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Best Stairwell Poems


Once a Stairwell
I 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 Stairwell
It'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
Premium Member At Top of the Stairwell
When 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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© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: stairwell, lifefather, me, home, father,
Form: Narrative

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member Pumpkins In Stairwell
Pumpkins 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 Stairwell
I 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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© Daron Long  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: stairwell, death, food, funny, loss,
Form: Burlesque

Book: Reflection on the Important Things