Beauty of My Hands

Today I fell in love with my hands. Lean, strong, calloused, my shovel, my forklift, my gardener, mason, handyman, worker, cook, artist, writer, lover, mother's hands to stroke her kids, hands that meditate, swim in strong strokes, expressive hands that gesture, talk, brown hands, with green veins, short stubby nails, warm, red, able hands-today I loved my hands that gathered dirt from gutters after the first rains, soft, dark, moist, sweet smelling of composted greens, fed it lovingly to the plants in my garden, dug holes and planted trees...my hands did all this for me...today I fell in love with my hands.