Best Stairwell Poems
Once a StairwellI lost myself with you here
Where the heavens and trees weave a canopy
Of silhouette and starlight
A safe haven of innocent love
To which only I now reminisce
Here I fill the void with phantoms
Forlorn moments of you and I
Almost remembered feelings of discovery
Where exhilaration blanketed...
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Categories:
stairwell, angst, introspection, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
He Changed Me In the StairwellIt's strange how a few short seconds can lead you in a whole new direction. It alters how you think and act and see you own reflection from a single moment on my life was forever changed like everything I previously knew had suddenly been...
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Categories:
stairwell, abuse, anxiety, betrayal, body,
Form:
Blank verse
At Top of the StairwellWhen I was a young boy of five years old, I became very ill. My parents took me to the Doctors shortly after Christmas. I was immediately rushed to the hospital and there I would stay for the next six months of my...
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Categories:
stairwell, lifefather, me, home, father,
Form:
Narrative
Pumpkins In StairwellPumpkins in stairwell
I follow them down the steps
Each has eerie glow
From the small candle within
Lighting up its soul on fire
Russell Sivey...
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Categories:
stairwell, holiday, life,
Form:
Tanka
Death In a StairwellI couldn’t wait to eat lunch with you tomorrow
But now my heart is filled with sorrow
The world has violently taken you away
I watched as you crashed to the stairwell floor
As your innards were sprawled all over the tile
The red stain will remind me of this...
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Categories:
stairwell, death, food, funny, loss,
Form:
Burlesque