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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
9 b, c5 n5 K6 V1 K7 [, u- KWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
- ^0 Y$ ~# ]3 g! S6 mFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
) n7 C) G) r9 [+ G: sAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
0 T" k4 p, K4 u6 cHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
7 j( h6 L& _5 P& rWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;' z2 x' R7 x; I, f/ x6 j) D
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,- \2 H- L4 A. e
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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# w! c7 K: _7 o+ m3 l9 H6 P1 \9 r* UUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,: \, Y4 o ?4 y# `' K9 }% ^8 \
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
; q, W3 n* E: I; `$ NHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
0 T& H" d0 d! H* i y: \Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
$ A5 k' b- n" h- a7 f6 Q1 u( J" HWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,9 n& V% f* M" d$ H2 @5 X6 H
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.1 w- }5 D" o2 f1 U% g1 v
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
7 p- c" t/ v5 q* FGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago. y! z/ C( k# ?3 q3 w0 e
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
# E i6 [8 @+ I8 Y5 AWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
) c, k$ L. a- h4 RJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
. M! Q' c8 K) q0 M: o2 v% a$ L& I2 \Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.& d5 C3 h- i5 w8 z) J! X
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,- w. d3 {- S* n. W
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;. ^* K' x0 o! m) v+ I
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
v+ O1 @( u3 t+ `% DSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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1 \7 Q- `- ]( m0 x: I+ E( O7 JAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
% G* z, E( v4 W+ H3 D% Y6 JAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,: N n9 ], ?- j$ Q8 g8 e) p( F
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
- @% |/ b& ~ m7 R1 u5 pFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.- ~) u: W$ B, q; e( B6 c* w: o
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
+ T2 `1 d$ S. b0 wOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;. x0 I2 ~$ D) {7 z: k( z" Y
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,2 p0 P7 S% y/ i* c3 L/ C8 j
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
$ @; t4 X; {2 R----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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