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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
2 C, W( d4 A% e' B! ~& |When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
a' H; f- h) \3 {% bFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
4 c' b, i. M" L0 pAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
/ }: O5 _1 Q/ `# q/ G/ xHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,6 R/ r! h- @. o! A' `
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;! ~. D8 q" t" C2 W# U; `
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,3 U7 k) C1 x: i, m9 ?
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.2 ]6 N; q1 {% E% G. `* _& G
- `7 G7 \5 @; N0 Z3 l4 WUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
( X2 ^' S, Y' w- r9 cAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,5 t: }( Z+ L1 R' g' `
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;7 T$ L$ S$ k8 j# e- Y$ F' h
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.% c. i' U; C+ P O ?2 x
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& |$ u' @9 Y" k% d! g) z& p8 w
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.+ r. U* |+ \# ]5 M: N4 o5 f. o
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,, h' Q/ C( ^& r
Good 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,7 C: `+ n, g4 B& j& [ r7 L
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
6 j% V. K1 Q9 b! l: O# fJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,7 O# @8 j! s& p+ m6 b) `
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.# b3 c- x( E* O% M* e2 V1 b0 c B
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
`, o/ U5 S1 N2 k' K& K6 ^6 e2 WAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;% {( X2 o+ ^; A3 g, ~; W
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,; ^7 N: o y5 z& B3 C6 I% f
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.( h9 `$ ]9 }2 }# S
2 r, k* p$ Q" X, Z7 u, o1 wAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide! z" d- [; H0 H: y6 U
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
) e2 D U9 M2 |: l9 nIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
9 s+ `# {' P+ v& U, @ }For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.1 Y0 e0 F6 c% [" r7 U
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
5 Z% n& e) N/ t6 S8 \7 OOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
# W0 p" j$ ?$ Z7 ]- tFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
! @1 s/ Y( V2 m% p2 `9 @Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago., q- i9 Z) { R
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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