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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay" d, F9 p# y% U) c6 X) T, ?
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
/ Y$ O- d4 r' l0 t4 jFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,7 f- A5 j& w- C7 e$ ]8 k. I8 `
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
8 j9 B7 j9 ^8 F, O3 }5 xHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
) K- h' O& H$ L6 m0 MWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;/ I; T3 j. y- D/ ^ o2 n
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,1 L: I' s2 F2 X7 s+ B
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.1 {* n7 U& u( Z; k3 s: q
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,2 I4 n$ M+ Q: |" K# u" C3 Z, r1 T
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
9 K" @# T+ p( x0 g/ ?Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;& L1 V0 i# E3 d2 }2 k6 ~' o$ _; T& n
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.( m' @% ^2 J' ~
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
1 m7 u$ E2 w v5 i' S) KAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
2 d" g1 f# {. L& } AWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,' O. l; V/ n3 Z/ ]& E* K/ u
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.4 [! \: L/ w# U1 q! F
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
3 u9 Q: F* ?$ d) LWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light, |" ^5 `% y5 ^' n) V- A) o7 y
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
1 Y* E/ w3 n2 w5 m5 o5 `Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
0 S7 b# V* ]0 L ~: M" I' DOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
* d& ~" i7 p( n2 T8 ]- T1 U0 @And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;% {/ ^' T( d7 T5 J: }+ L. q
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
; D. h2 `9 x( s# R, ?9 S8 W9 Q+ qSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.9 P" B' V8 C9 M+ j- w0 F0 G
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide9 M( Q: E& i2 e4 A/ W$ j
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,6 |, x9 i# f/ U4 X4 x( }+ U
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,; L8 R4 m4 y/ S5 @
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.( V( y6 e- z, A9 L8 s0 h* N# Q
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
8 r$ h9 H' Y0 L; C( y$ P0 h$ OOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;; S0 ^" U4 K t9 N/ q( X
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,% [% {+ k- l* y& z: h
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.7 {: s, l! `! j% F* p& D+ e/ I& ?
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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