Tour of the Front Stairs
Ascending from the vestibule
The carpeted staircase
Though downtrodden maintains
Self esteem between
Bannister and wainscoting
Sandalwood in the hallway
A column of closed doors
Skylit by the skylight
Mysterious shoes
Newspapers
A plant trails down from
The top floor landing
Like a question
Or perhaps an invitation
To meditation of structure
Inferences and differences
The patch of blue beyond
Empty mullions
Accents the interior
Scented air with space
-- Tom Rubenoff