A hot air balloon hung motionless
in the sky, we stepped out
of the vintage car
by some inventory
on the cobblestones
behind us, my older self stood
on the iron bridge watching
how we and the dog looked
around in the new world
which rose
half-dreamed, half in brick
from the mist of the old
Belgian land beneath
the clouds of time
and the threat
of the wind that will
blow away everything
dear to us
Apr 28
Apr 28, 2026 at 5:21 AM UTC
A hot air balloon hung motionless
in the sky, we stepped out
of the vintage car
by some inventory
on the cobblestones
behind us, my older self stood
on the iron bridge watching
how we and the dog looked
around in the new world
which rose
half-dreamed, half in brick
from the mist of the old
Belgian land beneath
the clouds of time
and the threat
of the wind that will
blow away everything
dear to us
Lothar Wolleh (Berlin 1930-1979) took the photo "René and Georgette Magritte with their dog after the war" in their home in Brussels in 1967
Paul Simon released the album "Hearts and Bones" in 1983, with the song "René and Georgette Magritte with their dog after the war", on the website songlexicon.com there is an illustration with this song, inspired by the photo from Lothar Wolleh and by Margritte's work
Collection "New Ago"
