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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
- ~2 [% q3 N2 \( }3 Z, E$ vWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,6 \ k& S/ d1 [1 }
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,& q, I7 l" q$ |" E6 G; L
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.2 Z+ c _$ n! W0 K
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,, g3 E$ |! g* I2 N) |- }
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
# M( \0 {: F/ F/ U9 _A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
, \) B; A" z: ?. d5 VWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago./ \# B8 H! U& k5 I
0 C- u, _2 E+ NUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
& S2 J7 {' S" S ~: a0 \And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,0 j( V4 c# ?) z9 e6 u
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;) j! c5 X/ u5 W7 Q, H3 S1 x$ q/ G" G
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.1 L& `% j" c# z( {
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& t# O- [& G: F
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.+ Q$ E5 w, A" ~/ L3 z
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
3 x8 u0 P! t" \# E3 pGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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- y! }; O& e* H" i7 |There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,& a; W6 p# H) _' C/ F
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
9 q* N3 d! W! D0 w8 B% yJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
; K8 o6 I9 }. f7 TKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.) t2 a; ?1 b0 \* @4 a
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,2 n# Q+ ]/ Z8 v* q g1 h* |
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;2 R& A7 v) {$ d. N
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,# S8 Z6 o H3 Y
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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% s% ~# ?% @) f p6 oAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide# ?. G8 ]7 T# A% U& j
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
8 f, Z- Y( ^- |) a& K2 UIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,$ D5 _" `1 D" [/ W* S+ b$ L7 _* K6 _
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
' }2 k8 M4 F2 vHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
0 A. }& C( O. F1 y6 i/ }On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;9 f* ~" s; }2 E- f
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
% N* R9 m0 h+ aBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago./ @1 J& L4 g# E6 x# d
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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