I melt in your calm ~ fight with you through dark storms ~ finding shared breath — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
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From the east
stirring sea and sky ~ the rising sun a kiss ~ coming from afar — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In-between
breeze of the oceans ~ blowing hot and blowing cold ~ hold me in suspense — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Blown in
this morning’s songbirds ~ brought with them a gentle voice ~ from across the sea — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
All consuming
starting with a thought ~ swells into a massive wave ~ crashing over me — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Behind the windowpane
you drift on my cloud ~ as I swim in your ocean ~ raining together — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Little one
scoped you from the sea ~ from the stormy grey oceans ~ brought you back to me — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa0
Inner storms
on the surface still ~ your words roll like crashing waves ~ breaking over me — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Thought
what makes us expand ~ deeper than all the roses ~ wider than the sea? — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Malmö 2018/08
Oceans of sand
desert of return ~ I swim in your warm embrace ~ touching all the stones — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Namibia 2017/01
Soaring
on a seagull’s glide ~ days afloat in our footprints ~ nights shaped in our hands — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Hermanus 2018/07
Navigation
delicate distance ~ between the shores of our seas ~ negotiated — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Strand 2016/11
Cartography
sailing in the wind ~ across waves we navigate ~ a route that’s unmapped — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Hermanus 2018/07
Benguela
you are the ocean ~ with a thousand deep secrets ~ washing on my shore — © Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Namibia 2017/01
Quietly
and we slip away ~ to the edge of the water ~ without diving in — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa: Adds are not mine — Photo: Scania 2018/08
Juncture
here’s my secret space ~ where I drift on a sea breeze ~ with wild strawberries — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photos: background Kalahari 2016/11; sculpture Hermanus 2016/11
Blue gulls
like a caged seagull ~ when I cannot share my thoughts ~ then you set me free — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Across the bay
oceans of greyness ~ a land longing for sunshine ~ four degrees and fog — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Dawn
wind from the maintains ~ carries home sleeping waters ~ at the break of day — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Always changing
so distant so near ~ you are the restless ocean ~ that captured my mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Spread
pieces of us lie ~ like washed-out ocean pebbles ~ wherever we were — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Gliding
on a windless day ~ blue reflections float away ~ while gulls drift and play — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Groundswell
last night I just sat ~ listening to the waves break ~ wishing you were here — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Eventide
outside brings the dusk ~ it glows on the horizon ~ water shimmering — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Allotment
sharing these warm rocks ~ a lifetime lived in the sun ~ the ocean and wind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reflection
when I look for me ~ it’s in the ocean’s colours ~ that dance in your eyes — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sway
in a sea of grey ~ so easy to drift away ~ and so hard to stay — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Not seeing
Asimbonanga ~ my friend across the ocean ~ until you are free — © 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
Arousing
we’re stirring awake ~ waters that used to be still ~ from furthest oceans — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Tossed
we’re thrown together ~ in this teacup’s stormy seas ~ finding inner calm — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Ownership
fence off these oceans! ~ howls of the capitalists ~ who ruined it all — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Adrift
like a floating gull ~ drifting on the ocean’s breeze ~ happy to just be — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Strut
brace against the storms ~ against oceans and the wind ~ find the calm within — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Too brief
time flies like a gull ~ when we travel seven seas ~ and the oceans too — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Off course
on these stormy shores ~ in spray carried on the wind ~ something went astray — © 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
Nomad
in windswept deserts ~ across the clouded oceans ~ I’ll be wandering — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
My ocean
to breathe your fresh air ~ to loiter at your waters ~ my wish for today — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Bernstein
endlessly afloat ~ in a moment of amber ~ a lifetime away — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Vista
we stand on this shore ~ separate yet together ~ our outlook is shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
For a while
when this bright blue day ~ dips into the twilight hour ~ I miss your stillness — © 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
Elsewhere
it’s simple to dream ~ there beyond the horizon ~ of the deep blue see — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Surge
as the tide returns ~ and the moon pulls at the sea ~ you wash over me — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
On-route
over land or sea ~ paths find a way to converge ~ minds a way to meet — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Timing
with the ebb and flow ~ our emotions have to cope ~ in this odd duet — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Aftermath
remnants of a storm ~ keep on swirling in my mind ~ then the calm sets in — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Whalesong
haunting melody ~ when we sing through the oceans ~ our eternal song — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reflection
the moon blows a kiss ~ towards the deep blue ocean ~ on this magic night — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
This pond
mediocrity ~ is simply not good enough ~ we don’t belong here — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sigh
whispering your name ~ the wind carries it away ~ across the oceans — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Interlude
two ships setting sail ~ facing their personal storms ~ in a shared harbour — © 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
Starfish
float through my dreamscape ~ with your changing emotions ~ in rainbow colours — © 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
Fall
here it is autumn ~ somewhere over the oceans ~ spring reveals herself — © 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
Kruis en dwars
footprints of a heart ~ criss-crossing trails in the sand ~ always returning — © 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
Good morning!
I see you coming ~ across the quiet waters ~ of a brand new day — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Undercurrent
we share these waters ~ in our individual ways ~ drifting on the tide — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Alternative
ice-cold arctic wind ~ blows over the ocean ~ brings another you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Post
a multitude of ~ letters across the oceans ~ find their way to you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Gone fishing
do not ask my love ~ I have given it away ~ to the deep blue sea — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Adrift
today I miss you ~ although you are here with me ~ your mind is at sea — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Adrift
my mind was afloat ~ on many shared memories ~ and now I’m stranded — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Grey on grey
on a rainy day ~ reflecting in the ocean ~ the softest, warm greys — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Waking up
wind from the mountains ~ carries home sleeping waters ~ at the break of day
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Beacon
in the still lighthouse ~ where I find strong protection ~ from a stormy night
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The angler
still and focused ~ angler standing on the beach ~ around him a storm
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Alchemy
where sky meets ocean ~ where elements interweave ~ is where our minds meet
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Sensing
still feeling your eyes ~ stirring like the deep ocean ~ drifting like new snow
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Circumstance
we’re thrown together ~ in this teacup’s stormy seas ~ finding inner calm
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Finding me
when I look for me ~ it’s in the ocean’s colours ~ that dance in your eyes
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Mooring place
a sea of calmness ~ you steer through my emotions ~ anchoring my being
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e-Poetry
our words reaching out ~ across the seven oceans ~ meeting in mid-air
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Keepsake
picking up a stone ~ place it gently in your hand ~ to go home with you
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Repeat performance
I am lost again ~ in the depths of soft greyness ~ that float in your eyes
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Bluff
from a rugged cliff ~ I hear the north wind roaring ~ echoing your name
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So easy
it’s simple to dream ~ there beyond the horizon ~ of the deep blue sea
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There we are
washed out on the beach ~ exposed to what the tide brings ~ each day something new
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Timeless
pebbles on the beach ~ pieces of the universe ~ fragments of always
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Landskrona, Sweden: September 2017
the softest ocean ~ surrounds a grey rainy day ~ envelopes shared thoughts
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Charmed
the moon blows a kiss ~ towards the deep blue ocean ~ on this magic night
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Whisper
I whisper your name ~ the wind carries it away ~ across the oceans
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In deep water
I drown in your eyes ~ because I’ve yet to learn to swim ~ in their deep waters
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Defenseless
in the tidal tug ~ I can only gravitate ~ towards your slow pull
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Location
in cloudy mountains ~ I found the deep grey oceans ~ captured in your eyes
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Brief acquaintance
too many riddles ~ in the dark blue stream of life ~ too few lucid days
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Morning breeze
wind from the mountains ~ carries home sleeping waters ~ to the break of day
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Perspective
drifting in the sun ~ far above the blue water ~ looking at it all
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The leap
heart upon my sleeve ~ I dive into the ocean ~ of deep emotion
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Hearing eyes
the sound of your eyes ~ resonates in the ocean ~ colouring your touch
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Games
we play in the wind ~ you hide me like a treasure ~ a gift from the sea
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Brand new
a glossy pink day ~ breaks free from the ocean ~ softly drifts away
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Tension
child of the oceans ~ blowing hot and blowing cold ~ keep me in suspense
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From my window: Hermanus, South Africa, November 2016
I fly with your soul ~ and return you to the sea ~ always to come back
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Elements unite
stirring sea and sky ~ the rising sun in a touch ~ coming from afar
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Early
this morning’s songbirds ~ brought with them a gentle voice ~ from across the sea
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Southern autumn
here it is autumn ~ somewhere over the oceans ~ spring reveals herself
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Sharing
when I share your pain ~ our worlds collide with the storm ~ in a sea of calm
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Adrift
my mind is afloat ~ on many shared memories ~ I am stranded
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Enigma
you are the ocean ~ with a thousand deep secrets ~ washing on my shore
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Red
pomegranate laugh ~ echoes across the oceans ~ where it will settle
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Collected
scooped you from the sea ~ from the stormy grey oceans ~ brought you back to earth
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Raining
across the ocean ~ rain against the window pane ~ my thoughts in droplets
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Desolation
as the waves roll in ~ their swells of grey, green and blue ~ they bring your sadness
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Beneath the surface
on the surface still ~ your words roll like crashing waves ~ breaking over me
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Navigation
delicate distance ~ between the shores of our seas ~ negotiated
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New journey
a route that’s unmapped ~ across waves we navigate ~ sailing in the wind
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Flying
over the sand dune ~ across the deep blue ocean ~ my spirit flies free
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Wind
the wind pleats the sea ~ gives rhythm to the oceans ~ shapes where we anchor
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Taken
so distant so near ~ you are the restless ocean ~ that captured my mind
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