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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
1 m& s3 |+ \" e% X- [( ~When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
0 N" y% R7 n! p8 K0 O7 tFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
4 j; ], l4 p+ _" LAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
) B; X4 i% y* p/ f2 z' r& [* qHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
" T- Q% t) T/ l9 F+ j( L- X9 s( eWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
4 J, C2 E9 n R, e0 {9 a zA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
# \; f) P4 ]9 o, }8 ^$ u tWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.+ q' @6 v$ N: N/ w0 ]; ]& ]
3 I" S4 F1 k0 r4 \6 ^Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,0 C/ O+ d! f% y. k
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
. d4 v+ t- h* R4 vHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
. ~4 X, u5 M& P! g" h3 XAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
% D! @3 H+ v1 i* `" J9 d+ JWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
3 u, Z, p2 [7 {1 P" \And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.- k' L9 X# a ^& i s
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
8 u& X( d7 t0 c5 CGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.& W% k- q8 o. R& [2 T
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" W6 p, M) @7 W8 _There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
% x X0 E& \3 H+ ], Z M0 |5 Z8 z% YWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,4 a; M: t i; u! x
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
3 e( l( v) L& W: GKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.% f' X; e9 j( `
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,6 x1 @$ A) Z$ \8 _& N h( d7 j
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;, H- ]% K8 g* }1 z. e* q+ Q
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
0 X# u9 H: ?( `( a1 h- aSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she." I, T& v0 e, n K, ?
( k+ o% _1 }7 T! J$ U PAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide3 o1 }+ Y# F7 Q# z' }1 w
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
7 g6 e/ d; r% q) | R" u v YIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,; g2 q, e* T$ l% Q% X
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
- n+ D9 ?& k8 ^) T0 ]. l% [Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,5 p T8 E, C$ U2 Y/ d) d5 ^
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
- K: | @8 O; ?# nFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
u/ C( ]9 `. m4 q' lBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.) d Y/ i. _2 l1 `
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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