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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
+ k1 U1 k8 K! f/ d- N" P' gWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
$ }6 G+ F W. l7 l/ Q. U& iFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
$ v% C& M) b3 R3 i& p& f5 z3 e+ L; y }And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
2 C; ^& Y {+ Q, b: z. W g7 o2 r3 `/ k8 YHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 G3 A' d4 w9 @: n2 |) {( dWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
4 o$ U' N& s7 O# N+ [. f+ AA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
2 t: s7 h- c9 R# mWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.% Y1 x @' U# ?
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,/ D' x" t& A$ E& n
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
6 n8 B0 H E0 O! n( ?+ p+ z3 gHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;7 f e: m& z9 s% Z" w! g6 I% i
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
, B( h# K3 L6 F5 k6 P3 SWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
. W/ p. e. F3 ]4 I/ }And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
8 ?" {& T, W8 X- d$ XWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
3 r# ^( K' u3 g: v/ n& ^! QGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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/ e) R! X2 x$ T. ~. D4 F: iThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,' h7 v1 M2 u' A% L
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
7 p- h, K- C0 lJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
/ H: ^9 W" N- j& T; J- B( sKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
4 e8 H% }9 x+ s1 _8 y) XOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
. |# d8 t% E3 ]) L5 L' \And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;1 h) q ]* h* r ^$ J* Y! l
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,4 f, g1 V; g6 V3 F
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.- _6 \) t5 ~# N. N8 q6 e3 Y0 T
+ H, f' V" O! dAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide# k L. U9 b' l1 t( V3 j+ K
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,2 G2 b7 W2 k; H
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
. \: i: K# ]5 U+ N8 MFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers. V% @- p, L0 q+ y
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,, j7 v' ~* _/ {) p
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;3 x* @3 o" [# ^) T, [
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
$ k$ m$ l3 z3 C" `Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
) r9 q- E/ i: M/ j# N----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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