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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay. H3 q1 A2 M: h, ~+ \. E- Y
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
/ v$ [, R' n @From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
( Y6 H6 O7 j- B9 }. p; Q4 O4 dAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.6 a' c+ L2 n/ z u- q1 V! f
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,+ u! h1 ?4 a! C+ u" ]; C
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;* I. |2 t$ O; N9 }
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
' b) _# D& D! P$ K7 G. oWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
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) o6 ]9 i* r# jHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;# i- o+ p9 j& f3 K, h
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.9 W, f" A, J' S" g: t! G y+ }" W2 U
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
: [4 k* @8 C2 ?) D1 q2 `- m3 n* WAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.# i- k+ J6 O: p
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
( n9 ^. _, m2 Q" `$ G- p7 OGood 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: s. I4 I& _- {- r8 K
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
3 J+ O& l; ~4 L6 z* dJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,4 h9 L& k G. J) a* `, O! Y
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
: { B1 j+ f, ~ sOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,& @7 c" G3 e. i8 R$ R" g+ N
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;5 l! \3 k& F- N& U) t; k
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,4 h& u% L8 M7 a
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
) I! |. b% ~- T4 z/ `All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,3 J+ A6 z4 o: X6 K9 K
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,# x" X0 @& C& C2 a/ K- }3 s U6 |
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.0 W! {: o2 M0 U2 S A0 ?/ Q
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,3 b' r( N' R+ |6 l; V, b1 ^
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;' \6 H- { Q$ _. {3 ]- v) L* C3 X- s
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
7 k+ r. M; i( S# `- s, U- `Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
- p8 \0 W! t) q1 j7 Y+ c$ r6 M4 n----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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