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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
9 F8 _ Q0 P: K ]" B! S2 t1 vWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
5 \+ u7 u# U+ o% U% f$ `1 oFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,- i2 T7 [( X5 q% d+ { [
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
( R+ L+ _# j+ yHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 {9 |. G$ e) P& DWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
7 E+ E8 {9 x* S% i# TA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
8 D9 X% @( n9 L" R' U7 aWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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1 S6 {4 A I3 _) HUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,! z& G$ h" H4 O6 E4 W0 F
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
2 E1 y3 N4 f _2 lHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;2 i& R! k, ?3 ~+ b' }
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
- a" L% C; ^) l, m% [' ~# V+ R/ I! qWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,, z6 X* a' X+ @2 V/ }4 `
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.7 s+ S* z' W! E: q8 }0 R, K- o
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
3 _0 r3 U" C: [3 U4 \4 AGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.( j0 O3 s4 N- j
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/ q9 D w: i2 {4 V& d$ |* w4 Q3 sThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
( f+ _; W$ y5 K( O/ a3 ]( N+ D& dWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,1 B5 k$ {( q/ n* y
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
" x' S; P5 ?5 \* {0 t! ]: z8 U3 [7 mKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago., M( e" N: H; p9 D5 P4 o9 K
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
8 |8 V6 w1 E0 d1 Z& r* y: wAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
0 ?9 x, ]7 O- }- `6 K+ FGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
! Z% j1 ~' m+ @Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.2 R1 [& ?/ K; Z3 |
8 w4 h( c2 B/ K) u5 s& K8 q# DAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide4 K9 T3 M$ W2 A* {6 d* v/ L
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
* Q4 X1 k+ O' w$ GIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,% {; q: i# s( j" o+ e# D4 r
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
; @* w. @& ~; {' {- RHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
5 j/ C& }& N' C: I8 z5 f: tOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
$ l E7 c3 V- n% i; Y9 aFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,- s. }, D( J n9 {+ g3 S* w( I
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
- q2 f. g7 b8 I% m0 g- y' b. m% j----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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