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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
( y# j6 p% |6 C" R1 f' W7 \When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,1 g# H8 w. E! }! ~
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
& N7 \- B& j% LAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
5 N( _' B4 E9 WHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
! {. V% B$ @; B# YWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;8 N0 }8 z8 T% f) r
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
" s4 M9 P0 L8 `4 u# J: S! j2 y. c! CWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.! U4 ~. E9 C( \
8 n: Y8 |- J* V2 d; w8 ]- xUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,/ k- F8 e9 {7 K }6 I
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
2 k) N8 Z: R2 h& x: ?8 t% @' mHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;4 U) P2 j, c; P- Z/ X# u( X$ _
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
8 N; v, w* R, N1 ^6 ~. MWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
0 Q8 Z. y2 G: Y) @ Q) r- J9 TAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.3 U7 S! H A6 M1 ?# r7 |7 l
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,- y9 E7 u1 U7 d; g/ i( K
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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" A' J- }# \, BThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,: @% t* i2 t1 \5 \" w) H) o' x
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,8 d; V7 {7 ?5 e- y
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
! J/ H1 s3 _8 _. L7 h% KKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
& E, g( e$ e6 o, COn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
X. j q3 ]7 b: eAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;' l% Y( i1 L( O
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,: C9 L5 p. p, S) j% T
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.( q l0 q% Y, O8 t8 M7 p
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
5 n @6 ?$ E+ U+ d I' T, C2 rAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
( H, u: F/ E# j) mIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
. z8 V( ?9 d# o6 RFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.% Y( P$ X4 u! \8 ~3 ]* ~
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
; |" U/ u8 a0 b9 bOn their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
9 h( [, I# |9 E+ Y* s) nFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
! y2 x) {" o# ~) K0 n% ^ LBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
; I: M, P1 b2 j----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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