Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Hand






 Milky moon rays trickle o'er fingers and palm, then

Silhouette this collage of keratin and pocked skin,

Wrapped sinewy and protruding in dissimilar quin,

Unfolding in the light, then crumpling in chagrin,

Each gnarly knuckled, entwining with it's twin,

Enrobed in wisps of prayer.




2 comments:

CharK said...

Hope and despondency meet. Hope is down for the count. And then...

The Man is a Poet said...

Thanks for the comment.