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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay' y9 W& O) ]3 Z6 `3 g/ s
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,) v2 a' ~$ a0 k; h5 {+ c- J: }
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,. ~" l3 [& i3 C' @- e# T
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.) t7 Z9 g2 k6 I
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
) @" t* `+ s; M7 }Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
" C6 s( `2 B3 }% M( i* z# i8 U- wA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,$ g1 V# m( k, S+ x0 x
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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; N2 f$ t% z3 E) V% f5 kUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
# ^: x6 `2 z6 K$ E1 DAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,$ k* x$ e: S) _6 o/ K
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
: l& j, s' V3 J! t: IAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
A. u3 D$ o- B2 M: j; iWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears, x* K% w3 t/ v+ x
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
% A+ l, K* |6 YWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,$ y ]& p, H6 B5 }8 [7 S
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.1 F6 [% N! `) z+ Q, U: m6 A
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
4 c( |) [9 M( \' F4 e) M3 CWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,( ? w4 h- {: I: H, i9 _7 ^
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,9 _* k" e! I6 c v
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.8 V% A, L' t$ B6 ~/ ?3 ]
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
5 _2 Q# C3 p. h; DAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
D1 w/ X. |0 R/ S9 M7 j0 `( YGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee, i1 z3 b. j& O
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& x0 X1 B Q- x) |4 T
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,' E, L* `" @/ B+ ^. q, u4 O( s) ]
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
5 I3 |) }) B3 C" P/ t6 A8 l# CFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
P0 v' v. L% s' n) cHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
7 O% Q+ S# s+ k4 ~On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
& \/ C: x/ ]6 |* ~. Z- K* }3 C0 x. n& DFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,' Y8 I. }, b2 h f
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
, @& Q- C/ l) V" x----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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