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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
* `( I, u+ ]9 QWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,- N% V2 D0 w4 N0 l7 @5 L) F1 l+ o4 V4 z
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,& w9 w x7 H2 Z$ A& ?" o! O7 F$ ], T+ f
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago. _$ Y) r6 j% g9 Q, e( b1 s/ T
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
5 A8 l9 E" I3 p, pWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;; \) N3 k3 J" R) `6 |
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,5 R) n8 S: j% N( b
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.1 h& K, a* Y: {: N9 ~8 K
: V, F( c/ F1 ^+ vUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat," {' E( }3 G9 o; c w
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,, w$ _9 x+ T9 `2 M/ Z! G- @
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
+ A3 T- O+ |( s, uAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.' o! P5 A6 Z$ j
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,# K6 v' S0 [4 l
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.& J& _; y0 Y* f* \! J& L
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,5 ~+ E, @, E; G7 M
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.9 M7 b# |( Q: h9 a
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
5 Y8 e/ E9 \; c4 x7 p, t* AWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,. |9 b3 K/ C9 y- U9 p% {
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,# G( v X4 O# N) `
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
) W. D# ~7 ?0 K' h9 ~* GOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
. |$ O8 |' o' p2 E. {6 J; s9 cAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
$ g! \5 r: n+ |, g7 B0 G8 w( i/ x$ \Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,) }# c; Q+ y# D0 D# w
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
# W9 l# Y$ h# x3 j1 Y* v( oAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
. \# D- s8 \! ^: S- M4 AIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
( \: A& H$ b" K3 WFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.: D: N+ h( u" I4 @( W
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
8 G' X7 g+ V& G6 j$ q; R# u, T" rOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;5 h8 c4 C4 D. T2 p8 R
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,5 _ t) W9 N9 o0 U
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
8 `# x3 z' E- y5 N* S+ s5 H: y2 E( ]----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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