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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay2 P9 S5 A/ {0 a# V( n3 F
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
0 _: m5 v4 U1 EFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,8 c+ R( r" p. o3 P" T2 z! @' t
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
) o0 [* T% h `% p/ w8 vHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,6 L* B9 p0 }1 O% U
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;# H; D2 i! v0 u# X) `
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,' t! g$ Y! B5 H4 T
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.3 h! M7 a4 {. N
! F k& C. t2 G. ]- \' s. r9 O' DUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,! u: _; D. u1 K" r4 q' y' }* L. A
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,+ ?- g2 h1 I: z
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;5 }- d# t/ e( v, k( f: n
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.1 l( z# m9 S- l0 s4 k, {7 h/ A, l
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,0 ^6 x. l5 A9 v; z+ o, B
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
! D( {* G# w; z4 k/ C! oWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,( U0 R' {/ p V
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.8 h q6 L N' `" w& N
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
; j+ ?. _# C5 ]- A$ ]6 r5 |0 [Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
5 B; L7 d6 X/ ^! i) S4 }) CJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
$ G/ M+ B( j) r. b' t0 X2 X- ?$ xKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
7 b' z# |9 [3 {$ EOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,) }1 P0 O1 i6 K) e
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;7 a" Z( w" R% W6 y' U. c
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,. y! k L% r1 Q4 z' r% v
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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% O m4 e1 s$ K6 MAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
2 A! I2 |- T& N- b, ?9 m7 BAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,; [: |3 \. q @8 @0 {
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,% A9 \+ h, C" S; j% ~& k
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.- {4 G, N z+ } `
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,; ]3 s7 P, K& B1 x% F0 o3 ]
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;3 r" Y6 W7 W% T, [8 f
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,8 ~4 u, X, q) f1 C: G6 U
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.! }9 x: W& U: O: f% @
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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