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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
% I0 e+ R1 Z1 HWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
, q6 K# n4 e0 S( h E. R" N- cFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,' o+ O3 ?, x J
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago." G5 T( w3 u7 ~/ S5 ~
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
# B0 @1 k$ q% J$ K4 J( QWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;% e; b* W+ L0 M6 t4 `9 w$ e
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,5 i8 a/ ` P# ~, k6 ~) Q
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.0 ]6 s) b2 q. |: U( M
; |5 ? r! l; F6 K' vUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
! K2 E" Q2 i( p+ Q' w+ q7 d% pAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,3 g) Z c) C# H4 M
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;. [" _6 T% ^& x" u6 }5 U
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
2 e" u% T+ `+ d z8 l S! zWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
w m4 c& u/ R& e, b( KAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
( {' Y8 V. t+ KWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,6 e# T7 ?" H8 R& x
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.2 p4 K7 J5 H3 z" L Z# f
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,% P8 m( `, }( T# j4 i
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,$ D# g2 z2 B0 W7 r$ l
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
2 r4 {) F( Q3 ^+ v, T$ AKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.! p, x; x8 B% I2 U* e
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,( |# i, K# w) m: _& x5 Z
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;( U1 d+ e) _( j
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
$ E! I6 ^( }) kSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.8 S2 r& H; B2 ?, r% i' U3 @
8 U z' i' Y- a& _ fAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
/ d$ h1 z8 G# Q3 bAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
! n/ N# z b7 kIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,3 P ^. z3 D6 u* m1 k
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
/ e& \( h H: N6 g& DHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
' F+ K1 h6 K, YOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
7 p- W: l$ _: |+ X2 e0 ?From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,4 p2 S( @+ E7 z1 \+ F
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
" J" e6 n# k/ ~" [----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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