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STAIRWAYS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Why do I think of stairways
Last Line: Echoes that should drift down!
Subject(s): Stairs


Why do I think of stairways
With a rush of hurt surprise? --
Wistful as forgotten love
In remembered eyes,
And fitful as the flutter
Of little draughts of air
That linger on a stairway
As though they loved it there.

New and shining stairways,
Stairways worn and old --
Where rooms are prison places
And corridors are cold --
You intrigue with fancy,
You challenge with a lore
Elusive as a moon's light
Shadowing a floor.

You speak to me not only
With the lure of storied art --
For wonder of old footsteps
Lies lightly on my heart;
More than the reminiscence
Of yesterday's renown --
Laughter that might have floated up,
Echoes that should drift down!





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