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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay8 b; @- `: O, F+ Z ?
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,9 J3 U0 m& I! c, x8 U' ~
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
6 @$ \2 d& v) F3 u, CAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
7 ]9 A% o- z1 J- {# P. yHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
0 H/ U- L8 y' k4 SWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;- D% J9 n0 \+ H: \0 O7 h8 {' W
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,7 N8 X/ F. x: Y, P* K6 _, }
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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6 b$ P- G- B6 d* }( s& E { kUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,' y" L- a" r$ u% I' Q' O6 ]
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
B; \7 L- a) I. [5 f% n$ |( k& fHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
5 `7 ~) }1 o. q# f; N nAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago." i! c* z+ [9 y9 O
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
/ |1 k' z$ V/ h- |0 O, sAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
4 G4 P4 ~, C5 n+ N& UWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
( a+ e/ c, {5 r, O8 ~5 l* z. lGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago." b1 [+ A; l8 A, K& e
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,9 H- w# l3 K B2 I( q) z5 K
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
$ _2 Q5 \& c, f i# q* m) QJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
# {, }" o/ B6 K0 cKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.! w# F& K) ^. f2 U6 ~( i( F
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
, u$ a& F3 _! B1 @3 g. X3 `$ SAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
4 [$ }! N; c# W8 t; C1 i) Y) `Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,, P) V. K! V' T( [% U+ ]
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
+ ]/ w) l9 f% r8 T/ w' HAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,2 }& }$ _' x, k" L
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
: g5 O7 T0 v: x/ x5 l/ d% RFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
" j- e7 g7 \ h$ y' @, H: SHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,2 S8 g! u& {; T, _$ h% N
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;" }8 ?) c# e0 J* g- o* h% J6 E
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
% q/ k' ?* G. Q6 v- ]Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.9 ?* _2 q- T: X6 l% j
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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