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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
/ i! T0 s4 W) M k5 N) Q* D6 sWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
2 l7 b/ {& ^, `+ {# |# OFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,, ] {3 A$ i% ~; G ] M1 l: C
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
, }- X7 w# s g1 T S$ zHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
9 K0 v. C- [6 GWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
. H9 `' W$ U+ r, f. l9 `A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
, K2 ^% Z* m$ Q5 NWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,6 l6 A" Q5 F s# W) v" m: O) ~
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,7 z. n7 Q9 C( y5 N' K6 \( a
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
. F; p! [6 A( S1 n7 B5 T3 oAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago." E5 {0 P T1 p5 g: P; {& n' S$ ~) v* R* X
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
) A3 x; ]7 [4 S4 W( RAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.! f5 g8 h& r5 R: `# F7 [
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,) K- {; H5 x. V, e
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.5 ^0 A% A g" `0 W# {$ m* l
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- @" m j- E- |. ]There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
' j0 z# O5 Y' {: c2 k5 P( m9 AWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light, _2 q& D1 o0 x$ s$ v
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,, @1 W0 R$ q; _5 S
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.+ {, T8 K) A( s
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,6 C) O+ h+ q# @2 a* B2 v" G
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;/ Y5 t* N# {" v0 A& I
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,) {9 M! A2 `, n0 A' D8 C. j c( |
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.9 E, ]' g! g1 e
' {/ s6 g9 P" fAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
3 g; f7 B7 q5 H4 f. B4 ?All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,; v; b* y0 t! M/ O J) S
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
! X' x2 T. {8 H0 d( ?For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.( y4 {3 P/ ~: b$ @& E% q: P
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,5 t. ^3 D8 g# Z- m T2 d3 g, ~ i+ z
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;4 i3 {2 v. t3 e0 |) n7 @
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
1 r2 R0 Z: X' Z/ Z) V7 jBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
5 u. O) c: r! M----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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