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MY GRANDFATHER'S HANDS, a poem by Bonnie Coad, New Zealand Other Free Poems Other Grandparents, Grandmother, Grandfather Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Free Poems & Grandparents, Grandmother, Grandfather Poetry Viewed 5366 times Author: Bonnie Coad, New Zealand Share Poem MY GRANDFATHER'S HANDS His hands Spread before him Digits thick and twisted Tipped with roughened Half moon nails That trap dirt. Scared With the passing of time Skin with a crepe paper Transparency criss-cross quality Whispers When did you grow so old? He stares And wonders when They grew so weathered. The yellowed callouses On his palms Remind him of his tools. The taste Of fresh oysters Tease his tongue When he sees the small mark Still standing out white Against healthy pink Between finger And thumb Where the tip Of a blunt knife Dug into his flesh. It whispers That was so many summers ago When did you grow so old? Click to purchase Print 75436 0 Other Author Poems Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? Blog by: Mukeshkumar Raval Just Among Friends (A24) Blog by: Chris Johnson ARE LARGE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES PLAYING SCROOGE Blog by: Marcia Schechinger Code Red! (A tale of a media man) Short Story by: Edgar Eslit CONGRATULATORY SPEECH Blog by: Dowell Oba finally... Short Story by: bahar sarafrazi Why I Write About Monsters Blog by: Kristine Trudeau Wonder of Wonders Blog by: Rajaram Ramachandran One upon a time.. Blog by: Pattra Shuwaswat The Rockhill Cosmo and Her Butterfly-I Short Story by: Yarpei Shatsang         If you like this poem, post a message below to the poet!   To Respond, enter a note and then click the "Post Response" button below   Your Response:   Your Name   Your Country       Here are the previous Messages left about this Poem From Comment about poem or author Response Country Response Added Bonnie Lee A beautiful poem. You're obviously talented Bonnie. My name's Bonnie too, lol. Australia 10/24/2007 4:37:30 AM     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! Rate this Poem 1 - Average 2 3 4 5 - Award Winner Votes: 1      Average Rating: 3      points: 3 HELP THIS AUTHOR OUT BY COPYING THE FOLLOWING HTML CODE INTO ANY WEBPAGE <a href = "http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=75436">Click here to visit VoicesNet.com to read the poem called "MY GRANDFATHER'S HANDS" by Bonnie Coad, New Zealand</a>