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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
3 V9 z5 n H' WWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,0 @, j6 D: B4 S5 ?9 r, w5 ~$ U
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,& i+ D9 B" O3 V2 k/ n7 q
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
$ H$ j& n: T5 I$ q* ]* D# AHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,) {7 l. {* B: b- w6 J6 f$ z/ \
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
% J% H2 ] A+ n$ P4 bA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
8 E8 ]# H/ N7 ?6 AWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.# I" c+ X4 w) G
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,. L+ z7 J. q4 n3 m- C9 |$ h* m+ v
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,& R X/ |) R( s8 M
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
9 b$ |' R1 U* ]8 _3 N' R1 ^Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago." A( g7 n5 m; Z
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,1 i$ F: t9 L F9 r9 S) i" ]& q4 \
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
, p# Y2 B! Z2 l3 d7 `! I3 ^When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,- X, j' s. F6 B( V' t( ^
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.9 r% ?" u, C9 v9 d& d* n
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" {' w2 v& H! b$ ]There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,! T$ b( Q3 ^2 Z2 q/ L* {
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,: U. x8 M2 H9 x' }5 G" M; ^$ S! t( g
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
) H( L+ O. {0 @' r2 r* o! X. Y# zKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.3 I1 ]) i2 H E' s; ?+ l& r
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
+ O$ r9 F6 v p% g+ o8 \And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
' C5 a1 N4 O! d8 mGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
* A4 _5 n2 t# d0 S# |; |$ ASuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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& t: h/ o& L5 jAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
" ^( p9 k: X; Q' `% V& AAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
1 i, [$ n; o5 v6 P5 c9 VIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
& n" o: ~0 m2 lFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.9 R' U# N- e4 F
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,: @* F0 D* x/ r
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;, p q/ a* t5 v- b! ^2 Y
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
4 { w- y* c# u7 V/ U! c- B3 GBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
1 v: o! R9 F9 U5 {----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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