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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay2 u1 N! W" h' V( A/ `
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,, Y) Q1 N$ G( ~3 |2 f! j$ S8 H* h
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
) O- C" m& S; V3 h; R2 A7 DAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
x5 |( _- P* XHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,/ r F# J) G' B) J" {
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
/ h' v" |) ^! o0 H! U2 i/ q$ D+ Y7 F. rA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,8 ~9 V( @7 `% S. B9 `
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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: S# ]3 B8 j% g6 V. C& jUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
N- z5 P2 g! J; q7 m0 ^And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
2 t& \. x- F. J3 RHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;8 L& Y/ J* }9 {# N# A9 J& \
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.( u5 q. ?0 w# w% O- Z0 u
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
$ v$ k3 _# h1 P% N5 `% ?And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.' G- p" J E3 ^8 t& q9 ~
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,! d( K7 L/ Z( x9 u2 t
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.5 B0 L/ a- l4 k; }* g. d" c8 x1 H
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. ~$ D! O0 K$ iThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,$ J' q8 V+ l- K- ^: M7 I/ h/ n
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
! r1 n5 ~ k; L2 s! n: {& nJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,/ j) s8 Z7 K3 Y0 s) Q
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.' s, T5 r/ ^7 R; ?: e3 g7 k
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
) Q2 G* \! z. kAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
( c$ n# R: T6 i$ X: o& d. `Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
6 s9 n! t& O, _; r, F4 r1 t; fSuch 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
; x, t! L9 s/ e1 U- d- NAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
" ~/ m0 C9 _; j5 [- ?' z1 KIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
/ l7 ^ e( f. w/ GFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.6 Y8 V! z4 `- [! t
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,( O! g5 R( @( K$ ? a
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
: b+ y2 H B5 N0 h; aFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,3 z% ]1 d1 M5 T1 Q8 x
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.' A0 d! Y6 s& o" X% w* P# g2 F: i
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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