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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay' f2 u" j; m' B) }) g) U5 Z
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
, w$ M3 z1 d9 E& DFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 L3 o/ S5 e% KAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
9 {6 x! y2 R) r0 d# MHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,* v" L7 K9 a! {3 ^4 H
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;$ u/ G+ C5 ^6 L5 V+ _- D
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,) d- Y) A$ t. j
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,) H. `% t3 f1 A$ T& J. ~0 p
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,( y! I& G0 O- f5 j" r1 g
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
1 |7 q7 s* c& `" z- OAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.5 ?' T2 E( U/ }# _3 Y
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& J h; P/ k3 S) k1 {) ^) N! @3 [7 J
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
, w* r( }& [" k4 U9 E4 rWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
0 w. ?0 w3 S) E q: v9 dGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
3 `2 {0 g" Z) G7 S BWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,. a% a( {+ Q" E
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,! I" k& |9 u2 O8 D) H* |5 Z
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
) n! M/ W. n8 [6 c8 dOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,0 l7 q' J: n2 f. B
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;( M M& W" R7 ]9 C& u0 c
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
: \" D# r5 T8 R6 l" Z6 PSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.. i: _4 L9 {5 R8 r r4 D
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
6 @9 t0 X6 V9 S0 TAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
! e% t1 [* @! N( Z" ^9 _In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,2 r3 O/ ~9 H0 @7 ~2 [( A$ r& Q8 L
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.0 ]# V0 I. I. I7 a
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
2 G+ M, x B# U; I% ?On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;1 z' b! b5 i' H
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,1 T/ }0 O. k. V* B! R0 A( ^$ K0 _
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
9 E# _6 y5 {2 J6 m0 Y9 o----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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