Lost

and then it was gone ~ everything we thought we knew ~ about who we were —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Southern snow

string these words through me ~ wrap me in their warm blanket ~ on a winter’s night —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Opposites

you are accepting ~ whereas I believe in dreams ~ our realities —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Plain Jane

not for you to know ~ where I walk and where I stay ~ my choices abide —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Alias

when I change my name ~ the rules no longer apply ~ imagination —© Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa

Point

a lonely beacon ~ reaching into the ocean ~ and into ourselves —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lost toy

when we reconnect ~ we make the silences speak ~ in beautiful words —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Observation

writing poetry ~ we compose the perfect days ~ and we watch the birds —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Dark

see in black and white ~ the beauty of shapes and sounds ~ moving in the night —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Wide open

these grey cloudy skies ~ pressing upon us their weight ~ then lifting us high —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Safe

when I found my place ~ in this big chaotic world ~ it was in your mind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

From here

after I’ve been here ~ I am of the desert now ~ reaching out to you —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Swift

that was the day ~ I didn’t want to stop you ~ wanted you to fly —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

From my window: Upington, South Africa April 2019

a river of thought ~ without pretense and control ~ slipping from my pen —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Art

could not understand ~ then I found the formula ~ of just listening —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Early

the stars bow their heads ~ amber shadows unfolding ~ in the morning light —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Skins

when you asked bluntly ~ what is it like to be white? ~ I was lost for words —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Rotation

the letters in me ~ shape the words I do not speak ~ make you turn around —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Hydra, Greece: June 2017

on my wanderings ~ I take you as a mirror ~ reflecting my stroll —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Odd one out

we all belong here ~ this is the world that moulds us ~ every shade and shape —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Ours

wonder and airplanes ~ this world that we’ve created ~ amongst the white clouds —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Dyad

your duality ~ brings multiple dimensions ~ for me to explore —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Athens, Greece: June 2017

today’s farewell kiss ~ sun setting over the city ~ where ancient gods rule —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Simple

when you remember ~ don’t forget I like roses ~ or simply a smile —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Air sign

when I allow you ~ in the patterns of my mind ~ you may see the wind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Incoming

where you are waiting ~ the birds sing with longing tones ~ until love arrives —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

About dads

the little girl said ~ I like you more than ice cream ~ and that said it all —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Individualism

so close yet apart ~ then we’re apart yet so close ~ as we come and go —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Atlantis

an awareness shared ~ in that decisive moment ~ that’s without escape —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Bus

child plays in the sun ~ becomes a man in himself ~ now travels the world —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa