Looking Upwards, Material made Immaterial

Although I knew it from photographs, I had never been inside the Galeries Lafayette but for the one time (in a half baked attempt to see anything)- and, not even bothering to go in a little further (though it required little effort), I missed the spectacular sight that awaits one at its true heart and soul- not the various trinkets on sale, of which the gathered masses of tourists seemed to be snatching up with not a a care in the world, but I refer to the glass and steel dome which soars overhead.  Making quick work of moving through the handbags and other such material nonsense, and entrapped (though not long) by the perfume and make-up counters, one need but look up and see the glory, and indeed it is wonderful- moments of quiet and awesome joy that drowns out the noise, noise and more noise of the material world.