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His Worn Hands Tell a Story

Hs worn hands, they tell a story -- The furrows where his trusty saw rested The closed wounds from rusty nails The bent fingers from flinty hammer blows The swollen redness from carrying metal pails Once soft and smooth, now creased and hard His hands may well be old and worn ~ Yet his conscience remains unscarred

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Indiana Shaw

Date: 12/16/2019 2:36:00 PM

A honest poem Gershon about a honest man, "Yus" worn hands and faces tell us all a lot about a person . . . : )

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/16/2019 5:21:00 PM

Couldn't agree more. Can't understand all these people obsessed with taking the lines out of theiir hands: Cosmetc Character Denuders, they are! :) gw

Pat Adams

Date: 12/13/2019 3:27:00 PM

Clever hands that told penned this story as well!....Well done!......pat

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/16/2019 5:17:00 PM

Hey, Pat, thanks a lot! t takes a clever fellow to recognize another---not that either of us is clever, of course. Nooooooo. Merry-merrymaking to you, Gershon

John Lawless

Date: 12/13/2019 2:28:00 PM

Thoreau would love this study of a workingman's hands. Nicely done

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/16/2019 5:01:00 PM

Thanks for the nod, John! Thoreau's pretty good company, I'd say! Season's Joy, Gershon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/13/2019 12:56:00 PM

Worn hands do indeed tell a story, hit my fingers many a time. Like the ending Gershon. Tom

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/13/2019 1:01:00 PM

Thanks, Tom. All's well that ends well, as they say! Cheers, Gerson

David Mchattie

Date: 12/13/2019 12:13:00 PM

A person should be proud if their hands are worn and their heart is warm. Wonderful poem. Stay frosty my friend.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/13/2019 12:54:00 PM

Warm hands and a warm heart = Warm Person! Also, = alive! Season's best, David! ~ Gershon

Ronald D Thompson

Date: 12/13/2019 11:50:00 AM

Excellent Gershon and a clever ending. Thoroughly enjoyed this one..Best wishes..Ron :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/13/2019 12:53:00 PM

Hey, thank you so much, Ron. Merry merry-making to you and yours! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/13/2019 7:09:00 AM

Worn hands - nothing like them. Busy hands which have helped many!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/13/2019 12:46:00 PM

Exactly right, Caren. I have to 'hand' it to you for your spot-on comment! Smiles, Gershon

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/13/2019 6:35:00 AM

Worn hands can often be worn with pride. Nobody hopes for them but it shows off a hard worker.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/13/2019 12:45:00 PM

Absolutely...every furrow etched with character. Thanks for commenting, Kim! :) gw

Na Na

Date: 12/12/2019 8:53:00 PM

Well put Gershon. this is about yourself? lol it doesnt take long for the hands to get worn when a life has gave the hands enough to bare. The soul is what matters most. like you said unscorned. Thanks for sharing this :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/12/2019 9:02:00 PM

Although my hands have taken a bit of a beating, they are nothing like many of the fellows I know. Thanks, Gregory and Season's best, Gershon