after the thunder ~ the sun breaking through the clouds ~ a butterfly lands — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
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Grounded
wanderers at sea ~ in the mountains and the air ~ where do we find home? — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Highveld
after several weeks ~ a generous thunderstorm ~ the earth is smiling — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Namaqualand
over the bleak flats ~ Namaqualand sprouts colour ~ that discerns no bounds — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Universal
the planets spinning ~ the sun our eternal core ~ everything so still — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Time
a frog just sitting ~ I would like to mimic it ~ need to make some time — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Parting
path over the hill ~ you are on the other side ~ I just walk away — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Waking up
blushing morning sun ~ thoughts running away with me ~ flowing like water — Lize Bard © Haiku out of Africa
Muse
my inspiration ~ a stone, an acorn, a touch ~ and then I move on — Lize Bard © Haiku out of Africa
Home
rain on a tin roof ~ dry red dust between my toes ~ child of Africa — Lize Bard © Haiku out of Africa
Dawn
the sound of birdsong ~ combs through the early morning ~ cuts me from my dreams — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Life & Love
spring, summer, autumn ~ love a much deeper season ~ the winter too soon — Lize Bard © Haiku out of Africa
Africa
here the hard and soft ~ here our love has no measure ~ our hearts touch the land — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Anchored
the seasons repeat ~ I find myself grounded in ~ these few simple words — Lize Bard© Haiku out of Africa
Opening
every leaf that falls ~ heralds a new beginning ~ the landing of stars — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Are you near?
feeling a presence ~ when I listen to the wind ~ blowing from afar
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Eternity
an idea bursts forth ~ it flowers, grows, bears fruit and ~ then there is nothing — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
After the rain
subtle persuasion ~ in each softly spoken word ~ reaching for the sky — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Dawn-birds
ahh… you unsleep me ~ awaken me to each day ~ of such new wonder
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Highlands
I still remember ~ a night in the dark mountains ~ just sitting, listening
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Comfort
solace surrounds me ~ as we map our future days ~ shaping our own world
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Pause
walk into the leaves ~ an enchanted interlude ~ filled with harmony
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Connecting
in parallel streams ~ of bodies interweaving ~ so delicately
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Kalahariland
on this wide landscape ~ the earth folds back on herself ~ to protect her heart
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New eyes
through your eyes I see ~ the landscape in a new light ~ its splendour unfolds
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Windows of opportunity
a rare unique chance ~ a single moment to grasp ~ then it slips away
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Time out
I walk in the veld ~ a butterfly follows me ~ all is left behind
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Ephemeral intrigue
a spider’s web ~ a dewdrop caught glistening ~ brief magnificence
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Matter of scale
on a bare tree branch ~ sits a sparrow in the cold ~ we are all so small
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Blue moon
blue moon in autumn ~ just once in a lifetime ~ once is enough
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