These Hands

I wring my hands in the winter cold
for they are worn and getting old
were these the hands that held my babes
so busy and useful in younger days 
strong and fine, now worn with age.

I can see my young hands from the past
hands lifting little ones, strong and fast 
hands making healthy meals to last 
hands filling tubs to splash and play
hands making meals, folding hands to pray. 

Sure as the seasons come and go
these hands have weathered the years to show
how capable they were, and even now
with children grown, I think of how
my hands were blessed to serve somehow. 




8/30/2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Ryder Avatar
December 2, 2020 at 10:53 AM
A very thoughtful reflection.
Leiser Avatar
December 2, 2020 at 12:59 PM
Thank you for commenting, Lisle. Glad you enjoyed my poem! :)
Jones Avatar
October 10, 2020 at 1:29 AM
Thanks Laura for this touching poem about aging which caused me to shed a tear (but in a nice way)!
Leiser Avatar
October 10, 2020 at 7:53 AM
Thank you, Suzanne. I wanted to convey the passing of time and memories this way. I’m glad you were touched by this.
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October 2, 2020 at 8:55 AM
Absolutely beautiful Laura, “No one forgets a tender heart, or the hands that gave their life a good start.” Belle
Leiser Avatar
October 2, 2020 at 9:04 AM
Thank you, Belle, for your kind comments. I’m glad you enjoyed this poem! :)
Watt Avatar
September 14, 2020 at 12:54 PM
Laura, your two wonderful sons and your beautiful granddaughter are the trophies that those hands have earned. The signs of weathering that come to people of our vintage are the well-deserved blue ribbons of ceaseless giving, sacrificing, working, and caressing that went into the formation and nurturing of our longest lasting legacies: our families. Your words reach me to the very core, for I have looked at my hands much the same way you have. Beautifully written, a fave ~ John
Leiser Avatar
September 14, 2020 at 2:47 PM
Thanks, John, for your insightful and uplifting comments! You are such an encourager and a blessed g to seeing many on this site, including myself! God bless you always! :)
Wolf Avatar
September 8, 2020 at 2:28 PM
Very moving lines, Laura. My view of such worthy hands is that they are now lined with CHARACTER! Blessings, Gershon
Leiser Avatar
September 8, 2020 at 4:06 PM
Thanks for your kind comments, Gershon. So glad you liked this one! :)
One Avatar
September 2, 2020 at 1:43 PM
Your hands are blessed indeed... Must be that fountain of youth.... Thoughtful poem and one thats personal to you..
Leiser Avatar
September 5, 2020 at 12:02 PM
Thank you, Silent! My hands are really not frail yet, but I was depicting what they may look like in later years as I look back on my life...
Mcintosh Avatar
August 31, 2020 at 4:21 AM
Lovely penning. I enjoyed reading and hope you have a blessed month. Gina
Leiser Avatar
August 31, 2020 at 6:34 AM
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Regina. God bless you! :)
Faulkner Avatar
August 30, 2020 at 7:35 PM
Hi Laura, your hands can tell so many things about you, that last stanza so heart warming-
Leiser Avatar
August 30, 2020 at 7:59 PM
Thank you, Michelle :)
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