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.; g' T. P9 }$ Z) q& f* G! R
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% v- r3 K4 |, A1 x% H% I# ~
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;0 S) o# d5 h2 z7 ^/ n
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
$ ]. j5 L$ o! r& h! y, S, X( ^Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.. ]4 ]+ Y! |0 J4 m8 e8 M1 X
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
, P" C* x0 y/ @' I/ y5 n% |And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
, B, E# J1 {1 w2 \4 n' B+ mHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;/ J3 S# S9 b: z
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
& b- Q1 L" r' a z, bWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
7 C0 G: U5 y1 u* q& k, n+ _And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
# I: l( G% U( DWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
; ^4 [2 A6 L0 Z6 NGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.! w. U6 @. U* |6 _
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9 L$ l7 Q: g0 |# k9 |# g2 z/ p4 v* vThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,* G" _; M+ q4 J% b2 _2 K' R
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,- ^; Z E1 r Q* |
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,6 Q R" n; A0 P4 Z+ A4 }
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 \. z) M9 W! F1 |( X
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
' X% U: u$ G( l5 F- {% g. x1 y$ HAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
3 @/ W |, u0 F ~! mGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
) D, M# `, d. h, X* S" BSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.; S9 B; `+ G6 C
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide- j" E- A. y( `3 W
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
) M* L; H3 @; Z8 P- Y$ IIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,/ x: C) w5 V; r Q* B. R
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
" G. M b# I# w7 D) T1 M; vHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
3 y( G& ~$ M4 O8 f0 ~4 R; i- kOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
# w! L0 P9 u2 @+ w/ |From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
1 s' f# q) ]& LBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
$ ^3 b/ h3 n0 z----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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