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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay1 s7 o) h, h- S* d; o+ H7 B: S! E' f
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,
H0 V/ U, O3 P6 d4 H9 zFrom the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
. P' C# z4 I! l' \/ j lAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.
0 T G& q% s2 N. fHis riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,. l& M' B- l2 x ]2 m: |/ f
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;1 b9 I" I) L/ a! ~ X* z
A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,' O# W4 p K: T
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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3 i5 e# r7 u4 B1 H9 \! O; R6 ]Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
* B+ c4 J2 j, W$ kAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,2 N& a0 N/ R( C0 ^# u8 D$ \
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
) @$ @8 m% M9 o' Q7 K7 ]Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.7 \6 l% Q4 n/ [) M
With sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears," ^6 n8 o6 {5 ~" F. H% p3 W! V
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.4 R$ A" Y8 ?5 `# ]2 K; L
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,
, @" X- K( m' CGood 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,1 [5 h a# x9 ?) V- _& A9 A+ C
Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,
3 C4 |3 Q% a4 t% `Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,' C# W3 `: y* e
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
0 X- i, w5 }6 ?7 s( TOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
# y* R" F$ ?& x- {5 |4 jAnd the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
+ z' Y1 u: M$ |8 ^ W1 Z, tGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,8 Q9 b" O U. f6 R; r! S
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.7 k! D! b1 I g' @3 l+ E& e6 g
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
3 Z! @8 r# }/ V5 @9 u. S& b) mAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,. a* Z# F3 g/ }) @' m4 Z9 @8 V
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,' Q: {3 U8 [! o3 `; R( q- Z
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.$ K8 `2 A+ J2 z; X4 E
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,1 X5 x; k1 p% w; x0 y
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;" r4 f0 j2 U1 p/ k u
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,: S% e# u8 p2 X. {( {
Bringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago. i, E9 B# L& W" t
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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