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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
+ C2 s9 ?" X1 p' B8 n. s$ jWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,& ~' Q, K! {$ K# w; r. ~2 h; P7 W. Q
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 T( y4 ~/ ?: X& z& [And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.4 ^$ R, R/ {9 E; B
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein," Z" c: c5 p% x7 |' Z
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;; Q# I+ B ]5 @. T" s, c
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
9 M( p$ i: w9 [3 d5 }+ @Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago. L- @ B# y/ j9 j
: y( j8 T, Y3 I9 kUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
5 X Q# U5 @0 [9 J+ FAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
+ b I7 x) S- {: D" R% DHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;4 \, n& W. C7 K0 \1 N* H
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.( S4 ^& t) o7 A1 t2 j: C0 [
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,+ [# J7 |& p, a7 p6 E7 d$ L5 {$ D( ]; O
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
4 | S* G% t: j! {When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
& P: s- Y. p d' _Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.3 Y& M- H$ [& `/ ]$ \% D
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' ]6 |: K. |( O8 N- o7 I [There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
: v& B3 O8 _, U/ k: u! WWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ u2 B2 u4 g% w9 \
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,+ G& `2 x& v4 L2 x
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.* D" D' t& C) }2 K
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,2 c1 z1 J d1 n c; {* g
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
/ P/ `: g+ K9 jGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
c; H9 H2 D4 CSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide. i- B6 f5 `7 f
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
5 ]8 b0 I. q/ y& Q1 L2 S* B: MIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
2 [* I2 p1 h0 I2 C& J0 zFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers." d% V0 G4 S g2 e7 w
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above," M7 P' l: r. S* x2 h, }- M" m
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
' a$ _; W7 B/ Y; WFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,# _% ^" F) E5 }- B
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
1 ~- n' s; [7 u* ]% K6 }3 a7 c; g----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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