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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay9 _4 A( l+ L7 A$ D1 a
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
; \! w* V, a6 t! `( QFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row, b" j' Y6 k7 ^' {3 b/ u3 P
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.9 M! d1 r! H4 N% d) ]/ ^, o
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
2 Y$ e. x" Y- H% `5 {Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
) ~, ?" C% A2 o" c/ e; JA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
/ W5 V7 r. Y: y$ E1 UWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.6 a& W5 w- ^0 a8 Q
V+ ]$ L+ U9 f; T( N* G! mUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
: k2 |+ y; A3 o4 C) l' O) S7 tAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
/ [" A! P s3 U% _6 |Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
/ b8 B# y$ m/ x. FAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
# |2 a8 Z% b, \' D# q( @. o1 UWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,6 T9 u- \" a$ j; `+ ^$ z/ @
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.3 L1 P3 E8 s' n- t+ [% ^9 y
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,' O$ t! o4 z, ]
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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M8 y# E" z9 {; t) AThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,8 g5 ~, ]; i4 L: B! r+ t
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
% R. W: s* E1 k% r; J2 @3 g# aJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,( I1 r, o" U; F5 I% h8 J
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 X ^) A; p( C& g0 @& W" A( q
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
1 D) i; o) |2 l% _- {: Z0 s/ TAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
$ S) W3 W( H6 q3 N7 l6 u* V1 BGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,( N. Z3 m- j, ]. Y
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
! @- y0 y6 b$ S! i ?! K5 E8 ~All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
8 h( m( T: t6 t+ c$ X& DIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
, B5 ^ R% F) `9 k$ j+ K! z) SFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
7 ?% V( x+ e$ o+ W; S7 \# Y, MHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,! m; H1 s3 U. h8 H# M. |, R: ]
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
: x. X9 f8 L& g* Q, L) L, l1 K7 FFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,7 E5 l7 P3 J. n- u" J; e+ |' F% `3 I
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
4 h+ O/ N) u0 G% _" {; T4 y! I! o----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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