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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay( p0 m7 D9 C. B" h' A3 M
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
( ^6 [1 x+ i$ C5 n, _6 a% f& z2 }' xFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
! s [# \( }. V4 [! \And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
( h$ C* n. w3 {His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
' c! P4 B* e2 jWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;$ f7 y2 E/ F; E8 s* d6 N6 L
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,% o! L! @0 B( s
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.! M- K9 i5 |$ j9 r4 ?4 f2 [: b* |
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
& n* i9 t% `& e; L9 hAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
; u7 Y5 d9 h2 u6 p: E& w0 G0 A# nHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;4 {5 i% O+ \& _ e3 ?
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.+ x8 c3 V" z( D+ z# C$ I/ E
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,8 Q+ s; s7 ^5 L
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.3 z) @9 h2 X. ^2 w
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low," J7 ?2 K, X) E* K: v( k7 u
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,
& S. B/ V, K1 |+ tWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
. @5 K% v/ B7 {" xJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
L) H" s/ w* N; G; [0 ?: {Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
1 k& h+ l1 w* S0 U. {9 |/ s0 XOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
) o5 h3 B" y1 u8 g5 CAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;/ s4 F# e; K' T1 o% I! X7 m9 _
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
# X! n( `; y- D5 vSuch 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" L1 A/ R, R/ u5 m
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,% N6 l" l. c- \2 b! x9 ?
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
" S' B0 w/ s, R' g4 I, M: BFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.+ m3 s' a1 l: H/ @' Y
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# A8 n/ M Y( V. R* j8 J) i% [% J( B
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;0 F$ a. y' D0 f+ r4 o8 W" i8 b, `# {8 h
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
/ R' S2 G' e7 z0 j' F4 RBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 e6 y7 b ?" k) ? S* i! P
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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