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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay9 W S& E8 C" L- Q) {$ ~: T
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 `$ R; S5 T7 z1 MFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
/ p+ N4 {1 |' _5 ]" rAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.% }8 i! Y5 T7 m0 M) A5 A
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
: l7 s+ s% V$ q1 T9 XWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
7 W5 W6 @- q4 F4 H( D" u1 RA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 |2 N; | y( `. P/ K% J5 wWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.$ ~5 H* D8 |2 i3 P6 J) {/ n
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,5 ]3 z+ p9 b# H4 d
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,7 f' `8 B# [7 h: M
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
8 g j+ V& m6 FAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
+ ?* X0 w& ~) l( AWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
& r* W( B9 o4 v. F2 | k* IAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
& C! C9 K. U4 k9 I2 h' z0 sWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
( ?7 J1 {2 ?) [3 KGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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5 k# f, _& S3 m6 c5 A/ {There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
r" P# n- p! o5 ?- D6 SWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,( A& I. r; A9 R# I! d7 _; J$ c
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,7 R8 \$ J- _ _$ z& z) ]$ j5 {
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.6 Q8 o* o/ M$ x% M
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
: L8 ]' [3 d/ g' k$ rAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;; L& q9 \, W }' p
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
3 @( c9 J# ]! Z' G& n5 _1 h. lSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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# m4 B. ]( t1 q! w: LAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide9 _2 Y" U& Q. [5 \
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side, A8 N' u Z- T) n* j, g# J3 [
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,: Q' l1 V* k6 w& L
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
% q; W* z5 U8 t6 p2 U* pHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
" c' Q; d/ X. A# o! J9 C4 ]2 GOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;+ I, ], `; Z5 z, @ L! S
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
( s6 Q, z' n, N- O* o) d8 LBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
3 z& Q/ C2 |4 G' C* n$ p4 p) s----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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