Gershon Wolf Poet Personification

The Fingers On Your Hands

All your body's limbs
   obey your brain's commands
But the closest thing to YOU you've got
   are the fingers on your hands

You write with them
   your thoughts so deep
Erase the ones
   you do not keep

You sketch and draw with them
   realia dead and alive
Interpreting the world you see
   through the prism of your eyes

You play music with them
   violin, clarinet
piano and the horn
   to express what's deep inside you
      your feelings as they're born

Of all the limbs you have, none but the fingers
   reveal innermost thoughts and feelings, make them linger

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Sandra Adams September 29, 2019 at 3:11 PM The fingers help release all that beauty within in so many ways. I feel bad for those that cannot use them or have none. Though I guess they learn other ways to perform. Good penning made me ponder thoughts :) hugs Gershon Wolf September 29, 2019 at 4:32 PM Sandra, I just can't thank you enough for all of your support and for your insightful comments. Blessings, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos September 29, 2019 at 1:12 PM Thank goodness for a thumb and every finger, and hope that my feeling in them will always linger. I like the simplicity of this poem yet the absolute necessity that each one remains tact. Hugs and blessings Jennifer. Gershon Wolf September 29, 2019 at 2:32 PM You know, I've probably offended readers who've lost their fingers. Hadn't thought of that, but your comment aroused me. Thanks, Jennifer. Cheers, Gershon

Judy Ball September 29, 2019 at 10:50 AM Nicely done and well said Gershon. Bravo. God Bless, JB Gershon Wolf September 29, 2019 at 1:06 PM Thanks for the encouragement and support, Judy. Best wishes, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger September 28, 2019 at 3:18 AM The fingers are so important. I am glad you wrote a tribute to them my friend. Gershon Wolf September 28, 2019 at 9:50 PM Notice I called them 'the fingers on your hand.' My wife is from the Ukraine. In the Russian language, the word for fingers and toes is the same. Looks like my wife has rubbed off on me a bit. LOL. Thanks, Caren

M. L. Kiser September 27, 2019 at 8:08 PM A new Fav Gershon, I really enjoyed this. Gershon Wolf September 28, 2019 at 9:49 PM Thank you so much for the FAVE, M.L. Cheers, Gershon

Mystic Rose Rose September 27, 2019 at 7:20 PM The hand and the fingers can reveal so much, so does the palm of your hand, nice poem. Gershon Wolf September 28, 2019 at 9:49 PM Hey, thanks for the interesting comment, Pixie. I didn't even think of all the intricacies of reading palms. Cheers, Gershon

Ronald D Thompson September 27, 2019 at 5:04 PM Thoroughly enjoyed this Gershon. In my FAVES...RT Gershon Wolf September 27, 2019 at 5:30 PM Thank you SO much, Ron, for FAVing this one. I think that you and I are on the same wavelength sometimes. Cheers, Gershon