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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay2 D0 g- w. u- y0 Y) U3 z1 W8 F, O
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,& r- J9 T; ]' U3 j; Y" p
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
8 a) @6 }) h' e6 TAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.( v$ G( u7 r X ?- P. K# C8 x
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 B, H) W5 x: E1 F" t! UWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;* r- m) U# g" i) j/ K" {$ N
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
& y: W; w- E5 M' lWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.6 e' h& |$ I( _; q* }
A2 l2 ? J% [* F( U& Y0 o* }Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
- I. h" k* Z: O, YAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
' N/ y4 [* X5 q% Q1 j+ U) d$ f% ]Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;+ v$ H3 Q" E+ h
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.! Y+ Q: e9 v9 n" t, z
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,# k! B! Z4 q/ K. b' I4 n
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.2 t* k- ^" g) Q' f
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
" Y$ i S O- w6 ^Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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9 o" B- [: D8 w6 CThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
% j0 s8 f$ W4 C5 E+ RWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
9 t+ r6 [2 s' Q/ J, g! CJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
& f3 L' F6 ^+ v+ i, }1 dKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
( {1 k4 v/ f8 H) ~1 n/ fOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
+ p( s- i4 g1 kAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;: ?- w# t! D9 Q; w, E6 Q' R6 I
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,: Z# |" j4 h/ M. T; m2 z2 a
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.: p# Z' ?4 Y5 _2 F/ k
- o: e/ O9 k' y7 H& Y% M8 LAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide& A: R. B, s4 B! q @6 K S
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
}7 {0 Q) s+ `- f, e/ ZIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years, m: J4 C0 \! V) R: D6 C9 x
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers." u8 I* \- |' Q% f
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,' B. p4 X9 Q3 ]; D
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
3 [6 X( L8 t" k3 ?" d: _. YFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
0 F/ _1 c4 g' R9 O/ H, {Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
. ?* T, I, n! E* E) E- {( H----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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