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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay- z- h" {. Q, D. N( w9 }0 }
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
5 ^- _- w. p3 X0 ~From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,# l$ ?3 s% m0 Z( B8 I3 e9 W8 }
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.) w: I2 g- g% I* W& k
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
& ? r8 Z# U) j2 oWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
* ]: |3 j6 c7 T) BA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,# w& H% r# [; R
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.4 ^- e' r3 O6 E8 i8 G# n# R# {
/ M8 v+ A/ T, S6 y! C. M" k DUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
1 Q& M9 @1 Z7 U1 D+ S% s5 pAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,$ v) `. E* A- P" _, T+ s
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
4 W! e: X8 l9 }: G- t' FAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
( U3 E! Z1 u! o: r1 D5 TWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,. w( e+ V. f. a1 o0 M
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
$ x. u6 {6 o" m' A$ eWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
- }4 [" ?9 H5 n5 s- zGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago." }) W/ G! H6 [: v; W8 I
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7 J! c. ?3 t" V/ N7 O: v hThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
+ ^0 {+ N" l" t. X' b r3 r- iWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
3 o. Q! ~7 h1 l3 @8 @& i7 y6 x+ uJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
: y ?$ f* b, w0 }3 cKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.! S$ B- D) G& I8 G7 r
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
9 I3 M+ s' K% i) V" Q8 [; aAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;$ J2 T: j$ [8 l1 I
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
0 Q$ `3 t/ V5 L7 ~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 wide
2 Y& _& L: U" G0 S6 a- k8 UAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
, p: i1 v C4 S pIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
' w6 L- e7 e2 n/ @6 p# t7 x9 h ]For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.) _. \( y& g' x. P6 `& Q$ ^
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 c5 V+ X: }2 i: U! `, d" o. O
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;- m( N. M7 P0 @) S! k
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
3 [" c a! A" R' Q% aBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
2 \) _. H, P" ^8 G) l----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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