I see my father's hands <br /> <br />Long fingered, elegant beauty <br /> <br />Shivering tremors replacing strength <br /> <br />Once they held the world <br /> <br />Once they held my hands <br /> <br />Safe in their elegant length <br /> <br />when I first faced this world <br /> <br />My small hands in his <br /> <br />shivering tremors, giving me strength <br /> <br />I see my father's hands <br /> <br />When I look at my own<br /><br />Ryan Cole<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-father-s-hands-3/
