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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
$ Z2 V& z( N. R& P; sWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
( A4 W/ c; D( L4 J+ P+ rFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,/ U- H% S7 H0 A7 o
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.6 N/ i# X( i& J
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
+ c/ Y, K; Q* O$ T8 R. s+ f$ p! LWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;4 J: E! |# H5 j) _3 w4 O* e
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
8 a" w6 O5 c* i) f! W2 bWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.6 m9 R2 ^9 u% N% d K
$ m1 Z) r3 U$ p& g" I9 |0 qUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
C7 L; j7 F2 E, f9 _And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
3 J' B/ M* k/ _( o! C5 o: ?, `; JHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
, J+ O0 B! r$ O8 WAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.6 @8 v2 E; G8 ]$ F$ M! N, @$ {
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
& M+ Z6 d$ [$ J; V* L8 f) j- uAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
% y" |( G. \- LWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
D8 V# y! G6 p3 ?( } M$ @Good 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,
! w. {; R+ s8 q9 L2 X2 T7 G$ TWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
H# z) U* E+ Y/ tJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,/ n3 d3 ~) V) s" u8 L
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 Z+ p, `2 g! |( V# E
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
4 n3 T! b2 k8 ]' M; }+ `) Y. SAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;7 i9 Z+ x/ B2 c$ t
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# e4 ~7 U8 D4 q$ s+ ^, V3 a
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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; L! h: l; f% e& _And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide2 _1 Y$ W: F" R# V4 |+ J' T4 a
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
! v- ?6 P; V/ ?# _, F9 x' GIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
( U; w6 Z$ q' S2 ?; h0 C! ]For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
& r3 W1 A9 K# x4 C1 cHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
) a1 P( x8 S A/ E2 g- ~# g8 HOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;1 h% i, }7 X, o& d8 R0 X
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
2 p$ E [: d/ `2 t* E- @+ WBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
7 ?. x+ y/ T& n" d----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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