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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay5 H' {0 D- v- @; u% [. ?
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
+ e5 Q _# B5 p" A# X" t0 ^. cFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,; A$ F6 y1 B) H# |4 n
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.5 Q% H& d" p$ [4 F, K: W
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
4 |( ]6 N4 q3 W' _Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
! w+ i, X0 O# ^+ h9 R9 z; nA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
5 K9 i3 l: P0 W7 P. TWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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; v: ~: j7 \' P- ?$ zUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,) {6 y5 l3 w% X' R9 Y* {: {
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat," l+ ~: x& {" O/ `; P
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;/ i5 }! i0 ^6 `# I
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
) x! k; ~8 V: C5 i P6 J$ bWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,6 ]( v F2 C# e! V
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.% R! w$ X3 u; C% y% d
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 e N/ ~' d( zGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.2 M, S( t% p8 ?3 U% d
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
* \# P+ ?0 f) U! ^- o! \5 w% X) t1 iWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
3 x) u; a( [. F" }" q) JJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
1 b9 c; v R4 K4 W: j7 CKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
0 T6 |6 u* [' S% E& N9 `On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,$ Z6 t+ O5 }0 [) L" [
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;) }2 u% W8 a5 v& Y% k/ }3 e; [
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
3 s9 i, O( E2 p! MSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.! c" N% ~) l( U& L
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
! `1 S0 W a5 b: EAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,1 J. C! J3 y o' M, H
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,7 G# y) } R1 j! {! Q2 {+ a- K) Y
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.& C5 r7 G `' U- s. {' m
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 z, ]: }/ T% O) ^! |
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;7 T8 @$ Z$ x) ?- t" }
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
- \" Z1 b8 x3 O4 b/ W8 m( [# tBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.# l. \0 ?+ j4 o% {0 ?# i K
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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