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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay8 e* T/ l9 o1 q
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
4 Z) [5 Y+ o! X K4 g' H ]* p- MFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,2 M9 ~, V( a$ W8 g
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
! X" N0 w6 p2 H0 l5 J- F5 A1 GHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
6 W# e1 j: i" Y5 r5 |: X8 @Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
8 y6 f0 g; f: f7 z. ?# g, OA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe," K1 `8 ?; w7 F# `. p
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago. [9 m$ [+ ^# p+ X2 h# q+ E
( k' N1 E" b: S3 \2 j2 A$ FUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
# O" o: K& K" `And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
+ { J$ K) |: A2 B3 C+ F5 }0 ]( r2 H9 xHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
) Q! [% h0 x. s8 w \4 RAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
# h- m% G/ V6 v. H+ ?* eWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,, E6 Q! {3 m e1 _$ Z7 m3 ?
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.) l" } N! s9 d; ?) q
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,3 ^3 V7 V; M% F& `% E6 O7 Z* D
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.. n3 G3 l! ]7 A" k1 m
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; Q0 L# ? B7 ^There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
0 t/ K, d; `; y1 u& \- r0 VWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,' S8 d+ c, h2 A5 a/ \
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,+ q( D" b5 v& P; J' O" P
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.1 C7 i9 R6 i0 x
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,# P" D+ U8 S% v) y( X
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;9 G# r/ S: }$ o/ H
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,, Z, r I+ x- j; i" n
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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' F* e& R" A8 q6 hAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide5 Y0 C/ t6 S4 i; `6 E4 s
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,: U7 F$ \- m" k5 B9 Q' m
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
( _/ ^/ E4 v5 g! T( ~, U4 u& ^For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
+ R: A* [$ W% m, `/ EHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,! @5 B! O( _' O: }. ?' T/ l7 n
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;: ?5 S" b3 ^4 T$ U& v; e$ G
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
; v/ R% x% v5 ]: ~1 w3 m+ JBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.: T" i j2 N7 v* M8 x1 i& {
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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