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Sarah Howard Lapine's avatar

Stairs as a place of memory, intimacy - I love these ideas. And I have the same memories of laying in bed as a kid and listening to the creaky stairs being climbed and knowing exactly which family member it was by the cadence of their footfall. ❤️

David Donoghue's avatar

Great to hear Sarah! Thanks for reading and commenting 🙏

Fotini Masika's avatar

I was thinking of this piece while back home last week... 🖤

David Donoghue's avatar

Oh cool 🙏 i feel privileged to have written something that has been given space in your mind. 😌

Fotini Masika's avatar

In my heart too :)

Brian Funke's avatar

I love your poetry and your musings. Thanks for sharing this!

David Donoghue's avatar

Thanks so much Brian 🙏

The Sea in Me's avatar

'I noticed the paint was worn and darkened in spots along the rail where our hands would grip and then shift and grip again as we went up and down over the years'.

How you noticed by the rhythms who was on it. The unsaid things.

a transitory space, neither up nor down yes!

I did that (stupid) mattress sliding thing too, I was in college though. 🙃 It was great fun, but the mattresses were not so comfy and rather lumpy after.

Definitely an interesting, energetic and rather ignored part of the house, thanks for highlighting this liminal living space, David.

David Donoghue's avatar

I think there are two times in your life when jt is acceptable. Childhood and College ... at both times one is equally stupid 😂

Kym VdP's avatar

What a lovely reflection on a simple thing! I love it!

Nuala Donoghue's avatar

And whether one wore shoes or not .. and the music that emanated from the bedroom

Ann Collins's avatar

Stairways are the most exciting place in an ordinary house. Our stairs were open to the foyer on one side. I used to drive my mom crazy by climbing them on the wrong side of the banister, finding footholds on the narrow lip of each step, scaling them like the side of a mountain :-)

David Donoghue's avatar

Oh i did that too.. used to pretend i was a ninja! 😂. I'm sure i almost pulled them down.

Thanks so much for commenting ☺️ 🙏

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David Donoghue's avatar

Zivah! Incredible comment thanks so much for sharing this! Visceral memories 😌🙏