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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay! e6 g8 ?( q, c
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
4 g5 K+ k. O" c4 xFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,' M2 i* d9 {9 |2 N
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.. ~( Q8 W: a) a' P" D- h
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,- S* I. ]0 y# T0 W9 g
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
: t' R, q0 s; V6 X# a2 }+ y! B- }+ fA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,: O: B" e$ m( l+ [8 |4 L* U
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.; X& {. }7 X5 r* `# ?
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
7 u+ ` t: F# L" x- c$ H. B8 u5 qAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,3 U+ x! b$ k2 b$ \0 p" m4 M& G7 _
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;) D c2 ~* _, E
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.: O$ \/ \4 k! c
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
$ d+ R ^& {9 x9 W# }$ A1 aAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.( L" j5 q+ \$ G& l0 O
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,$ m, l) y+ W- B* X3 C q4 A/ [ c
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,
- H/ y# r# Q4 u4 Y: JWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
- } Q$ h& O6 `6 H+ u2 dJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,1 R; d- N: G2 v7 i
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.- Q' l$ y" n/ {1 {8 b
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,( f. k, U# |7 Y9 q; u# S
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;2 I& |. @) H- f% u& F
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,5 l% `6 d9 f, l9 t5 w, Y
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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' V8 ^5 T7 F: x* O; ]7 nAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
9 x _8 A$ L3 Q$ _( `9 V) O2 v2 W$ OAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,1 J( C! A* u5 Z" k, n
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,/ Z# [" y& ~/ k9 a& i
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.% C+ F- m8 t" t/ K8 W! Z
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,; c* ~& g9 |# Y. H
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
& h) U O' K( W! B) c/ ]From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,* h, X0 v2 R! h/ y ]
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
: O0 ]( j R4 t2 P: J( q. S----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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