in the four winds blow ~ the cornerstones of my heart ~ ever circling —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
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Grass
never-ending sands ~ of a blue day and bird’s egg ~ that blow in the wind —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Morning breeze
wind from the mountains ~ carries home sleeping waters ~ to the break of day —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Shhhh …
the wind on the fields ~ rustling through grasses and leaves ~ whispers its secrets —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Continuation
still looking for us ~ unravelled and blown apart ~ by the winds of fate — © 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
In art
unacquainted ones ~ drift and play on the warm winds ~ finding common ground — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Cartography
sailing in the wind ~ across waves we navigate ~ a route that’s unmapped — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Hermanus 2018/07
Recollection
when I remember ~ still days filled with sun and wind ~ I find a soft smile — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Malmö 2016/09
Wind
absolutely still ~ gazing at the horizon ~ I hear you calling — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa — Photo: Karoo 2018/04
Scattered
we stand in the sun ~ with our dreams strewn in the wind ~ hoping they’ll fly back — © 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
Glow
look past the chill winds ~ to the warmth that I exude ~ from my inner depths — © 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
Lithe
graceful wind blowing ~ healing of a broken star ~ endless universe — © 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
Process
thoughts in all four winds ~ but you keep them together ~ until the words flow — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Sigh
whispering your name ~ the wind carries it away ~ across the oceans — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Holding on
your dreams are holding ~ me who want to drift away ~ steadfast in the wind — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Maintenance
an empty street ~ paper blowing in the wind ~ my life in retreat — © 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
Breeze
the wind pleats the sea ~ gives rhythm to the oceans ~ shapes where we anchor — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Alternative
ice-cold arctic wind ~ blows over the ocean ~ brings another you — © 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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@ Haiku out of Afrika
Stockholm: Sweden, September 2017
distant bells ringing ~ cold wind pages through the leaves ~ winter’s heralding
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@ Haiku out of Africa
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Bluff
from a rugged cliff ~ I hear the north wind roaring ~ echoing your name
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@ Haiku out of Africa
In secret
quivering grasses ~ whisper softly in the wind ~ what the dead can’t hear
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@ Haiku out of Africa
Athens, Greece: June 2017
in the four winds blow ~ The cornerstones of my heart ~ ever circling
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@ Haiku out of Africa
Note to self
easy, just let go ~ become soft in the moment ~ and drift on the wind
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@ Haiku out of Africa
Intangible
when I allow you ~ in the patterns of my mind ~ you may see the wind
©Lize Bard
@ Haiku out of Africa
