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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
; P% M2 B$ r- M. ^When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,& ~( }9 x/ c+ N4 @6 v
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
5 W; _3 O. G- I/ T* SAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
; W% `- l+ z S. i, J6 G3 x9 mHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
) r: k1 L3 C8 {1 o/ @5 \3 R9 AWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
) N5 H, D2 R2 W" k SA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,+ H# M9 B' q y: p
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.2 [) ]+ f3 f) N$ X+ W8 [
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,2 {! e% x; l7 e* {1 {7 t4 \
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat, K. t! m) F& @# f3 D
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;: b3 o+ {/ i- @8 v* c- U- K
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago./ n/ K6 m% w' m' e
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,' R, Q; c5 q1 a. g! n/ n5 X- ?) A
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
& x% t5 ^& n0 U/ NWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 M6 p. I: T$ [. R7 E" @ _7 XGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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. J+ c3 z5 _6 ~There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
# E' M) {/ O7 q! IWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,7 `9 S. ^ N* g0 h
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
+ T6 j6 E+ p; p0 W5 x) q: HKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.& S& E1 `7 |: c/ l
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair," b& z; X. I/ b7 Q% [
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
0 X2 i7 g8 q: a# b, `! x4 _Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,' O$ e! G$ q2 _$ F5 C
Such 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" T" j1 X8 Y3 o3 K+ T9 ^
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,% H `5 `& i) i( K Q
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
+ j/ M0 o9 T/ ]# tFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.' }/ v* r/ N1 ] U! s
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 |7 M3 z# B. `3 W8 U: p0 r
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
; I' e4 _9 R& Y% V$ kFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,6 ^) m2 y) o- A# h& n7 L
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
! X! b6 }" O2 _/ E1 {----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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