finding our freedom ~ if nothing belongs to us ~ then we can let go —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
freedom
Safe
you may now let go ~ I promise I will catch you ~ flying to the moon — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Fancy-free
imagine the sky ~ imagine being a child ~ playing amongst clouds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
For once
I don’t want to feel ~ the burden of expectancy ~ I just want to be — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Blue gulls
like a caged seagull ~ when I cannot share my thoughts ~ then you set me free — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Boundless
there are no boundaries ~ to the mind’s imaginings ~ to the distance flown — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Not seeing
Asimbonanga ~ my friend across the ocean ~ until you are free — © 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
Thank you for …
allowing my flaws ~ permitting me to get lost ~ gathering my bits — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Intrepid
there can’t be freedom ~ when fear imprisons the mind ~ so best dare to fly — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In-mates
pair of prisoners ~ being captured by this bond ~ giving such freedom — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Stark truths
Africa shouting ~ against past injustices ~ should we best whisper? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Release
finding dragonflies ~ chasing our dreams together ~ then letting them go — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
If . . .
if I could craft time ~ to spend a moment with you ~ I will let it go — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Solo
travelling alone ~ allows for freedom of thought ~ and flawless mind flights — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Flying
over the sand dune ~ across the deep blue ocean ~ our spirits roam free — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Opinions
completely different ~ kindly individual ~ the way we see things — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Poetry
language of our hearts ~ captured by the flow of words ~ without restriction — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Individualism
what is normalcy? ~ each of us a different flight ~ into the dark night — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Return flight
fly into the sun ~ away from cold, ancient stones ~ and this earthly bond — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Wasteland
my heart’s wilderness ~ used to running free from ties ~ being pruned and tamed — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Fly free
tumbling through my thoughts ~ itinerant in my mind ~ I’m releasing you — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Travelling vs living
some travel the world ~ never living anywhere ~ fear holding them back
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Your poetry
a slave to freedom ~ you tie my heart with your words ~ permitting airlift
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Synchronicity
freefall of my mind ~ is safely caught in your hands ~ flying in concert
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Boundless
transcending borders ~ with all of what I adore ~ a wanderer’s heart
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Being
poetry of life ~ our freedom and dignity ~ found in solitude
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Ensnared
trapped within your words ~ I have nothing left to say ~ our silence prevails
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Time
if I could craft time ~ to spend a moment with you ~ I will let it go
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Unchained
no one can dictate ~ where a poet’s words come from ~ our minds roaming free
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Unsuppressed
free from all bondage ~ we drift on wings of dreaming ~ listening for space
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Liberation
though our hearts are bound ~ we will not enslave our souls ~ to confined spaces
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Dictums
always grappling with ~ convenient conventions ~ caging us apart
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Voyagers
global trevellers ~ our eyes rove the horizon ~ for our destiny
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Unaffected
slipping from my pen ~ without pretence or control ~ a river of thoughts
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Take wing
there can’t be freedom ~ when fear imprisons your soul ~ so best dare to fly
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About this blog
when I change my name ~ the rules no longer apply ~ imagination
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Little one
that was the day ~ I didn’t want to stop you ~ wanted you to fly
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Flight
in our wanderings ~ we are collecting our dreams ~ then we give them flight
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Free connection
like gossamer twine ~ some bonds are invisible ~ give freedom to fly
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City dweller
when evening dawns ~ I yearn for the open veld ~ wind against my skin
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Disentangle
tumbling through my thoughts ~ itinerant in my mind ~ I’m releasing you
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Flying
over the sand dune ~ across the deep blue ocean ~ my spirit flies free
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Release
like a caged seagull ~ when I cannot share my thoughts ~ then you set me free
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Interruption
in the deep blue night ~ dreams can drift forever free ~ sunrise interrupts
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