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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay/ b; o* t4 N. p3 e2 I
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
4 e L4 V- i$ Y, p0 CFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,+ f) E2 T' f2 @9 N
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.+ S1 {& c4 s+ u
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
/ c4 v0 b1 m5 g4 Z" y8 sWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;: E V3 _) Y9 b6 ?# R
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
+ d& b, L) y3 U7 c/ E1 D* y* P% tWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.2 n: g2 O7 z8 s6 \
) ^/ G5 q& C& ~& d* `Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' q% ~2 ^, q* {4 E# _3 p! w$ }6 P# ]
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
8 y3 a9 m' U% a3 PHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;% A& `8 {; ]4 y( H. {; e* X
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
% [6 B+ J% y! M" h/ }With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
1 X q8 q7 a# B: z3 m! J$ PAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.3 F* F% X; k: F L
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
/ Q0 B" A9 }, {/ R8 [2 d5 ^, E7 ]Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
$ z0 V: s% n4 S* o, N2 O+ TWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,' {: t+ N. r' I8 j1 |
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,$ {9 o( q5 ^: B8 z; b: [" c$ j
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
6 g# ?5 ?9 u9 I' U# B3 u; U; h) KOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
% z6 _. E# N. hAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
0 y0 |4 x% ~- j2 \& o! C4 P6 d8 qGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,. f5 z9 j, D# {4 d/ U6 m' e
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: G9 Z1 u# a- I# A6 x3 ~1 F/ K
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
4 @9 r% }" D9 W0 G: r$ O; m0 lIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
4 M! q" K; K( q5 Y% i' ?" l zFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.3 k/ U: O. d/ T9 T0 a! K9 p
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
; K8 q b. m+ O6 \1 h; e1 E- NOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;: E7 {- ~9 C+ @- {. F1 k: m8 _
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
. N: ?$ v1 d8 [ ZBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.! L5 A8 F: @7 M' R0 w' x2 |, S+ S
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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