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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
$ ?7 t) s/ \' T" |, o& bWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,* b& }/ i. e% b4 N; G- P$ r
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 M. b+ @/ s; K& \. WAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
# e/ H' u8 H- p2 M' { nHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
& N& m! m0 {; j9 p. ^+ G! ]Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;, B4 p* M+ p( I! u9 e6 j2 E
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
" k$ i1 R* [6 B# e/ P" }8 G0 xWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.+ b' J. l7 a, L8 r0 I" b1 }
2 {0 z" o$ Z0 ?8 p# U' p" a: GUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
( A" ~# V2 d9 [( F) i6 lAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,7 K7 P7 G. j, B* X z
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow; Y0 ]& U) L2 R' v
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.( x( m7 ?) o( v. r* d, ~: i
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
$ f9 |! |$ r4 R7 \& x# r) GAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
" Q) b! G, e2 u! mWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
1 S5 o/ b+ J. t- M. w5 ^: sGood 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,
. n4 R- _, F) x* BWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
/ b% m r! R9 N; y* U, r5 D& J% TJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
5 c7 i0 _2 Z, y% k7 U' ^Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.2 S3 ^2 e* ?0 N9 X; F4 A5 h
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
4 q6 n/ C) p5 }1 a: @. _( O: G9 T) G6 @And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
* ~$ I; P3 H$ N$ D$ x( qGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
) W: I: ~+ U2 A: ~; I5 NSuch 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# M. L2 O% D- b' q7 _
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,3 d5 t1 e- k! q
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,7 n; W1 H1 O$ L- Y' {9 Q' a7 P
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.6 C$ r/ K. g7 C5 A
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
0 w) ^$ g5 D. M ?) c' m$ pOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;. L# Y- C4 y8 z9 _: Z; c
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,9 R) u/ M+ L: ^3 e* \
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.$ X( C$ j6 ?) \8 h8 B' \) c! Q0 |
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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