over and over ~ your name in the wilderness ~ of a different place —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
nature
Lifecycle
we are the seasons ~ springing forth and burning out ~ before cooling down —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Catching time
cupping in our hands ~ these mercurial moments ~ that flow like water —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Finding home
through these ancient hills ~ with their breath-taking vistas ~ we find to our space —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Cyclic
sing me your own song ~ pick wild flowers on your way ~ then go home again —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Too close
moths around a flame ~ we play with fire tonight ~ only thoughts remain —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Whitenoise
one thing that we know ~ is that there’s nothing to say ~ yet we all talk —© 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
Meandering
narrow winding paths ~ where will these thoughts lead us to? ~ nowhere is a place
Time watching
in these fallen leaves ~ we read each year’s melodies ~ as they pass us by —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
From where I write
mists across the sea ~ raindrops on a windowpane ~ letters on the page —© 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
Contextualise
with eyes wide shut ~ words just drifting in the wind ~ hear their history —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Lost shorelines
our minds were afloat ~ on many shared memories ~ but now we’re stranded —© 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
Reisiger
tumbling through my thoughts ~ itinerant of my mind ~ I’m releasing you —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Desolate
the dry wild Namib ~ fog rolls in over the sea ~ and endless red dunes —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sunrise
born in full colour ~ brought out of the darkest night ~ a new day begins —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Trackways
path over the hills ~ you are on the other side ~ and I walk away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Pink moons
they can be captured ~ with night-time photography ~ momentary dreams —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Wanderer
after years walking ~ this traveller takes a seat ~ and looks at the moon —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Hearing your silence
unknowingly still ~ whistling under your breath ~ most comforting sound —© 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
Not Europe
the sun is shining ~ no consistence of rain ~ only the dry land —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Lighter
through your eyes I see ~ this landscape in a new light ~ splendour unfolding —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Soft rock
blushing morning sun ~ thoughts running away with us ~ flowing like the dunes —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Taciturnity
in this desert land ~ it is eternally still ~ not even a breeze —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Nama
click sounds in the sand ~ desert land coming alive ~ with ancient voices —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Settle
guineefowl laughing ~ evening colours aglow ~ Africa to rest —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Centered
still and focused ~ we are standing on the beach ~ around us a storm —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Catch-me-if-you-can
playing cat and mouse ~ in the words of these pages ~ dancing a duet —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Observation
discovering the world ~ through your shiny brown eyes ~ this childhood a joy —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Spitzkoppen
ancient hills hanging ~ distant fata morgana ~ of another world —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Close
a still afternoon ~ and my thoughts return to you ~ green moss to grey stones —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Confetti
dreaming in pastels ~ thoughts about life’s pure joy ~ every moment spent —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Warm-wet
in the soaking rain ~ which here is not cold at all ~ we are enveloped —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Gossamer
open-mind dreaming ~ Cinderella on the moon ~ grow a pair of wings —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Those were the times
seeing everything ~ bluebells in a foreign land ~ when we could wander —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Smooth
round river pebble ~ in the palm of my hand ~ my old trusted friend —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Effect
gazing into me ~ seeing the infinite storms ~ only you can still —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Matter of scale
zooming in or out ~ universe keeps spiralling ~ we are all so small—© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Ray
sunshine through the leaves ~ late afternoon in the Cape ~ me being here naught —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Roundness
concentric circles ~ drifting on spheres of delight ~ of each new morning —© 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
Contrast
see the breeze shimmer ~ sun reflecting on Athens ~ a black butterfly —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Earlier
before finding you ~ the songs were forever blue ~ now they’re softly tinged —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
At dawn
when the crack widens ~ we hear the crystal whispers ~ of a morning song —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Black & white
no two are the same ~ yet we are so much alike ~ counting stripe for stripe —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Preservation
pressed between my words ~ the flowers of yesteryear ~ unknown tomorrows —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Photo opportunity
through the open lens ~ faithful to reality ~ yet softly disguised —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Interim
interluding fall ~ when summer takes her last breath ~ before frosty cold —© 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
Marching on
days falling swiftly ~ thoughts gradually spiraling ~ just time at our feet —© 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
5-7-5
laying my thoughts in ~ ancient Japanese rhythms ~ of simplicity —© 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
A thought
my inspiration ~ a stone, an acorn, a touch ~ and then I move on —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Stacked
stones on the beach ~ so carefully assembled ~ a mind is balanced —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reptilian
in the morning sun ~ the lizard in my garden ~ quickly slips away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Fall
a tender goodbye ~ to remember until spring ~ autumn’s legacy —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Rarity
blue moon autumn ~ just once in a lifetime ~ once is enough —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Exposure
stripped winter branches ~ our nakedness is revealed ~ just like the bare trees —© 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
Time
spring, summer, autumn ~ love a much deeper season ~ the winter too soon —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Of gods and things
myths of origin ~ age-old stories repeated ~ the mantis whispers —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
From distant shores
on Visby’s beach ~ gathering five pebbles ~ home to Africa —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Way-finding
wandering through words ~ straying amongst all the noise ~ the wings of silence —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Being a dune
carried in the wind ~ we are all these grains of sand ~ forever shifting —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Annually
the seasons repeat ~ we find ourselves grounded in ~ these few simple words —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Whiteout
our love turns to dust ~ our memories fade away ~ as time takes its toll —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
End of day
the earth’s rotation ~ brings a few hour’s respite ~ from our endless toil —© 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
In the forest
black-eyed Susans bloom ~ just before the Winter’s cold ~ when visiting you —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Nowhere
in the placid seas ~ finding messages of green ~ only alibis —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Daydreaming
when we dream by day ~ there is a wonderful sense ~ of doves taking flight —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Untouchables
right here by my side ~ with us just a thought away ~ silent Karoo night —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Unconcealed
and the gnarled old tree ~ that’s in front of my window ~ looks straight into me —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Gay Paris
early summer’s day ~ laying laughing in the grass ~ forgetting all cares —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
New angles
a changed perspective ~ looking out instead of in ~ at tranquility —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Grain of salt
and the poet said ~ that they have souls them old trees ~ just like you and me —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Little details
in our silent way ~ we show each other wonders ~ that we have not dreamt —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Natural dance
in parallel steams ~ of bodies intertwining ~ so delicately —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Whisper
a lost butterfly ~ caught in unconscious movement ~ and a tender voice —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Urban art
with still thoughtfulness ~ I bring a weak offering ~ to your autumn depth —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Onwards
those soft moments shared ~ stay with us as we’re roaming ~ into new spaces —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Mellifluously
it catches the eye ~ the falling of a feather ~ in white tenderness —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
You said …
wanting to show you ~ a garden of pure delight ~ where minds can take flight —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Ancestral
guiding us away ~ from the people and their noise ~ to this calm deepness —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Northern autumn
on a dreary day ~ hiding from the pouring rain ~ amongst fallen leaves —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Plainness
new discoveries ~ in the hollows of our minds ~ and open grasslands —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Homed
the heart comes to rest ~ and a stillness settles in ~ the search is over —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Floating
in the dappled shade ~ the river takes us away ~ to its land of dreams —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Keeping time
sand sifts the moments ~ as they slip into the past ~ captured in these words —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Vista
there is a calm storm ~ rising on the horizon ~ to blow us away —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Loss
solitude sets in ~ it will come with time I think ~ letting go gently —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Travelling
far away from home ~ balmy autumn afternoon ~ sun and thunderclouds —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Phase
remember the fields ~ of European summers ~ now long forgotten —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Untouched
poetry of life ~ our freedom and dignity ~ found in solitude —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Concealed
this is where I hide ~ in the stillness of your touch ~ the depth of your eyes —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Fledglings
the first encounter ~ was a lazy summer’s day ~ and carefully paced —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Everywhere
it’s equally short ~ the distance between us ~ either here or there —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Farm
folded sheath on sheath ~ with the sunshine caught in each ~ golden autumn days —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Gentle rising
on this new morning ~ the softest sunrise for us ~ consumed by the sea —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Instinct
like a homing dove ~ my impulse to fly to you ~ to break from restraints —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Cherrey blossoms: Van Gogh
a floral pattern ~ balanced in such a fine weave ~ just a moment long —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Childless
we are from different trees ~ yet our minds demand a pair ~ fruiting in our thoughts —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
No waves
the softest ocean ~ surrounds a grey rainy day ~ envelopes shared thoughts —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Hot
red sun on red rock ~ lying in the naked heat ~ of all that’s hidden —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Elements
flying your waters ~ you navigate my landscape ~ exploring the clouds —© 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
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
Up north
under ancient skies ~ summer is falling asleep ~ with the softest sigh —© 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
Storm
from a rugged cliff ~ I hear the north wind roaring ~ whispering your name —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Spring
then our hearts were high ~ sweet as the hummm of the bees ~ in those youthful years —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Seasons
though grown together ~ every leaf that falls, falls alone ~ returning to dust —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Once stilled
quivering grasses ~ whisper softly in the wind ~ what the dead can’t hear —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Van Gogh alive: Kalmar, Sweden, September 2019
if this is madness ~ I do not need to be sane ~ just deeply alive —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In memory
the dawning was dim ~ on that very fateful day ~ that life lost its breath —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Open fences
though our hearts are bound ~ we will not enslave our souls ~ to confined spaces —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Klaasvakie
the sand in our eyes ~ a hard grainy reminder ~ of soft summer dreams —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Puzzle
pebbles on the beach ~ pieces of the universe ~ fragments of always —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Air
painting clouds with breaths ~ inhaling the scent of us ~ and of summer rain —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Urban
in this world’s cities ~ where we dwell on silent paths ~ amongst the hustle —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
To no avail
umbrellas open ~ we seek protection from storms ~ it is all in vain —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Contact
drifting in the dark ~ sickle moon in autumn nights ~ when stars get to touch —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Falling
the meaning of rain ~ slips silently through our minds ~ drop by precious drop —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Matured
green growth of young minds ~ nurtured, summered and ripened ~ in autumn ochres —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Just sitting
at the waterside ~ somewhere in a different town ~ we sit with our dreams —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Fall
in the autumn winds ~ I tumbled into your space ~ bringing southern spring —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Anchoring
in the four winds blow ~ the cornerstones of my heart ~ ever circling —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
To be still
there is so much noise ~ therefore we become ~ fluent in silence —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Melt
easy, just let go ~ become soft in the moment ~ and drift on the wind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Waking up
we will listen when ~ the night wind whispers its dreams ~ to a rosy morning —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Rules
always grappling with ~ convenient conventions ~ caging us apart —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Directions
please show me the place ~ where we wandered together ~ on a sunny day —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Autumn bird
she has warmed his heart ~ for the briefest of moments ~ and he has touched hers —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Time
wandering through lanes ~ of green springtime memories ~ and of days gone by —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Revival
and I will know you ~ when you reach through autumn dreams ~ into my winter —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Discovery
when I found it there ~ one night on a desert dune ~ I roped in the moon —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Late
evening roses ~ softly spill their deep perfume ~ into purple nights —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Hominins
global travellers ~ our eyes rove the horizon ~ for our destiny —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Wet
skin to skin we feel ~ the softness of autumn rain ~ that falls between us —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Early light
yawn at my window ~ pluck me from a deep slumber ~ a pink break of day —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Encapsulated
your sound surrounds me ~ like the wind and the grey sea ~ sheltering my dreams —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Haiku out of Africa 