A Lift for Rapunzel
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Up, up, up I go,
high in my tower
so my hair still grows,
down, down, down I go,
sing with the rain
and turn it to snow,
up, up, up I go,
wave to the witch
stuck in her shadow,
down, down, down I go,
speak to the birds
who are flying so low,
up, up, up I go,
practice the songs
for my best-ever show,
down, down, down I go,
ride in my lift
to play down below,
a lift to the top,
a lift to the bottom,
to let me take part
and not be forgotten.
high in my tower
so my hair still grows,
down, down, down I go,
sing with the rain
and turn it to snow,
up, up, up I go,
wave to the witch
stuck in her shadow,
down, down, down I go,
speak to the birds
who are flying so low,
up, up, up I go,
practice the songs
for my best-ever show,
down, down, down I go,
ride in my lift
to play down below,
a lift to the top,
a lift to the bottom,
to let me take part
and not be forgotten.
This poem is copyright (©) Julie Stevens 2026
About the Writer
Julie Stevens
Julie Stevens writes poems for both adults and children. She covers many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. Her children’s poems have been published in many places including in anthologies published by Macmillan and Oxford University Press, in Paper Lanterns, The Dirigible Balloon, The Toy and Tyger Tyger. She has four published adult pamphlets. www.jumpingjulespoetry.com
