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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay. U R" C9 Y( z9 z6 t
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
- L8 V6 N/ M2 w( {2 gFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
" y$ {2 G- z+ g" V2 O( B9 vAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
3 g* J F$ h1 \) M% V- r' U2 XHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,/ P+ y' v" {* p9 K2 ^
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;+ ]" {3 L+ r& u6 ^: a1 [
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
1 F/ [: k" A: H# L+ X5 l& bWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.% q' _9 q$ }6 N$ R: }1 \
' O+ H+ m) ^' e4 ZUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,6 G/ }$ _$ s* J! [2 e
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
- l. }- F/ O( w! {; D+ THer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
3 T1 j* g; I' gAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
* ?0 M& Q' w6 Q8 X, F1 Q; YWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,8 q* r, c7 ]* M4 Y
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.. E; k4 V0 ~; n; R9 H) \6 {
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
& r& d! T) f% g, w# `Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
7 h5 L9 s, l( o$ W3 U" \Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,) ]. S# \8 h0 U) _* q* _+ S
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,$ G0 E6 [8 P8 `9 u2 k+ n
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 ^5 k, M( l0 z$ H( Z6 z9 u8 q+ _' O
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,7 w% ^! r4 E* a/ g" Y- }$ j
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;8 X* V Z* ?: p a
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
# C- R* m) c* k% \: I# z) z2 |Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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5 F1 k! _9 Z9 i2 j: B9 DAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
C1 F0 U3 N6 X! C0 [) f; gAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
/ g/ `# q) }# c3 p. i. NIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
8 s1 l- I, X( s# PFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
- y2 \' Y' s- c1 q u& @! |Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,0 T2 A$ f, H! M X3 C% g
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
$ D& I& v' X1 y: IFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,/ {" I1 i- O0 ~- x A$ h, V% C
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.. t7 H2 ?+ A% H
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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