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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
, P& D( O b5 U. T1 GWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
. P5 T m2 i5 f! DFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,: ]0 c- z( S. [$ h1 i7 Y- c6 ~* _: D
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.! {& n2 H. k# s3 R* s
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,; m4 E0 L; v0 c' N+ l- w) f
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
# t7 Q7 F% L8 z X0 \A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,) L3 a$ Q! [2 I, J# u
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.0 j2 x$ S9 t4 u g9 E! B0 I0 w5 d
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,1 s2 N1 ^' r5 j) r
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
x* J' X1 K y* V6 _2 pHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
1 B( D( h# J: ?' L# K) Y& }% }Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
4 C* j$ k8 D$ g% ^- \: GWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
# r3 w; c2 i! W2 M _" l4 `, q9 BAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.7 m# X/ q9 k+ y/ N" H
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
% l$ b ]( Q$ z4 P8 M* yGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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8 C* g4 I1 e1 n& }There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,3 K2 G) l- L e# W
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
. v- ^' E: r/ R5 }2 q* J4 fJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
. ^( j. K6 M5 X# @1 hKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
* B. p( U: h3 {3 u8 _# COn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
/ d' r4 E# i. d( V8 CAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;8 S7 x4 E: B# ^( ~/ N5 a
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,5 P$ O' f& \4 o; y$ [$ Q* W
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.! e' u/ Z0 K3 b. N5 }1 `
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
3 S9 l; _. }: z1 ]$ rAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
P" W9 G, c, z- G: l. IIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,0 t# E/ a u' F3 Y& K) |
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.) p l! S- G9 |
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,+ Q8 \% f) l' T5 w4 U6 r5 W" v7 F
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
9 [/ ]' a3 |! o! r7 o3 OFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
- A+ W1 M* d5 D8 BBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
7 J ]' E9 |" [# ~+ E----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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