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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
. L% J. g- V% y& r6 {) hWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
. ^ L" y! y& lFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,7 H, \' R1 ~: f% _- j0 ~
And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
1 o$ {- O' L A3 i0 Q1 T5 j" sHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
6 ]4 A8 Z$ d }# r+ }( f, ?Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;9 y0 K% P, r$ J- s
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,' j, C! } z2 M. n' U# m" I v
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago., e4 x8 a1 S c- C, x3 H0 M) S
* ~" W* \) W$ @5 Z yUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
( z8 K9 _* K) IAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,/ V% q+ o9 w! B7 r
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
- ?& S: s# p+ f1 A; zAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
5 y5 w7 B) F/ i- R t$ ^With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,& x: Q6 o. Z+ B" s
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.1 @: A f+ W ~# Q# A; f" R3 J
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
% D/ H( p, I( U6 ?Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
7 [& a" P( ^4 g% k7 G" ZWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,/ P. z9 n5 b% r; d/ ?) |
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,9 o" l, D4 A9 r( O
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.9 c. ?! F5 x; Y* {5 o2 S9 W
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,3 ?$ y' T; t5 s1 l' v
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;% C* X2 a, H. [1 R3 w$ W% a' K
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
9 S* X" t9 Q# E- {5 F% b' ]: E% eSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.# m% Q5 F; `! c4 v$ A A
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
1 j# D4 E) \. @ YAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,
2 {6 T$ T+ k9 t* _4 G' ]In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
# h" Q$ y* R4 k9 x2 j+ f QFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
. O5 [4 E% Q5 _9 G3 GHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,# I8 c' q9 j, v
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
5 @: K' y' F: K: Q. bFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
; _2 ^$ g8 Y y/ D6 JBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
0 \8 f. \# [1 w# e! y----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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