Best Banister Poems

Sliding down the banister of life...
make sure the splinters point away.
Let go of what's gone behind.
Face the bumps with courage.
Don't mourn your journey.
Slide with laughter...
it's...

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Walking deep into the woods we stumbled on an old abandoned place
A white and blue farm house with a wraparound dilapidated porch
Tall grass was overgrown...

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Golden oak, the banister gleams,
its clean waxed surface lightly
touched by her soft, soft hand as she
descends the green carpeted stair,
tossing her lustrous, long blonde hair.
She...

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DESSERT TABLE

Yes, it’s a beautiful spread
A tantalizing sight
With not Cezanne depth or solidity, but
Our hostess’ fond delight

She’s gathered not justs -
Not just cakes, cheeses and...

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Out of nowhere,an idea
   Then image;
Out of this picture,a sentence,
   Then a page;
Out of the verse,a sonnet,
   Then a...

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He looked out at the snow and ice,
As a cold wind whistled winter
Through the door, bringing hope
Of making a real-life snowman,
A special friend for a...

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THE SUN WILL SHINE

The elevator has malfunctioned.
Issues are surmountable.
I just have to see a way to defeat the problems I would not let hold on.
I'll...

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Six Hundred Boys

Six hundred boys were singing in the hall
Six hundred boys were singing in the hall
Six hundred boys were singing there
Singing out a secret...

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A single golden light 
Danced through the frame,
And spangled out of the dark house
As snow spun downward 
Into the abyss of the night.
A man trembled...

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The youth 

Good toppest lustre of the day 
The brave hulk which makes hay 
These adherent shining through blames 
Our pure ambrosial saints ain't flames...

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Break my neck; snap it in two, snap it in half
don't give me that incredulous, frightened look as I ask
don't hesitate in front of me,...

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"The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts."-
Italo Calvino

We moved into an inherited old house with a friendly ghost,
our house is...

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THE RIBBON

The ribbon laid gently,
In the old ornament crate;
Even amongst the bold colors, 
It still looked so great!

Originally, wrapped around,
A banister garland of green,
Each year,...

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The shelter and comfort I gave so freely was gone with my destruction. The child once played alone and content in the comfort of my...

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A Large House at a Bargain Price

By Elton Camp

It’s off from the busy highway
Making it a quiet place to stay

With two stories and a basement
It’s...

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