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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay V- `! {1 V$ c# O5 I9 B# |
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
5 R7 [* G* `7 i, l' v6 ]From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row," u3 g0 s6 K2 S& n3 C" M/ Q
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.% B# D; D" c, f7 p
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
U6 H" Y* G0 ^$ V. cWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
& \1 I( R: w! c( O. Q: ?8 n3 P4 w2 {A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
) X& R* V; h: \! [( o* y, k# cWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.$ H) A0 m. B0 S! d6 e. u, i
2 u" p% k4 L4 h0 J* @1 cUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,- \# G4 a" v: `- J5 |
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
o( ?; F+ `& R) x9 k0 W4 J/ fHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* ]5 u5 K3 W* e$ O' Q& ~+ v- n& iAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
1 @- u3 j' k7 PWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,% H+ Y: d% o; p1 I4 \; \6 ~
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
) p" H( E1 p8 b! A6 lWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
/ W0 ?4 G3 @* J4 E; w8 u6 w* vGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
+ A4 y( p8 J2 |Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
+ M! W" u2 `$ b5 O1 @8 c3 TJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,% I7 D- ~2 i1 @6 v, I: G f( d$ }
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
! u8 q- v! R+ ~# J2 `( Y: FOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,2 z8 i, t/ z. F+ y6 U2 e. e
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;% P) k' e3 ]4 B" x
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
) h0 _( ^6 C+ z$ c2 O7 @; L3 `Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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- K, A+ e- s- k" lAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
& J$ d1 b+ }4 J) k, ]" xAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
; a+ {! C5 v1 y( Y8 s* s6 MIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
! i/ m6 B# m. s, r: U3 R& ^& KFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.% y, y. o6 T! f. Q
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,$ v! z/ M8 }( A1 y, }/ u
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
" X: |4 P# w/ G/ S7 {From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,/ m7 s1 e6 X- ` C* N) b3 M, s5 b+ [
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.* o. w p* q, a Y R; L
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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