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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
+ s0 i8 n& G/ i) BWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,5 o& c% m- O' X) x- Q
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
; d+ p; h5 P& }- D7 DAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
F% Q6 f# L1 B- B- `His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
* Q# p& v6 ]8 p& d2 M4 d9 ~3 i# VWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
( a- C# F* m, \' l. f0 vA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,# `$ m0 L% u( \9 j% D$ U
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.1 I% G3 R. J2 n6 l, I! L7 A. x& v
a) s- z, F w+ c$ OUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,0 H, J( u. R6 {# g* m; i. @$ e' V
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,; U6 X& z# [7 N; v. {
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
! K- |$ E+ x" c- E: I; v. WAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.4 O& u% i* Q8 \( Y3 M6 I
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,9 t- ~1 x/ T5 s# N; H- C( t
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
& l/ u0 Y$ k6 ~When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,' r' s. _( ^; e3 j
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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! I$ J. W6 N( w" q) q8 q$ gThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
' C8 h; a; m. t9 P5 o8 M; \2 eWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,$ H5 x) J. M* e: J+ p( S
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,0 o2 h$ }- i, j6 v
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
- M( d( }* m6 V& V% M- z8 eOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
6 c3 S. S5 s% f& C. t; dAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;1 _: o* U [ _) `) f7 \) I
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
7 s, D" I$ X& B5 t( F+ KSuch 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$ m1 S) P) k( E: |* r/ G9 c3 G
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,2 Q: i! @' v% N# |/ y
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
" _6 R2 s, ]' N( B' CFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
$ C. d% W. R* R2 K( r1 vHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
B4 I$ ?- |" i; k! |6 mOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;0 H" M, j6 c. ]8 q! o3 k
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
9 ~5 l& J- t4 {, u( z) o4 ^Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
; t2 L1 |6 f& t: ~% Z) T----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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