music

Undulation

your fingers playing ~ improvising major chords ~ rippling through my mind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Early bird

the sun came greeting ~ as delicate winds whispered ~ your song in my ears —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Chill

a song filled with wind ~ a forest filled with blue leaves ~ winter’s heart of ice —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Pan

calling the crickets ~ with the magic in his voice ~ knocking at my door —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lagom

a song in my mind ~ a pebble in your pocket ~ enough for today —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

African song

it’s a melody ~ that caresses a still heart ~ ’till it falls apart — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Geitjie

you make the music ~ I dance to its rhythm ~ forever closer — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Collected

I’ve gathered the light ~ that was folded in your song ~ like rays of the sun — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Canvas

touching you softly ~ your back a strummed instrument ~ ready for release — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Ode

an African voice ~ sings the song that you so loved ~ thirty years later — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Earworm

when I repeat you ~ without beginning or end ~ you stroll my mindscape — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Self-absorbed

we don’t hear your drum ~ it’s beating for you only ~ a lonely rhythm — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Barcelona 2018/09

Sense-appeal

painting rich colours ~ with the warmth in your voice ~ beguiling my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Stellenbosch 2016/11

Indebted

then you closed your eyes ~ saying you owed me this song ~ and danced through my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Spell

water like velvet ~ your voice on a cloudless night ~ flying in moonlight — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Nachtmusik

a dust-road night song ~ brings me to a distant door ~ where secrets remain — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

From my window: Lund, Sweden: August 2018

a double-ballet ~ of movement, words and music ~ city to city — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

In Paris

I saw an old man ~ on his journey without hope ~ travelling in peace — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

From my window: Barcelona, Spain; September 2018

songbird in a cage ~ shares the sweetest melody ~ from across the street — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Orbiting

pulling me closer ~ as you wear my skin of words ~ and I feel your song — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Softly said

only good words used ~ when I wrote your melody ~ many moons ago — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Restful

when I catch your tones ~ discerning their inner warmth ~ my mind is at ease — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Swaying to Clegg

African rhythms ~ across a vast grey ocean ~ when I reach for you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Betty’s Bay, South Africa; July 2018

these are our mind-songs ~ music that moves us to stillness ~ in a world of noise — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Sheltered

in still seclusion ~ you whisper my favourite songs ~ perfect melodies — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Sound swept

they sweep through our minds ~ these melodies of the past ~ wish that all could hear — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Subtlety

you came whispering ~ but through the noise I was deaf ~ to your silent song — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Scribbling

lettering away ~ at life’s pleasures and life’s pains ~ each word a reprise — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Congruence

when I disappear ~ in the softness of the stones ~ harmonies unfold — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Meegesleur

the music that I hear ~ in the shadows of your voice ~ carries me away — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

We wait

when will it happen? ~ is the question on your lips ~ refrain in my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Origin

everything stems from ~ this soft-pounding pink rhythm ~ between here and far — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Southern nachtmusik

a song in the night ~ here under the southern cross ~ listen silently — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Silent periodical

what if we could read ~ the still journal of a heart ~ every day’s hushed song? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

The dance

in our slow tango ~ we step and pace and embrace ~ until it’s too late — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Whalesong

haunting melody ~ when we sing through the oceans ~ our eternal song — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Lavender

purple sleepless nights ~ my mind filled with melodies ~ of a distant place — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Looking back

when I see it now ~ orchestras play in my mind ~ complex symphonies — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Happy blues

in a blue-tinged world ~ my being blue disappears ~ into soft blueness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Collectively

you misread my words ~ whereas I trusted your tone ~ now we are both lost — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

From a distance

I hear you singing ~ the language of my thoughts ~ and I love your song — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Carry on

soft tone in my ears ~ an explosion on my mind ~ never stop singing — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Mystic muses

idols of desire ~ demand hymns to be written ~ in an endless flow — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Ledge

from your windowsill ~ song of a pennywhistle ~ captured my heart — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Still music

a silence that sings ~ like reeds in an autumn wind ~ crickets in the night — © Haiku out of Africa

Musical storm

unravelling sounds ~ in the fragments of my mind ~ a voice-cloud gathers — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Art

our common language ~ cannot be a spoken one ~ yet we understand — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Eyeycontact

I watch you dancing ~ your soul captured in each step ~ your heart in motion

Spiraling

in the dark of night ~ a voice wraps around my mind ~ then it slips away — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Liquid rock

fitting into me ~ leaving no untouched spaces ~ and nowhere to hide — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Resounding

it’s the sea at dusk ~ it’s deep and saturated ~ it’s your kind of blues — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Early

morning messages ~ written when the birds still sing ~ telling you I care — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Observation

we hear with our eyes ~ all the sounds never uttered ~ in the brightest hues — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Breeze

the wind pleats the sea ~ gives rhythm to the oceans ~ shapes where we anchor — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Spectral

we walk through a storm ~ of Bach’s winds and Mozart’s rain ~ finding the rainbow — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Blue rain

a midnight rainstorm ~ and seven blue symphonies ~ bring me to this door — © 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

Ubuntu

with a great heart ~ voice across the savanna ~ Africa arise — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Duet

this our melody ~ melancholic in its yen ~ sentiments revealed — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

South Africa: February 2018

deep sigh of relief ~ cautiously optimistic ~ singing in parliament — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Mysteries

wandering through pasts ~ with stones, music and light bulbs ~ it slowly unfolds — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Awakening

waking up today ~ with summer-morning bird songs ~ drifting through my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Libretti

listen to my song ~ making music with my words ~ my soul’s instrument — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Devotion

nothing is easy ~ yet we remain inspired ~ our songs are for life — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Pulse

so close yet so far ~ colliding drifting apart ~ rhythm of our hearts — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Renewal

everything has changed ~ I can now dance in the rain ~ to my heart’s delight — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Simply the best

Shapeshifting

sound of our passion ~ intense, intricate, nuanced ~ always changing shape

Pretext

this is your siren song ~ this is your excuse not to live ~ this is my exit

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Symphony

images converge ~ as I retrieve a moment ~ that was so unique

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Scorching

sun returns and burns ~ the incessant cicada ~ sings the heat away

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Enfolded

wrapped within your voice ~ I slip into a daydream ~ where I’m safely lost

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Never-ending song

I can’t stop hearing ~ the vast stillness in your voice ~ a heart’s melody — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Dis-order

creative chaos ~ in discipline our freedom ~ a balance so rare — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Disappearing act

when I disappear ~ in the softness of the stones ~ harmonies unfold

Lost opportunity

you came whispering ~ but through the noise I was deaf ~ so I missed your song

Drummer

the beat of a mind ~ the pulse of intelligence ~ beautiful patterns

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Departure

all out of focus ~ I stand outside of the rush ~ looking at goodbyes

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Concerted

each reconnection ~ through the windows of our eyes ~ syncing our heartbeats

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Different

look from the outside ~ each making their own music ~ only one is still

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Tears of joy

hundred violins ~ a thousand voices singing ~ tears roll down her face

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The young ones

then our hearts were high ~ sweet as the hummm of the bees ~ in those youthful years

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Cambridge: UK, September 2017

our dreaming shadows ~ hum melodies in the wind ~ fly towards the sun

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Writing life

a poet’s pencil ~ a soul that calls for music ~ let us fill the page

Along the way

on our way to death ~ we should play and laugh and sing ~ make each moment count

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Resonating

playing our music ~ one sweet movement at a time ~ haunting melodies

Whale song

haunting melody ~ when we sing through the oceans ~ our eternal song

My sound

I have learned to whisper ~ even when I want to shout ~ only then I’m heard

Listening for silence

after the big bang ~ we still yearn to hear silence ~ original sound

Delicate dance

with the ebb an flow ~ our emotions have to cope ~ in this odd duet

Song sung blue

then you sang to me ~ that old rocking melody ~ about hard times past

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Vocalist

voice like an angel ~ a man discovers himself ~ in his loneliness

Set free

we are exposed in ~ phosphorous glow of the blues ~ emotions revealed

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Elegy

lost-love requiem ~ a choir of memories ~ slowly vanishing

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Good morning!

the sun came greeting ~ as delicate winds whispered ~ your song in my ears

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Pied piper

he calls the crickets ~ with the magic in his voice ~ then knocks at my door

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Just enough

a song in my heart ~ a pebble in my pocket ~ it’s enough for now

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Que Sera, Sera

when cold and tired ~ in the shadows of the night ~ tomorrow a dream

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Silent stones

in your quietude ~ I discover the music ~ of our private world

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Lullaby

you sing me to sleep ~ with the colours on your voice ~ dancing in your eyes

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We have time

when steel roses bloom ~ it’s not to late for a dance ~ we are still alive

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Chorus

now that I can see ~ the music of your body ~ there’s a soft refrain

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Inner music II

our whispering hearts ~ hum a very special song ~ only we can hear

Lingering

dragonfly hovers ~ waiting for its mate to join ~ in their complex dance

Your song

soft tone in my ears ~ an explosion in my mind ~ never stop singing

Hearing you

your voice soothes my soul ~ silences my inner storms ~ calming restless waves

In passing

sing me your own song ~ pick wild flowers on your way ~ then go home again

Always blue

love is nothing but ~ an eternal blue yearning ~ tugging at our hearts

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Early harmony

red-berry daybreak ~ reflected in the mirror ~ of your morning song

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Progression

you make the music ~ I dance to its slow rhythm ~ forever closer

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African voices

it’s a melody ~ that caresses my still heart ~ ’till she falls apart

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Private music

sounds of our dreams
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singing our own melodies
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beating our own drums

Cadence

so close yet so far ~ colliding drifting apart ~ rhythm of our hearts

Doubled up

I’ve gathered the light ~ that was folded in your song ~ like rays of the sun

Silent harmony

I love our silence ~ the easy stillness we share ~ brings such harmony

Tension

I touch you softly ~ your back a strummed instrument ~ ready for release

Moondance II

sun on the water ~ yellow finch sings in the reeds ~ we dance on the moon

Verbal waltz

capturing our thoughts ~ words dancing across the page ~ before they take flight

Inner music

it’s forever lost ~ all the most beautiful notes ~ music of our souls

Artist

painting in colours ~ with the warm tones of your voice ~ beguiling my mind

Wind

the wind pleats the sea ~ gives rhythm to the oceans ~ shapes where we anchor

Crowded solitude

voices in a choir ~ give sound to my solitude ~ amidst the crowd

Tone

I can’t stop hearing ~ the stillness in your voice ~ a heart’s melody

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