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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay' j( i; m& n+ r# V6 d# Y
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
+ u3 e5 J! V8 i9 ^* a" f% e' dFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
+ o1 x2 d" F) K1 O/ TAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.; F3 `! p2 _# J) W( ~, Q2 b
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,% V' W( f6 J1 S2 A+ g V! Y
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;2 Y' u# n' H$ K$ W, D) g+ m
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
K* s& o5 z) Z* U1 ?Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.: i. b% k$ m% u& c: n; Z/ m
; s: d3 ]4 |! e6 u4 Q4 HUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,% T/ l0 `5 h0 F( u$ R
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
3 O; d: F- |. s2 }, ~& }1 } LHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
0 p! H' d- A* e2 E9 p# u$ j! wAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.' k! K7 Q& b7 }' G( Q6 v. ?4 ~$ `4 X
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,1 M$ ]" j) ^8 m- ^
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
) _& ?& d E7 m/ E! |5 }& {- j# v+ _4 m0 _When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,- V5 C& h) D7 ]3 H9 @
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,( f& i" Z `+ _
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
3 I @& v, d- V' w; aJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,+ T9 E4 q4 ]1 f
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago., g/ g% S2 M2 \5 P( U" M
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,* j# x( F, W( T# L: ~& Y! p3 t5 C
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;1 o6 T) U2 p, t0 ~# g5 D8 D
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
. z) p/ f; I0 P4 A6 v* s% e$ ISuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.8 J' N2 l8 D5 s* @% N, d
3 Y$ l4 j, f7 h, c P8 Q! a5 ]And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide2 N% J5 f& C% ]: C9 e
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
% M0 [) E5 H- e% k9 }- g' d/ FIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,4 Y% q4 _* W5 c
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.- @! m- {, s. S% j6 [
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
3 _" |; O# I. f3 fOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
) m. j/ j( [/ Q6 f8 nFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,5 }* L6 {# D4 P1 ~, D* m
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
9 d8 x" o* p) D4 a+ z, Q5 ?----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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