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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
! J( [) q# a) Y+ L! ~When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
0 v" v! P3 j4 N; w0 d3 P) n3 \& ]From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
# J _0 B- h0 P7 D- c" P/ j- ZAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
4 A% y8 y- S, l9 Q# Y2 b" n0 _0 S* }9 v# uHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
5 T, R" B- g, j7 g' R" c, k4 bWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
3 }: h- }2 h) h: |3 @A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,! Y( k, \8 ]+ Q6 I; o
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago. |& s' y- I/ Z& s
# X8 O$ P" t; }" _6 S$ G1 C4 QUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
5 C( m, ]* P7 A) q/ q' tAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,+ E! Z+ c, r4 Z
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
9 | q8 R5 t5 hAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
! l0 C& U! F y' G6 i9 Y+ mWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
2 L. R% j& A: L8 R1 sAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.: u: f5 h' R/ N# \, L! G3 o
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low, |) S. G; K) v N$ H
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
0 a* n" v& w- FWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
' F+ z+ q2 p7 OJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
1 S0 a$ f, [( `7 D1 g' JKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.# ~2 s y( N$ H' {
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
3 r: ~: T. U! \And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;0 R- e+ z( m+ r/ r
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,' _$ g' M* C# p; J/ j
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
; D- h3 ]& L, }0 R5 `) o( m6 IAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,) _$ M) i, @- c7 x3 @1 x7 X b) C# h& v
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
- l- W) L6 M5 Z) B. }- A* kFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.5 X/ ?: P, n& S6 V) ]+ L; z
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
) C7 G% c0 g$ |: v$ YOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
' X G- r$ H i, [) IFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,8 T8 a: {' ^) n6 N
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
0 z$ \: x7 S V2 o----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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