Stair

I sat on that step
on the wide wooden stairs
and thought of the feet
that had gone up and down

On passage through life
on passage through a journey
from one place to the next
and onwards to beyond

Some feet
have long since reached journey's end
their faces will not reach here again
their good bye was the final farewell

Before me
and after me
many feet will tread
that wide stair

A silent black face
darts in amongst the feet
like me
here for a while