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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay9 x+ m- p I+ W2 z
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
, l. l* S! n7 e- r) fFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
6 x6 R) f C$ _# l9 g/ c; }And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
5 `% ?; x& }- e3 `& t: ~His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
0 h8 }' P3 i$ T+ Y5 pWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;% T: n( w7 H+ a- _. s; i" u
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,/ A' {! T/ a$ T% q0 g- ]: `' t) I
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.( W$ ~8 ?3 P) w1 o. F
" h% j8 n, y. ?4 h4 b3 ]( w% CUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,8 S# Z; j; ?# F3 N' @1 y1 ?/ ~
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
0 p- [. k% f! G' J* zHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
% W. G3 Y" R G" EAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
6 `* v( F2 a9 t2 a, M8 Q9 b8 OWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
) Y% {+ o. D& {9 QAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.! M* E" p/ H) _0 z$ x6 T
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
( |" g9 E" p9 z- AGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.! @ R% S9 i! R8 D% J: j. |0 q3 ~
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: D# I) k" W5 p7 GThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,2 q& G6 ^$ Z8 n9 P7 n
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,& k% }* g# f% V
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,- C" I6 m: l6 H( s
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.8 a2 {4 l' l; T$ s0 R& I
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,1 V. R; ^0 q- g$ E( N0 d3 a5 }
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;" G' p0 Q4 c4 [4 I' M
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
+ y/ _) V \- _. j9 ~: \/ hSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.; s3 F0 j9 j r
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide! P" n. i/ k8 y& M8 J* F4 _6 R# n
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
1 t7 s3 s2 o$ b; [ ~1 h3 PIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,0 o: m2 ` e* g E" t+ u$ i
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers./ l+ C: ]/ w0 ~
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,. ?& g+ t$ |- w: ]( E% v' r
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;5 v) h" I$ G" b6 G1 ?5 y2 C( K
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,9 C- y/ j$ ~9 a' C4 h
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
! d5 Q- W0 @, ?! ?4 B----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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