A Hand- Jane Hirshfield

I love this poem.
I thought it flowed really well, I like the word usage, and I like the way it's told/ the sequence of lines.
I thought the insight was very strong. I am a firm believer that hands are so much more than just hands. Hands can tell so much about a person's personality, and person's emotion, a person's age (literally and figuratively), and so much more.
I can't pick a favorite line because I honestly love the whole poem. If i had to pick, I would pick the first line because it really sets the mood and immediately hits you in the forehead with a powerful concept.
As for the art, this piece has been on my family's entry wall for years and years. It means a lot to both my mother and father, though they have been long divorced. I think the piece fits nicely with the poem because it is a perfect example of the emotion and symbolism that can be found in something as simple (or perhaps not so simple) as hands.
I really enjoyed reading this poem, and found myself reading it a few times over, not because I didn'd get it the first time, but because I actually really liked the way it was written.