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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
) W% o6 ~4 _$ f( FWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,& u0 Z/ `& E) T) b# W; S7 d& W
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,' W! ^2 z" [, _+ W7 N- u4 H
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.5 v, f3 ^! m) o' o1 C
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 k) V6 B l1 V: qWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;- n, ~/ B% {% p) g" ~4 O0 T1 j
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe," B# H* J2 K5 t6 R
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.1 r; @' ]5 |' j4 ?# y4 k
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,. ~0 }$ k4 {0 N2 n
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,: C) B# M* B$ l1 H
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;: D8 D* r* ]7 } k9 p/ i
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
, \4 b( t9 F' c5 YWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,- ~5 E6 l6 R, c& U( \4 {+ Y
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
- `& M/ N" ]! QWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,; j- Z; w; L6 W0 M
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.& {+ ]. y1 u, p' o- I" h, U
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,& o( s, n" F; p, m% B! z
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
9 n/ s/ ^+ F* ]2 \8 H5 U' A$ {) kJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,3 |6 Z* j7 \, V" Y1 i- s8 p8 v) r# I
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
8 O' Y" X: P+ p4 p* @. x. z7 C! j: w7 COn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,$ ~' S' x" c; Y6 A3 R0 q K
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
. Y+ M6 l1 `# G5 J* aGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,/ H1 d% m' i, ~) Q* k- ?& }! z
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.3 u5 d5 q% |4 n8 z9 w
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide D" @+ r2 o$ S# i( I8 w1 x. ^
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
* d* o' Y) k) {! ?! aIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
( {5 H: Q7 Z9 q$ x$ X9 Q8 ?For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
/ Q* y. ]; N, @Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,1 A5 S9 d F2 K" ?6 n8 x
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;* c& i3 g1 [3 _/ f& a8 z& }: f
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
: A$ j/ z! Z) v( b( DBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.7 O* w# @/ ~' n, g. O; W
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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