Twirling drapes and solid crepes.

We are descending a spiral staircase, and getting dizzy.

Not a drop of wine was consumed, it is just the motion and abrupt movement.

Presidents and emperors are waving as if they’ve never seen us before, yet we were all in nappies together. Yes.

And it’s time to open the room in which an enormous trunk contains treasure and a few books.

Wealth and night-time reading was left for us”just in case”,  by a previous generation.