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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
. a! z G1 s( [1 D2 U8 tWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,! F4 c! i" ~, b9 w. u9 Y/ t" F8 ]/ {
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
5 `6 I- x. C2 GAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.$ p* P; J5 V" _ u6 ]* X
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,* ]# \8 U+ F% O" Q" H+ J8 v
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again; q3 b6 V3 B, z0 ]6 B: D# ^; K
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,' A ?# _# G V5 s) D! H
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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/ \1 o0 z( }$ gUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,* E( M0 P" B# p4 P& Z4 S- E
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,: ]+ [2 |- v4 Z& Q1 E
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;& v* f# h) E6 z( F) A/ T9 J
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago. I& i7 ^( C% Q3 ? F
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
. E1 Q7 f( J$ U; M3 }8 E) G+ L4 BAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.- l' c- u9 B! R$ Y a# e! A
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
, O2 W" H/ e# h3 Z( C$ A6 A8 ~0 SGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.& b: P Z. W% D& d5 \, A) {
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,7 j. _3 L0 S: f7 P$ V4 w! Z6 `
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
+ P; s+ K/ m9 Z! F: zJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
& ]" [( V4 ` G- |Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
: I- U$ g m5 T8 @On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
5 ]2 M! \" L' \0 s% VAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
8 a h5 Y) R4 X# \, x6 j# TGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,: E' z. G9 n, `# U& g6 @! f4 b
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she." v1 J% W- }1 d
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide9 y6 Y; V1 v6 F$ p' y% ~/ ~
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
; K3 c3 X; F9 fIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,/ ^ a1 K% W4 c3 b, w! T
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
7 G; H8 k+ M$ _4 A4 J, QHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,& X9 W( J3 L; D0 \4 B& E' P/ ]- ]5 \
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
4 ~: t5 N0 ^4 A" s% }From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
3 n) q7 I1 ]$ @: _+ b4 @Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
( h' @' W4 S/ `, A$ y7 ^$ g8 w% S----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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