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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

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2019

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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 . . . : ) Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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 :) Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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 :) Login to Reply 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