A Handshake

A Handshake

A Poem by Easter3
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What's in a Handshake ?

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Is that an Open Hand ?
Is it an Invitation ?
A Recommendation ?
Is my pausing for Observation
A reluctant Reservation
Of Hesitation
Contributing to my present Consternation and Perseveration ?
The Open Palm of your Hand
Like a Turtle on its back
Vulnerable  
Its wriggling, upended digits Hopefully Expectant 
Seeking Terra Firma
Common Ground
If I Touch the Open Palm of your Hand
With the Open Palm of my Hand
And we Share the cordially Expected HandShake
Will my World rumble, tumble and Quake ?
Will the Palm Bond and Shake
Be a Mis-take ?
Or the Shining Opportunity of a LifeTime ?
My LifeTime ?
Your LifeTime ?
This simply complicated Complexity of an Open Hand
An extended Open Hand……and Shake…….
 

© 2014 Easter3


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Added on October 30, 2014
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Easter3
Easter3

Liberty Hill, TX



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Leah Sellers is a native Texan who has enjoyed four varied careers in her lifetime as a: Secondary Education teacher in the fields of English, History, Journalism and Special Education, an Activity di.. more..

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