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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
1 a( X5 t6 s! g# T. A; DWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way, R" K" R0 b+ K) o) x' B+ i
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
4 C6 m+ Z6 X) y+ `! t' r$ F2 f8 F _2 tAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.& n1 \ u: C* v
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
% j% Q! p! _0 s9 W7 S1 A" {Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;8 ? `" a. O3 \$ Q$ n
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,* C: A; b4 I! q! R: b0 q
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,$ n0 K9 e7 y. D* s7 F* R! b
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,$ E I( M; q% n+ H- t" M
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
- k% t2 e+ e4 u4 `6 Y& kAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.. }' ~$ ]& }8 r+ ^7 j. S
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
3 p! K7 b: ?, |% Q* c0 [( RAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.. a) ^/ [+ A& T0 L4 \
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,% _) c8 j: Z/ c
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,# n0 x P, ?2 Z5 `0 h2 ?% d
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
9 F6 _- N; B6 M3 cJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
9 ~ C7 C; \) S+ m) n. hKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago." H0 t, s" ]3 {; c; ]
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,2 [- P8 r" _/ A8 l* J2 I7 |
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;8 p0 E7 d/ C0 V! j4 g. X/ z
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,- B# l5 ^) o8 S3 S
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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" N/ o4 \* |7 _ J* r& ~And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide/ {* u5 B/ D) O) l
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,8 B' M$ L7 z2 T4 n: j' t
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,! b0 c5 q& ]( K
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.) [4 |5 y8 d+ Q# [2 g& P; {
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,, r. {* T0 t& B2 N$ L7 m ? P
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
) ~+ |( I- {! d X% J8 FFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,$ Q6 l4 w5 u3 G5 M6 ~
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.' H1 L' I+ @+ p9 V0 K- ~
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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