My Mothers Hands

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wagtail
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The memory of

The guarded softness of the night lamp.

Hands that stretched and soothed and held.

Gnarled bony wisdom rests in mine.

First sight of reaching, giving solace.

Providers.

The thirst is quenched, the tummy fed.

Gnarled knuckles reaching for the spoon.

Humble defense, avenging discipline.

Services both great and small.

Unfailingly, unconditional love at arms length.

My mothers hands.
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Posted by wagtail
The memory of

The guarded softness of the night lamp.

Hands that stretched and soothed and held.

Gnarled bony wisdom rests in mine.

First sight of reaching, giving solace.

Providers.

The thirst is quenched, the tummy fed.

Gnarled knuckles reaching for the spoon.

Humble defense, avenging discipline.

Services both great and small.

Unfailingly, unconditional love at arms length.

My mothers hands.



Love this, beautiful Wagtail. Touches my heart, ❤️

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Today the wrinkled knuckles

Rest upon my wrist.

Like a flightless bird, weightless as a feather.

The bounty of years unforgotten.

Aged blessings on my head.

The unspoken humility of utility in her fingers.

Wiser.

Less knowing. Still doing dishes.

My mothers hands.



What's your Mercury sign? 🙂
Virgo ~*~



That makes sense. Virgo is in it's home planet in Mercury. 😛
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😆 I'm glad to hear it, where's your Merc Ex? I saw that bom rap you wrote 😏
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Posted by wagtail
Today the wrinkled knuckles

Rest upon my wrist.

Like a flightless bird, weightless as a feather.

The bounty of years unforgotten.

Aged blessings on my head.

The unspoken humility of utility in her fingers.

Wiser.

Less knowing. Still doing dishes.

My mothers hands.



What's your Mercury sign? 🙂
Virgo ~*~



That makes sense. Virgo is in it's home planet in Mercury. 😛

😆 I'm glad to hear it, where's your Merc Ex? I saw that bom rap you wrote 😏



Lol that was so silly! Mine is in Cancer. I'm an emotional person. 😛 Wish I had your Mercury placement though, I'd become famous for my flawless poems. LOL.
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Pretteh sure you're flawlessly famous to meh tho... @_@

There are advantages to all placements I guess ~sigh~
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Posted by wagtail
The memory of

The guarded softness of the night lamp.

Hands that stretched and soothed and held.

Gnarled bony wisdom rests in mine.

First sight of reaching, giving solace.

Providers.

The thirst is quenched, the tummy fed.

Gnarled knuckles reaching for the spoon.

Humble defense, avenging discipline.

Services both great and small.

Unfailingly, unconditional love at arms length.

My mothers hands.
I love this. Didn't know you were a written waggy
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I'm glad you liked it 🙂