January Dawn Watch

It was the work of her hands that gave flesh to her speech; her persona made vocal. Gestures were needle-point, stitching words into sound. She talked with the eloquence of quick speaking fingers, with hands that emphasized, underlined, swept away, challenged, motioned, mentioned, mollified, mimed, beckoned, warned and added warmth to her words. Her hands sewing and patching together articulations for the far-sighted and for muted ears.