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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay3 H. H h9 e! [ b; s' b
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
+ m" Q3 o) M% E3 L3 O/ \From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,* a$ f6 h0 q1 b. P$ ~; Y' I7 F
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
' B! B* U$ W7 p: d0 s: i" n* s; Y# N& Z7 S zHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
3 r/ `$ U' {& y: \1 P6 RWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
D$ a# w) D: aA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
& ^4 F5 n+ Z5 |. S+ x) @( ]Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.8 N0 j6 m) X& p; F' L" a
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,* E+ S/ o U- N, b1 a
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,& p% U9 X/ ^9 Q" S9 Z
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;/ h2 I& [ _. k* Q
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.& W. L# X* R' j
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
- ~( A% Y+ ?+ O5 l9 O7 L/ k7 mAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
6 ^( p4 B) z* Z1 J: tWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,1 Z# Z8 ?+ ?1 ~/ L+ B
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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' \2 ?! s4 t/ z" b# e* r, T3 cThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
9 w- }' @- u$ a2 `8 X$ I2 C! qWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,, ~" n+ W6 x' j- Y, \3 r4 Z
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,; ?/ e8 F, {4 B4 R$ d. U
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
|0 L. o/ o' H$ F; g3 yOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,3 S7 L( d4 E7 ?9 y
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;+ N& r* |3 p8 j6 b$ b# r# |7 i
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
[& l( j& x- s4 BSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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. e4 U% E# L4 `# o: F& b+ m* SAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
w! |9 h6 A3 S9 R/ {4 IAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
4 g0 I% S5 r+ v3 QIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,- A% L8 Z# |8 J. d* K9 w; |6 n
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.+ t7 \' ^3 r0 }1 T7 E
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,9 \$ | C* R" M' D+ l( M8 T5 {6 w
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;: ^! Z9 q4 y/ S8 Z# @& N* [4 d
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,, Y% {. H9 g, G% o$ @) w( y7 K
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
! C6 R7 d8 j' I0 `( s7 Z----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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