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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
6 L& F1 Z' I j- c7 `0 _* S4 pWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
( N7 f3 ~. P+ B, ?- ?: L( \From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,! W+ J) g3 Z7 O6 W1 z9 Y d
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.7 [) h6 @7 V6 H; @" q
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
* p8 e, L4 b8 Q CWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
2 K4 O7 c6 I" Z$ k$ n$ MA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
o, b* x( ~7 H( U$ ^4 t8 n) N6 kWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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1 Q2 Y/ B7 B) O0 L2 YUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
( B# [0 p8 z3 G) z6 @And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
2 U3 ~& f; W+ c+ s6 x% `5 X% `3 ZHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
$ L, {3 y6 X* k* ?( LAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
# [& E. {# ?* u$ X/ {( bWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& U& \. E% M, b
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
% @- x2 f% m8 KWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
6 R/ {% ^" c6 ^ ~Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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4 q% P( R9 m$ j' N% D/ i* i5 Y$ @5 N$ GThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,! ^- }) J* U. x {# _- ^0 I
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
) ~2 @6 [% {! U. Q3 m KJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
! _# W$ J+ J# G- j' x% M- WKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.% z) U# x, x/ x5 b2 t
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
8 z; |& N# I& x5 G$ ~7 i9 hAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
# y8 t, d: y! K; cGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
6 f8 x4 P) V/ g" w2 Y4 NSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.- m& w+ @2 T @* [4 N% B) k
! \ Q4 @9 c) A7 K0 p) Q5 J/ CAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
! {/ R4 o4 I1 e2 j' S# a1 UAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,: u' ?. Z$ W. n6 C
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
& R9 V( `- S1 o2 j* zFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.& e+ k* _( U1 h5 o9 M! {- S
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
/ P7 |5 _, r6 y8 X, ?On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
9 _; _+ i5 ~+ ?. ^From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
) H" k5 ]/ \3 L3 o& p( wBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.* A. ]9 ^/ q/ U7 y2 ?! h
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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