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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
5 Q) b2 i. ^& p, YWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,1 y i0 [, ~- Y) h' L+ d/ G
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
4 f3 D) D. Y; N* J' @$ b4 ]And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.! q/ P/ R+ F) O
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,7 ~! x) Q0 a0 e: A
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;: h. I$ T* a* y% y
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,9 k" N( l4 g( j1 J
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.2 V! c; w G9 ?) m( h$ p
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
4 h( U) o1 }1 j) U9 rAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
) C$ \# C$ b+ zHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;& m% f- t0 R; x, h
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.3 q( C1 ^2 k$ Z7 \; |
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,. G8 h; F6 K; V# s3 h
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.& C* b# B: Y; u$ V" S% a9 G& s
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
" L1 K1 O; p- R' ^Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.) s2 ]# a: e* L/ p
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2 v7 s2 \9 ~1 f G0 wThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
) ^8 N. t& m) Z( y/ B$ B" f3 OWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,- c c1 ~0 b. s4 G& I/ B9 t
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
: e5 U: C0 V. u0 X; k+ jKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.1 ~* x% S; D5 U) y! {
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
. m! W' H) q+ I6 S5 ?# i9 oAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;2 r; N' a7 j. j: x2 E* L4 V
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,7 n) A+ Y" {/ u- K2 [' [
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide+ q$ d* |' J3 U6 R$ S; I) ^
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,: ?- Q: G( f. E; U8 |1 @
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
8 R& ^- I8 t2 q! ^' BFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.5 o9 G, c0 o% B) X$ j1 ?
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 h, B( Y% `2 \* D
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
0 g/ l, N$ _1 J7 Z% n" |- F) {From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
2 r5 [. v* f+ G& s4 nBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.* E6 m! A$ v$ g/ ?" u. G& M
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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