The Hand

The Hand

See the wonders of the human hand

How it builds huts and palaces,

Huge dams, bridges, tunnels, rockets

And lofty light-houses!

Now see how the same hand

Brings about senseless destruction and pain,

By deviating from the righteous path

Driven by evil designs of vile brain.

Look how a surgeon's hand saves life

And a butcher's hand cruelly takes life,

How a fireman's hand douses the fire,

And a terrorist;s hand ignites fire.

Be not surprised, hand has a language

A hand-shake means friendly nature,

A clenched hand hints at aggressive intent

While a pat on the back, approving gesture.

This world is like a coin

It has two faces- obverse and reverse,

One man is good , the other bad

How sad some take delight in being perverse!

So next time when you meet someone

And extend your hand for shaking

First try to judge the person's type

And then go ahead  as-per your inkling.

Then there are phrases connected with hand,

Such as: 'In hand', 'on hand', 'out of hand',

'To live from hand to mouth',

'To wash one's hands of' and so on.

So there are hands and hands

Some fair, some dark - some soft some hard,

But the one without parallel

Is the invisible Hand of God!