Sleeping on the Ceiling

North & South

It is so peaceful on the ceiling!It is the Place de la Concorde.The little crystal chandelieris off, the fountain is in the dark.Not a soul is in the park.

Below, where the wallpaper is peeling,the Jardin des Plantes has locked its gates.Those photographs are animals.The mighty flowers and foliage rustle;under the leaves the insects tunnel.

We must go under the wallpaperto meet the insect-gladiator,to battle with a net and trident,and leave the fountain and the squareBut oh, that we could sleep up there…