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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay# ]# V8 P& i/ |
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
" F5 o/ X- i2 U* `2 i0 BFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,+ O7 ?2 v' s/ M/ p
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago." z4 x) E; V' p
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
1 m3 l7 ]/ K- L) L. { h& L, s5 ]Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;+ o, p- G& x, c/ D
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
7 D5 K" l& V; `1 }* KWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.8 [3 d3 F) c& w7 @
" @+ r: t+ |9 d3 x+ Y( x2 S6 _8 pUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
2 O6 L/ P5 @7 M- l( J! |And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,1 w$ d0 F9 ^" R, H& B n! |2 \
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;* D% g/ H: k/ P }; m
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.6 v, h8 e2 L8 }3 I) x
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
4 R: T9 K1 ~) l+ ^4 `And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.& o/ @) j5 f3 C4 v, H2 F
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 N5 r: D2 E$ a2 y5 A; zGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.- Q; w! J9 R, G; {; F
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
1 t; C4 c. z4 {( qWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,# F3 L6 E4 m$ _5 X8 ~* K
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,; Q X6 `) }7 R9 N& d8 u+ g
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
# K @- x' S/ [/ h0 T/ t0 T \* g# IOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
! n* s9 N4 h! e/ @" u& S0 ?And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
|. a4 a' ~! M" N+ nGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
; K% P+ e1 E+ N7 M+ ?. BSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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; \3 i p) m$ W. Q& SAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
$ {( y! a- L6 DAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,: U) }6 C t0 i# J# Z2 Z- w
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,( u# m2 c- J3 s; O9 Q) c ], w/ L
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.: M/ }* m6 n: \, ^! E. D+ _
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,8 b6 s. x) d' [" z! w+ N+ B
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
6 [, O& f9 v' ^9 |/ \From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,4 H* g& O8 z; V% M& I1 H1 ]
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
2 G6 U: Z# Z0 z----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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