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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
" u7 H' ^ d! r G7 ~& o6 AWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
8 G. D8 B" t4 E4 { m% s5 C0 lFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row, e- ?8 i( K1 B% ~$ Q5 X
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.1 ?1 n+ M1 u) c! B. Z) ~; d9 s
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
$ x, H0 n9 B, l5 J. B# BWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
& J4 A) }( T* [5 qA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 y/ b5 D: x" s# G z1 }; W( }Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
" m; U/ k5 K6 V, h! c$ AAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
; @: H( ^: y# _" \ J X8 u; AHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;+ y$ F( {- y' I6 ~; S
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
$ ^$ y0 {7 E2 A7 Z& _" U6 BWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
* `! g- y9 D; ^' FAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.. {" w( t: d# G! [7 o$ n
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,. r) u# s# r+ o# I/ U' c% {
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.( n' |( O: u: M6 f, _9 V, o
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+ d* D7 J/ ?# {0 g* h/ AThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,- `0 V, q9 K6 O* ] J
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
" s4 m% }8 W: U- q/ t* Z0 \* CJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
& U9 a4 H+ l# qKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
2 a3 @& m9 T8 V/ {! u' F; E5 T- kOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
3 _) C0 w8 Q6 q/ A% c7 p! x- TAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;, ?1 v* U' R( z
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
/ |- E9 {/ ^) A% [$ |Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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1 H6 q" w7 f3 E. K0 O# c3 ?' ^And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide# S. N) j* j2 o& u! t2 g
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,* @* |8 q$ P+ Q0 i. s& R" t2 a
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,# r. V, i# i2 I$ w% G# E7 I, l
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
1 y) ~0 ]' z" u U9 N. [ V) z3 o% oHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,7 R, e% T* ^& Z
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
. {$ w; K* p2 `0 IFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
1 F# Y9 K4 u7 xBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.5 N# ]! O5 m7 p- m
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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