Grandfather

Nicotine stained

hands hard callused by the years

caress newborn child

Author's Note

Another try at a form I have enjoyed reading here.

Reviews

[Holly Mason]

form completed ,content...lovely and written with truth
nicotine and callouses that caress with love
thank you for sharing

[SteveB]

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read it. I appreciate it.

[DCT ponderings]

Terrific.

[SteveB]

Thank you so very much.

[john alan willox]

nailed it - i can see it - and i feel the softness of the caress - wonderful. nice juxtaposition.

[SteveB]

Thank you very, very much.

[SyberRose]

A lovely write...enjoyed...makes me think of my great grandfather...he was blind but when he held me from what my mother told me...he said I was beautiful even though he couldnt see me...that was in England where I was born...:)

[SteveB]

Thank you so much Rose. I am glad I reminded you of good memories. The inspiration for this was finding a photograph of my grandfather holding me and my cousin Ellen who is one month younger on my christening day.

[SyberRose]

Oh I see...its nice to have those kind of photos...:)

[Brittney Maxwell]

This poem really touched me because I was thinking of my father and grandfather! It painted a picture in my head while reading it! it's amazing how a few lines can pull together the whole picture!

[SteveB]

Thank you Brittney. There is no greater compliment than can be given then to say it touched you. I normally do not do short form but I have been so impressed by some of the writers that I have read here that I gave it a try.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

he's older and he is tough...but inside is that soft heart...and those calloused hands that have worked so hard all his life can stop for a moment and caress the newborn child...they can be tendered...

jacob

[SteveB]

Thank you Jacob. Sort of the opposite of the iron fist in a velvet glove. They had the warm heart behind the seemingly cold exterior.

[Rita L. Sev]

You have no idea how beautiful this is, Steve! Reminds me of my father - and that is a wonderful thing. Thank you for sharing this.

[SteveB]

You are most welcome. Glad I gave you a pleasant reminder.

[Angi]

My kind of stuff! Images are there, I can see those hands and all the toiling they have done. The tenderness is still there after all. Lovely, lovely. Angi~

[SteveB]

Thank you Angi. You are one of the ones who are responsible for me trying the sort formal type of piece. And I appreciate it.

[Rogue]

I'm definitely not any judge of this format. It's not one I use. Though I do enjoy reading it.

You captured the context well.. As it brought up very old memories for me of my own. :)

[SteveB]

Thank you so much Rogue and I am sorry I did not express my thanks earlier.