The Stairway To Heaven

My 3-year-old showed me something on my phone... And said, "look at this place" Bewildered, she seemed frightened I could see it...by the look on her face When I looked at my phone; inconspicuously I thought to myself, "hmm-why fear" Swirling through the sky and all through the clouds A mountain of steps, reaching to...somewhere She tries her best...to count all the steps But, at age three, she had barely counted to seven So long a trail...geez I lost count, after one thousand-eleven So getting back to the fear she endured... Was from the stairway to heaven that was built by the lord Then when I explained, to her...it was meant for the good She smiled so sweetly, just the way...that I thought that she would Look At This Place Poetry Contest Sponsor: Matt Caliri 4/7/2021