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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay0 C! j% X. t d2 |, I
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
4 N! L4 E2 ~+ l- p& a! `From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
, o$ c6 i. L' B# ZAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
, _9 B: x; u. l5 E( |6 w8 I6 pHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,: C5 G* I c, C$ O3 c9 K7 c z' j) Q* t
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;$ Z9 E2 ?7 l( F; T8 ^
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
6 k6 s# y/ B8 O, [6 |4 qWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,4 T( b h8 {9 P/ ?5 T5 }( G
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
" X0 Z ~* C/ X5 z% ]" pHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;: J) L) s- F8 R) x- `# j
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
! `. A- _1 m% R/ x" o0 r$ OWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,% r" r0 V# O, z8 t( r1 @
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.% Y- V8 ~+ T: }; \; O
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,2 w) Q! v% l3 M; H+ Z
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.1 d7 J+ B% V1 b+ e2 ?4 y+ [5 |
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2 P9 u; T& G: q4 b3 O) s& E r4 eThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
; u( l. r ^1 X: f4 LWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,; `1 d) x k2 J. N7 ]
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
! M7 H% E3 }- sKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.4 s. O% z% O* B. J* Z: I
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
1 Z5 J/ z! L" xAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;8 Y- [, l }, |- q- `
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
' x: G8 A" \5 B) @2 g: |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( l d1 d6 q- q c# _1 E% v
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,' [! O8 S A, P
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,- A6 o7 t7 O5 V4 \! L; K4 }
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.5 k2 C5 u' d( J v" i0 B" z) I
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
4 |" H4 o1 ]4 \; @' iOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
8 K" \- l1 r. B7 T" g, o6 c" g: i% m/ JFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
7 a) y) G k# ?% _1 g! H/ t: [; NBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
/ @* R- g6 l4 N0 J E9 o( i: v----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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