“Wirf aus den Armen die Leere
zu den Räumen hinzu, die wir atmen; vielleicht da die Vögel
die erweiterte Luft fühlen mit innigerm Flug.”
(R.M. Rilke in Die erste Elegie)
Sambreville (B)
Closed doors waiting for the church bells
When the fierce cold comes, there is the heater
Contrasting greetings from Floreffe
Neighbours
“The man that is open of heart to his neighbour,
And stops to consider his likes and dislikes,
His blood shall be wholesome whatever his labour,
His luck shall be with him whatever he strikes.
The Splendour of Morning shall dully possess him,
That he may not be sad at the falling of eve.
And, when he has done with mere living–God bless him!–
A many shall sigh, and one Woman shall grieve!”
(R. Kipling in Neighbours)
Jemeppe-sur-Meuse (B)