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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
0 j! Q$ ]2 o2 y' p' fWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 B( y0 D$ ]$ Q. U _From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
" ~, {! `9 M, g( I1 l, sAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.8 q, B' o. l% o- l
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
& k! m1 M; n A$ ?8 LWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
9 }1 n5 H1 V @) L( ^! p7 H% k0 q6 rA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
; d6 _, z, U4 P. h! m4 A! z1 h' tWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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. L& v J% G* r1 \; X; qUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
O9 Q8 ?* [' }1 w5 T3 pAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,/ y7 d( ?8 l9 D
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;7 V' V) f2 {* b" W8 F( o5 |, g
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.. c5 j: ?! h% z, c, v( g
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears, W3 p/ v2 m5 K" k
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
! f7 M. Q5 t& ?' t6 k, d+ i ~' jWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
& r1 D! H/ @( h$ [* G: {1 p, K! FGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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1 @( D0 _9 s, L/ v' f7 n, x$ uThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
( \( Y2 m& u# I/ M3 hWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
3 _( y& M$ X& x& SJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
' G. c! s. P% M; CKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
" q# x h2 x- t0 BOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
' T. Y [$ q1 _4 D" ?& j8 s2 FAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;3 I0 s$ N* }( P ^+ ^
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
& D- ]. |. x! F n& M# V3 g" v! pSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.3 O8 n5 y" A: r/ B
8 g5 p: z* g& i' ZAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide* D# d$ D" Z6 v; z0 D
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
5 ?7 y4 T8 d8 zIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
6 _. H' \* r* DFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.0 ]) c( `( A, [5 l
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
8 P- ^( I' x0 |7 y( x5 IOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;( Y. t5 m! b$ O
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,5 @; O2 i2 G/ o- D9 Y+ A! A4 p
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.1 d& D4 \* {$ j! l, e
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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