SeamuDGs+Heaney's+Higher+Purpose

Seamus Heaney's "higher purpose" in this peom is to explain how a man's hands express love and affection through the actions they conduct. The man's hands move and wander around her soft skin spreading his love through his finger-tips, showing the emotions he has for her. I think the author is trying to make the sexual scene into a romantic, nature view that using the readers imagination to get the hidden story.