the one I treasure ~ the one I stumble upon ~ on a bright blue day —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
discovery
Discovery
when I found it there ~ one night on a desert dune ~ I roped in the moon —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Artefact
my emotional ~ archaeology of mind ~ excavated you —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Earthly oceans
we swept the blue seas ~ for all the magic creatures ~ floating through our thoughts —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Rediscovery
long-lost worlds revealed ~ light reflecting in your eyes ~ tomorrows concealed — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Spanish morning
from behind your mask ~ there appears a lovely man ~ and three blue secrets — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Discovery
throughout the decades ~ as sweet loves came and went ~ all were shapes of you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Person
where I’ve always been ~ somewhere I’ve never travelled ~ journey into you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Barcelona 2018/09
Map
I’m finding myself ~ in places I did not know ~ before I knew you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Traction
those wandering days ~ finding new places with you ~ bestows my footholds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Hydra, Greece: June 2017
on our absent walks ~ we share our still memories ~ finding back to us — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Located
on that single day ~ I found the blue that is you ~ between the green and grey — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Augrabies: South Africa, April 2018
it is in the gap ~ the space between mountains ~ that we find our way — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Autonomy
you give me freedom ~ to explore nooks and crannies ~ of a brand new world — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Inspiration
then it came to me ~ while sitting on a park bench ~ wishing you were there — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
I wonder …
will you follow me ~ onto unexpected paths ~ and a simple world? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Warren
I stumble into ~ the labyrinths of silence ~ finding my way home — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Future pasts
we’re becoming lost ~ in decoding yesterdays ~ finding tomorrows — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
New roads
where are we going ~ with this strange route we are on ~ and does it matter? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
The journey
seeking mysteries ~ rather than all the answers ~ that’s where magic lies — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Vlinder
what a nice delight ~ when I caught you in my sight ~ with your colours bright — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Through windows
allowing glimpses ~ simply, slowly, with caution ~ revealing our minds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Out there
washed out on the beach ~ exposed to what the tide brings ~ each day something new — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Disclosure
and then I was taught ~ that an essence is revealed ~ in light and lightness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
This place
it is here we come ~ to find another being ~ to swim with our thoughts — © Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa
Travellers
when we part our ways ~ we never know the outcome ~ until the next time — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Exposed
revealed in your words ~ tucked beneath that rough surface ~ there’s a tender soul — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Twister
in these whirlwind days ~ we negotiate blizzards ~ to find each other — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Changeling
when I found your soul ~ it was black, bent and broken ~ now your spirit soars — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Here
with you I can rest ~ breathe for just a little while ~ finding to myself — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
These rocks
they found each other ~ and have been here ever since ~ needing nothing more — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Lost & found
I become so lost ~ in my isolated ways ~ but then you find me — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Finding curves
astray on straight lines ~ we find long and winding ways ~ to pure happiness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Attached
minding my own way ~ stumbling across each other ~ you would not let go — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Bionetwork
to be lost in the ~ ecology of your mind ~ truly beautiful — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Musing
in your reverie ~ hands mimicking the stillness ~ that I find in you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
With time
as we live our lives ~ we all deteriorate ~ find rustic splendour — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Gift
bringing a calmness ~ that I unknowingly missed ~ from life without you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Brave?
where our minds linger ~ we may find our hearts follow ~ when we dare to look
Uncovered
from my hiding place ~ wrapped in a blanket of work ~ I became untucked — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Insight
still depths of my soul ~ seldom shared outside these texts ~ in rare gifts of trust — © 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
In Africa
I wanted to see ~ the many facets of life ~ but the core was here — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Awareness
by touching our hearts ~ seeing who we really are ~ we become alive — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Discovery
we found each other ~ in a perfect tumbling space ~ now endlessly lost — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Nooks & crannies
somewhere in my heart ~ I found a small piece of you ~ shyly hiding there — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Your colours
in sky-blue and gold ~ finding all that I adore ~ on a summers day — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Captivated
being mesmerized ~ by the unexpected depths ~ of this connection — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Commute
going back and forth ~ we’re lost between here and there ~ where we find ourselves — © Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa
Sense
the understanding ~ that everything is nothing ~ the key to it all — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Streaming
the poems are like trails ~ one thought leading to the next ~ always a surprise — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Inadvertent
candid poems stumble ~ across our realities ~ without such intent — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
To know
‘getting’ someone is ~ perpetual amazement ~ and discovery — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Discovery
in your smiling eyes ~ I see a new world unfold ~ one I never dreamt
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The follower
following this heart ~ wherever she might lead me ~ always something new — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Delight
this is finding bliss ~ in ordinary places ~ because we are there
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Digression
on this our detour ~ getting lost in each other ~ we found ourselves
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Archaeology
when we touch the stones ~ they reveal our common past ~ ancestral knowledge
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Transparency
seeing right through me ~ even though I try to hide ~ here I am exposed
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Companion
finally I found ~ that I want to wander with ~ the rest of the world
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Marvel
my book of wonders ~ each day a discovery ~ is held in your hands
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Connecting
unexpectedly ~ it’s so easy sharing thoughts ~ in the way we do
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Long-lost treasure
a lost long-ago ~ discovered by accident ~ a lovely surprise
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Ephemeral intrigue
a spider’s web ~ a dewdrop caught glistening ~ brief magnificence
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Academia
green growth of young minds ~ nurtured, summered and ripened ~ in autumn ochres
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Discovery
every now and then ~ a new facet of ourselves ~ a new awareness
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Object of affection
the one I treasure ~ the one I stumble upon ~ on a bright blue day
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My rock
so glad I found you ~ you’re as companionable ~ as my solitude
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Resting space
when I found my place ~ in this big chaotic world ~ it was in your mind
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Learning
unbeknown to us ~ art teaches us about love ~ teaches us to share
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Plummeting
we found each other ~ in a perfect tumbling space ~ now endlessly lost
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Your shades
beneath your layers ~ so many more shades of grey ~ that I want to touch
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Lost & found
I’m finding myself ~ in places I did not know ~ before I knew you
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