without wordiness ~ within just a breath or two ~ we can say it all
art
ephemeral wings ~ like colourful memories ~ brush against our cheeks
you send me flowers ~ not in petals or in leaves ~ but with silent words
Inhale
forgetting to tell ~ about this moment of breath ~ that brought us to mind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Composition
still hearing them play ~ symphonies of quiet nights ~ in this company —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sketches
in all the places ~ that we were once together ~ the fragments of me —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sketching
in this world we share ~ never mine and never yours ~ eternally free —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Hangups
the colours of our lives ~ our ideas of right and wrong ~ guide us day by day —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Aspirations
legends remind us ~ of firebirds and rainbirds ~ of who we could be —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Appreciation
an empty canvas ~ intensity of silence ~ this journey of ours —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Image
they live forever ~ captured in paintings and dreams ~ cradled in our minds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Seasonal
because knowing that ~ freedom lies in solitude ~ I can say goodbye — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Waiting
standing in one world ~ looking into another ~ always waiting — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Evermore
without intention ~ finding a still resting place ~ that leaves me stranded — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Rediscovery
long-lost worlds revealed ~ light reflecting in your eyes ~ tomorrows concealed — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reach
with the slightest touch ~ all the senses come to life ~ in a foreign land — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Pensils
artwork created ~ with every word we write ~ something new is born — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Curved
struggling against ~ convenient conventions ~ separating minds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In art
unacquainted ones ~ drift and play on the warm winds ~ finding common ground — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Back-and-forth
let us leap into ~ the abyss of history ~ the future in mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Lund 2018/08
Sense-appeal
painting rich colours ~ with the warmth in your voice ~ beguiling my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Stellenbosch 2016/11
Creativity
this universe grows ~ beyond the shadows of thought ~ becomes palpable — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Barcelona 2018/09
Miró Museum: Barcelona Spain; September 2018
something so surreal ~ still wrapping around my mind ~ beautiful delight — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa: Adds are not mine — Photo: Barcelona 2018/09
Plain
this is who I am ~ I am what I create ~ as simple as that — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Babylonstoren 2016/11
Consistency
always on my mind ~ painting you in these words ~ colour by texture — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
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Dali nights
a fiery night ~ is reflected in your eyes ~ and blue Dali streets — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
On the precipice
caught in a child’s art ~ deep thoughts through time and space ~ of life and of death —©
Young discovery
found her delving ~ her mind’s creativity ~ an art student’s dreams — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
M
Make-believe today ~ Magic of tomorrows ~ Mysteries of souls — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
An art
a silent painter ~ captures each subtle nuance ~ in a quick brushstroke — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Minutiae
these are the small things ~ that add up to so much more ~ when we let them in — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Words with wings
sharing them each day ~ these immeasurable fervours ~ thoughts cast in the air — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
For Vincent
starry starry night ~ captured in your wild brushstrokes ~ still enchanting us — © Lize Bard @Haiku out of Africa
Reënvoëls
they are the rainbirds ~ bringing relief after drought ~ nourishing our hearts — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Switched-on
plugged into my mind ~ simply knowing what I need ~ gifting me with calm — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reflection
the moon blows a kiss ~ towards the deep blue ocean ~ on this magic night — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Moved
when I forgot art ~ I was brought back to its life ~ with a single touch — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Verse
and then there was one ~ the only one to grab me ~ and stay on my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Curved
bringing a softness ~ that I’m no longer used to ~ now I’m lost therein — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Deep
captured by a gaze ~ can’t fathom the depth it holds ~ all those shades of grey — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Frida’s choice
the world surprised me ~ with its charm that I let in ~ one enchanting day — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Art
our common language ~ cannot be a spoken one ~ yet we understand — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
The fit
treasuring these words ~ brightest diamonds in my hands ~ heartfelt reflections — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reisiger
once I was afraid ~ now I hold you very dear ~ you travelled with me — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Curiosity
mysteries of life ~ keep us looking for answers ~ never to be found — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Just like that!
inspiration comes ~ oft along a winding path ~ or within a wink — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Creation
in an artist’s world ~ the chaos comes together ~ in splendid beauty — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Collective memory
those golden moments ~ engraved in our memories ~ as we walk our trails — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Aestheticism
it is so easy ~ it is purely beautiful ~ our aesthetic souls — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Twisted
through bent perspectives ~ we cannot see each other ~ our worlds collide — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Vision
creativity ~ perfection in our blunders ~ often beautiful — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Imagination
written as a sketch ~ the mind’s eye is limitless ~ in its rendering — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Novelty
a unique idea ~ a pure original thought ~ rarest thing ever — Lize Bard © Haiku out of Africa
Painting
so still your body ~ curled loosely into a dream ~ smiling in your sleep
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Bridging
as we dream or lives ~ we should also live our dreams ~ interweaving spells
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Symphony
images converge ~ as I retrieve a moment ~ that was so unique
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The Hive: Kew Gardens; September 2017
the dance of the bees ~ tumbles through our shared senses ~ art reaching deep within — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Unique creature
I saw a rare bird ~ one who soars and drifts and thinks ~ t’was your reflection
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Sculpted
crafting our moments ~ making them last forever ~ this one fleeting day
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Dis-order
creative chaos ~ in discipline our freedom ~ a balance so rare — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Affluence
so much art afloat ~ even toddlers are queuing ~ for new exhibits
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Creativeness
an eye for detail ~ voluptuousness of the mind ~ gives birth to beauty
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Marianne North Gallery: Kew Gardens, September 2017
creativity ~ is to be in love with life ~ replicating it
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Arrival
a wanderer comes ~ along his own winding path ~ to connect with mine
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Museum of Modern Art: Stockholm September 2017
sharing memories ~ as we walk the galleries ~ that capture our souls
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Potter’s wheel
always returning ~ our abandoned memories ~ of shattered moments
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Imminence
the nearness of you ~ plays on the shapes in my mind ~ in pastels and blues
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Defenseless
in the tidal tug ~ I can only gravitate ~ towards your slow pull
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Learning
unbeknown to us ~ art teaches us about love ~ teaches us to share
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Covered
you paint with colours ~ on my vacant white canvas ~ creating such joy
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Too little time
it is a rainbow ~ this our multi-coloured life ~ so quickly over
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Cold
a song filled with wind ~ a forest filled with blue leaves ~ winter’s heart of ice
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What we have
a red footpath ~ to the distant horizons ~ a bluebird in hand
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Glee
laughter in the night ~ when the stars winked at us ~ in a warm embrace
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Perspective
drifting in the sun ~ far above the blue water ~ looking at it all
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