Rite

A hearty handshake as an affidavit... I've pondered handshakes many times. The work and leisure ones, and lately the ones befitting different climes.

What is a handshake but a show of hands to clear the air or break the ice, before it's stuffy or just freezing cold again, with not another shake in sight. To shake on it is to find work for idle hands, at times, or else, it's done to say a little more, when the occasion, feeling and intent are in accord with getting out the door.