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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay; M/ e! {. l6 ^9 I$ z
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way, r7 O P1 P1 E- A
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,$ Q9 o7 C" B6 z2 t
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
( p* [) \ q k# q: }5 ^& F |1 BHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
/ t. L$ @- P2 f7 q+ X# nWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;, m6 G9 e3 T& v6 d! s$ e
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
0 I. C4 O4 q8 k/ }2 NWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.) ^ R, C# i9 C% D @
& z2 u; {8 t0 n5 A1 h$ j: @7 lUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
' L( H4 y) ^# Z5 y/ t7 @" f9 PAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
! o2 `+ T' t" B cHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;, x* h8 Y% V0 A1 g7 A: S
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
9 D% j& b) H+ EWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& _2 {6 J; O8 L: [
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
* v, T: @% t. n1 T0 p3 Y% sWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
4 M7 n# C! w5 D0 T0 K! ~( @. GGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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) @' K' D' Q3 e2 J* `There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,. C5 o( u; D" y/ V2 D
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
% t) s/ A+ m! G) j0 OJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,6 Q7 }) p, b: N% H- M
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.) o* ^+ F0 { q- t! L* H
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
0 s5 m: I! W) _9 `& {; N" PAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;* n7 S; m. q# Y' a! @
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
( u' f: [) L9 N4 i& _# ]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
: {9 z! q9 l5 P4 Q: M& `8 K. J: m% U+ JAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
* k" D8 S9 l4 a! H6 a( A, C! }- FIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
/ `* h4 E5 ] ^9 x7 z4 E; GFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
; T: f5 m9 k* r; b# E2 t( \* G! M9 SHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,( s' |3 C4 }; J7 e
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;) E+ w+ F+ `- c% U
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,% F. O! H/ S5 R. R }# x3 Z
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.$ p% N+ `9 `9 L
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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