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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
& Z$ n# J' p! MWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
' ?( u5 @% ]4 S. x3 D9 M: r, DFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
( i0 Y% J3 R. d: t6 s& L. j0 B+ jAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
* R+ F) j' r* k2 CHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,, e v4 A+ X) S. c* N1 ?
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
2 O& B- o* A0 n0 q7 x5 c2 }A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
" ~$ H8 E& r4 R- H) g7 IWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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9 g/ T4 |. X! d& [7 F& w2 yUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,) ?6 e; T r7 @( `
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,# r- Z1 L q D" N# E5 C
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;9 Q4 n: @" D) O4 }$ s
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago." V$ s, u3 N" k; i7 \9 S
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
6 P* i. L* | ^- s% b( U: MAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
& O) ~4 J" z* F, h* oWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
9 B+ j P$ v, k9 h, KGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.3 Q9 w2 u$ D( c
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,4 e4 R6 N7 r4 E6 Y+ G
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,5 t, P$ O8 a) I( B9 N& D d$ _8 D
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
$ J/ j6 @% U" xKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
; C9 q% `$ |' _1 v' g( q8 yOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
" r5 b/ G- U5 d3 V0 ] KAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
1 x. A- d, S/ uGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
; A1 w9 r# W6 u, G( H1 k& q4 M ~Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide% O: {$ n2 T5 P6 s2 b9 n
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
7 O2 C. X" A8 T- m/ Q" [In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
5 `- m& s9 J0 `+ `6 xFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
) {/ |1 K3 H3 |. o: iHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,: L3 ^7 D4 s: q
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
, G( J! n+ E( x0 N. n4 R+ J; OFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
! w- V! W1 s, @' S$ z( Q, K z t" VBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
% d# x' X7 ~: T8 f# C4 r7 F4 c' A----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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