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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay2 M" B. y9 ^3 h' h3 w2 m0 q. c9 U
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,) y% ]6 I) r) ~' g8 G. T
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row," |* ~. J$ ?) O& X! h$ L C
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.* q' H6 b4 z: E5 n/ h" t9 ^9 `
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
9 ^2 t% @, F7 a$ L' K7 IWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;8 f1 J1 I( l! p
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,9 c+ G; ?- @. g- D6 D7 a E
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,4 G8 E6 w' t8 v1 h1 y3 S
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
+ G6 E+ l% G" H& M: JHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
2 a9 n2 ~+ r) K2 u( VAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.+ _1 @1 a# K; [* ]: }/ b$ L
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
9 m& V: [4 m/ G! P* c/ l; a: y$ TAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
. a" K) g( {# K3 x; TWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
3 u( M! ]% e; pGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.) [; g s( H! P g- R
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
1 z/ ~: K) e8 U! z5 |& qWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,0 g/ |0 @ P+ S& L
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,6 w0 n, w) }0 ]. c
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
8 \8 L G% \. g% f! x& c6 E7 [On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
; K0 {7 _5 @! q) q5 JAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;" _) b+ w l L; B2 A
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,6 i$ e- ~& S% f% t3 h
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
0 Q' b& J+ G; a* ~All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
7 q: U& A# l# a& ?; ^# UIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
% F% }* F+ x: i' Q( z: ^. `For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.( e/ v5 h N, c# q
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
+ A8 R: \+ S5 u/ a4 Q3 I& {: JOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
" n# S& M3 H* T- e8 A1 {+ C2 BFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
( S! t; m7 G" w3 Z+ u4 m+ _Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
' X, F$ f/ U4 }* g( I. K) x----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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