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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
! \, C8 e# ^9 R! E y+ VWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
4 i: l) }/ _/ e0 RFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,, u: o/ ?3 o+ t3 M7 |
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.% ^7 G$ G1 `* E" {( ~& e, G! T
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
$ S+ J7 [* k' e, V: J5 w) o! JWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again; {% [& J6 F9 I3 ?: n9 `+ ?
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
+ y; K5 M2 v7 u; S# n7 `2 ?Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago., o9 e( C3 @7 t$ S& D7 Q
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
9 ` ]/ p' B1 f8 VAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
1 T, v3 M. H! v$ W# GHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow; C$ |, t+ J& p( K I
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
: L5 {* N/ H$ K& r, \5 `With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
+ }6 k0 R' H! A' nAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.2 C1 D1 Q2 f( |6 d+ G
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
. I. \$ q7 s$ T- e) sGood 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,1 a- ` O# V: {, B3 k2 |
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
e* e! s7 Y8 d' C9 r& L3 _Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
4 d( ~0 _1 }% r u( U% Z& `Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.5 A. h& `3 S! ~5 B `2 n7 p6 P
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
) _2 ^5 ~: E- Z! S6 YAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
. c& }- v1 f. r5 OGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
! R# k0 ]3 t6 R6 V; G& TSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.5 @6 r; q' g! Z! F1 _" ]: X7 A
& X' H- @5 _+ ]% HAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
2 z% F9 y8 [/ Y$ T0 j- g+ \ U( gAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
6 I# g4 e v; K6 aIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,: X+ x5 L1 ?. y" Y# S9 n5 }
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
$ M* F3 m+ r( O* N+ v1 @9 bHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
- ^( n) X, q/ H9 ]& S+ rOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;. e. }! ?4 o& o. e \* w- H x) _
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,$ s3 |8 M6 R% C1 s c6 `
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.4 G6 a! v, [0 D4 K9 E8 C
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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