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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
3 B6 O; W7 {" ]When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
# |; i2 s' R `2 y' i5 m$ j( V+ SFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,/ Z( q7 K: ?$ M9 d3 q
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
7 l0 R5 r6 R' K; IHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,# x7 U2 U7 d- l9 ]$ I; W
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
- z" A/ v* |3 _+ M# pA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
1 Z3 @1 O8 j. M N& lWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.% q8 d6 @8 ~7 i) t$ y" E
9 R* L! a7 p B/ o' ]0 W1 g5 a; DUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
& S, x& n' [# |& ]7 m* G% cAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,8 H6 b3 D Y/ \( V9 F
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
- z4 f. W5 I5 U- k7 X( xAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.+ q/ i( V2 Y& R/ [" e
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears," _5 W0 h' {, z. ~0 a
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.* g6 l2 \$ U: ^6 A9 v% y
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
; R0 U, t0 P9 |4 fGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.+ ]+ t: t E- G6 J. i
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, H; E* t6 N$ b* zThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,. V' r/ A1 a9 B8 G4 i+ L1 ?1 @
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
b. h5 h( z m) ~+ w, m7 NJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
0 l$ H9 _5 _6 p. t7 u6 m& r* O* eKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 Q7 S9 T( d) E
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,: g7 T: m' }$ m8 ~* t3 a8 _7 D8 L" W$ C
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;5 D- L% ?2 ?, M6 ~
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
& o' A3 e/ v/ _( e( t2 wSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.6 U2 P; T7 g5 T+ O* z& U
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
7 F- K3 f2 m. Z) RAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
% R1 Y! D* k% h$ t1 GIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,3 w. [, Z" c& A. U
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
, X4 N5 @- m( X1 ^( YHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
. q' z' {8 P& l3 Z4 D qOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;1 d# k# |5 [5 L: M5 f! x
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,+ {9 {5 J% S' ~4 x
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
: z1 h# ^5 W. [5 {" B----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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