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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
2 G6 o2 t( J' _3 f, _/ PWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,' M4 [- }) U4 q1 {! f
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,7 R$ c5 k+ u. Z& O; [
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.+ ?' d: \" Q0 y
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,0 m+ Q' i( m9 `4 X- b
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
9 A4 ]$ `0 G/ O2 G, n1 ~A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
9 R- q# G& `9 W& x" e( V/ VWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,8 x; |) o% B" z9 M+ ~" s/ c$ Z
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,) k: a. ~# w0 E. f; Q8 L
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;" l8 L. _7 ?6 R- t4 ~
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.- J5 S0 p( K/ N
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,! S; c6 O9 @% P# x1 k0 f$ z
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.: J2 I; p, r# J9 r( R
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
r" V: A8 B+ |/ @5 @Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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! V; h; R5 M6 P5 Q& | R( \0 vThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
- g$ N. S1 q$ p; \# [Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,* w/ b) l& J6 B. V
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,4 V7 O2 \( M6 O" e* j9 }& j
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.. ?, _% k8 E6 m# u
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,* b# j7 k. V. V6 \; E4 z1 ~! Q
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair; k$ J/ x7 }1 r6 u
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
- E6 }: N! [3 i# w( XSuch 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
/ F: o5 L0 k* b" N3 y, x" o& GAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
, t' q. j# {% ?% U5 e8 Z) j# xIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
) ]2 j; ^% H! uFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.; h, g5 j4 @3 {! U
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# E- H8 r6 |! Z% Y0 `7 V1 M
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;5 e. n* f6 r3 |3 O' x
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,0 e8 k% x' ? a; Q9 T6 v$ `
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
0 _) M$ p# Y7 |----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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