Hiding

there are grey days ~ that we need to flee life’s glare ~ slip into the fog — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

These rocks

they found each other ~ and have been here ever since ~ needing nothing more — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Stroomop

fly against the tide ~ if that is where your dreams lead ~ swim amongst the clouds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Shielded

in the pouring rain ~ umbrellaed from a blue world ~ the circle complete — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Beaming

the sun throws a ray ~ of bright yellow happiness ~ towards us each day — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Process

thoughts in all four winds ~ but you keep them together ~ until the words flow — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Reflection

the moon blows a kiss ~ towards the deep blue ocean ~ on this magic night — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Moved

when I forgot art ~ I was brought back to its life ~ with a single touch — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Dilemma

now that it’s burning ~ can we put the fire out ~ should we even try? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Looking back

when I see it now ~ orchestras play in my mind ~ complex symphonies — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Apartheid architecture

symbolic arches ~ repetition of our sins ~ memories in stone — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

With children

we build paper planes ~ chasing them on the green grass ~ cherishing moments — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost & found

I become so lost ~ in my isolated ways ~ but then you find me — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Kindled

from a sudden spark ~ a slow fire starts burning ~ grey ashes so soft — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lekkerbek

a gourmet of life ~ savouring every moment ~ and without regret — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Enkeling

I tend to avoid ~ the presence of another ~ I tend to avoid — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Barriers

a patch of bright green ~ beckons to the other side ~ but I am not blind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Grapevine

we drink like babies ~ from the grapes of mother earth ~ this quiet nectar — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Like air

once I’ve let you in ~ I struggle to breathe you out ~ your essence remains — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Verse

and then there was one ~ the only one to grab me ~ and stay on my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Finding curves

astray on straight lines ~ we find long and winding ways ~ to pure happiness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Last time

a silent night shared ~ moon rising from the ocean ~ as we say goodbye — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Rainbird

when joy disappears ~ my soul flies into the clouds ~ where I find your trail — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Riemvasmaak

time was standing still ~ for just a single moment ~ and then you were gone — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Fiction

thus we paint our words ~ on empty white canvases ~ creating new worlds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Happy blues

in a blue-tinged world ~ my being blue disappears ~ into soft blueness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Reflection

never intended ~ in the echo of my words ~ each one sees himself — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Sharing

as your voice splintered ~ into a thousand pieces ~ our hearts were breaking — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Windpomp

silly little poems ~ wonder what I am thinking ~ sharing them with you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Wordless

with nothing to say ~ there are too many words to ~ say it all at once — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Attached

minding my own way ~ stumbling across each other ~ you would not let go — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Motionless

are you listening ~ when I softly call your name ~ in the night’s stillness? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Mellifluously

learning to whisper ~ even when I want to shout ~ only then I’m heard — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Curved

bringing a softness ~ that I’m no longer used to ~ now I’m lost therein — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Collectively

you misread my words ~ whereas I trusted your tone ~ now we are both lost — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Deep

captured by a gaze ~ can’t fathom the depth it holds ~ all those shades of grey — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Understood

wandering through time ~ forever looking for me ~ something you have found — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Ambivalence

this sad happiness ~ a secret world opening ~ unexpectedly — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Overlooked

something forgotten ~ something simply left behind ~ could it be my heart? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Frida’s choice

the world surprised me ~ with its charm that I let in ~ one enchanting day — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Intrepid

there can’t be freedom ~ when fear imprisons the mind ~ so best dare to fly — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Flyover

in between our worlds ~ so many complexities ~ yet we bridge our ways — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Hope

there lives a flower ~ in the crevices of each heart ~ no matter how tough — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Silly me

I did not realise ~ the true meaning of your words ~ so I let you go — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

This pond

mediocrity ~ is simply not good enough ~ we don’t belong here — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Oddity

it’s such a strange day ~ it never thunders in May ~ nothing more to say — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Trails

maybe you went home ~ maybe you went somewhere else ~ but some of you stayed — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

From a distance

I hear you singing ~ the language of my thoughts ~ and I love your song — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Special

wary of people ~ preferring soft stones and words ~ yet you are welcome — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Grey day

when the fog rolls in ~ emotions becoming grey ~ the world closes in — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Fair weather

to my sunshine friend ~ penguins huddle in the winter ~ they too need some warmth — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Touched

whispering my name ~ under African moonlight ~ takes my breath away — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 10/10

a stable presence ~ even when formulaic ~ just might do the trick — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Fleeting

dreams that fly away ~ they simply will not stay put ~ filled with wanderlust — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

In-mates

pair of prisoners ~ being captured by this bond ~ giving such freedom — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 9/10

friends don’t come and go ~ they are a silent constant ~ even when distant — © Lize Bard @ out of Africa

Preoccupied

always so busy ~ running from what is heavy ~ chasing what seems light — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Phased

breathing through phases ~ we wax and wane like the moon ~ in our affection — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 8/10

words meant for one ~ gain universal meaning ~ through our poetry — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Taking stock

as I pen my thoughts ~ the world carries on and on ~ with me slowing down — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Twigged

you kept listening ~ to all that I did not say ~ then you understood — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Status quo

anticipation ~ I remain an unread book ~ you a mere idea — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 7/10

roll open your map ~ it should be followed by all ~ and its music shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Effect

trespassing through me ~ you went on to live your life ~ turning mine around  — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Unatainable

so close, yet so far ~ always just out of reach ~ but so beautiful — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Multifarious

man of many shades ~ I observe from a distance ~ sometimes being near — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 6/10

heed the hot impulse ~ dare to dream yet keep it real ~ subtlety the key — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Carry on

soft tone in my ears ~ an explosion on my mind ~ never stop singing — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Mere memory

recalling spring nights ~ jasmine-fragranced memories ~ a long-lost love — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 5/10

your words drew me in ~ exploration of a mind ~ then a map withdrawn — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Colourful

kaleidoscope minds ~ thoughts circling in full colour ~ rest in shades of grey — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Glee

our human laughter ~ rings across the centuries ~ may it ring for more — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 4/10

when you write your prose ~ in lyrical abstraction ~ it’s heard from afar — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

True beauty

the wonder remains ~ it’s mindbogglingly simple ~ and it’s nothing more — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Locked

where do we go to ~ when we fathom that our hearts ~ are not ours to give? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 3/10

like deep red wine ~ the bonding of minds takes time ~ it cannot be sprung — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Restored

after the thunder ~ the sun breaking through the clouds ~ a butterfly lands — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Mystic muses

idols of desire ~ demand hymns to be written ~ in an endless flow — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa