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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
5 C7 t) u/ k7 H' e* I7 O. h0 GWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
1 M0 K* {6 ^# Q/ X, pFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,& [8 x8 X2 _& t
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.4 o3 C3 V$ f5 e' z7 G/ G& X
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
0 A5 t: i2 [; VWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
9 F6 H X. D* Q, B; w% r- zA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
2 f" Y* a& q, j; P, `" G+ X) wWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.9 F$ s+ R& B- l8 g+ L8 U- O4 f+ V
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,- V2 ^5 k: H2 |8 q" z" M0 j( K* t
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
- t* }$ i6 t% \3 E4 H) s7 V$ Q' cHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;" }! P: _+ E7 f& }" B3 ]. o& ^* U
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
* q" [1 M$ }# vWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
/ t: \1 `2 R0 q* A- O$ l# B0 fAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears." x% A7 H! o& c
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,* I# g7 i+ J/ F0 \
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.; V/ b& E) m b/ m. c; E, m
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0 J$ ^) U0 T" s7 _# V0 Z. iThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,* d7 D* S7 `) }$ j" }
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,. i5 y0 K' S- W8 u. ?/ S
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,+ n6 j+ d, f8 \6 N
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
' {2 J4 i9 v) cOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,! |: H2 |. {0 A! d" w8 _2 v" f
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
* ?: M0 j% X& }# y1 M3 CGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
, T1 i$ W; v0 |! PSuch 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# Y P: |* n% }( Q$ j
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,& t6 x; V6 H. u# E9 f% M( p3 u8 b
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
; P4 f" Q9 N/ g5 {For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
2 }, }: x0 O4 `1 P5 @1 WHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
) K' m. V* S+ W' j2 V/ A( Z/ ]On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;% X* \; B6 H$ u2 J% d) |- c
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
2 d8 A0 S& C6 s/ L/ W3 J DBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
7 A0 I! G: D# T6 D+ ~6 C ^! v9 y----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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