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The Smallest Hands
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The Smallest Hands |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
The smallest hands I ever held in my own And the unconditional love I have known Coming from you my sweet As I hold you on your unsteady feet Guiding you by the hands I hold Warming you against the slightest cold Learning to take your very first steps Walking away from arms in which you’re kept And I see before my very eyes All the things that will make you cry I see you trying to tie your shoe On your first day of school I see friends come and go And refusing my help with a hesitant, "No" Letting go of my hand for you might be seen Getting mad at me and calling me mean My anxiety as you leave for the first date And my bittersweet pride as you graduate Helping you to move out on your own Warning of the dangers of the unknown Worrying with so much clarity Because you are apart from me I see you falling in love for the last time As you finally decide upon Mr. Right I see all of these things and most clear is, Giving these, your little hands, into his |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Tender and poignant. Very easy to understand when one has been there, at least in many of the moments you relate here. Well done. You've spanned a generation of time in a short, touching piece. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
The smallest hands I ever held in my own And the unconditional love I have known =========================== that says it all.... and this is beautiful in its promise and sincerety. wonderful inspire, intend, and tribute PK. Did you make it to the Milky Way, |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
bringing tears to my eyes this morning.....very touching.....  SEA |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
wonderful poem...they do grow way too fast! and i like that last line best--thats the only way to be assured that your "baby" will be ok as they grow...! hugs, g ps..do be careful of that "mr.right"..i hear he goes by the name of haley..lol "...if i ran away, |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Now this is just the sweetest thing---touched me heart with this one j. |
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Decaflame Senior Member
since 2001-05-11
Posts 1635 |
You've taken a lifetime of moments and wrapped them up quite succinctly....and you've made a tear or two appear as well... |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
You wrote it with just the right amount of feeling. Sometimes the hardest thing life is to let them grow and go. Enjoyed very much. |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
Just beautifull, bring back memories of the growing up of my own to adult daughters, seems a long time ago. Thank you. Titia |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
To everyone...thank you for sharing with me your thoughts and personal stories that this evoked. I appreciate it. |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
Reminds me of my own and thoughts I've had while holding their hands. Thank you for your tender thoughts. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
love those precious little hands, how sweet. I LOVE small children..... Kathleen Blake |
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Passions Voice Member
since 2000-10-23
Posts 291Michigan |
I know how this feels. I felt the same way when my own hands were given like this. Thank you for this memory. passion is life. . . ~Diana |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
This is a very tender and loving poem. I enjoyed reading it very much and could certainly relate to every line Liz |
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