when I said goodbye ~ you picked up your blue suitcase ~ but then could not leave — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Hermanus 2016/11
goodbye
From my window: Malmö, Sweden; August 2018
the cool autumn wind ~ brings a soft melancholy ~ of summer goodbyes — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Multiplicity
many shades of night ~ pass in my rear-view mirror ~ as I drive away — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Cherished
waves roll in goodbyes ~ I’m pondering the oceans ~ and our treasured days — © Lize Bard @ 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
Fleeting
this a perfect day ~ will soon splinter on the wind ~ of our memories — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Last time
a silent night shared ~ moon rising from the ocean ~ as we say goodbye — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Departure
it was your last wish ~ I stand holding your goodbyes ~ in both of my hands — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Between flights
worlds intersecting ~ between meeting and parting ~ hallos and goodbyes — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Soweto, South Africa: March 2018
farewell my dear friend ~ our last summer was well spent ~ our futures unknown — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Packing
hard to say goodbye ~ when there can be no parting ~ of our entwined minds — Lize Bard @ Haiku put of Africa
Auf wiedershen
a cold starless night ~ hear our footsteps on the stones ~ as we say goodbye — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Keepsake
picking up a stone ~ place it gently in your hand ~ to go home with you
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Departure
all out of focus ~ I stand outside of the rush ~ looking at goodbyes
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When I’m gone
will you pick a star ~ out of the deep-blue night sky ~ and give it my name?
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Adeu
when like a lost word ~ blossom petals float away ~ it’s time for goodbyes
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