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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay5 V2 g+ [! f( ~
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
& ^" U" r7 c$ ^, D1 w4 pFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
( c# z" z" [; S, U6 \And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
2 ~/ |( V8 N' ?" U/ ^$ W2 fHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
6 w* R0 ^4 }$ B/ y% QWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
' Q' i, e! a: U2 z/ Y. f, n' I. dA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
, |( I' e" R2 |Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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! ?, ~' A3 t$ F* n. tUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,5 I R& Y% r Z- j+ I6 f
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,$ b. b$ M( N _
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
" n3 [+ {% h6 Y/ ?Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.. S1 P. C* I5 _! L$ w
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,2 P6 [' ~- a) G, H. F
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
5 P, T2 O Q# o4 v- hWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
* L5 W( g" x6 pGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.' v. U1 z W( g2 T* d7 {
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,$ z. B3 y: [) [& L0 ]
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
" W& c. M; `% MJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
& ?. R/ ^, r r3 @' Y' ?3 G& o( U, WKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.1 N" F3 y) h; _6 Z
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,& e4 \+ H$ e# D2 P
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;4 Z0 ?4 | x9 i4 K9 u
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# i; A t! i9 o: {8 w
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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: H! o9 }' s3 B. PAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
. [- m; X& u; R+ V2 D" L- @All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
" I0 y7 @( X1 SIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,; o$ ?9 H8 P/ ~5 _! Y% S3 y1 j& w
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.8 I. W) A& p, e5 G: C1 J
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
d& R) d( C! W" x0 R% j4 V7 \On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;" W& S3 q7 J0 `& r* z/ K
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,! ]2 q0 j6 ^- X1 D, r
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
7 z+ N( o5 S5 H- u; V& i5 V2 H" T$ _----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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