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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
1 K1 f5 u; V" w! ?* r9 P7 mWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
6 C6 l+ O( y( |$ ?) H+ u. B7 @From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
& o3 L$ ~+ a0 d# B$ mAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.) y/ v* K% w; [* j
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,7 P5 o; L6 A6 l
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
8 Q! y I: n& v, F3 A, z/ UA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
( F5 H; `# o" F+ W+ R7 IWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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6 _& x9 U( o; B: A) x9 B. oUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
2 I1 _1 T2 |9 a4 |) n* L' i; BAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
. u1 i7 W4 e- {5 ?Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;: h; z9 h3 \+ \) t6 A P% E
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago. z, s8 j/ q! C2 U
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,0 D, k( u6 @1 p! l" d
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears. t7 F& c+ V: _& _% P0 o9 ^* k
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,; Y- K, e9 b4 y
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.8 E, G: Z2 r5 s- _* g' t
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
1 d$ C0 q$ r" N. N: K6 BWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,# H# D9 v9 i& T: x( z& ~
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,% x" h/ a l7 |) y f0 X/ d
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
1 i, D* z6 g" q3 V3 COn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,) F2 ?# a/ Z" \( [" k! w% |% U
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
& E1 {3 q& a0 s; L G! ~6 {Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,& Y! p, O, s( _( T$ O
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she./ q9 _5 s9 v. t/ o* [# \
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
3 n, m7 R- c. ^3 a- B( VAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
4 [5 k7 o$ e7 s, f0 h! }: `In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,: h( y# p5 F" Y3 @! h+ x
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
$ ]1 @# ?, F/ B! U# U4 A5 j* kHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
, t( F$ t* X$ B( SOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
' x( j; y- z7 _% \4 N& cFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,* c$ Z7 U4 Q. @6 n& p9 _- k
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
8 J. F0 @4 m% f: p----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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