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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
, O$ W6 i+ U/ Y9 E, B4 m% eWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
& w( ]* K7 f' _& c% u. t! n) rFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,; I" W& r# X6 v( v5 j3 h
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago." O- T0 i% a% j% H
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
. I& q$ E) @0 OWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
! _% V4 q8 Z N3 OA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
S7 @0 B8 t& Y0 j7 W3 g& BWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,* \2 \; K0 }, W4 m' o2 N
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,3 ~6 K3 s% P& e; J' ?
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
* d% D4 J8 }9 i+ I2 bAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.8 N; d! ~4 u; L2 m( M
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& O: a; X- p0 L0 N
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
! ~- B# R. m' V! MWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,- U) `9 t" k) U$ W" ~, E4 e
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,
% i8 c! z7 U$ O( T& S+ K& YWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
9 {0 |3 \3 k: x( i- ]% j: ~5 mJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,- u7 C, x" z/ f9 k
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
; g( K/ C. }' ]( d0 H& |! BOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
3 p/ I2 x7 s9 x! Z/ U* B! RAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;3 }5 M: n: n1 R* Y, J9 ~* a
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee," I8 U F$ W; r9 I; m
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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B' ]6 O4 Z7 I8 FAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide- Z& v* p0 P; u
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,/ `* B' b2 V' a" q$ ~( k) X. U5 @
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
! c1 f; R- F BFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.+ F- u, _6 c5 [* D
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,+ |3 e+ [# B! E& s! ~! W x( @: _
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
. J3 ]' a- L% G9 ]' \From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
+ x8 [6 f1 w8 p3 ^' Y) ]& |Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.: q5 y& |2 L3 t& x' |- E
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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