blue summer dreams ~ dragonflies in the sun ~ my page is empty
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Month: December 2017
Simply the best
Allure
my borealis ~ a light in the northern skies ~ ephemeral guide
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Waking up
wind from the mountains ~ carries home sleeping waters ~ at the break of day
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Moments
the tone of a voice ~ a glance, a fleeting affect ~ sharing a soft space — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Open
knowing what could be ~ we stand at the precipice ~ still undecided
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Shapeshifting
sound of our passion ~ intense, intricate, nuanced ~ always changing shape
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Recollections
those soft moments shared ~ stay with us as we’re roaming ~ into new spaces
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Playing
these are mindscapes ~ these are the spaces we share ~ away from it all
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Architect
you do it at once ~ challenge my mind and bring calm ~ rare experience
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Dawn-birds
ahh… you unsleep me ~ awaken me to each day ~ of such new wonder
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Curiosity
where are you leading ~ to a smile or to a tear ~ perhaps the unknown
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Auf wiedershen
a cold starless night ~ hear our footsteps on the stones ~ as we say goodbye — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Completely
these moments in time ~ these loose thoughts I share with you ~ they are all of me
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A reminder
the wind on my face ~ reminder of your soft touch ~ a still moment shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Noticed
I recognised you ~ as you came through lost cities ~ our table was set
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Change
waves roll timelessly ~ thoughts of simplicity flow ~ nothing permanent
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Northern winter: Malmö, Sweden; December 2017
the days a mere blush ~ enveloped in the darkness ~ of these winter nights — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Observed
our still witnesses ~ static hotel corridors ~ faraway runways
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Christmas message
we are our own prey ~ caught in consumption and greed ~ no vision at all — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Equilibrium
to find balance ~ between closeness and distance ~ such a subtle thing
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Pondered
all things considered ~ words are the doors to our minds ~ access to our thoughts — © Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa
Painting
so still your body ~ curled loosely into a dream ~ smiling in your sleep
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Travelling
a dust-road night song ~ brings me to a distant door ~ where secrets remain
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Forgotten
I cannot recall ~ how many dreams I have dreamt ~ living life awake — © Luze Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Beacon
in the still lighthouse ~ where I find strong protection ~ from a stormy night
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Reprise
I keep on drifting ~ in the echo of your words ~ sensing your presence
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Pretext
this is your siren song ~ this is your excuse not to live ~ this is my exit
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Travelling vs living
some travel the world ~ never living anywhere ~ fear holding them back
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Lucia night
in the pouring rain ~ children’s voices like angels ~ for a hundred years — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Defeathered
Icarus’ ego ~ is reflected in your speech ~ flying and falling
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Timewarn
you no longer shine ~ your energy has been drained ~ I miss who you were
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From my window: Malmö, Sweden; December 2017
distance and nearness ~ in the deep December rain ~ of this northern land — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Desert rain
manna for my soul ~ white rain in the desert sand ~ and your silent voice
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Annecdotes
carefully in place ~ my life is a stack of stones ~ each a story long
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Bridging
as we dream or lives ~ we should also live our dreams ~ interweaving spells
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Occasional companions
such rare connections ~ once in a while we touch base ~ at breath-taking depth
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Invisible
from its blue distance ~ the bright moon is teasing us ~ one side never seen
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Touched
then you touch my soul ~ to the core of who I am ~ unknowingly still
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Finally
desert paradise ~ breathtakingly beautiful ~ lay me here to rest — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Theorist
beautiful thinker ~ regardless of where we roam ~ I send you my thoughts
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Unearthed
here I found softness ~ here I found a shooting star ~ a deep blue desire
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Nou en dan
every now and then ~ you come drifting through my thoughts ~ in a gentle smile — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Symphony
images converge ~ as I retrieve a moment ~ that was so unique
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Delight
this is finding bliss ~ in ordinary places ~ because we are there
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Curiosity
I love all your parts ~ their complexity grabs me ~ draws me to explore
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Scorching
sun returns and burns ~ the incessant cicada ~ sings the heat away
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Astray
after I got lost
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I went looking for my heart
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and then lost that too
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Flown
my words absconded ~ leaving silence in their wake ~ filling all the gaps
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Digression
on this our detour ~ getting lost in each other ~ we found ourselves
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Enfolded
wrapped within your voice ~ I slip into a daydream ~ where I’m safely lost
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The angler
still and focused ~ angler standing on the beach ~ around him a storm
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Alchemy
where sky meets ocean ~ where elements interweave ~ is where our minds meet
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Thoughtfulness
when our minds entwine ~ a new space is created ~ where kindness prevails
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Stranger
sharing a moment ~ universes separate ~ when I see your eyes — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Intensity
leaning into us ~ with these moments of softness ~ there is so much strength
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Mundane
in our daily grind ~ we so often miss to see ~ the beauty of things
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Procession
swift thoughts are captured ~ in the colours of my mind ~ a rainbow parade — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Wishlist
by night I walk stars ~ each day I write my wishes ~ for a softer world
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Just a thought
your day wears a shirt ~ of pure winter-grey cashmere ~ brushed against my heart
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Picasso detail: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, September 2017
my colours call out ~ my painting a silent poem ~ when I’ve no words left
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Different worlds
you took away truth ~ and brought me your fantasy ~ my reality
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Limited access
today I let you ~ into my secret garden ~ for a little while
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Meeting strangers
strangers who are friends ~ a rare meeting of the minds ~ friends who are strangers
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In silence
amongst all the noise ~ hearts talk without uttering ~ even single words
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Imagining
walking in moonlight ~ dreams become reality ~ when we make them so — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
You said
“you never told me ~ that you loved me from day one” ~ but I did each day
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Lean into me
lost in your own world ~ lean into mine for a while ~ to find your way back
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Intangible
such deep emotions ~ folded in a soft grey fog ~ make them seem unreal
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Thank you for . . .
allowing my flaws ~ permitting me to get lost ~ gathering my bits
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Options
such a simple choice ~ to follow the joy of life ~ even in tough times — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sensing
still feeling your eyes ~ stirring like the deep ocean ~ drifting like new snow
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Circumstance
we’re thrown together ~ in this teacup’s stormy seas ~ finding inner calm
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The Hive: Kew Gardens; September 2017
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Offering
I pick a red rose ~ for your far-away cold home ~ bringing summer warmth
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Travellers
as I walk with you ~ through the layers of times past ~ my world is perfect
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Funnelled
I am guided by ~ the northern lights in my mind ~ I have yet to see
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