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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay; b9 z/ }: w& V+ g
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 n& a2 M5 H2 x$ ] Y, W, U& @From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,3 R- T+ ~: w0 j1 r1 U
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
/ g* L* U2 l( W0 M# r0 p9 aHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
2 J9 Y x$ J3 Q& m7 eWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;& H* I+ M: K) a* a* b
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
. }1 H7 g% Z& KWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.- V6 P( `8 e' U7 D2 ]
/ ]# N' Y4 Z5 rUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,9 Z/ X* Y; H1 w1 i) ?2 i* x
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,3 o6 O% d9 I& y2 u# b
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
# t, Q- r9 u. O2 O4 c4 kAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.: F9 i( A5 B9 R3 [+ W I
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,9 v3 ^, Y% z7 x( j; q" E+ U
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
% b* o; M6 F+ t+ ^5 aWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
4 k, z" i0 Q8 z, e7 b S/ @ v2 gGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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8 C& |6 v9 N' a0 X6 MThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
* l c0 b) I* }1 c" y. r7 v8 s# QWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
8 I+ `+ w4 v0 YJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
' v8 C9 w3 i# jKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
, y) W7 Q+ R9 @4 t P2 m# yOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,' M+ B" q" z+ m' |$ x
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;; D0 ~/ E7 l: f- C- F1 z4 c
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,: J' S8 K, k; h. P
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.0 H1 }- s4 E8 \, w* t* h
2 F6 ]6 I- P( G' U6 @0 yAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide4 F8 I1 B7 u. F; [0 m& Z6 d
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
4 P. g0 E, i [' R2 rIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
5 x- p& ~$ B' c. PFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.$ `8 C K7 r/ ~& Y2 l
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
: ~/ D, K: T1 z# q4 p- xOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
" E- w8 W7 r x( \From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,$ O8 y) I2 J' }9 \6 c r
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.! y0 Y: X6 B; R2 @0 C; y& W
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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