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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
1 L1 Q8 j" T; OWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,% Q2 S6 H1 x6 S1 t
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,, I8 r' z. F& T' c
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.' p$ H X: `2 V7 n8 ]; G
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% L" w3 R. `9 B9 ?* S
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;/ j: c4 S \4 ] S" y) G4 H
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
9 F$ d6 g* K" aWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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4 L+ G: w) t" G2 ]- y/ QUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
* ~0 |4 M9 E# }7 D" aAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
7 e" u" B3 \" x! v: LHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;) l0 w" F* k( I9 d
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
K5 I' W' ?. e" pWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
3 e0 Z% [% I/ |( i. @And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
) v) t! _2 A3 L% V& ?8 U4 h1 aWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low, z/ {0 c+ x' o2 [# {- Q2 R+ W. U
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.: H; |. n# i9 G5 l9 U: f) j Y* v6 m
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7 {% O+ y5 X6 [There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
' i; U, b& a) Z0 @) vWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,) u" H- ]# p x0 c
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
7 N; {' M g+ f( z& QKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago., ~& s4 Q2 u6 F, G
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair, Z9 g+ z$ C% ?' U
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;! q! C! @! K; J% P% X
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,& H, u( d6 Y9 k7 {. A
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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' A( F$ G+ ^, r6 K) c, p0 ]And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
D1 N7 ]# S8 M0 X+ m' h7 I+ uAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
. K- Q5 e* `% `0 V+ Y V( }In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
; _! X( O- f, U! aFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
7 ?5 Y* t+ v) n# S0 vHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,3 C0 u4 u, z' ~! J* ]! v
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;' J! `1 Z6 j, o( r$ T) F2 r# X
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
1 B2 c0 I0 n$ g$ sBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 l _; y' p' Z- g1 r w/ `8 E: J
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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