ancient skies said that ~ “in every heart lives a poem” ~ they were almost right —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
art
Crimson
in a ruby’s red ~ we found our conspiracy ~ of entanglement —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Indigo
blue is that feeling ~ blue is that bittersweet hue ~ blue is or echo —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
No rules
we’re jumping puddles ~ colouring outside the lines ~ and it’s all ok —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Void
rip the empty page ~ on which I coloured my rage ~ at an empty world —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Fluency
wanting eloquence ~ not achieving elegance ~ letters wildly strung —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Lifecycle
we are the seasons ~ springing forth and burning out ~ before cooling down —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Airstream
blow the drying wind ~ no part of the land is spared ~ the touch of its heat —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Seeing
one long drink of eyes ~ and we see just who we are ~ in the here and now —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Suspended
few words and a song ~ these days like a melody ~ capturing moments —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Snow storm
a whiteness prevails ~ a blackout of the senses ~ only one remains —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
At peace
thoughts like driftwood ~ softly rolling through my mind ~ tonight I’m still —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Stone collectors
we’ve collected them ~ each precious nuance and tone ~ of this interlude —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Powerfailure
it is dark outside ~ someone has stolen the moon ~ I see you clearly —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Mindscape
opening our minds ~ shadows dancing one by one ~ masquerading light —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Messaging
with cryptic symbols ~ and with long explanation ~ we share our stories —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Creating space
opening windows ~ make room for imperfections ~ especially mine —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Mindflight
travelling once more ~ a mind that’s never resting ~ yet is is so still —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Everything
an idea bursts forth ~ it flowers, grows, bears fruit and ~ and then there is nothing —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Ampersand
special character ~ one that’s not on my machine ~ yet I type away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Truths
candid words stumble ~ across our realities ~ without such intent —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Airheads
a wanderer’s mind ~ universal wondering ~ magic when minds meet —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Like nothing
blue summer dreams ~ dragonflies in the sun ~ my page is empty —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Proceedings
your voice in my notes ~ as I scribble them away ~ at dawn everyday —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Interwoven
so close yet so far ~ colliding drifting apart ~ rhythm of our hearts —© Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa
Contours
remembering us ~ and that youth and age will meet ~ somewhere down the line —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Coy
silently laughing ~ while stinging my sentiments ~ with your teasing eyes —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Seasonal
in winter twilight ~ a singing bird may forget ~ her fair summer song —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In a brushstroke
delusion of hearts ~ shooting starts strewn in the skies ~ clouds are dancing —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Yesteryear
our day of sharing ~ warm like the stones in my hand ~ softly drifts away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Oëverblindery
stone puddings to eat ~ paper birds and butterflies ~ nothing what it seems —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reisiger
tumbling through my thoughts ~ itinerant of my mind ~ I’m releasing you —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Connecting
reunited minds ~ wrapped in micro-poetry ~ a brief setting free —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Looking back
our splintering thoughts ~ each a crystal clear window ~ through which time reflects —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Joy
everything has changed ~ now we’re dancing in the rain ~ to our hearts’ delight —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Gypsy
can you read my palm ~ when you look into my eyes ~ can you see my thoughts? —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Within
we are all alone ~ this is where we find the calm ~ amid a mind storm —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
No more
abandoned in haste ~ no one knows the reason why ~ there is no one left —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
High fashion
it is all the rage ~ masking who we really are ~ to escape the truth —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Juncture
here I found softness ~ here I found a shooting star ~ a deep blue desire —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Feather-painting
birds in black and white ~ with their freedom of the skies ~ wings of the mind’s eye —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Nuance
reading the same lines ~ over and over they say ~ many different things —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Detachment
on these empty shores ~ in a world of distancing ~ social solitude —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Boundless
we can be silenced ~ but thoughts cannot be quarantined ~ words have wings to fly —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
No touching
no more aeroplanes ~ in the skies above our worlds ~ no live connections —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Movement
fleeter than the fish ~ feral dashing of our minds ~ and songs of our hearts —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Concerto
at first we were still ~ but now we’re a symphony ~ of a thousand shades —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Roundness
concentric circles ~ drifting on spheres of delight ~ of each new morning —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Icon
sprinkles of stardust ~ colouring a black midnight ~ into a rainbow —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reminiscence
now I think about ~ the conversations we had ~ about life and death —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Library
now that you poses ~ a bookshelf filled with my thoughts ~ you know my mind’s space —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Relativity
when souls depart ~ empty spaces left behind ~ for a little while —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Porcelain
writing careful words ~ collecting moments not things ~ for sharing with you —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Universe
captured in our words ~ sparseness and complexity ~ of delicate worlds —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In stone
when we are revealed ~ it is in the simplest of terms ~ saying “I trust you” —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Spiralling
caressing the curves ~ and sinking into the depths ~ of a flustered mind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Streak
I find in your eyes ~ a thousand green butterflies ~ and one of pure blue —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Emptied out
she’s no longer there ~ whispering words without sound ~ the breath of her soul —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Replication
in a candle’s flame ~ seeing your eyes reflecting ~ most beautiful scenes —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Interesting times
it’s beyond a dream ~ it is our reality ~ these colourful days —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Distractions
three muses tattooed ~ in their flowing innocence ~ on her marbled back —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Entering
pulling up a seat ~ sitting at the firelight ~ of the music played —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Alleys of Athens
in so many minds ~ a past that wanders freely ~ through the cobbled streets —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Distance
a longing that hurts ~ but that’s also beautiful ~ in its profound depth —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Retrospect
if we could just read ~ the right book at the right time ~ life would be simple —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Brevity
it’s a shooting star ~ that brightly lights up the sky ~ as it slowly dies —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Looking in
although I’m writing ~ I know I will never sing ~ this sweet melody —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sad
this a winter song ~ with its haunting melody ~ that no one will hear —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Instrument
will you surrender ~ to the play of my fingers ~ your beautiful song? —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Once upon a time
when we were little ~ unseen moments were captured ~ in the stories told —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Time out
it is where I rest ~ in the contours of your touch ~ the warmth of your mind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Preservation
pressed between my words ~ the flowers of yesteryear ~ unknown tomorrows —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Barefooted
when we dare throwing ~ caution to the wayward winds ~ we find our own paths —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
On this bench
come and join me now ~ in the musings of my mind ~ for a little while —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Blush
I thought about you ~ when seeing the pink blossoms ~ on a distant day —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Photo opportunity
through the open lens ~ faithful to reality ~ yet softly disguised —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Mixed messages
shouting ‘hey you there!’ ~ but you are not listening ~ whispering to me —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Of bees and birds
our songs are alive ~ they tell their stories through us ~ weaving symphonies —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Place
on your right shoulder ~ because the left is not mine ~ our divided world —© 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
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
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
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
Fortunate
more than what was lost ~ more than a single night’s dream ~ given so much more —© 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
Things change
we have been caught up ~ in the still expectation ~ of our destiny —© 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
Social distancing
we are never far ~ always touching the same star ~ now dreaming apart —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Bygone era
throughout the decade ~ we’ve been so wise and prudent ~ yet fearless to boot —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Home
rain on a tin roof ~ dry red dust between my toes ~ child of Africa —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Spark
flames of a fire ~ eternal for a moment ~ then the cold sets in —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Stacked
stones on the beach ~ so carefully assembled ~ a mind is balanced —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Captured in stone
as our hearts breathe air ~ I wanted to share with you ~ beauty of being —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Water’s edge
I still do not know ~ the meaning of your message ~ after all these years —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Robin
in the stolen days ~ liberation of our hearts ~ that keeps on giving —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Whisper
when no one hears me ~ I softly call the rainbow ~ colours of your voice —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Exceptional
a unique idea ~ a pure original thought ~ rarest think ever —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Poem by Graham Ducas (South Africa)
eventually ~ they dismantled the rainbow ~ colour by colour
The burdened
can you hear their song ~ their melody of sadness ~ coming in the wind —© Marlize Lombard @ Haiku out of Africa
Drawn
voices in the air ~ lost in the darkness of night ~ finding a new way —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Paris morning
a double-ballet ~ of movement, words and music ~ city to city —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
WordPress
this our battleground ~ testing our agility ~ sparring word for word —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
African songs
they seem fancy-free ~ but each word is so loaded ~ with subtle nuance —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Counting pears
when faced with numbers ~ I battle with computing ~ give me words all day —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Open-ended
a bit undefined ~ like the clouds changing their shapes ~ this strange love of ours —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Tethering
mind-game duality ~ endless possibility ~ time is relative —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In the forest
black-eyed Susans bloom ~ just before the Winter’s cold ~ when visiting you —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Heartsong
writing those lyrics ~ all the words to our music ~ fill a gentle space —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Raconteur
this he narrative ~ is not another story ~ it’s a life’s design —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
A Swedish tale
lost in a child’s heart ~ there’s flowers on a sausage ~ sparkles on the moon —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Little devil
with this andante ~ the perfect pace is primed ~ for our minds to fly —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Soweto rising
found in the ashes ~ if a heart that is burning ~ with every day’s light —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Realities
whilst it felt so real ~ perhaps it never happened ~ or it never passed —© Lize Bard @ haiku out of Africa
Drying
credibility ~ of promises made in the rain ~ simply washed away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Bathing
this layered season ~ with fragrance upon fragrance ~ in togetherness —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Directions
over my shoulder ~ seeing you, walking away ~ I’m looking forward —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Steenbokfontein, South Africa: November 2019
carefully wrapped words ~ sending out paper roses ~ in a thousand lines —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Immigrants
we meet each other ~ on the streets of faraway ~ reuniting bonds —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa