Idle Hands

She drew a small circle in the burning sands of time
To convey her vehement message of truth
A merit so worthy of honor and praise from the ones
Who gathered to survey her prelude

They watched as she tenderly touched each grain of sand
With her fingertips, so delicately fine
Each one holding their breath to see what would happen
Wondering if the circle would affect their own time

Each delicate movement, each brush of her fingers
Brought forth new triumphant sighs
As each relieved eye in the crowd looked and cheered on
When no change to themselves was applied

In one final swift movement she finished with flourish
The small circle she had drawn with her hands
And the world as they knew it disappeared into nothing
Like the sands of time, they allowed her to command
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Culverhouse Avatar
August 2, 2010 at 5:09 PM
well done work!! enjoyed!
Spence Sr Avatar
June 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM
It's interesting as to what the hands are capable of doing. I like the essence of this poem and how it addresses the subject. Welcome to Poetry Soup and keep writing. Great job, Joseph
Brown Avatar
June 21, 2010 at 4:59 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Neva. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
Falotico Avatar
June 21, 2010 at 4:53 AM
Nice write... lots of feelings
Stacey Avatar
June 21, 2010 at 4:37 AM
Hi Neva. A really enjoyable tale to read. Perhaps im just currently in a bad mood with women in general but i also took it as metaphorical for how women can willfully ruin things. sorry girls
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