Haiku: Wrinkles - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2026

 Enjoy your youth
Because everything passes so quickly
And when old age arrives, respect your wrinkles!

Haiku: Beautiful and Brief Life - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2026

 I wish you eternal kisses and words
In this beautiful and brief life
So full of empty mouths!

Haiku: Love is... - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

Love is...

Freedom and autonomy

And it comes from the desire to dream!

Haiku: Shards of Life - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

The shards of glass
The days that pass
They are fragments of life!

Haiku: Traces of Life in the Mirror - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

The human gaze is lost in the distance

Observing traces of life in the mirror

Sad are those who wait for years that never return.

Haiku: The Girl and the Rose - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

The girl’s dress is pink

 The rose in the garden is a girl

  The rose and the girl complement each other.

Haiku: Words That Never Fall Silent - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

The most beautiful words never fall silent
Words build poems
And recruit souls to heaven!

Haiku: Take a Deep Breath - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

Take a deep breath...
Today is a new day
And there is so much love in the world!

Haiku: Between Birds and Angels - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

A bird with a wounded wing cannot fly
A fallen angel has no wings
Spread your wings and fly towards the angelic heaven!

Haiku: Crowned Love - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

Even monarchy bows to love
Long live the king and queen...
Long live crowned love!

Haiku: The Present Moment Frozen in Words - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

 The present moment that enchants us so much
Is frozen in words
And I call it hope!

Haiku: Mirror, Mirror My... - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

In the mirror where I look young today

Tomorrow I will look at myself differently

Mirror, mirror my... Whoever looks at you just wants to be eternal!

Haiku: Ladybug - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

The ladybug with her little red and black outfit
Looks like an umbrella from nature
Little insect of great beauty!

Haiku: Love and Math ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

In mathematical addition, one plus one equals two
In the sum of love, one plus one equals one
Mathematics seems wrong in the face of love!

Haiku: The Sound of Thunder - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

The thunder that illuminates the night
Brings the storm
That bathes the streets, and dreams in the sleeping city!

Haiku: I Reside in My Little Poems - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

My proof of residency is my way of writing
I like to perceive myself in my little poems
Perfect calligraphy on tissue paper, even on the worst of days.

Haiku: Arrivederci - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

The Italians say: “Arrivederci”
Expecting a “see you later”
Farewells are only for those who “fly away” and cease to exist!

Haiku: Three Moments - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

There are three moments that I like:
When I sleep and wake up to breastfeed my baby
When I love and when I’m happy!