Wrinkled old hands
entwined with young and soft ones.
The silence is peaceful
and understood.
You're tired,
so I won't talk too much.
I look at you
and only hope
that someday, someone will come
and hold my wrinkled old hands
in their young, soft ones.
Then someday when they look at me,
I will remember my youth
and feel young again.
She's Having a Baby
11 years ago
7 comments:
I like it Colleen. It leaves nothing else to be said.
Hey Dan, Thanks ;-)
That is lovely, Colleen. Makes me remember my Gram...
Awesome poem: thematic clarity, captivating imagery, and structural symmetry.
Auugh! I just re-read my comment and realized that I've become my dad.
Beautiful...
I have a thing for old arthritic hands. They always pull on my heart strings. My mother rolls her fingers in a ball so no one can see them, and I always uncurl them. They make me want to love and feel loved. They make my eyes tear. To me they are beautiful!
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