shop-windows - the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream

April 24, 2024 Street scenes - buildings

On touche du bois pour que votre année soit douce

“Wie bin ich froh!
noch einmal wird mir alles grün und leuchtet so!
noch überblühn die Blumen mir die Welt!
noch einmal bin ich ganz ins Werden hingestellt
und bin auf Erden.”

(Anton von Webern in the song “Wie bin ich froh”)
Orp-Jauche (B)

February 25, 2023 Street scenes - buildings

Is it all good behind these bricks?

“Brick by brick, they tear you down
A teacup of water is enough to drown
Check your oil, look under the hood
Whatever you see, it’s all good
All good
Say it’s all good”

(Bob Dylan in It’s all good)
Liège (B)

February 16, 2023 Street scenes - buildings

Waiting for the night where the lamps are low

“Light the lamps up, lamplighter,
The people are in the street
Without a light
They have no sight,
And where will they plant their feet?
Some will tread in the gutter
And some in the mud, oh dear!
Light the lamps up, lamplighter,
Because the night is here.”

(E. Farjeon, no title)
Verviers (B)

March 30, 2022 Street scenes - buildings

When the stars fade!

“one by one
the stars come into view –
frigid cold!”

(Haiku by Taigi)
Genk (B)

August 16, 2021 Still Life

We have a hollow man for sale

“We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats’ feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar”

(T.S. Eliot in The Hollow Men)
Dordrecht (NL)

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On touche du bois pour que votre année soit douce

Is it all good behind these bricks?

Waiting for the night where the lamps are low

When the stars fade!

We have a hollow man for sale