Lovely dainty baby hands
Soft and sweet and pure.
Some day these hand will belong
To a woman confident and sure.

But for now these tiny little hands
With fingers so delicately formed
Reach out to touch a hand
That is large and rough and worn.

Her Grandpa's hands are worn
And so many times larger than her two.
Scratches, roughness and calluses
Are really nothing new.

His hands have seen a lot more years
And have comforted kids of his own
And little ones find comfort there
Placing on his loving hand their own.