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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay; V6 F( v9 ~- k; g/ T: Y
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,; y0 N) w% F2 G' c
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 W ^: P/ m0 S) I" bAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.* n; w( e; J" n7 ?+ `; L
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
, C/ w* Q0 X1 bWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
2 ?! B/ {+ a( a5 dA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 u# Z) j0 Z7 g: Q& ?9 eWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.* ^+ O. G/ z( N( _( K2 {# u
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
7 ?/ Q* a4 j* K' K; gAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
0 j- v a" ~ T) J3 O: U4 d* E7 DHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;7 G' g# _- K. i. \% [
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.8 w2 K. a2 H8 T' C3 Z
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
, t) i: F( f! PAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.' [. ?* c2 j& U0 S; V4 j) `
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
' V8 @4 n. d& z K; M; ^Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.. C+ a4 b* A; ?
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,& `* H7 \6 \4 @2 J2 t# j$ F" l
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ [5 u/ K1 c" w& x0 h+ E
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,# i, @4 w' w8 P( e" b' t, i0 \1 N
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.# z& e9 ~9 p' `/ M6 j4 N
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
- o2 x- q: d' D4 VAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;% \+ w, V9 e r8 d9 U i% {# q) l6 {
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
. ^ r% U' u* s. g( |: SSuch 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 wide8 ?+ Q R& F: q; e; Y) \9 n
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,( j0 G/ |% [- o" ` G: W Z
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
1 R5 u! n* K6 @+ X* JFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.1 j$ G& B& R, q- Z6 t: B
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,% q% T" E7 z: E+ F, V
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
% Y% Q, u {# N; ?: q5 Y( g# o1 UFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,3 m5 f+ v3 v% l- t; W) w/ f
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.; B: v6 d% t0 r1 i
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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