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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay" g9 M7 O0 Y6 R+ r
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 f1 m/ v4 ^0 W0 iFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
2 p$ k4 R7 H4 l" |" G/ ]' UAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
! A7 ]: {, X* n3 q- o7 ^1 EHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
6 g! P9 v/ P9 t, F$ ]Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
- P: ?' ], c7 [+ n% Y9 d+ nA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,$ J$ r8 h- h* f( D" P% T* E
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.1 f L& E9 e" C3 q) d) r( x
: d& f; C. l+ D. L- XUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,+ ]' h5 x9 F3 W
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
1 a+ k% V; d. FHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
7 U8 J8 I! S$ v7 u5 p9 S* y1 DAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
8 r9 v5 e7 L7 tWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
# ]! V, \0 E6 ~4 i2 g! A- TAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.# X5 g2 [1 z7 g+ { W* U+ O
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
8 ^# s, @; S* C- rGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.- `! a: X: G! `. v! f1 {% A7 X; w1 d
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,9 L+ X* `& k: K4 \
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,' }" P8 ~, v# r6 }" g
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,+ A7 ^8 [8 d1 ?/ n
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
8 V; l- Y `7 _On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,2 g/ P2 F0 h+ o/ e: G
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;$ s; C4 V- D& S* z X# T
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
( A/ {8 E" N) `, z8 C. w7 iSuch 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' I6 C3 r6 }- i! ?( j
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
: y; u9 |4 l6 }" z% YIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,, O2 ?/ X0 t& } n
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
' C% i2 D- M5 D0 ~Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,! \6 l/ p9 z! v$ {6 s6 @
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;' a5 S+ }, M f* K7 ]' x7 t
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
0 Z! q" o9 v# _! V0 B OBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.9 \/ c" t: a& m- F7 i2 K
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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