I See Your Hands

I See Your Hands

I see your hands,

Lady fingers,

Savored, slight and slender,

Feminine,

On the left a small imperfect stone,

As perfect as a poor boy could buy,

You said, “Yes”,

Two poor kids became rich beyond measure,

In love with the treasure of love itself,

Enmeshed with life’s involvement-

Ecstasy and intimacy,

Growth and pain,

Bitterness tendered with understanding,

Smiles and laughter,

And, God undergirding life’s plan,

And, God undergirding death’s plan, too,

I will love you,

Forever,

And, forever more!

Peter Lowell Paulson

May 31, 2014