conversation dies ~ when we retreat in our minds ~ savouring shared hours —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
sharing
Shared
daydream confessions ~ to a perfect-stranger crowd ~ often satisfy —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sketching
in this world we share ~ never mine and never yours ~ eternally free —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Openness
vulnerability ~ such a precious thing to share ~ in another’s trust — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Pause
revealing our souls ~ in this moment that we share ~ then I hold my breath — © 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
In art
unacquainted ones ~ drift and play on the warm winds ~ finding common ground — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Blue facade
walking together ~ in the rain and sunshine ~ of this lovely land — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
In shadow
a shade shy of love ~ this affection that we share ~ in our private world — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
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
Traction
those wandering days ~ finding new places with you ~ bestows my footholds — © 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
Breathed
a whispered secret ~ lies between these rocks ~ in a moment shared — © 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
Wanting
a fist full of dreams ~ is all I have to bring ~ will that be enough? — © Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa
Township humour
women’s soft laughter ~ coming from the village well ~ where their men are shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Greymatters
an interesting game ~ sharing and closing of minds ~ never knowing all — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Vocabularies
these are the words for ~ conversations left vacant ` in our moments shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Profundity
moments that we share ~ bring such unexpected depth ~ touched by tenderness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
From my window: Hermanus, South Africa; July 2018
calm against the storm ~ stillness within the restless ~ silent moments shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Co-creation
beautiful ideas ~ migrating from mind to mind ~ so effortlessly — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Upstream
the secrets we keep ~ those that only we will share ~ amongst all others — © 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
Extra
another day spent ~ simply walking side by side ~ through life’s mysteries — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Vistas
in our worlds we stand ~ accepting our chosen paths ~ sometimes sharing views — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Uncomplicated
a companionship ~ kept in perfect silences ~ so easily shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
This place
it is here we come ~ to find another being ~ to swim with our thoughts — © Lize Bard 2 Haiku out of Africa
Harmony
half shadow half light ~ the beauty of a shared world ~ a dichotomy — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Empathy
when I hear the pain ~ that is captured in your voice ~ I die a little — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Footsteps
I stand in wonder ~ when you share your world with me ~ in bits and pieces — © 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
Sharing
as your voice splintered ~ into a thousand pieces ~ our hearts were breaking — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Windpomp
silly little poems ~ wonder what I am thinking ~ sharing them with you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Lost cartographer’s road-map to friendship: 7/10
roll open your map ~ it should be followed by all ~ and its music shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Dialect
our vernacular ~ the silences we dare share ~ to understand — ©Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Another rock
the yellow moon globe ~ reclining on its lazy back ~ marking our slow night — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Slow release
slowly settling in ~ growing in our solitude ~ which is a shared space — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Wonderland
down the rabbit hole ~ we slip when we share a space ~ shaping our own world — © 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
Precious
life is made of this ~ simple moments together ~ spent in idleness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
No-shoes haiku
barefoot through my mind ~ no charade or holding back ~ words I share with you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Insight
still depths of my soul ~ seldom shared outside these texts ~ in rare gifts of trust — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Comfort
walking together ~ we reach an intimate space ~ a deeply shared calm — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Concord
loving our silence ~ the easy stillness we share ~ brings such harmony — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Like a feather
this poem found me here ~ where I’m sitting deep in thought — © 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
Invitation
will you walk with me ~ share your concerns with me too ~ and an open heart? — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Effortless
unexpectedly ~ it’s so easy sharing thoughts ~ in the way we do — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Pavements
there’s just a moment ~ shared between the two of us ~ and there’s nothing more — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Stolen
our day of sharing ~ warm like the stones in my hand ~ softly drifts away — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Medewete
to know together ~ with our shared understanding ~ of unspoken words — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Moments
the tone of a voice ~ a glance, a fleeting affect ~ sharing a soft space — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Playing
these are mindscapes ~ these are the spaces we share ~ away from it all
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Completely
these moments in time ~ these loose thoughts I share with you ~ they are all of me
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Delight
this is finding bliss ~ in ordinary places ~ because we are there
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Intensity
leaning into us ~ with these moments of softness ~ there is so much strength
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The Hive: Kew Gardens; September 2017
the dance of the bees ~ tumbles through our shared senses ~ art reaching deep within — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Silently
in our silent way ~ we show each other wonders ~ that we have not dreamt
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Culmination
now summer is gone ~ and we live our autumn years ~ sharing these moments
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Walking
with our minds entwined ~ we dwell the crowded cities ~ finding solitude
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Share with me
spare a moment please ~ for sharing a memory ~ in my rhymless poems
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These haiku
still depths of my soul
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seldom shared outside these texts
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in rare gifts of trust
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Haiku
just a few sound bites ~ to share such simple moments ~ of amazing depth
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Connecting
unexpectedly ~ it’s so easy sharing thoughts ~ in the way we do
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Understood
an awareness shared ~ in that decisive moment ~ that’s without escape
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No-shoes haiku
barefoot through my mind ~ no charade or holding back ~ words I share with you
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Wonderland
down the rabbit hole ~ we slip when we share a space ~ shaping our own world
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Sharing mind space
through the dark ether ~ I trace the shape of our minds ~ drifting through space-time
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This poem
this poem found me here ~ where I’m sitting deep in thought ~ now I pass her on
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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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Walk with me
will you walk with me ~ share your concerns with me too ~ and an open heart
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Day gone by
our day of sharing ~ warm like the stones in my hand ~ softly drifts away
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