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Holding Hands

Steven 1950 (New York)

Free verse
Holding hands, a simple
gesture with unfathomable
meanings. Seated next to me,
smooth hands, such tasteful
nail polish, her fingers once again
accidentally touch mine and, this
time, we don't exchange "oops,
sorry," but consider its message,
perhaps a green light to entwine
our hands. We do. The smooth
electricity, racing heart, the
unmitigated joy of having
crossed that hurdle.

About this poem

my effort to depict the milestone of holding hands with my high school love.

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Written on May 04, 2019

Submitted by koufax17 on May 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABACDEFGHIJA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 383
Words 65
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
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