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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
( r. Z( |; A+ e/ O, m+ |3 ^: FWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,5 ?) @) a1 l& j9 g
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row," b" |% o$ g# z
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago. l V7 l4 X8 U7 M6 H& x
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,/ i1 w. Z+ C" F- T
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;0 ^ \/ X. m0 {
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,0 j$ t! k9 t9 O8 I, K' {+ o
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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j: B2 t5 G( x% ]4 p* ]" NUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
" s! L$ T# G0 U3 K9 {7 ^! ?4 wAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
5 h$ G: l. k: [. Q% E4 |Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
2 T2 M; n% y. |% bAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
* B7 @( p5 B! XWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
# ?( |$ D9 n s7 RAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears./ S; P0 C; q& z$ X- y2 O$ L8 F6 e
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,- u! a$ _2 k* m8 B& t6 C
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago., h3 E# ? k8 d. y d, L
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,5 I" E; F9 y. d$ `. h0 w
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,4 ]& S' b' N# `+ n
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
% M3 x7 l& r" V1 [; }' RKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.! j5 T$ v5 o v! A/ i# a
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,: m7 M- `( l2 T6 L
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;: G/ I4 j% c$ G
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,- j7 b* w5 l( D
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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7 T" V% U6 E+ L( F% {And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
: ?: U p2 T$ _- t* u. SAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
, {2 D+ ^ E. X- TIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,' I* Q+ J1 i/ b5 _$ \" N
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.2 L9 g: @/ Z& B* f
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,( \2 s# o1 K7 ]4 z: C( g; c
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;& f7 g" A" L2 v! E# a
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,1 z( D. |- X3 E7 T
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
$ W0 k7 z' k; M- Q% y3 h! ^! ^ f----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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