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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay3 v3 t* w* J1 Q T- U$ x8 @
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
& V. R, r' I _( w/ U" S, cFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,+ e/ ^$ ^& o' s r/ J9 b
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.# o- s# R* @% a# }. {
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
5 H. z* c; k& I; I0 K8 x& sWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;, _+ G* w" u3 s5 {* x
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
4 l; n% a3 r9 t- kWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.$ R" ], {1 F: D6 \2 K
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,, o$ p( y, y$ o
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
- ?3 D2 ?0 w1 kHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;& N5 a N+ c' u3 a
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.8 C1 Q$ Z2 J4 n0 Y
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
+ v" |4 @8 }8 m# F/ L0 E7 s6 YAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
0 v; r9 ]7 ]% _; b b3 r5 _When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,% V9 o: K# ?0 X. c) w( O# A
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.9 ?- E6 h7 U# u- D% }
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( ?5 g3 p, C+ ?8 cThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,) }2 g0 I" @* ]) I
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
: s* w% c+ m1 x$ O& rJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,( X8 A, L- u* g7 X4 c' Q
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.- U) j( W, H' G2 V5 D3 J& j E! a x7 R
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,' _: B; Q7 f& G5 u4 ?" B
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
, F! f; ]) y& I6 z6 ]- o# [8 P+ e9 Z5 }Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,. |) ?: x" B9 `* n. Z
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide/ Q/ Y8 e# T8 V
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side," h+ u: w: }9 R- s+ K, u d: [
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,! u# P. G; f: F0 ~% N
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
: u/ @- `9 j! f8 z; T/ lHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
& J# ?: R! O) GOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
8 l m& m" [( vFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
& c, {/ ]" m7 K C# U) {Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago. v r5 Q4 d& g5 j9 [
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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