flowers - the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream

June 8, 2023 Culture of industry - steel industry

The flowers that try to comfort the tears

“Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
Viel blühende Blumen hervor,
Und meine Seufzer werden
Ein Nachtigallenchor.”

(H. Heine in Lyrisches Intermezzo no. 2)
Seraing (B)

March 13, 2023 What has been left

When the plants have left the flower pots

“…And if the tender plants are stripp’d
Of their joy in the springing day,
By sorrow and care’s dismay,

How shall the summer arise in joy,…”

(W. Blake in The schoolboy)
Ohey (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)

January 25, 2023 Religious objects

In a corner Mary waits for the May flowers

“Dann Blümlein alle,
Heraus, heraus!
Der Mai ist kommen,
Der Winter ist aus.”

(L. Müller in Trockne Blumen)
Liège (B)

December 28, 2022 Still Life

When will Vincent van Gogh come and sit here?

“Ah, Sun-flower! weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the Sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime,
Where the traveller’s journey is done: …”

(W. Blake in Songs of Experience, no. 14)
Marchin (B)

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The flowers that try to comfort the tears

When the plants have left the flower pots

Waiting for the night where the lamps are low

In a corner Mary waits for the May flowers

When will Vincent van Gogh come and sit here?