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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
6 O$ [' z4 E0 s3 P& E3 _9 e5 TWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
" \- C y$ n0 g: b" ~+ r7 YFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
( c2 ~ h8 D, J0 O4 F LAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.: K8 j4 M8 T N* P3 p/ ?
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
! M6 N ?* M& @$ O0 X9 B3 MWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;+ M0 t. M. o% S+ Z z
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,0 Q$ @9 V% S6 I) s: r% t% J4 K
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.0 x7 k. W0 D. v+ b2 [8 E3 L) L
3 @7 a W5 `$ Z9 j4 A( tUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
f* Q6 | x' H: ]; fAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
& ^9 O/ Z; S2 V& bHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;1 _4 Q3 D" \/ L' }
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
- h6 \1 O8 s" Z3 N9 U) ^With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
3 a6 H2 l: c ~: Y" TAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.( `( u. a+ }, [9 d) K9 G& o) w
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,, L. _9 O5 r9 z" |0 W" m
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.3 y$ { }5 Y, U& Q7 H G
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
9 @8 H" ~& {6 VWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ i; Q0 J: b4 L9 G3 O1 d9 t
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,& B" ^3 A. Q, |
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.+ A6 |4 @9 k) W
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,& k) H- a. O" j
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
d1 V1 n* U: p/ g: }5 Q+ D. K: OGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,/ Y: M" Q0 A! o, u1 I( M
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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# O' G1 S: D% I `6 {. H1 E, R- m7 Y4 j- QAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
) e9 @, ~4 V/ oAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,4 Y: E( P) Y* q% H; Y" H
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,5 o! o- q# @# T
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.# y+ |" p3 w5 ^% x a p7 q
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
, q9 Y: R4 [6 ^# J( }# G5 kOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;6 d9 c6 B! I2 {+ ]7 s# [
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,# X ]# ]- @$ z+ c" ]
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago. X6 z" [0 f4 W* O8 b
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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