Two Little Hands
When you look down at me a small child you perceive
Do think of the future or my inability
There are things I can do or imagine I can be
It’s amazing if you stop and think what two hands can conceive
With just my tiny smile and all my energy
I’ll lift the hearts of all down-trodden and in need
My short little words spoke softly bring you peace
A tiny touch from my tiny hands can bring some great to their knees
Never doubt the power I have deep in my soul
One by one I’ll change the world till these hands become old
Two little hands may be all that you see
But I promise these hands will change the world in front of me
Like a small little stream carving its way to the sea
Two little hands can change the world change the world I now see
About this poem
One Sunday while I was waiting for my wife to finish with a Sunday meeting, I decided to go sit at the piano in the chapel of my church and play. The words just flowed into my mind. This poem and related song took about one-half hour to create. Kids have a special place in my heart. This poem probably has its roots in the fact that I am the parent of 2 bio children and 6 adopted children.
Written on 2022
Submitted by MARSMYLES on October 24, 2023
- 45 sec read
- 2 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBABCDEFGBBBB |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 748 |
Words | 152 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Two Little Hands" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 31 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/171862/two-little-hands>.
Discuss the poem Two Little Hands with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In