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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
/ Z% b- V& z9 r, X9 s# p& K! QWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way," }1 V, N$ k* A& _/ \
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,$ O! I( H* i6 n, ^
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.. g' }: L9 ?/ U7 W0 t
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,. ]- [- @& g @" p6 r' x/ j3 x2 p2 A
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;% G+ b" c8 c2 S. t8 f0 B3 c' b
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
, h# K E- |0 \; H1 f3 F3 mWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,3 ?! a' ~, u; C4 W3 A
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,1 z# e; q0 ?, x# |7 p( H
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;; n: J" L7 p# u+ ^8 M. [4 t9 j7 C
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
% U; H, ]$ @2 J+ {, j( {7 P2 ~& ^With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears, S7 \9 o @& `+ j
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
( q0 L" `9 Z% u/ _8 n$ k& U3 aWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,, a0 x3 U6 p7 H" f' u' n" L
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.. c$ | E Y- l6 x* S
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,/ {3 S: G; e$ J2 J0 g" {
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
/ [; U, G* q7 b! M# {Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
0 |4 \" N2 }+ S( FKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.6 c+ T7 w$ s& X: _% ~
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,! |8 \3 c+ L+ c$ R% ~& {. M
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;, }1 w+ Y' f( g$ ~# ~! E
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,+ l" E }" s5 W4 U) ? U! N! o
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.; |+ j% m5 q1 s* p3 F
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide7 |+ {8 _6 B- f2 ^/ {
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,' L; @9 R+ N9 Z% A$ L) t$ ?
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
$ D0 V5 E8 r8 SFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
/ h$ v# i% s7 A" @! L! ?Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,& J' A1 U& Q7 F/ ?0 K
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;7 w. L4 j1 Z0 l) y" o) f+ E
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,4 s& v; N# S( r& x
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
5 r' ~2 g Q6 K, t: s) G4 w3 |& }( r/ D% I----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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