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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay- j& h- u, A8 Q, M
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way," c7 I4 k- }: M2 j6 _2 G
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
* Y! g; h0 Z! O" W" @And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.6 u T7 J+ C9 O6 y* \
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
8 y+ ~6 F7 W. G& i9 S/ G- lWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;. D4 g' P/ S& R- R4 U$ x
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
0 |2 z$ i0 r* i9 }Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
# }9 z/ C6 V- IAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,' F2 y d6 |8 h6 c
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;: u7 h) } V* m( b
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.. K& ^: E. d# t& O @+ @5 {
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
7 v( G9 h+ [( V4 B/ ]And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
0 P& @2 Q1 s0 h8 BWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,- C- r- H& }; G
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.* Q% k9 F2 T/ H8 ~# ]/ d L
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6 |1 \6 b0 i. lThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,& t$ Q5 o! D0 i* h* {
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,4 E" x W8 n/ R; X4 Y" \" d! L
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,9 L( _0 i( w, Z& h* X
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
( l( w1 u- W5 P4 s8 a# W4 L' b/ z3 jOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,/ J( i. N' c9 ^1 N9 ]) T' }+ l
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
' J% O& A# t6 cGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
7 ~( `5 ]# I9 [3 G3 VSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.$ E1 Q9 K3 Z- L% e7 c" }7 A; ^
+ J$ o* L' g1 t9 aAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide$ a% ]) y& i) M! J7 j. A9 m& z2 x4 [
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
. [$ h- i0 a; G9 C8 k9 }, S* j2 PIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,/ ^4 t& q: O9 {' W7 v$ f5 H
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.3 v- Y) n! t7 L0 o4 D4 }
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
% _0 H* [" T, w9 ~6 F7 Q8 v; dOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
7 S$ a' `4 n* K/ I. }, z/ y8 oFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
$ r% A" R. W. p. ~$ l) e( c0 yBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
" d5 ^4 D. K) Q1 O. }----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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