Half Way Up and Half Way Down by olivetreeann

Half Way Up and Half Way Down

Charlie leads the way out of the school after Lucy's concert. He really is at the half-way point of this stair case.

Halfway Down
A. A. Milne

Halfway down the stairs
Is a stair
Where I sit.
There isn't any
Other stair
Quite like
It.
I'm not at the bottom,
I'm not at the top;
So this is the stair
Where
I always
Stop.

Halfway up the stairs
Isn't up,
And it isn't down.
It isn't in the nursery,
It isn't in the town.
And all sorts of funny thoughts
Run round my head;
"It isn't really
Anywhere!
It's somewhere else
Instead!"

This was one of my favorite poems as a child. My mother would read it to me.
What a perfect moment in time. I love this.
May 25th, 2022  
What a perfect image! And oh the poem. 🥰
May 25th, 2022  
love this so much
May 25th, 2022  
Love, love the picture and the poem!
May 25th, 2022  
Great capture
May 25th, 2022  
Captures the innocence of a child perfectly. Love the poem too.
May 25th, 2022  
Aw so sweet.
May 25th, 2022  
Such a beautiful shot and lovely poem.
May 25th, 2022  
That's my earworm ( as sung by Kermit's nephew!) for the day!!



May 25th, 2022  
Oh, sweet!
May 25th, 2022  
Kermit’s nephew singing half way up the stairs came to my mind too! Sweet shot!
May 25th, 2022  
Wonderful capture
May 25th, 2022  
The first thought I had was ‘ the grand old duke of York’ but then I read the Milne ♥️
May 25th, 2022  
Perfect poem.
May 25th, 2022  
Great image for a the poem
May 25th, 2022  
This is precious cute, Ann
May 25th, 2022  
Bri
A wonderful image and poem
May 25th, 2022  
Terrific half and half
May 25th, 2022  
i love your composition, ann. so sweet!
May 25th, 2022  
Great shot and title.
May 25th, 2022  
Great capture of this cute boy.
( love reading poems. Just brought me a new book with them )
May 25th, 2022  
The tones give this a serious feel.
May 26th, 2022  
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Thank you to one and all- yes it was an "Awwww" moment for me and I almost missed the shot! I saw his father doing the same thing many years ago in my memory- and looking exactly the same. Caught the shot almost at the last minute! I didn't realize that Robin the Frog had done a musical rendition of this so I had to look it up. It was almost as adorable as my grandson. (o; Thanks again to all for the views, comments and favs!
May 26th, 2022  
So sweet!
June 1st, 2022  
@vesna0210 Thank you Vesna!
June 3rd, 2022  
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