South Africa 30/04/2020

we want to obey ~ but it’s too draconian ~ without smokes or wine —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Resolved

settled in calmness ~ making it look so easy ~ yet finding it hard —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Veneration

we adore fire ~ the warmth it creates in us ~ to battle the ice —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Wings

movement of a hand ~ brought these two worlds together ~ shiv’ring butterflies —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Swift

like a migrant bird ~ thoughts returning to a touch ~ then I fly away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Post-covid

can we press reset ~ can we rewind to before ~ can we start again? —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Yellow brick road

every step we take ~ an unforgettable waltz ~ into the starlight —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

What was

in light and shadow ~ crystal-clear glass reflection ~ of our wanderings —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Pied Piper

notes drift through the air ~ the sweet breath of fantasies ~ always out of reach —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

A man

to be strong and still ~ to be gentle in your mind ~ to just simply be —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa 21/04/2020

the effects are harsh ~ but a uniform away ~ the much needed help —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Death

sometimes it comes ~ sudden and unexpected ~ renders us speechless —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Masked

these days of stories ~ none of which hold up to truth ~ commanding silence —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Brushstrokes

vibrant and truthful ~ those ancient ballads and blues ~ emotions captured —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Undulation

your fingers playing ~ improvising major chords ~ rippling through my mind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Study this

now we can return ~ to the dawning of it all ~ to wanting to learn —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Observation

sharing odd spaces ~ we wander early and late ~ strolling through pages —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa 12/04/2020

as hunger sets is ~ these are the few lucky ones ~ with two weeks to go —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Marching on

days falling swiftly ~ thoughts gradually spiraling ~ just time at our feet —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Ornate only

use the gate next door ~ please do not come knocking here ~ this one does not work —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Flint

a handful of stones ~ flown across the continents ~ is all that remains —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Communicated

these words are enough ~ because we said them out loud ~ in our silent world —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Help

when it comes along ~ from an unexpected place ~ do we dare resist? —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Fortunate

more than what was lost ~ more than a single night’s dream ~ given so much more —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Malmö morning

clouds over Malmö ~ in the pale blue morning sun ~ a seagull’s silent flight —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa 08/04/2020

when not giving up ~ is harder for some of us ~ than is imagined —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Still sharing

in soundless loudness ~ the echo of our being ~ the noise of our song —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

From my window: Malmö 09/2018

even when perfect ~ sometimes we have to let go ~ to keep the world whole —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Things change

we have been caught up ~ in the still expectation ~ of our destiny —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa 05/03/2020

township dilemma ~ mass evacuations planned ~ may no harm be done —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

5-7-5

laying my thoughts in ~ ancient Japanese rhythms ~ of simplicity —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa 04/03/2020

the U-turns abound: ~ does it have to be so hard ~ to do the right thing? —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Sitting

until yesterday ~ we have never been so still ~ utterly content —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Pebbling

at the river mouth ~ balancing a stack of stones ~ lost in childhood thoughts —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa 02/03/2020 am

a vibrant waistcoat ~ does not give you immunity ~ please keep your distance —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Social distancing

we are never far ~ always touching the same star ~ now dreaming apart —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa 01/03/2020

losing the giants ~ on whose shoulders we may stand ~ world a poorer place —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

A thought

my inspiration ~ a stone, an acorn, a touch ~ and then I move on —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa