I am walnut glass and wire
Roots extend through chimney spire
Photosynthesize the air
Paris breathes in Hertz and prayer
Terra cotta holds the wave
Night operator calm and brave
Frequencies like vines behave
Paris roofs their secrets save
Clawhammer thumb on catgut string
Cello weeps where swallows sing
Foot stomp marks the dragging beat
Rooftop garden concrete seat
Terra cotta holds the wave
Night operator calm and brave
Frequencies like vines behave
Paris roofs their secrets save
Morse code blooms like Sedum vine
Dots and dashes root and twine
Signal strength in emerald green
Static hums through glass and screen
No signal lost no frequency dead
Each transmission a seed bed
Operator rests his head on stone
Paris rooftops hum his tone
Zinc gutter catches morning dew
Antenna drinks the platinum blue
Terracotta holds the spore
Static grows on roof and floor
Terra cotta holds the wave
Night operator calm and brave
Frequencies like vines behave
Paris roofs their secrets save
Dawn breaks over Sacré Cœur
Signal fades with waking hour
Operator nods shift is done
Radio sleeps beside the sun
Terra cotta holds the wave
Night operator calm and brave
Frequencies like vines behave
Paris roofs their secrets save
Terra cotta holds the wave
Paris roofs their secrets save