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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay4 \ N' g+ a4 W$ Q. u0 ^2 V* F
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,! [9 m* A \1 s" |* N8 A/ k9 T
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,2 C- v# |2 O4 O- H. n+ c0 e$ T7 `
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
0 L& G/ f* E/ |( HHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
6 q) M) R) B% B4 HWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;7 l, q3 t/ i" T/ J+ M" |% z
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
; S) I& S" x) q/ s- rWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' L/ T% V: [2 D1 S
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
7 |, l+ [. b" F- GHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;% y5 F7 [5 J/ F' P! P
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.) C6 E4 k c6 D" W$ F
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
6 h) o# ~) N }* ]& N. mAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.: _! Y1 _2 d3 ]+ L" l
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,$ H; S. V- k: l$ @- {6 Y
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.+ O. Z) f3 E/ p/ B3 [! B$ d# p
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" l' x- G a. u# U- mThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,: q) n2 r# {* \7 N5 n
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
7 j" _- z' \7 ^( PJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,2 {. [7 b" k, ]! X5 @
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.3 t# ^1 `3 `* J6 d" e8 u- M" K
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,* i( z7 F4 \9 F( J3 U7 q3 I* u
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;9 Z. O1 r$ K7 E# F9 n. s$ _% I& ^
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# K; `+ J! b, k5 \: {! `$ d% |
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.; H. S/ d: z$ B% {- U
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
! F: q/ x) V) K, JAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
0 z2 D0 s1 |: G/ A8 WIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
. V( p( k! X( S" `For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.% \0 N& Z5 d# e/ R: T
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
, z3 w( @. _4 u9 mOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
* C; P7 Z0 Z cFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,4 ~; S, G Y* Y# ?6 M
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.3 ?- v6 P0 \- R- o0 D
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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