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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay3 P7 ~6 U J; m/ o
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
( L; v& e! ~- P3 [From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,* T& s6 l2 [+ O/ C# `
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
: v8 @( x8 d* [- E jHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
: Y9 N I% S. v" bWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
% Y. o$ I3 C. a. \# \A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,; k- p# V9 z4 W8 z0 P
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago., O0 i3 b0 Z( U! c3 ~! X
+ o; W% R- W$ {" x4 `Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,0 m b( z/ C' y1 F) \
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
& Z0 O0 |$ Z6 C7 X! m3 p" YHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;5 ^; L* a1 B7 a! _ D
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.+ c; \0 b, f9 w3 V
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
) s; {) x# A! d! ~/ b: l3 vAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.- n* `; @1 }: C9 g& o+ b6 g K
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
1 P& i+ e9 G5 d/ A- n9 b8 cGood 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,
) H0 Q4 ?' K# TWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
B4 r* G9 X/ M$ U; bJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,6 e! J: Q6 r7 `6 Y
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.+ n: m5 S& O% ` R9 ?8 r
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
8 a5 J! k, s. bAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;4 r* l, w1 Z& g# Y$ v N5 H
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
) G0 z; n8 U- h' \% o- V1 pSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.1 U! x4 V: ^) z1 Z/ M& \1 Y1 K
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
6 o$ I! p' ?/ i: K: `# i; xAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
g: z; U7 N( Z Q9 u% {In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
u6 e' u& K, Q1 r8 I9 _# \, y/ }For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.% S9 P5 B; n" F0 P, L, U
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 N* G' J+ P2 O4 o
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;" g* {% A# V" g4 r) m
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,, |- S/ }0 N% D8 U
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago." N: y+ x' [( V7 q
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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