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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay+ k9 [: P! v5 y+ f/ ~' M4 G
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 ~1 M, i! n3 `6 y* nFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
/ C9 e9 T: M( f4 q1 V4 I! `And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
g$ n6 s" T/ ^% D3 S+ I* XHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,( D# r6 t/ u) m1 l! O" `( r
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
- L. A2 M5 K+ b! m$ }A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
2 t- F5 S& _8 v% O( o/ ?# t, q' fWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' E* W0 g! F) F$ J- R2 D. B
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
% y$ v7 E) ~ f. u @Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
- X; C- j! n6 s/ p% }5 Q! M4 g+ NAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
0 W r4 [8 v& i$ ]! c1 cWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,' k! b. `- \* v( R9 q
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears. W" q$ r7 ~& v( K* A1 p T! b# @- O
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
5 h# v5 o; r3 _2 w4 x& T7 U: hGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.$ z4 \( d r0 G. ?" v( s7 c
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,$ x6 R ?& W, q; S; T
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,* h d& u) T3 q/ l! v; t
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
4 Y6 H Z+ @! f- MKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.9 k" V; J- B9 t$ [1 \
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
u$ [2 h% W) ^% @2 x% T4 EAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;* S0 [ [! s- N7 o
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,1 Q4 b. b; T5 F T
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 wide7 e- ]) }% i/ O& r7 M
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,- X! }9 c* b3 M; W% A7 J
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
$ T" A* s2 |" W# S7 r: }For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
/ B. Z. V+ c, {+ l6 P* A C( hHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,0 q: M; h1 l! ]4 N. s
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;: Q4 }( K/ @" y3 j3 t' A
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,5 v+ V4 W% Z+ z- a
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
5 ?$ }, m$ p1 i3 a% p----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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