living our still lives ~ some of us will walk alone ~ in a moonlit sky — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
silence
Challenge
when I dare listen ~ the silence echoes a name ~ that I’ve yet to learn — © 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
Whisper
speaking in silence ~ of the music in our minds ~ colours of our hearts — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Recall
sometimes I forget ~ that I’m waiting in the night ~ for my own stillness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Patent
what we do not say ~ transmits the deepest meaning ~ reveals everything — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Performance
with your own quaint smile ~ without saying anything ~ you capture a mind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — © Barcelona 2018/09
Drifting away
with eyes lightly shut ~ feel the caress of of silence ~ in the deepest night — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Infill
as silences play ~ around the pebbles of time ~ we fall in the gaps — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Pretoria 2015/12
Indigo
finding our stillness ~ in the hollow of the night ~ and the shape of blue — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Barcelona 2018/09
Aware
I open my eyes ~ to the silence of your touch ~ just breathing it in — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Baltic 2016/09
Listen
those deaf to silence ~ will not understand the words ~ born from our silence — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Namibia 2017/01
Devoted
not wasting our words ~ on the silences we share ~ doting on stillness — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Scania 2018/08
Easy
when these days are gone ~ I miss their still company ~ their simple delight — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Incantations
in those silent spells ~ I don’t want to read your words ~ but will fly with you — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Here
this is where we are ~ no pretence or boundaries ~ simply in silence — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa0
Inexplicable
I cannot explain ~ the solitary vastness ~ of a silent soul — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Longest lunar eclipse: July 2018; South Africa
as the moon breathes in ~ silently holding her breath ~ we dance in starlight — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Simply be
ssshhh don’t speak or think ~ don’t do anything but be ~ absolutely still — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
An art
a silent painter ~ captures each subtle nuance ~ in a quick brushstroke — © 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
Sharing solitude
then you touch my mind ~ to the core of who I am ~ unknowingly still — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Afruca
Uncomplicated
a companionship ~ kept in perfect silences ~ so easily shared — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Apology
when you speak softly ~ I’m sorry for my silence ~ for my loss of words — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Paris: June 2018
sit solitary ~ Sunday morning at the Seine ~ stillness drifting by — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Eternal noise
after the big bang ~ we still yearn to hear silence ~ original sound — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Wordless
with nothing to say ~ there are too many words to ~ say it all at once — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Oddity
it’s such a strange day ~ it never thunders in May ~ nothing more to say — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Twigged
you kept listening ~ to all that I did not say ~ then you understood — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Silent synchronicity
our footfalls in sync ~ our thoughts remain unspoken ~ in precious silence — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Dialect
our vernacular ~ the silences we dare share ~ to understand — ©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
Dawdle
in our quietude ~ we let the world rush by us ~ making moments last — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Modulation
draped across our words ~ covering the nuances ~ layers of silence — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Clarity
if we could only ~ grasp the essence of stillness ~ all will be clear — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reverie
how I like to be ~ in your silent company ~ simply lost in thought — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Reason
your voice soothes my soul ~ silences my inner storms ~ calming restless waves — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Subliminal
below the surface ~ we silence all the demons ~ until the angels sing — © 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
Tranquility
as our aftermath ~ a soft calmness settles in ~ it is still again — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Concord
loving our silence ~ the easy stillness we share ~ brings such harmony — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Being heard
listen carefully ~ inside the heart of silence ~ each person is found — © 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
When you sing
in broken silence ~ the night takes its own wild course ~ in unforeseen dreams — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Fulfilled
a sweet spaciousness ~ fills all the little hollows ~ and the big ones too — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Soaring
in the cloudy sky ~ through the mountains around us ~ hear how silence flies — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Universal
the planets spinning ~ the sun our eternal core ~ everything so still — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Intensified
the moment deepens ~ in the silence of our eyes ~ we look for answers — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Wordless
a word that is lost ~ I am lost in all the words ~ my silence has wings — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Still flight
wandering through words ~ straying amongst all the noise ~ the wings of silence — Lize Bard© Haiku out of Africa
Deafening
thunderously loud ~ words I never hear you say ~ captured in this place — Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Desert rain
manna for my soul ~ white rain in the desert sand ~ and your silent voice
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Flown
my words absconded ~ leaving silence in their wake ~ filling all the gaps
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Picasso detail: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, September 2017
my colours call out ~ my painting a silent poem ~ when I’ve no words left
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Interwoven
breaking our silence ~ such emotion in your voice ~ my thoughts entangled
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Highlands
I still remember ~ a night in the dark mountains ~ just sitting, listening
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Layered
draped across our words
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covering the nuances
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layers of silence
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Tacit
those unspoken thoughts ~ I can hear them most clearly ~ when there is silence
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All you say
I am listening ~ when you say nothing at all ~ I hear everything
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Silently
in our silent way ~ we show each other wonders ~ that we have not dreamt
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Ensnared
trapped within your words ~ I have nothing left to say ~ our silence prevails
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My apology
when you speak softly ~ I’m sorry for my silence ~ for my loss of words
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Hearing you
so little to say ~ but so much to listen to ~ our best dynamic
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Incomprehensible
I cannot explain ~ the solitary vastness ~ of a silent soul
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Be still
ssshhh don’t speak or think ~ don’t do anything but be ~ absolutely still
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Looking out
the crowd passes by ~ as I watch from the window ~ of our silent world
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In secret
quivering grasses ~ whisper softly in the wind ~ what the dead can’t hear
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Reside
in this world’s cities ~ where we dwell on silent paths ~ amongst the hustle
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Articulate
there is so much noise ~ therefore we become ~ fluent in silence
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Enclosed
the words we don’t speak ~ are captured in depictions ~ silently attached
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Unspoken
you kept listening ~ to all that I did not say ~ then you understood
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Listening for silence
after the big bang ~ we still yearn to hear silence ~ original sound
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Comprehension
could not understand ~ then I found the formula ~ of just listening
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Best company
how I like to be ~ in your silent company ~ simply lost in thought
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Easy
we are effortless ~ we drift and play on the wind ~ then we find silence
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The end
she has spoken ~ he also had his say ~ the silence deepens
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New beginnings
we walk in silence ~ our words footprints in the sand ~ a wave cleans the slate
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Understood in silence
our vernacular ~ the silences we dare share ~ to understand
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The whisper
when I dare listen ~ the silence echoes a name ~ that I’ve yet to learn
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Our language
those deaf to silence ~ will not understand the words ~ born from our stillness
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Misplaced word
a word that is lost ~ I am lost in all the words ~ my silence has wings
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Broadcast
what we do not say ~ transmits the deepest meaning ~ reveals everything
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Feel
close your eyes ~ feel the caress of silence ~ in the deepest light
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Hearing time
as silences play ~ around the pebbles of time ~ I hear the earth’s voice
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Swakopmund, Namibia: January 2017
alive in stillness ~ the endless sound of the dunes ~ gently tucks us in
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Aware
I open my eyes ~ to the silence of your touch ~ just breathing it in
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Hush
not wasting our words ~ on the silences we share ~ doting on stillness
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To simply be
this is where we are ~ no pretense or boundaries ~ simply in silence
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