because of your hands

because I looked at them

and not your face, at

your hands, 

the floor, my feet, but mostly at

your hands

and so, 

I saw the line suggesting

a creative lover,

one that shows 

a clever mind, 

fertile imagination, and

the mound by your thumb

that indicates passion

covertly 

I read the meaning of your finger shapes

long and articulate,

the depth of your spirit

as you moved your hands, and spoke softly to me

my own hands were shaking

as I rocked 

ever so slightly, back and forth

and as I write, I tremble

briefly

at the memory of your hands

because of your hands  link to pigpen poetry