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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay. c4 _3 C+ K9 M$ E( u
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 T7 M- q; f' G% L9 eFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
' r; A8 u0 s% W6 m7 @And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.* o9 b( P4 J$ X, F
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,4 V. T n. O" w
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
/ {8 y: v3 |7 bA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
2 C0 K m" }. M2 Y6 ?, ^9 F1 W1 WWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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! d, R. U, @$ \! {1 n W/ bUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,1 e( \- \ @: u) F' G6 V
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
! l9 `% b, U# }- u% X2 AHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
4 v' v1 @* x. VAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago., R+ G: K$ y5 ~/ H8 r
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,0 {, U+ x! I+ S+ k$ R: ]. a
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.& L' v, Y: Z R
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
3 Z, a9 D" Z M2 OGood 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,
! ~( I; c& o' m6 pWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ w* }$ f) }1 s- x1 g
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
' V. a7 f% ]0 i% k& h5 U) i3 I, KKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
( s0 j" U% l/ ^9 q- ]3 D3 h8 f4 KOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,+ Z' W0 A' d, L8 @. O
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
% Y8 a, m& d, y% BGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
s6 T: ^$ L. ?# N. @) I: USuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.- d* g4 y* b' a/ X5 a( t7 j
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
. {9 X ~- f! `3 X$ lAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,! I! [: E" x* ~+ V5 I9 ^, Q6 \
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
2 B2 O1 E9 Q. I( d, g! rFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
: F8 e8 Q& D: X) X* [7 Z7 ~2 eHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
2 W) p C2 A: l* x, z2 nOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;3 e1 d% D4 u! G+ ~
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,. T) D1 \+ c, O; Q# z0 {
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
4 H2 X; T' O6 B----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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