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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay) @: i p$ O. o5 K \3 ~5 R0 o
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,; k+ k) q. R, Y( t
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
U2 S' p& c- F8 M- ]And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
. I. W% p! q* Z! j' RHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% n* f) o0 a* u& m
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;7 q, a, i( _" F
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,% ^4 N, c( u, H3 r
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.9 J" v. X$ C! [/ y7 j/ j
A# G+ y: N$ C& q" g CUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,! t: J4 T& |2 U. |) h
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
, Y( M5 B; R; }1 ^5 q! uHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
0 j+ C- Y# ~, _6 v3 _Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.& [) b/ ], t2 I3 @
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
2 J! G) e$ ~! [' ~/ QAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.% U) z+ n1 b Q4 r5 q4 ~# x
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,2 E, C: E- y5 P; t( F1 N! w
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.; R9 K- M; x; e" E7 X# F6 K5 U
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N' L5 v6 J2 s& j& i6 QThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
* [5 U) u5 r+ QWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light, A) v! w/ u6 F* |
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
1 e: O$ S1 ?% h7 W: K# xKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
& Y$ k: E0 P4 E8 o: `On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
; a7 b& v0 |. C5 ?: N" j i& wAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
4 e& d2 N- e8 t$ Y' V7 f( PGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
4 k r- A' w9 i/ U( }Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.6 z4 p6 D6 C3 G$ J" j/ @! {
E' H% b0 s3 L6 l/ GAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide- w0 r W8 D7 o* ~
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
9 T9 s7 S2 r( p1 t- C8 J# ^% i2 wIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
0 G' V7 e: R* f6 S+ l& d/ d rFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
* N+ ^+ d/ o) D" F3 }' |Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,4 S4 B, ~& p6 i9 Z1 r
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;0 Y5 X- v# _, r. B) J$ N
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow," r" y0 j7 w! N7 F% ?7 t# Q
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
# N9 G/ ^3 l0 e- F: F----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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