Paula Goldsmith Poet Quintilla

Ship's Metal Stairs

Living in a house very old,  
it was always drafty and cold.  
Metal stairs to the basement lead,  
from an old pirate's ship they said.  
Was this story really told?  


On the ship many were sick~dead,  
did they all walk the plank in red.  
Those metal steps brought real fear,  
a bottomless pit was so near.  
Dark and dusty I must now head.  


The washer~dryer were in here,  
clean clothes I needed to appear.  
I headed for the metal stairs,  
a voice was calling in the airs.  
Where are you now going my dear?   

 

Date Written:6/9/2022  
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Caren Krutsinger June 20, 2022 at 12:48 AM This is spooky, and I love spooky "Where are you now going my dear?" Paula Goldsmith June 20, 2022 at 9:01 AM Thanks for your visit. Glad you love spooky and this write. It was fun to write. Have a great/blessed day.................

Bill Baker June 18, 2022 at 2:44 PM Engaging poem, Paula. Nice form for the contest. Good luck my friend. Bill Paula Goldsmith June 19, 2022 at 11:45 AM Thanks for your visit and for your Good Luck. Glad you liked this "Ship's Metal Stairs" write. A little scary but a fun one. Have a great/blessed day.................

Delice Arleen Skelly June 17, 2022 at 7:45 AM Metal steps from an old pirate ship, intriguing. Wonder what they did with the plank? Delice Paula Goldsmith June 17, 2022 at 7:52 AM Thanks for your visit. Glad you enjoyed this write. It was fun to write. The planks they had to walk off of into the water. Just a thought. Maybe??? Have a great/blessed day.................

Ann Foster June 16, 2022 at 1:58 PM Love this one. Ann Paula Goldsmith June 17, 2022 at 7:50 AM Thanks for your visit. Glad you like this scary pirate stairs write. It was fun to write. Down, down into the basement I must go. Have a great/blessed day.................

Jenna Logan June 16, 2022 at 10:17 AM I think I’d be taking my clothes to a laundromat!!! Scary stuff, Paula. Paula Goldsmith June 16, 2022 at 10:29 AM Thanks for your visit. Glad you like this write. As a kid it was scary pirate stairs. Down, down into the basement. Have a great/blessed day.................

Kim Rodrigues June 16, 2022 at 5:28 AM I really like this one! A scary “pirate” stairs! Fave for me! Paula Goldsmith June 16, 2022 at 10:01 AM Thanks for your visit. Glad you like this write. I enjoyed writing this scary pirate stairs. Have a great/blessed day.................

Len Gasun June 14, 2022 at 1:06 AM Another wonderfully written poem from your golden pen my dear friend, Paula. I enjoyed your scary story. Perhaps there are also treasures in that old house. What do you think? I enjoyed a lot. I want to try this form someday. Thanks a lot for sharing. Best wishes always. Hugs Paula Goldsmith June 14, 2022 at 8:51 AM Thanks for your visit. Glad you like this old house write. Any treasures??? Good question. I do not know, maybe. Give this Quintilla type a try. It took me extra time to do. I enjoyed writing this one. Have a great/blessed day.................

Harry Horsman June 10, 2022 at 12:09 AM Oh wow, love this intriguing poem, Paula, scary too. Paula Goldsmith June 10, 2022 at 8:12 AM Thanks for your visit. Glad you like this scary/fun write. Have a blessed day/weekend....................