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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay1 w0 s/ K9 k8 r1 j
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
; `3 G% T) r0 L% u" Y$ |/ e" T5 vFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,$ A' K ?7 A7 h
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.! H; H$ m9 u* l- K" B
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
) w: R5 y8 n9 a& rWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;/ y; ^- Q" `7 V! w
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
- D" \0 O& L( c! P0 t w9 R" g1 K3 ?Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.% R' [. C0 L9 R% D3 Z
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' c- |' C, g4 N6 I& @
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
6 o- z6 [" w8 k& [; Q }/ k6 BHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
5 B0 H& |1 c4 v* K& x: XAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.2 B3 v5 ]% d+ d) o% F. ?
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears, V4 b9 ]/ P$ Z$ H/ v
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
" u, e8 C, \# G U* \0 {When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,# [$ J O' N4 d: z9 M
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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# m9 o& u2 g/ U+ p# m& ZThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,: ^- k6 y6 D' w# V# q. G
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
" d9 u' h% _$ g9 x, j7 bJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,& a" ^) i4 l! h" K, b; L+ D6 L
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.- s0 e3 W' F% _1 `' ]0 }2 U
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
& G5 ?* K0 B, RAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;) r. y- I, Q# Q0 a& R6 D4 y
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,7 L6 ~2 B% R9 }
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.8 q2 g5 U J# e& O
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
4 I6 {3 u" P: d1 m0 @All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
) x" {) R" X) m$ y- YIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,% S) q) Z5 c( h
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
& ?2 V! [ b: _( d+ h* R9 [Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
7 J" ^8 H7 I3 M' @+ ?7 j3 h! dOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
3 G' T# z9 n0 nFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow," D5 I, q/ K( d1 H/ m
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago., R7 i* m! i p" t: J3 e
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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