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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay2 j4 V# v. S! q f& |$ T. t0 M9 B
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
c. u) Z# F) r" M" L* @From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,% ? H* ]8 M5 x7 U9 @- f
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.3 L& L9 Y+ w5 h8 S
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,; G0 R2 w, Y, e* `% e/ S# K
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
; S. ]8 i4 Z) h- Q+ K, N0 D, ]A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
( u! h* l1 |+ i& F; RWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago., S9 B8 V- Y* W' C7 ]
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
3 f8 p# y2 E8 ^- Z0 r. R7 a; sAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,/ u' B" J- T9 o0 Z" o
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow; O$ [& h/ E1 ]5 H6 s$ n, ^
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.4 b0 w/ l0 C/ l! Y. W
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,
9 ~3 I6 K, o% U, a# h7 fAnd grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
6 }! F& j6 y: j6 T+ f5 W4 EWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
7 E( o: S# Z7 U! G6 oGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.3 v# Q; |" n6 u: q
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,5 h# Z, T- W" N4 E+ k P3 b
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light," t: U, }( o8 m+ t) x2 _- `
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
9 {/ r: S1 Q2 B& |5 n0 GKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
2 x. O! P7 J& E+ v4 y2 FOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,( z/ q7 o3 S& N. [: x" b9 f
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;! w$ C; R. Q( M- M/ V& G
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,( z- l* i/ \8 G) h2 C# w) u
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.9 G8 ^/ y9 D; a! y4 o
* [, R) {, G6 ~; z; W! lAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide" P* I* m( ]) {! X0 c/ a5 U" a
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
w" i9 k" q4 R$ W# ?5 wIn their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
: D6 G( L6 W, b( J9 vFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.% \2 j$ j! J ]/ ]
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,1 A9 S$ P( E6 O. w9 V1 Z
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;& f7 \ U5 j7 I
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,! K( C8 K9 d4 [ P4 r$ |! j1 v& ^
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
5 c& r& L' G# d----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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