Hands

There are busy hands working everywhere,

every hour of every day. Busy hands in

Boston and Kankakee, busy hands in Kiev

and Sao Paulo, Lisbon and Poughkeepsie.

Busy hands always need something to do.

Pottery, crochet, welding and masonry

in Greece and Mandalay busy hands every-

where, every hour of every day. The kettle

drum and symbols, the harp and harmonica

need hands to play. Some are missing a

digit or two, even the less fortunate and

prosthetically-fitted hands need something

to do. Kneading dough, shoveling coal,

scratching, picking, slapping, flicking all

require a helping hand. Beg, borrow or

steal, and a hand is usually part and parcel

involved in the deal. Lets give the entertainer

and hero a great big hand. It only takes one

hand to give a well-deserved pat on the back,

but two in most cases to clap.

I’ve got to hand it to you. Give credit where

credit is due. Lend me a hand, will you? I

promise to give it back when I’m done.

Chris Hanch 4-26-19