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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay& d* a7 c3 J4 j) ~, z% g, l
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
0 t, g! c* [6 `. n; L6 @, PFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
6 \ T5 W% C5 V0 Q, x( q# I8 rAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
3 B$ v4 U6 U- `& P/ \His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
- Z: V" W( M- c7 i0 Q, d; q2 y3 FWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
, U8 _; X9 N5 c+ D% |8 `% s% B$ DA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
, n: x; o B' s$ z2 G9 yWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat," i5 C Z- T$ C9 N
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
6 b2 }3 [. g4 P0 |1 hHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
C# F: }, @# P. V5 S7 D SAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.7 M \0 Z3 G4 B5 |
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,9 z) }2 e+ S+ b. g. L
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.' T8 l. i$ e; n" P& v( K
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,) Q( _' z5 L# }3 b4 s" U- |
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.1 K% i: p0 O7 T+ c" d2 `
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1 h" ~0 b4 b. m! FThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,( I* U! {; D( B- l$ Z" X
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,1 _) A+ i: T% [# ]8 J4 p8 A& B
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
+ A; c0 z; D0 PKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.1 h" v4 ?' ~5 _9 R5 `
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
( c2 ?$ k% x& O, a$ |5 BAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
; a6 f) K: b% C kGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
3 C1 u& }) Y+ x( V! [8 J8 z$ ~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
- q/ K2 V+ ~- `3 h- f/ \' iAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,( g, F1 P6 c0 Y
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
6 m J9 u3 G3 s' G; m: fFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
4 V7 b% e* o4 ^$ ?: i& O! `Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
* S% g V3 p& l5 F' eOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
. o# P8 s+ `/ V" Q; TFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,- y' Z5 ~1 M1 h
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
f) `' c' @* f/ o" E3 n& y9 y+ m----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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