undressing my mind ~ with softly spoken words ~ and sharp intelligence —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Month: November 2019
Starry
lifted to new heights ~ in the work of a single night ~ melting galaxies —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Elements
flying your waters ~ you navigate my landscape ~ exploring the clouds —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In glass
together we are ~ in the natural order ~ of separate worlds —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Attachments
the words we don’t speak ~ are captured in depictions ~ silently attached —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Bare
a tree without leaves ~ standing naked in the sand ~ exposed to the wind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Pulse
each reconnection ~ through the windows of our eyes ~ syncing each heartbeat —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Still
in these slow moments ~ we forget who we should be ~ we simply exist —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sketchpad
my book of wonders ~ each day a discovery ~ is held in those lines —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Hung
here in the softness ~ there is safety for our hearts ~ left out in the cold —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Afoot
a wanderer comes ~ along his own winding path ~ to connect with mine —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Inspiration
when you look for it ~ it’s in the meadow dancing ~ with Shakespeare’s own words —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Unchained
no one can dictate ~ where a poet’s words come from ~ our minds roaming free —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Niche
it’s a perfect fit ~ in the hollow of our hearts ~ these few moments shared —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Teacher
t’was you who taught me ~ to pause and take a deep breath ~ to dance in the rain —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Lunar
we are all a moon ~ each of us a darker side ~ that we turn away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Hide&Seek
warped fidelity ~ culture clashing with nature ~ hide your emotions —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Candid
the words that appear ~ from nowhere out of the blue ~ more truthful than all —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Duality
with our minds entwined ~ we dwell the crowded cities ~ finding solitude —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Up north
under ancient skies ~ summer is falling asleep ~ with the softest sigh —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Pause
spare a moment please ~ for sharing a memory ~ in my rhymeless poems —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Catching stars
we vaulted heavens ~ building sturdy foundations ~ around our being —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Roamers
free from all bondage ~ we drift on wings of dreaming ~ listening for space —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Emotive
stirring up in us ~ a wistful curiosity ~ and deep connection —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Storm
from a rugged cliff ~ I hear the north wind roaring ~ whispering your name —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Vergunning
these are the soft days ~ the days I count on one hand ~ the days I cherish —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Ego
paupers jostling ~ for worthless peacock feathers ~ in this insane world —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Seeing
looking inside me ~ finding what was needed most ~ then leading me there —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Insulation
the crowd passes by ~ as I watch from the window ~ of our silent world —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Lyric
autumn dreamscape ~ words wandering from your lips ~ reaching into me —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa