rain

Teacher

t’was you who taught me ~ to pause and take a deep breath ~ to dance in the rain —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Falling

the meaning of rain ~ slips silently through our minds ~ drop by precious drop —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Wet

skin to skin we feel ~ the softness of autumn rain ~ that falls between us —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Morning

in ever-blue rain ~ walking with you on my mind ~ collecting pebbles —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Of rainbows

a few drops of rain ~ the Kalahari blooming ~ and colour erupts — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Recall

long-lost memories ~ after the still divide of ~ a grey rainy day — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Handouts

bird songs and soft rain ~ my early-morning greetings ~ lovely Highveld gifts — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Drupsgewys

across the ocean ~ rain against the window pane ~ my thoughts in droplets — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Untold

in the night’s deep rain ~ I followed dark-blue acorns ~ and two blushing doves — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

In windows

dancing in the rain ~ through the windows of my heart ~ gazing at the streets — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

In the rain

as you turned your back ~ I expected you to leave ~ yet you stood waiting — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Briewe

captured in the poems ~ love letters from Africa ~ in sun-kissed raindrops — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Desert fog

not a drop of rain ~ winter days are desolate ~ but then there is you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Reënvoëls

they are the rainbirds ~ bringing relief after drought ~ nourishing our hearts — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Shielded

in the pouring rain ~ umbrellaed from a blue world ~ the circle complete — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Rainbird

when joy disappears ~ my soul flies into the clouds ~ where I find your trail — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Appeased

a rare rainy day ~ will not keep the drought at bay ~ but it brings a smile — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Kalahari tango

she tells the four winds ~ about an ochred rain dance ~ inviting them all — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Wet rain

living like water ~ we flow into crevices ~ unexplored before — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Homecoming

like a swallow’s flight ~ bringing sunshine to the rain ~ a return to you — © 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

Last autumn

a lost rainy day ~ shroud between us and the world ~ allowed us to be — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Highveld

after several weeks ~ a generous thunderstorm ~ the earth is smiling — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa

Summer rain

the leaves whispering ~ gentle wind smelling of rain ~ soft promises made — 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

Grey on grey

on a rainy day ~ reflecting in the ocean ~ the softest, warm greys — 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

From my window: Malmö, Sweden; December 2017

Desert rain

manna for my soul ~ white rain in the desert sand ~ and your silent voice

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Landskrona, Sweden: September 2017

the softest ocean ~ surrounds a grey rainy day ~ envelopes shared thoughts

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Happy tears

I sit in the dark ~ listening to the raindrops ~ it’s a happy sound

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Silent seperation

a grey rainy day ~ after all, the still divide ~ broken memories

Namibian Kalahari: January 2017

a few drops of rain ~ the Kalahari blooming ~ and colour erupts

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