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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay. y/ n5 J8 B3 L1 M
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,- {( ]/ v/ y* a
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
7 W; t) L9 ~! b* L% O. f# T+ ZAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
$ o" [' w+ M- w0 { Z) C! g$ GHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
5 d) r: n& z! p6 EWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
8 J; Z0 V# g R% N, G9 tA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,+ Y, J' x1 _9 P; D# Y! b
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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2 T2 H7 k2 O5 _: `Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,- ?( T4 l. O$ @0 U( \ B( j
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,! i% x( f% M: M) c& j" [
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
8 ` `8 K( f3 ?; QAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
, Z/ @& u9 i2 J8 S2 S. ]' ^4 p; ?With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
* a! |' D' D9 e/ }And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
6 ?& P1 F4 e9 f+ _9 nWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
& n* `( w, b- CGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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2 J. E' M3 c+ ?! x% \" L. XThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,. @3 }6 a( m) r( F f
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,5 R t% ?$ c1 U2 D6 i
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
. a4 u1 k0 x3 y" j) SKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.& p! d2 P: c: F/ m8 D' V9 @
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
" ~8 j* o' J& h% L) @And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
3 K5 p) b: I) k: F% I) j( `Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
6 d7 {( V& T4 GSuch 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
8 d/ ]" s3 L) r7 o; }( h8 X4 ^/ a0 tAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,& @: v# E9 |9 g/ b9 Q0 a3 O5 D
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
5 e* F' D( b) c0 A: T8 nFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
5 [2 v& u* k7 c% \. ]Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,9 q0 ]' n' J! h$ T0 g e
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;6 n: J: v3 X& ^2 l m- [
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
3 _$ N8 N) u! e% }2 }& z* PBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago." l8 G0 b O- @' f* t3 f* O: T) q
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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