These Hands…

These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love,

These are the hands that work along-side yours as you build your future together.

These are the hands that passionately love you and cared for you through the years.

These are the hands that hold you when fear or grief torments your mind and with the slightest touch, comfort you like no other.

These are the hands that give you strength when you struggle, and support and encouragement to chase down your dreams.

These are the hands that tenderly hold your children and keep your family together as one.

These are the hands that have countless times wiped tears from your eyes, tears of sorrow and joy.

And these are the hands that even when wrinkled with age, will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch, a touch from these hands.