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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay" W( o6 h. D# }1 r7 c, m6 Y
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,: A3 {& w; Y$ y0 j# T* R
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,1 ?, g5 Q5 G" \0 ^% k Q
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.- z: ? q7 h& W' R+ G
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
* W/ ?4 I- U4 {6 q1 nWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
- H& I, Q( F+ j3 D3 S* BA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,; o0 Q L, `7 u* [# @( H" z
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
8 g# w7 ?$ g, _2 C% V* OAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,, j, `( H/ w9 \2 S# r+ p1 t Z
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
; n2 A: D( m u# KAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
+ \0 a3 C# i) l9 oWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
% ?! V) B- Z' X4 p1 ]6 R/ A4 ^ eAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.5 w, M6 i" w4 f0 Z* O2 z0 c: \
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
. @7 D; E9 \. ]# B* k2 W4 b oGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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2 f$ T) T% e* N0 }There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
) i: j1 R6 p, G0 F9 r- KWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,+ r3 Q! D. |- M, E
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,/ f. h* Y) @' _: I
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.8 y/ v' y7 X6 ~5 O3 X
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,' M7 u2 w7 x$ c$ \/ n5 ]$ c7 \& u
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;8 G5 i6 F, K4 t! h8 K$ J' x
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
" e9 R) e" P' {: r: P6 _Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
; I0 D* d6 b: X% s) x- a( sAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,7 B- P% G5 \( u( {+ _' W+ z5 b
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,6 h8 H) ~( f8 v7 Y0 ~
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
: A, B6 j" o. d' F, z9 i! X. RHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# `. |1 d3 I8 i% i0 W/ u5 ]
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;' {: ^, t' ?1 ^! ^) i6 F
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,7 B+ h3 l7 v$ {8 Y4 S4 P: t
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.1 p8 m+ h+ D7 |9 C) D- c
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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