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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay! k; L3 N0 o$ }$ z9 c- x2 K3 b' F
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,8 s: O5 c/ r; B/ I+ |4 J
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,* F% H& o* C9 B
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
" ~! Y- [' |. [- j6 Q- o) eHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
# |2 ~& w* ^# j6 T' ]2 g* uWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;/ ~6 D& \, W: l5 P$ m: L
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
+ E' P7 \, o- _Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.* R) h1 l; E* O; h- ]% Q
4 n# H) `4 {, W. H2 y+ a& ^Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
" e5 W2 [* {6 R/ G$ Q* DAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
) V( D# m" f b. H( h9 JHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;( f3 P$ t; Q" o! L, u* W
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
; u. L! I# c6 A8 l; s) cWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
' B/ R0 Y8 ^" U! M" x2 oAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.- C3 b/ E8 y. H$ V
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,4 L/ t+ \1 T1 E" l6 G d2 W/ H5 L
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago., Z: C5 U7 J: [* |
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
5 r) u1 W3 D* w1 y1 V" ~Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
* q+ H( H0 J3 X/ J5 O7 q+ a. vJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,8 ]5 k ] ], \5 }- o
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
0 U4 B- }" c2 u, }On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,$ n# L1 r( B3 h. L M
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
& u d. E5 a+ p. D+ {Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,9 |& A1 R0 z1 L7 S; r& h- C
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.9 j3 t: }$ s0 X2 [1 y
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide$ L% z+ |# K2 i' ~8 c7 V
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,7 e) U$ A) T' }. J( o
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
) A1 _9 R J- a+ A4 sFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
" c2 j7 Q. ^ P, z. D9 ?Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
! O7 n9 B3 k1 ^. JOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;/ L2 J) }0 p; M
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
3 r5 c8 ]+ b% S) o, o) aBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago., w% r3 p& F' [
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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