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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
2 y9 ^# q) M! e) l: ^: xWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
; d! V: U# W, f' r1 S/ J3 oFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 O0 K$ L/ x- R8 Z& j* T4 dAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
. I# d7 Q0 [! FHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
9 f, W0 [+ Q- x" Y& |% BWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
8 D# I/ U* N( E" wA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,, Y+ g" ]- T* t5 A
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.& e7 X/ M7 @$ |( E6 _
$ I; G$ O% o6 P! S) NUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' J/ E' g; M' Z9 i: F
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
- P, }! | n M$ N5 W6 Y, J6 HHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;: ^/ m1 n5 y/ @: m/ m# Z4 w
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.8 T" Y3 }3 w! B" }/ g
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,0 H& C% h% K- e9 s# D
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
- {/ X9 ]5 F4 m! W! l R% QWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
" h# w. o8 y& \& X, i aGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago./ b; K/ d P' v- d; t( n1 k9 H& z
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' I( |$ @) d7 P3 O$ c* oThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
3 R+ Y9 Z& {/ rWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
& x; X- C& H, s, Q; R, C0 xJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,8 I. h! r8 Q1 \8 j
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
A9 h0 B9 i, w4 L: _6 }On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
% k1 C* X" m$ U( q! zAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
: W0 a- _: l$ U) H/ t, LGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,! T' q6 m5 ]. w% [! i( F6 r
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.( n F1 H7 N0 v- J/ s! f
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide v' f4 q- ?# u0 O% u8 o! o# I
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
) n" Q7 F6 a1 v2 G8 e; N! [In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
5 k: p6 B; N- H% bFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
. m. _, r3 q Q( d1 zHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,8 }8 x* [% j% I$ ]# e- H7 v/ z, D
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;$ Q* H2 Z- F' ?! Y' Q. _# K2 L! Y
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,9 E6 G3 R3 f& a1 \' v$ V
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago., [ Y U3 j* q: U7 J* c
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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