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Reality begins single
Reality begins single whilst dwelling on one another and rejecting to live solo A few told me someone true unique and original (an...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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Dusty roads
Take me away from here to a place where dusty roads touch the horizon sun sets in the late afternoon throwing stones shooting stars how...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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Full moon
Reading Gil Scott-Heron poems eating leftover pasta in bed red wine in a teacup 5 AM and I’m still up the late hours is where the magic...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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Carysfort of love
Can you hear the wood golden strings singing within same story different guitar you touch it like magic fingers made for this bringing us...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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Saturdays
Saturdays like Saturdays should be clouds of rain linger turn the garden into mist where the ocean used to be is a long queue of fog, one...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 29, 20221 min read
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His first impressions
His first Impressions of The world people Grandparents Uncles Aunts Everyone Exposed old impacts Of love Now he can research Other forms...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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A poetic reminder
To remind you I do write commissioned poems if that’s something you’d like to gift yourself or someone else under the tree stars ceiling...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 17, 20211 min read
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Poetry busker
Have you ever had someone write you a poem in public? In the middle of the street or at a festival? I have and I absolutely loved it....
Joke De Roeck
Aug 28, 20212 min read
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Poetic itch
To all you gorgeous folk in lockdown and/or out in the open: if your itch for poetry has become too strong to handle, your yearning to...
Joke De Roeck
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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Good day
Morning light streaming in to our caravan’s delight cup of coffee warming hands feet wet on the grass we drink in the day get drunk on...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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Yes! Our book is heeeere!
Yippiieeee! POISON IVY, our book of poems and illustrations, is rrrready to roll, baby! Time to celebrate, somersault, handstand and...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 14, 20211 min read
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Birthing a book
It’s been a while oh yes indeed! Making my way from festival to festival, camping on beaches, visiting friends, road tripping soaking up...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 11, 20212 min read
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Sunday morning
Early morning baking bread stay in bed a bit longer get more rest I’ll start the day for you infuse your sleep with scents of coffee and...
Joke De Roeck
Oct 4, 20201 min read
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Us women
Why is it that men think they can say whatever they want to us women and get away with it? whore slut fucking bitch they name each...
Joke De Roeck
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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Until you return
I would like For you to Hold onto this Until I return He said as he softly Pushed his heart Into mine I’ll take care of yours Until the...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Lockdown poem
Life’s been soft sharpness rolling with the hours they run fast sometimes making it hard to catch up and sometimes they move slow like...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 20, 20201 min read
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Feels good
Feels good to be home home, where the heart overflows into bowls of steaming pho soothe your soul take off your clothes slip on a fluffy...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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All I want
All I want you to do is lay your body next to mine rest your travelled heart and head between my legs I won’t tell you to stop or go...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 13, 20201 min read
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Road trip
Ain’t life sweet The sun coming up easy No where to be I call the world my home No key needed The door is always open Easy Pea caught my...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 24, 20191 min read
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Where summer never ends
Last night I saw Helado Negro performing his sweet tunes pouring them like warm oil in my ears I closed my eyes without thinking I was...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 1, 20191 min read
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