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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
: ` E7 w' D% M: q$ FWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
6 N- V9 w& {5 S: J% l y) |From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,5 Q/ n6 M0 u- X7 X% P- B
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
; I" x' w C `1 j1 U8 ]His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,5 I( U! ^, G/ f: {) H
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;3 U0 e7 l8 R. @* \
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
7 z1 U) k/ K- }* @- uWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.8 C/ J& w+ Y) e( i9 v; `' w
R. R- D! B8 DUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,- k$ y7 k' s( i! |# B! b
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,2 L0 m3 W- B, |, N
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;% E9 y8 m. }1 w4 L) \" M$ w5 A
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
4 d3 v3 q# s9 A; M, S- E+ x1 ?With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& [3 n V+ K1 C1 U% ?
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
4 {5 w B0 J: M% AWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
" ] x& n4 o, j3 J! C* OGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.( v/ D+ \- y+ k# n! U. _* a7 ]
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
: V3 N5 }9 v0 Z, u+ d& dWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,$ r/ p( r& S1 f
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,; ]( E+ Y3 e9 C9 ~
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
9 |0 w' h/ [4 D2 a3 hOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,1 T0 }" L5 q$ D8 {8 C5 |
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
( X4 B: v$ c' b6 F3 u" dGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
$ t) L6 _( I% ?! P1 X# c% i9 XSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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: h* V+ Q% Z5 S. W+ d* _" ]And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide4 ^: ]! L' i$ J: f P; Z
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,7 g; Z2 {0 r4 D* N0 Q9 t
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,' P% }8 j* ]. H" Y. S( Y: ~
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.; `( M: X( b5 I9 r
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# @# {& s& r9 b4 m2 t
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;: G) {; C2 @/ l* J
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
+ H3 C- a& _, k; E4 d' _Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.$ y& m7 ?2 H$ D! [& q! G6 a* n
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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