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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay6 q A+ I1 v+ n7 H7 a
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,' Q" Q" Z8 z& u4 O
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
% I. m7 ^; o. L9 ]And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.& J* F' Q9 H" k; b% v
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
6 M8 ~6 l: ?* l" Q4 [' }Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;& O, x: P7 D2 [$ J
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
/ m, B2 b' j% _+ qWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.) o6 }! j0 E# `: e& k( C8 [
$ Q2 p, \; A9 P. v$ {Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
) E, x8 k% ~8 `) _# x# s" u. `( @1 rAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,9 i H% R1 O* l5 ~/ k
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;- P! m$ u' D" X+ }
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
2 K' l- R5 y. {! D# o- r: |With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,% V+ z: S* ?. c: Z6 h. X1 _( K
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.8 E8 a$ U0 f" Y _. E1 d
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,* f! G. f' o, j4 w/ B
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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- |0 a. c# _( l8 y6 c& r U( I; NThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
& Z5 d& a1 e* L8 BWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,1 @1 G8 F: u1 r1 z! m0 W9 k' O
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
7 l+ X W$ Q8 W, n0 x& M) oKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.. }& v l# \- p4 ], B3 F+ g
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
2 {# _& [1 p( u7 ?4 kAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;+ s1 `+ ?* O; S" B7 U0 v: x5 N4 y6 t
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,& Y& c. l9 O/ G* H# G8 Y, T% u" ?
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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& ?. S8 T% `* WAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide5 T6 j% j t9 d
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,8 @, Q* x0 N5 p. J9 ~- m# I
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,% S/ x* t; @0 N+ N
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers./ P/ k5 B/ y6 M9 c9 {- p1 m
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
& |7 Q# M+ m& I! Z3 J1 eOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
/ [; H6 y: e9 K, l: d+ tFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
: i$ w4 K% n, t1 Y/ b5 C% tBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.4 s( q, g! D D- P% R. i
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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