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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
0 ?8 i! ^. E; H+ TWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,- h O% B( }9 ]: A" B. H
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
0 J% X) O! R0 H7 gAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago., p; ~ Y9 H. X6 X0 R% x
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
# E+ t) M0 |8 w0 ~! }Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
1 p& R0 L- r4 I( D2 O$ _A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
; r0 Y. {& q/ k* nWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
8 l. h5 G6 b' r$ V5 W' T7 B6 CAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
7 ~& u5 P$ w/ G! K$ u: P8 ~Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;' h1 ^5 b' `* X- H* b' R2 g4 F3 J1 u
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
7 }' M( h Q1 ?# c; DWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,6 s2 W" M+ J# K
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
6 [ i0 E4 `* o1 q A- a8 }4 C1 |When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,2 O* Q& c3 X! d5 X5 q: d( }! P
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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5 ~: D1 y5 N- l/ x8 D" }; Z! IThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
: O' R" d! C5 O/ lWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,! `8 m* P8 R( y7 ]& F
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,6 d$ C7 l0 c/ t4 y* I7 p
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
. S$ q5 w7 s* i- u4 ^: U/ W3 ZOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
! q: B( N. X. M9 m! n1 a% n% p: U' ~And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
+ L" e9 D/ g" Z, l3 ^5 \3 JGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,% c) x @1 {8 F+ R
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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* C6 B" r% X. R4 R, \' ?And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
, ~; f; M! n4 X ^/ `! @4 B5 N% OAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,: q# z& T+ K+ X$ Y( G% r
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
/ M2 v, H2 f9 \! o$ gFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
9 {+ k" o- l ?6 cHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
8 v. A$ a5 N+ g2 z( J5 Z; JOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;: c. m4 y: S5 d p
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,! O6 G/ f# I. o5 N& `! x
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.$ h" n0 a* }& L4 k0 F9 U; I
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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