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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
/ ]) V7 {# ^( x$ q7 ^* u+ I4 dWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
, L4 o; n$ n9 G' c NFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,- H6 S) Y u3 ^2 X9 F* M
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.) B, q: E5 k. C1 t3 V" {
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,$ \- @. p' ]) g' q
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
- D- r/ W* [. U- A5 AA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
2 r$ ?$ t7 c& vWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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% a' e5 l) R C; P0 D8 }Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
8 n& ]3 j9 y6 J( lAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,+ h( G+ K) q. M8 g; j/ ?1 _( {
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
. R6 ~* O- R6 G( YAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.5 g+ R# f$ t7 r& M: d3 e! c: L; |
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,% N+ l# `9 y/ ]6 ^9 o" C1 O
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.1 z' L0 x, }' c% `- I6 R
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
6 Y! m) `2 ?* {* \5 MGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.+ V- q0 ?4 G5 ^# _
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$ t* g7 W! T0 `" p, xThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,1 O, }! j7 d1 {( Y/ h8 d3 Z8 Q
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
" X; i3 R9 Q1 U/ K+ A, B9 GJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
0 f+ K' O( x7 i0 AKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 K' c) S$ w; p. P4 c" ^: j% Q2 b
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,* ]2 U7 M* e$ A6 X5 N4 [& _/ Y# H
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;, D% Y/ ?1 ^+ K! d6 L
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,) n; C3 C# |+ @2 v
Such 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
9 Y9 k# l$ L: e5 C. p, gAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,- p- f6 n& |. W- C2 L
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
3 @% i# j/ R! z; J* `/ ~2 I5 b+ PFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
7 r. Q2 U$ w# v' M eHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 k' S/ h# n) [; w3 t$ W* l A8 f
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;2 I8 q5 M9 J: |, z9 K
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
# v+ k9 Q( P$ fBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.5 w7 Z. q8 K, F1 O) S; q# b5 y
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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