After the Water, the Clouds by René Magritte, 1926. Oil on canvas, 120 x 80 cm.
After the water, the
clouds. After clouds
the telephone. Then
the hope that
someone will hear it
ring. After the answer
the question. Who
picked the flowers?1
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Mark Young, Series Magritte, (Chicago: Mark Young, 2006), 22. ↩