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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
q+ E8 K/ s2 S1 t9 F* A; Z% x8 ^( kWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
- `# W b; E& V* p# j5 A: [From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
3 s( Z$ s& @0 FAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
9 E# F" ~5 K1 E& J, L, P3 VHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 L* `2 U4 Q; `7 rWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
# P" \+ e1 t P, r: K ?' gA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,0 j8 V% U5 G4 j i
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
0 O% E3 z- | Z0 NAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
/ D# B: U6 z- V3 P( v1 E6 zHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;$ }, L2 _/ A* a8 x/ @
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.. }) Y6 Y$ ?' X+ O2 v
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
& ~, `+ X) s1 x7 G, y( b" `. V$ pAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.* X9 A( ^+ i; W4 L0 O( Z
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
: f1 d* j1 _% s' a4 J5 N' L! g: r, HGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.# y7 y$ q' z- Q1 Z: Q9 m
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. U( \1 _9 z( _6 c& {There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
+ E' l8 A" g" I) ^& t* \. UWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,* U6 b9 `- j# I8 T" o6 N
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
, I8 I$ `% e: nKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
8 s( Y; U+ p( m2 z# U( n! LOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
& r! G1 T1 j# Y( m% n0 TAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;" y8 ?3 j1 S) f2 I
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,% p- j. z5 D# i3 m: V
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.. ?1 U0 ]" A# {2 S+ t6 r2 \: \/ K
2 r N( y: h& _7 b2 ]+ S, |/ X7 TAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
7 f0 P* @5 }) jAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
2 j; ~5 H* y' C- f8 [# ^In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,$ f5 ]) ~& z- v
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
! J; N! {$ q; \+ v- T, l" S/ {: _Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
2 _0 D3 j) E& Z; C7 D4 jOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
3 k# j8 ~2 J, w# cFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
- i! o. z( ^ I% i* f6 p# ]Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago., D- S2 p: W3 y7 I
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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