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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
) o5 t( D7 W9 iWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way," b: K3 `, N3 v I: ^
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
/ D% Z& T' g: y* Z" N4 M2 RAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.# R( A4 y( ~% q/ W
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,) H) ^3 T" a5 ?1 N- A
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
N. ~/ G G/ C5 v8 C# LA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
" P, O. I5 P4 G. ?3 K. B, a! s3 |Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago." B) I, Y2 d4 a3 G
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
$ [) u6 Y' V# g4 U8 I7 |And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,! I% X7 `3 Z5 l; {
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;$ E7 N2 o* u4 `8 h6 _1 |0 o, t
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.! w# @! H8 s+ L0 \1 [
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,* `0 F8 w5 I& ^& `9 \
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
; Z( H# Q, k" ]5 }6 _When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
% W" r7 k+ n7 b& J' TGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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1 t" q( u1 X# YThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,! {8 {* N' N0 b2 B! e
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,' c6 [8 F4 L* k. @1 j* m
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
' L& G) l* r4 M! w( N/ \Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.2 t+ q! D; y V2 K5 m
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
3 c. Z' y, l. G' H$ yAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;2 q( V6 d2 d" X: { C9 a
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,3 u; y4 G3 Y4 U; C- S
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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2 Z5 B" z8 e" J5 L M( uAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide8 }. P( O6 I' g; x
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
E0 w+ j, r" FIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
+ \) d5 ?0 }/ {& B7 ^For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.5 h+ O, Q0 `. `2 [( ?& M
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,+ v r4 W1 [6 M3 g
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;& L) O B1 e$ h2 Z7 O8 x* m; {$ e
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,; E5 h( d# \) v! R; X6 d3 I
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.; }9 A- @8 e0 i" a0 u6 |
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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