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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
0 P. o2 {7 J: r+ dWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
+ k3 y8 U# Q a: l }* L# A% YFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
$ ?2 t" W7 s: [2 Q" z4 VAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.$ M! o* E' `) c! D; f5 k3 u
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,/ J. _! T0 y0 h6 [+ V4 K' g( {
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;, ^0 y* D7 @, U9 g
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
$ w9 r+ o2 f/ j1 N( OWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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6 ?- Z! e9 D1 T IUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
, M- y7 i& D2 j6 E0 LAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
$ b/ W6 n% x' c% w) IHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
! s9 Z6 d7 x+ ]6 n! f) L' _: rAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
6 d& C' e( e3 yWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,9 {. ^ }3 I6 u3 Y' }( R: `
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.* m4 C' H+ Z; @5 x/ I1 R
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
3 D# U3 `1 z+ GGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago. c0 e( i A9 d# n
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
3 A9 u3 o9 c' @& r7 O0 YWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,7 }" _' J9 z2 }/ n4 P, U- P! E
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,% r5 t- n( g& p8 \
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.9 v7 T0 O, X6 W" P& g4 u' _2 {
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
8 T) G2 ?& R9 o2 X. L# EAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;( |- N/ `4 t! o5 s
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,: x/ z4 |" l5 t6 M4 F9 ]3 [- N, w0 \
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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9 f% ]' K |0 l5 n2 nAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
7 l5 \. f" J0 sAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
" l* w( F0 u, X8 J6 r4 u3 R# PIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,- ]6 L& ^7 s' i: D
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.* T% Y \& d. L0 O
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
4 T& j; h" ~( r) T2 E3 T% }' q- A1 cOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
5 |- |( |6 y2 c8 W7 QFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
: `: c+ @: Z& {' Y# y" dBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
9 b% U: h, W/ N9 N2 E* x----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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