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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay& u6 c. I: S* E; O
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
# x; _% H0 x0 X2 \5 J3 GFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,* _/ Y: {$ U9 l
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
% U+ S; p3 S8 A3 k; N. vHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,1 l6 n9 P% D( r, N+ J- v
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
' K3 n) @! }5 rA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,1 ]# r* Y8 o! p; f, Z' z. X9 r
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.# d9 w' O+ i0 a4 Z# X; G* ]6 U1 r7 o
$ U5 ~- D) U; L8 o( j. d5 b+ sUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
0 p! s0 Y' D* i+ q% `And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
& C4 q% D& ]6 v. n! NHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;% e1 w& H6 r7 ~
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
! K9 l. B. n/ \With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,% o, p& ]; t' u1 p/ ~5 Y$ ^
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.- D- o5 K- U# \/ T$ h9 g5 `4 W+ J
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,' c* s. m# e( y+ H
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.* t7 i1 W7 x8 q
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% W0 {% u1 I2 f7 ]* ~9 k. gThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
5 P* _. v/ T# C1 {Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,8 M; }9 b1 O1 o5 G5 q
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
' p7 G' M3 \! H: j- b9 d zKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
4 C6 G: [9 Z# [, I' V& X3 cOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
+ ~4 p7 t3 k% v( z: J* }And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
; M7 j( a7 U2 M' tGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
1 T& G/ e8 Z. ?' DSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.. y$ i; E; e% a6 H/ M# f+ F
: R0 S. W2 P9 ~And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide3 c1 q( v0 x4 A+ F
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,5 c$ w- a- V: f9 W. B
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
6 M) s% u- u: tFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.) g: _% I( O; I8 N
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
/ `2 w% V' |& S2 o! k: mOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;+ D5 |, g: w. c$ |6 S
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,+ v0 F d0 z) L# @
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
/ g! @8 A1 ^; e& C* O----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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