Les deux bouts de l'échelle, Pierre

{{Shard Je répondis: Moi, je suis le rêveur; Je m'en vais doucement, côtoyant la double arche De vos ponts, l'oeil baissé, car j'ai peur, quand je marche, D'écraser un insecte ou bien quelque humble fleur. Je butine, en passant, ou le rire ou le pleur, Car la vie, ici-bas, a toujours ces deux choses
 * title = Les deux bouts de l'échelle, Pierre
 * additional = (English: Both Ends of the Ladder, Pierre). It is a stanza from a poem written by Oswald Durand, an author from Haiti like the Voodoo Boys, in Rires et Pleurs (1896).
 * location = *Can only be found on top of the water tower at the Trailer Park in Red Peaks, northern Badlands. This place is visited during Following the River.
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Translation
The text loosely translates as follows:

I answered: I am the dreamer; I slowly stroll about the double arch Of your bridges, looking down, for I am afraid, when I walk, Of squashing an insect or some humble flower. I gather, on my way, laughter or tears, For life, here below, always carries both }}

Les deux bouts de l'échelle, Pierre