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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay6 D. B, d- Q5 S# t
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,# u, J' q' U4 M1 R) G
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
& @- X0 ?7 a5 T# oAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago./ `$ G* ]9 _( j, _1 A: H
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,: o9 R1 K: N& y" J* M4 x
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
e& u. L/ d3 p. w7 T2 kA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,$ m: |/ X) }4 N+ @
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago., p6 F0 e/ Q2 ?/ z, a
1 P' g) {2 M* [+ q/ [Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
5 h# n1 J& k, d) d7 w& R- qAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,% d0 q Q0 f* L7 `& \2 R/ H2 R
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;% C2 z5 c [: H1 b4 F7 Y: Q
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
1 o7 p9 w0 ^9 u. x$ r6 m1 [) L" bWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& W( P- p# z8 S' T' g& E- h
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
% _- k6 R- v3 T9 gWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
* W$ h3 j8 f L. ~9 w% UGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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- [ @6 ~! A+ M, N2 O1 k5 LThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
; w M4 G' B# [6 O9 j* \Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,7 D, K. C' h, |8 Y% _% v1 o
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio," p2 g: W/ J: r! Q6 ` U+ |& ?7 d
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
: ^+ |+ c( w6 H, \' aOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,' v8 }- Q- A1 w* ^# z1 j1 L
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;( `3 h6 ^5 ^# E" @
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# v( z k! l8 J* {" S- Q6 S
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 wide2 m P1 _: H3 H
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
2 J4 G+ Z4 w" v& i! I7 L* bIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
! t5 x$ W5 `4 r4 M. sFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
! z# W5 _0 X+ x% `: ZHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,6 u" I. _) m9 b7 Y: k
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;& x' T' t; f/ x7 j. W: d8 e. ?& s
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
, m4 ?9 G; C" M/ _8 @; M: oBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.8 _' J, O8 t. Y5 z& n& V
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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