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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
& M: n- U8 @6 L y" IWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
! C+ y+ l% W- `* u; |From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row," q, Z" b5 N( J: o9 E9 W. V Q
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.7 k- {! u F: ?) R) X1 U
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
0 k7 I9 Q( G. T+ @Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
8 W/ v1 i1 r1 L% b0 e! z! z6 f2 \A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
- a2 }. E8 ?2 Q! Y' QWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.; k' D: ~/ F, [# f' ^& i1 z1 T* H
- i6 _& Z) A+ C/ ]9 x2 |% J. P" aUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
8 B: I; s0 Z* M* Y, nAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat, K' F" h8 m" v6 ~. U f/ N
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
: r5 w$ d1 T% ?; }& s3 F) uAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.% l. M! \$ U8 ~2 m: [) c; N. c
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,1 H/ h! N! [. x
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.' _: I+ J4 ]( X
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
; t% V2 v8 }' |* s" q5 g$ TGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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% a) Z9 O5 {$ j- pThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
" Q3 o5 S5 n; v$ G* G8 C: iWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,) F! @' j0 G9 J$ y6 h0 q8 |2 C
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,3 f1 y! t. m7 K# a" w( b
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
& K: [; m! k; p0 q' vOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,2 `) j4 z( C! @9 Y, ~$ h0 k8 A
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
* s5 T* m- e" ?+ M* g [9 FGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
9 h, o( b8 s1 q: ?0 a" eSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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/ W8 R# h+ Q: d* A# F: {And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide _/ a) y7 S* v; Q1 w/ o, d) H
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
2 w+ u! h4 K6 n3 V0 J( dIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,) q& o9 M8 X: e) t+ q9 b/ F, ~
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers., \: ?' X0 e6 \
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
; p1 V! X! S9 r8 _On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;# T2 Q: e% m7 K& C( c5 D
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
/ [4 w+ S, O7 M! u* |" V+ fBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago., a* @; h0 s" U
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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