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Faraway
Dreaming of your face and clothes how I wish I hid something in my bag your shirt pants breath body unpack you wear you out for dinner
Joke De Roeck
Oct 22, 20191 min read
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Rainy days
Rainy days ask for this Making tea smoking spliffs I write you a love letter You let me be your muse The eyes you lay on me See straight...
Joke De Roeck
May 25, 20191 min read
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Remains
Serpents crawling up walls incense giving the room a purple hue remains for daze golden frames holding voodoo shells your coffee tastes...
Joke De Roeck
May 7, 20191 min read
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Day of all days night of all nights
My heart beats in fireworks these days I only let sunrays in and who am I to say no to that? Anxiety has been kicking my ass lately it’s...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 20, 20191 min read
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Soothe my soul
I want to dance ceaselessly barefooted and poured with wine from a bottomless glass I want to move to Poppy Ajudha’s voice sway away...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 23, 20191 min read
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Poesia sin fin
Some days feel extra exhausting. Not because of the crazy amounts of work, the aggressive traffic, the endlessly pouring rain. More...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 16, 20192 min read
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You had me at
You had me at I know a place We can read poetry To each other. You surprised me I would never have guessed You stay in your cocoon Pull...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 22, 20181 min read
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Cali memories
I am back As if I never left Did I even leave? Or was this all a dream Of waking up in cold dark Count the frost on my car The lake...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 16, 20181 min read
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The poet
Today a stranger wrote a poem for me. I was strolling around the neighbourhood, where a huge flea market was flooding the streets with...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 12, 20182 min read
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Bless the boy
Praise! The man on hands and knees asking a woman for forgiveness. Praise the man pushing a woman's head down, like life is a porn movie...
Joke De Roeck
Oct 8, 20171 min read
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Forest magic
Maple syrup to sweeten up the day time changed and so did my mind. Shifts in perception following mornings spent in the forest in the...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 10, 20171 min read
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Wintersleep
While he's looking for himself on an island a ferry ride away I'm searching for a car to drive through the country over the mountains...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 20, 20171 min read
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Winter beach fire
Dirty chai to set the mood slow tunes follow the rising sun you rest your head on the dragonfly pillow your hand shades your eyes I jump...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 6, 20171 min read
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Mornings in Dillens
And the living is easy. On rainy Sundays nothing beats waking up to the smell of fresh coffee Devendra's voice French conversations...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 21, 20171 min read
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Vivian Maier
It's a late Sunday night, the only light shining in my eyes is a reflection of the snowy city sight. While the rest of the world sleeps,...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 12, 20161 min read
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I wrote a book!
Do you know that feeling when things just seem to fall into place? Daydreams of escaping the city to hide under autumn leaves come true...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 5, 20163 min read
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Weekend in the woods
Life's on a roll meeting people on a daily base tagging along going places I wouldn't even know about if it wasn't for talking to...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 19, 20161 min read
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Free!
Southern winds blow away the smoke covered haze my head has been spinning in I had to get out fly out of the warm winter robe turn up the...
Joke De Roeck
May 12, 20161 min read
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World wonder world wonder
Holding a glass of Java coffee tight in both hands closing eyes wishing the warmth will travel from fingertips and lips through my throat...
Joke De Roeck
May 2, 20161 min read
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Beach life
It's hard to fight this peace of mind I'm living in watching surfers riding waves catching lifts to beach cafes getting the creative...
Joke De Roeck
May 1, 20161 min read
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