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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay i& j, `4 z) Y! ~/ o. N
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,' s B( I6 ]4 ^# t
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
8 f% P6 \% Q2 A' ?( N9 SAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.4 {1 N9 s, O% W% M9 |
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein, ]+ A8 N- I& D0 o
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
6 V7 _5 s+ X2 m1 D+ Q/ R5 t$ q. W zA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
3 R9 v0 v' e" r* Z8 n6 BWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago." b$ {4 g( o1 J
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
4 g! S# ]" y' F/ FAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
h2 d& R0 o; XHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
( X/ i5 ]3 P8 I" s' B) V" pAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
$ t' H7 u7 w M, x. Y* ]With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,, T# q9 x; g( Y8 _
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
8 p6 a u! Z' i P3 r9 M9 VWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,. j/ s$ k: O4 b$ s9 L
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,* H6 s* @+ N* M. K; M8 v
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
- V) s$ b3 {8 D8 w5 s5 G2 bJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
4 }$ ?; U/ l" S2 J# [( wKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
" Y! R5 P: ]- F9 L h- oOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
- r# |) X7 ? H0 V. d( rAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
6 R9 O/ v2 H% Y }9 h% LGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
. w {- ?# }: I4 w0 X/ S, T2 {% t' MSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.9 E- \# r& z! v" q
' I6 Q% b! z' H8 rAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
" D" V' x/ M, Q+ e) x) lAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
* {# u8 M _; ^, l6 `4 A7 JIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
+ t1 _3 o3 ~* R5 AFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
" N8 _4 G' f6 z0 D, B- o) rHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,! p0 O9 o" M" Y/ f
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;% S( }- \, N1 D6 b9 E6 F. q0 V4 C8 z% z
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,( O) x3 j! h1 h3 ~
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
/ v% j+ V* P$ v2 q8 z' C# d: V----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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