Only a little jet lagged
Marya and I found our way
further down George V
to the very busy American Cathedral
where Toasty, her sister, was first married
in the chapel on the other side
and our host, a local opera singer
(long after appearing as Holofernes
in a Merchant Ivory film)
showed us to his exquisite rooms
where he has opened a place for himself
in the attic
and we took him out to dinner with a cat
at his favorite local restaurant
around the corner
from the most beautiful view of Paris
afforded by Belleville
and we found the clouds opening
on I.M.Pei's pyramid at the Louvre
on our way to see Bonnard's looser views
and Surtout la Table
at the Musée d'Orsay
where we accidentally came upon shadow figures
for La Chat Noir writers' nightclub
and Cezanne's dream
amused
by Odalisque
until we began to levitate
for our train to Austria
with love
and hugs
d and Marya
Dan Potter
google: dan's sculpture
