To An Artist's Hands

(the picture is a detail from a photo posted by Abdelhaq Djellab) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... The hands lightly holding a smart-phone send a New Year blessing... the hands themselves are also a blessing... extended through a medium embedded in technology... these are sturdy hands that paradoxically wield a delicate brush... hands engaged in tasks that require great sensitivity... these hands can finish a task that would be impossible for a committee... they can defend the circle of attention while it is still a bubble... then they shape the bubble into durable form... then they hand it over as a present for our eyes.