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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay6 F' Y G% @ I1 L
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,& B, X. f9 x4 b( _
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,7 e; `5 K- b3 ]- r- I" l
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
3 M! f6 Q! ~" _His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,5 v" D% u: i7 o+ g" Q4 x
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;- A( \# N, c |: y% U1 I
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
$ z/ l" f1 |. Q1 iWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.# J, J5 ^3 z+ R) }9 |1 q
( ?8 E6 i, B! F& v4 TUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
/ e4 l, U0 T" U4 q* j0 LAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
' s7 h! T/ n* |6 xHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;4 m, C' G9 Z/ R$ h, y; O5 |
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
+ i2 r7 X6 t3 j8 Z8 fWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,9 \, v& y) V# T5 T4 n3 R
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.1 I: e4 J- U: _' J% }
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,+ \4 _5 o! V: K# V3 z& {. f
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago." D R2 n7 N& F
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% B8 e7 b/ r/ ]( `% aThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,7 t3 ]# r: Q- e% ?% t
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,; \/ x) y$ \6 b( `+ ~+ V; A
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,$ k) J* M# A2 w4 c! c# E
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.7 i6 K4 O6 |, J' J# \( o6 @) s
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,- |1 I+ s+ U/ q9 S+ I; w
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
% i) j: S$ y2 o {: M* m+ H9 lGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,4 `+ e5 D. C7 g! @* i' d/ z
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.3 ~: n+ Y* i4 z- w
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
9 G& N* [; E& R: x$ CAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side, o- B l3 y& `
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,' L9 `& O2 ^: H: h2 q+ Q1 k4 @
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.- J* h( n& f; J! f
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,' O5 z8 i/ L; V5 c" W! }
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
. e/ }+ b( k& y `4 O q: WFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
( f$ ~5 s5 h: t1 RBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
/ J# o4 l. S# t0 ^$ p0 \. R----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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