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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay. n7 F* e9 M$ J) V2 D1 j: E+ n& G$ u
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,5 j. ~) g6 [9 w! \4 n5 C* i
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,) \5 \7 U# T( H4 i/ n/ Z0 W& B
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
7 j4 `7 x- v, D" R e7 {# |* dHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
. X/ B& v3 C/ T7 t7 hWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;# f& P8 S4 T7 {
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,9 T# U: L/ Z& r
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,/ u) N' q j* t# m
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat, T5 j/ p& \0 W1 _! {
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;/ } ]: \: R: U, K3 R5 A- c( p! U) F0 p
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago." C! z7 s' R: ?% Y& q& `$ R! b" _# p# `
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears," e7 ]' J% x( e5 [4 Z
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
" @7 e9 [. ?* L& S4 _When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
+ R! ^, Z. {- |9 X3 k6 LGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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* C1 K N# T( `( UThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,% c4 q! ~9 S1 H' U$ X
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
) v! {5 e5 O! q) uJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,' S. U G5 `% j9 S) N; a) e
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
- E% c3 q: j4 w; l1 c* N$ ~9 O7 HOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,# g+ e& g6 I) m. b6 q* g
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
+ i$ t9 a7 U4 nGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
7 y0 E& d) m4 ~Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.- b5 w- k+ W& s: s9 D+ U; a
/ R ^3 P0 _: ], ~. P2 \4 VAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
+ D3 m$ I8 n M" a* V9 {All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,: x8 K- V( Y7 R1 z/ e, x4 S- ?9 P
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
1 ~) H l6 e# `5 r# {! }For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
4 L" F, I! S+ @: M. O/ e. oHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above," I2 O$ E- [# x9 O
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love; a/ H a$ z; s; J q! w# w
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,3 Y/ @! j( N Y! Z9 y3 e
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.- t, R/ Z0 g e4 |
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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