Famous Flight Of Stairs Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Flight Of Stairs poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous flight of stairs poems. These examples illustrate what a famous flight of stairs poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Promises Promises

by Paul Muldoon
 I am stretched out under the lean-to
Of an old tobacco-shed
On a farm in North Carolina.
A cardinal sings from the dogwood
For the love of marijuana.
His song goes over my head.
There is such splendour in the grass
I might be the picture of happiness.
Yet I am utterly bereft
Of the low hills, the open-ended sky,
The wave upon wave of pasture
Rolling in, and just...Read more of this...

Flight Of Stairs

by A S J Tessimond
 Stairs fly as straight as hawks;
Or else in spirals, curve out of curve, pausing
At a ledge to poise their wings before relaunching. 
Stairs sway at the height of their flight
Like a melody in Tristan;
Or swoop to the ground with glad spread of their feathers
Before they close them.

They curiously investigate
The shells of buildings,
A hollow core,
Shell in a shell.

Useless to produce...Read more of this...

The Anniversary

by Robert William Service
 "This bunch of violets," he said,
 "Is for my daughter dear.
Since that glad morn when she was wed
 It is today a year.
She lives atop this flight of stairs--
 Please give an arm to me:
If we can take her unawares
 How glad she'll be!"

We climbed the stairs; the flight was four,
 Our steps were stiff and slow;
But as he...Read more of this...

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