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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay
3 I8 i# ~& Y& b4 l5 tWhen grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,* e: X6 S V! H
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
9 \0 n) ]) H$ h7 h( j, |8 QAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
, K7 j7 C8 x9 ?' d; D5 {( YHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
+ [- t9 i2 t) k& S+ n" _' bWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;3 l: F F( h+ _9 ]! _2 y
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,) Z8 j- q* D- k
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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5 W0 S1 ?- L) v( H6 w; C2 ^Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,$ `2 Q, W0 p/ I
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
" N% N. r/ W. p/ b: eHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;3 Y8 O# q U n+ H- d$ V$ u* \
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
! b$ i! x( o+ y% N8 NWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,% M1 j* Q9 l# t7 H9 ?7 O: T
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.9 [ U7 t9 p2 C6 u4 Q
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
- Z8 ]# A8 {+ ?; e& CGood Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.; K( H' L& p$ K5 I/ P0 z) R
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There’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
: t( T, m0 E, J" P( l* j8 y: hWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
4 d: k! h* R( g2 u# k, sJazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,6 Q. l1 L; |' w
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.9 {9 A. [, Z0 r' K4 I
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
" Z( E! T8 x4 jAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;0 ~; H, J" Y8 D% F4 W: I
Grandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,$ F% i- R# j+ S9 F1 A* w3 ^+ r( F
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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@% e ]; [5 ^: ~1 d+ {) I* i# }. eAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide2 @* h( v- N9 Y1 N' `7 J: J
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,6 T1 l+ V, x7 y) E; y) T
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
( J+ }) e( w' ]9 J1 M. N8 {8 FFor their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.$ G9 h. D; t; @% W+ R) r
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,% e+ [5 o* J) i) D1 X, c! Q7 L% k
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;
0 }' b& W6 |! h. R7 ^8 N8 t% C/ pFrom the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
* g5 r: V' Y, ^Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
0 @7 L5 `3 \' _! e----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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