Ladder

LADDER

–noun
1. a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
2. something resembling this.
3. a means of rising, as to eminence.
4. a graded series of stages or levels in status; a hierarchical order of position or rank.
5. Nautical . companionway within the hull of the vessel.
6. Chiefly British . a run in a stocking.
–verb (used with object)
7. to climb or mount by means of a ladder.
8. to furnish with a ladder.
9. Chiefly British . to cause a run in (a stocking).
–verb (used without object)
10. Chiefly British . to get a run, as in a stocking.
11. to gain in popularity or importance.

























He wanted to climb to heaven
Took a ladder and went his way
Got stranded into the orchard
For fruits were sweet and tempting
Unnoticed hours slipped away.

Much later, we found his tools,
Spat pits and a handful of feathers
But no sign of him anywhere
He wanted to climb to heaven
But maybe he was just taken away.