English X - Chapter No.10 - Words/Meaning, About Poet, Central Idea and Summary

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BEAUTIFL HANDS

Words/Meaning

S.No	Words	Meaning
1.	Aged	Old
2.	Beneath	Under
3.	Clasp	Hold in hand, Take hold of
4.	Crystal	Transparent, Clearer
5.	Daisies	Flowers
6.	Distant	Far away
7.	Fair	Beautiful, Good looking
8.	Feeble	Weak
9.	Form	Shape
10.	Hue	Colour
11.	Palms Of Victory	These were given to a soldier or an athlete who was victorious, Prize
12.	Scarcely	Hardly
13.	Toiling	Working hard
14.	Weary	Tired
15.	Wrinkles	Furrows on the skin

About Poetess
Ellen M. H. Gates (1835-1920)

This poem is written by Ellen M. H. Gates (1835-1920). She was born in Torington, Connecticut (USA). She wrote religious songs (hymns) like "The Home of the Soul" and "Eternity" for well-known magazines. Collections of her poems were published in 1897 and 1910.

Central Idea

Reference
This poem is written by an American poetess Ellen M.H.Gates. She wrote religious songs. Collection of her poems were published in 1987 and 1910.
Central Idea
Mother’s hands are the symbol of Love. A mother is a pivot, around which the whole family revolves. She relieves the tedium of life, sheds the divine light in the darkness, alleviates distress, does her duties by her children makes them happy, healthy and intelligent citizens of tomorrow. The progress of a nation depends upon the care and skill with which mothers rear up their children.
Theme
The theme of this poem can be expressed in the words of Napoleon that:

 “Give me good mothers, I’ll Give you good nation.”

OR

“The hands that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.”

Summary

Poetess praises the hands of the mother for their spiritual beauty. She says that although these hands are neither good looking nor small and one can think that they were beautiful ones. She has seen these hands they were the imagination of an artists. For her they are still attractive. Further she says for the pleasure of children these hands worked very hard instead of sorrows and worries. Poetess is sad for these hands because they are growing weak with the pace of time. The marks of pain and old age are on fore head, heart and hand. She feels that her death is fast approaching and one day these hands would be buried under the daisies. But she is hopeful that beyond this world of sorrows and sins lies beautiful and eternal world and her mother’s hands would be victorious there and after death she would get an opportunity of holding her mothers hands.