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Roland Jooris

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LOST

A trace
of longing dissolved
in absence does not seek
its way home

to where
we walk away from lost
down dead ends

without destination
the path meditates
now that at every turn
it banks up and
erases its tracks

© Translation: 2013, Astrid Alben

KWIJT

KWIJT

Een spoor
van in ontbreken opgelost
verlangen zoekt geen
weg terug

naar waar
vandaan lopen we bijster
dood verloren

zonder bestemming
mediteert het pad
nu het zich telkens
weer opstuivend
uitwist

© 2012, Roland Jooris
From: Kromte
Publisher: Poëziecentrum, Gent

Roland Jooris

Roland Jooris

(Belgium, 1936)

Roland Jooris was the director of the Roger Raveelmuseum in Machelen-aan-de-Leie until 2005. Roger Raveel himself was a painter and sculptor, a profession that Jooris has followed with keen interest and empathy throughout his career. In his poetic work too Jooris has often turned to the world of the arts for inspiration. One of his earliest poems was about Paul Klee. He has also written poems a...

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UPSTAIRS

NOCTURNE

VILLAGE

NOTION

‘Form or notion‘

DENSITY

LOST

RAW

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KITCHEN

Close

LOST

A trace
of longing dissolved
in absence does not seek
its way home

to where
we walk away from lost
down dead ends

without destination
the path meditates
now that at every turn
it banks up and
erases its tracks

© 2013, Astrid Alben
From: Kromte

LOST

A trace
of longing dissolved
in absence does not seek
its way home

to where
we walk away from lost
down dead ends

without destination
the path meditates
now that at every turn
it banks up and
erases its tracks

© 2013, Astrid Alben

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