Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Sunday, June 13, 2021

The Sunday Muse # 164

 


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these old hands

tell a story of

struggle and toil 

heartache and determination

 

give it a miss they said

use coconut shells and banana leaves

no effort required

save yourself all this work


but that was the problem

too easy

comes at a cost as well

8 comments:

  1. Ah yes, too easy comes at a cost! Your first stanza made me think of my mother's hands and their story of "struggle and toil, heartache and determination."

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  2. So true, so true. Glad you mentioned the aged hands .... I have many memories of grandparents' weathered hands toiling in all manner of mediums.

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  3. No place to put the ‘soul’ in a disposable vessel. Well written Rall.

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  4. Yes, so much wisdom in your words. I too love how you focused on the aging hands. Hands that could just make do, but they muscle memory urges creation.

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  5. Passion to do the right thing will not be denied...

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