Topic of the sixth edition the
participants EQK was fully exploited. There were: a drop of dew, waterfalls and
the ocean. We also recorded "fine rain", "stormy night" and
"summer shower". The authors jumped from "dry river" to
"flooded village" and "Titanic". It's just a snapshot of
the competition which was attended by 179 authors from 41 countries (6
continents). The current edition was distinguished by high and balanced level
of submitted haiku, hence negligible differences in top positions. This time won
Rosa Clement from the kingdom of football: Brazil. Second place for the
residents of Moscow: Natalia Kuznetsova and the third for Anitha Varma from
India. We thank to all participants for a common rejoicing in the contest. You
are welcome to seventh edition of European Quarterly Kukai.
the EQK team
6th edition: 179
authors, 41 countries:
Australia (8), Austria (3),
Bangladesh (1), Belgium (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Brasil (2), Bulgaria
(15), Canada (4), Colombia (1), Croatia (9), Denmark (1), France (4), Germany
(15), Ghana (1), Hungary (2), India (19), Indonesia (2), Iran (1), Israel (1),
Italy (3), Lithuania (7), Macedonia (1), Malaysia (1), Mongolia (1), Montenegro
(3), The Nederlands (2), Nepal (1), New Zealand (2), Philippines (3), Poland
(9), Romania (14), Russia (4), Serbia (3), Switzerland (3), Trinidad and Tobago
(1), Ukraine (1), United Kingdom (7), USA (17), Japan (2), Singapore (1),
United Arab Emirates (1)
FIRST PLACE:
#121 Rosa Clement, Manaus,
Amazonas, Brazil
(7-3-8) = 35 pts
(from: GER, GER, UK, MON, AUT, CRO, BUL- LIT, SRB, AUS - IND, BUL,CRO ,NED,
IND, IND, USA, ROM)
stormy night
my umbrella gets home
before I do
SECOND PLACE:
#51 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
(6-5-6) = 34 pts
(from: GER, AUS, GER, MON, BUL, BIH- NEP, RUS, CRO, LIT, SRB - POL, AUS, UKR, USA,
CRO, NZL)
flooded village...
a boy on the cottage roof
clutching his puppy
THIRD PLACE:
#49 Anitha Varma, Kerala, India
(5-7-2) = 31 pts
(from: PHI, IND, CAN, NZL, GER - MON, IND, SGP, GER, USA,
IDN, CAN - CRO, POL)
summer showers...
I taste the salt of a
distant sea
25 points – 4th place (3):
wishing well -
the hollow sound
my penny made
#41 Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh,
India
(2-7-5) = 25 pts
●
after the rain
in each hanging droplet
the world upside down
#118 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur,
India
(4-5-3) = 25 pts
●
sand dunes-
the kids catch raindrops
on their tongues
#171 Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, Birmingham,
UK
(5-3-4) = 25 pts
24 points – 5th place:
summer rain --
socks on the clothesline
still try to escape on tiptoe
#23 Ken Sawitri, Jakarta, Indonesia
(5-3-3) = 24 pts
22 points – 6th place (2):
a fair wind
the old sailor's mind
comes and goes
#52 Sandi Pray, Robinsville, NC, USA
(5-3-1) = 22 pts
●
waterfall
uninterrupted sound
of whiteness
#
108 Maria Kowal-Tomczak, Opole, Poland
(5-2-3) = 22 pts
21 points – 7th place (2):
hot day idleness-
I am watching the puddle
turning back to cloud
#25 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania
(3-4-4) = 21 pts
●
paper boats
drifting with the tide
my childhood dreams
#106 Tristan Basco, Sydney, Australia
(2-5-5) = 21 pts
18 points – 8th place (2):
monsoon —
roaring ocean
of rice fields
#19 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France
(5-1-1) = 18 pts
●
the summer rain
on your face
first freckles
#95 Zuzanna Truchlewska,
Łaziska Górne, Poland
(3-3-3) = 18 pts
16 points – 9th place (2):
before
and after photos
the dolphin
#21 Julie Warther, Dover, Ohio, USA
(2-4-2) = 16 pts
●
first communion
in her white dress she jumps
over the puddle
#112 Anne-Marie Labelle, Montréal,
Canada
(2-4-2) = 16 pts
15 points – 10th place:
cosmos in bloom
a drop of rain
shakes the univers
#13 Hélene Duc, Bichancourt, France
(3-2-2) = 15 pts
14 points (3):
around rotten bollards
wet crayfish backs reflecting
morning light
#62 Wolfgang Farin, Neu-Anspach, Germany
(4-1-0) = 14 pts
●
early showers--
mending her thatched roof
the young widow
#132 Yesha Shah, Surat, India
(0-6-2) = 14 pts
●
dense forest -
I hear
that it is raining
#145 Andrzej Dembończyk,
Silesia, Poland
(2-3-2) = 14 pts
12 points (2):
Splash.
One word in
oceans of sound.
#47 Joan McNerney, Ravena, New York, USA
(2-2-2) = 12 pts
●
drop by drop -
perfusion and rain
in tune
#70 Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă, Galaţi,
Romania
11 points (3):
crystal clear waters
your reflection still there
at my shoulder
#27 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-on-Avon,
United Kingdom
(1-4-0) = 11 pts
●
due date
a life peeks through
her broken water
#99 Maria Isabelita de Cello, Manila,
Philippines
(3-1-0) = 11 pts
●
blue lagoon-
naked into
deep sky
#135 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania
(2-2-1) = 11 pts
10 points (7):
drinks at sunset
a mob of wallabies edge
pink water
#3 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, NSW, Australia
(1-3-1) = 10 pts
●
trout stream -
may-flies dance
then disappear
#9 John McDonald, Edinburgh,
Scotland
(1-3-1) = 10 pts
●
plum plum plum
on the water surface
is jumping a pebble
#37 Janina Kołodziejczyk, Pavullo, Italy
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
●
grand canyon the colorado
chips another flake
#43 Raamesh Gowri Raghavan, Waghbil Naka, Maharashtra, India
(1-3-1) = 10 pts
●
"Titanic"
a guy with a glass of whiskey
begging for more ice
#56 Artur Lewandowski, Sieradz,
Poland
(2-2-0) = 10 pts
●
dewdrops
remembering your face
the day you left
#105 Billy Antonio, Pangasinan, Philippines
(1-2-3) = 10 pts
●
music
above all else
raindrops
#146 Joann Grisetti, Winter Springs FL, USA
(2-2-0) = 10 pts
9 points (4):
a stream after storm
proud of temporary name –
call me a river
#11 Wiesław Karliński,
Namysłów, Poland
(1-1-4) = 9 pts
●
In ocean waves
Ups and downs
Such as my life
#54 Thomas Grabosch, Velbert,
Germany
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
●
twilight -
the boatman thrusts the oar
into the bloody Sun
#96 Frătilă Genovel-Florentin, Rm-Sărat,
Romania
(2-0-3) = 9 pts
●
after the hailstorm
a stream of petals
perfumes the road
#143 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn,
Germany
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
8 points (7):
I'm offered water
me, thirsty of
love
#40 Štefanija Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
●
along the river
the scent of dame's violets
unfolding the moon
#46 Ramona Linke, Beesenstedt, Germany
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
●
muddy water
with no clouds reflection
rice picker song
#53 Damir Damir, Kotor, Montenegro
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
●
at down
the cup of water for the night
untouched
#75 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
●
on the river bank
a frog sits motionless –
the sound of water
#80 William Seltzer, Gwynedd,
Pa., USA
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
●
driftwood . . .
the sound of water
following me
#123 Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne,
Australia
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
●
cycling through
the blossom rain --
bike bells
#178 Tomislav Maretić, Zagreb, Croatia
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
7 points (8):
cool morning
bright cobweb line
across my way
#26 Pavel S.Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
●
She always longs for him,
endless as the wide sea,
the sailor’s wife.
#35 Jef Ector, Genk,
Belgium
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
●
behind the pavilion
the whole brass band in a line
the sound of water
#45 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
●
pelting rain
the shrivelled blade of grass
parts the drop
#58 Claudius Gottstein, Borgloh, Germany
(0-3-1) = 7 pts
●
morning pond
swans and frogs look at oneself
in one mirror
#64 Vitali Khomin, Mukachevo, Ukraine
(2-0-1) = 7 pkt
●
river cruise
in the bow wave
a leaping dolphin
#103 Lynette Arden, Norwood SA, Australia
(0-3-1) = 7 pts
●
fading leaves falling -
the lake tries to imprison
moonlight in circles
#110 Miruna Covor, Bucharest, Romania
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
●
drinking
from the dog bowl
neglected toddler
#147 Susan Burch, Hagerstown, USA
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
6 points (9):
bead of sweat
at the tip of her nose
grasshoppers
#1 Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(1-0-3) = 6 pts
●
water
in its beautiest shape
the ice crystal
#44 Vladimir Ludvig, Zapresic, Croatia
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
●
warm rain…
…i am soaked
in you
#48 Sondra J. Byrnes, South Bend, USA
(0-1-4) = 6 pts
●
still puddle ...
a summer song
in each drop
#76 Vinay Leo R., Bangalore, India
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
●
floating on stars the aftertaste of saltwater
#92 Carl Seguiban, Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
●
our unfinished tea
brims over the cups
sudden rain
#154 Petya Popova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
●
splash
a heron is looking on
circles
#155 Zbigniew Mysłowiecki,
Warszawa, Poland
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
●
Summer night -
the nightingale's trills
steal the soldiers' sleep.
#156 Zhanna P. Rader, Athens, Georgia, USA
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
●
old maid in tears...
peering at all the rings
the water makes
#172 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Botosani,
Romania
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
5 points (10):
Just like a dew drop
Slowly becomes the ocean
Tears turn into smiles
#8 Claude Lopez-Ginisty, Saint-Triphon,
Switzerland
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
●
Oh, holy water,
in thy bosom
the life was conceived!
#32 Dušan Đurišić, Podgorica, Montenegro
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
●
morning dew–
perhaps heaven’s tears
for mankind!
#50 Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
●
rain patter
the leaking roof
of my life
#60 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, Maryland USA
/ Ireland
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
●
Snow --
Just falling gently
rain
#74 Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
●
I'm a little drop.
The stream takes me away -
in the sea I get lost...
#85 Sidonia Pojarlieva,
Sofia, Bulgaria
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
●
skimming stones -
an oyster catcher disturbs
the stillness
#125 Steve Wilkinson, Durham, England
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
●
shortest night
unceasingly drips the old
tap in the kitchen
#128 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
●
water lilies
welcoming pilgrims
Zen temple
#133 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita,
Japan
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
●
This jug of water
would show me all fine details
on Mary's T-shirt
#134 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk,
Hungary
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
4 points (13):
watery eyes
hold my childhood memories --
whiff of raw mangoes
#10 Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore,
India
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
●
fine rain--
a tadpole wiggles
into a prince
#16 Meik Blöttenberger, Hanover,
Pennsylvania, United States
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
●
carp meander
through the leaves
river willows
#22 Simon Hanson, Allendale, Australia
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
●
first raindrops
soon the footprints of summer
shall fade away
#31 Willie R. Bongcaron, Manila,
Philippines
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
●
summer shower
a couple clouds cry
crocodile tears
#63 Ingrid Jend, Cambridge, UK
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
●
ordinary days -
just as every one of us
raindrops are falling
#79 Mihail Buraga, Bucharest, Romania
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
●
crossing a desert --
I carry a thirst for her
in my caravan
#97 Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India
(0-0-4) = 4 pts
●
wet leaves
the pond below wipes itself
for the next bubble
#101 Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
●
rock pool reflection . . .
despite ripples I still see
my childhood
#113 Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint,
Northern Ireland
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
●
Family trip
to the lake – seven chicks
in tow
#119 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz,
Germany
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
●
rain drops...
the scent of spring
intermittent
#129 Padma Thampatty, Wexford,
Pennsylvania, USA
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
●
queuing
for water at the village well …
the stars above
#139 Asni Amin, Singapore
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
●
Warm rain.
A celestial rainbow flickers
in the hollow of my hand.
#164 Ivanka Yankova, Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
3 points (16):
Early, sleepy still,
up the winding rain-wet path
for Easter water.
#7 Horst Ludwig, St. Peter, MN, USA
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
water droplet
withholding in its womb
a spectrum
#29 Poornima Laxmeshwar, Bangalore, India
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
●
splashes
of paint on a canvas...
first drizzle
#42 Shloka Shankar, Bangalore, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
holiday on the sea –
dancing with strangers
a bouzouki song
#57 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploieşti, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
eerie silence
from the sunken village
screams into the night
#66 Marija Pogorilic, Rovinjsko Selo,
Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
Drops of heavy rain
Collide with my heart
Cleaning my feelings
#91 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Bogota,
Colombia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
●
lifestyle
as water as colorful
when you feel soundly.
#109 Ram Sharan Maharjan, Kathmandu,
Nepal
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
the sky dressed
a long gown
colour of lead
#111 Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Podgorica,
Montenegro
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
midsummer
on the lake – fun runs into
watercolours
#115 Sylvia Bacher, Bad Aussee,
Austria
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
rain in the blossom
I am
dying bee
#137 Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius,
Lithuania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
dew drops
microscoping
new grass blades
#138 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina,
Italy
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
●
stepping stones...
the stream tiptoes all the way
till the moon
#151 Sanjuktaa Asopa, Belgaum,
India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
sudden rain
girl with sketchbook runs
like a streak
#152 Natalia Sedenkova, Samara,
Russia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
a lovers' quarrel
the stars sank
in the sea
#153 Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia,
Bulgaria
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
grass through pavement
a cry of the newborn
while being baptized
#160 Arturas Šilanskas, Vilnius,
Lithuania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
●
shimmering air
a splash of water
binds the dust
#163 Benjamin Bläsi, Wünnewil,
Switzerland
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
2 points (12):
Waves gently caress the skin
the dental prosthesis
Basically appears to
#15 Conny Hondt, Vienna,
Austria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
●
scorching sun…
even the scarecrow needs
Slip! Slop! Slap!
#33 Diana Teneva, Haskovo,
Bulgaria
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
●
Near trouble water
hatching grass handle
-- wild geeses
#77 Marie-Alice Maire, Rungis,
France
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
●
#94
flood ...
as if will set sail
this tombstone
Vania Stefanova, Sliven,
Bulgaria
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
●
deep
in the fountain of youth
troubled waters
#104 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green,
KY, USA
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
●
in every dewdrop
the silent
roar of a mountain cataract
# 131 Samar Ghose, Perth, Australia
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
●
hot morning
a pigeon drinks water
from a little bowl
#142 Evgeny Ivanov, Moscow,
Russia
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
●
symphony
rain falls on the roof
pitter patter
#158 Asma Khan, Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
●
footsteps in the sand
licked by the sea
throughout the day
#166 Detelina Tiholova, Kustendil,
Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
●
waterfall -
for frogs
endless rain
#168 Małgorzata Miksiewicz,
Wrocław, Poland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
●
Adam's ale--
the garden still holds
a secret
#169 James Dobson, Prudhoe,
UK
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
●
St. John’s Eve –
will I smell you next year
asparagus?
#180 Ralf Broker, Ochtrup, Germany
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
1 point (15):
sea of tears
ancient pathway
of whale song
#2 Maureen Sudlow, Dargaville,
New Zealand
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
Power escaped banks
Slowly river spreads fear
Over floded streets
#20 Katarina Pisačić, Varaždin,
Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
thank you little prince
my soul the camel lady
spotting jerry cans
#28 Paul Mercken, Bunnik, The Netherlands
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
A drizzle
Streets seem like a dream
through the drops
#55 Mojgan Soghrati, Isfahan,
Iran
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
on the cloudy pond backstroke of fallen cottonwood
#67 Ramesh Anand, Bangalore, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
in a night sky
slaking my thirst--
water bearer
#71 Devin Harrison, Vancouver Island,
Canada
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
Rain from the sky.
In our hands caught
sun beating.
#86 Stoianka Boianova, Sofia,
Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
holy spray
ritual feasts
dreaming moments
#87 Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
underwater backstroke
a shifting delusion
above
#89 Rochelle Potkar, Mumbai,
India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
Night stroll -
floating leaves
on the rain puddle
#90 Adriana Marcu, Nijmegen,
Holland
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
rainbow on the husk -
the fish plundering colors
over the
depth
#100 Nada Jačmenica, Sveti Kriz Zacretje,
Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
on the gazebo
overlooking the pond
a kingfisher sits
#102 Margaret Beverland, Katikati,
New Zealand
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
rainwater -
my wedding dress
in the laundry basin
#144 Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Bucharest,
Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
snuffing out
the war grave candles...
swollen stream
#161 Stella Pierides, Neusaess,
DE and London, UK
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
●
The Sea
spreads
fairtales.
#179 Aleksandra Kireva, Asenovgrad,
Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
no points this time (40):
a backpacker -
transported by helicopter
middle of the desert
#12 Yuko Igarashi, Velbert, Germany
●
these dog days
the sweat on my brow resides –
drink of iced water
#14 Gillena Cox,
Trinidad and Tobago
●
black waters on Black Sea
-
democracy's Waterloo
crime on Crimea
#24 Nicu Stopel, Bucharest,
Romania
●
arms of the bank hold
silent flowing clear music
ripples born and dead
#30 Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, India
●
language's over the ocean
from all over the world
in lace-trimmed foam
#34 Vladimir
Šuk, Oroslavje, Croatia
●
Rain on the Alp -
the cattle ascends
roads descend
#38 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland
●
day-swimmers
night-lovers waiting for
moonlight on water
#39 Ferenc Bakos, Siófok,
Hungary
●
reception at sea aquarium –
big fish in small waters,
small fish in big...
#59 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
●
water-carrier pail
on the rim spreads wings
butterfly
#61 Marta Chociłowska,
Warsaw, Poland
●
on pale cheeks
her crystalline sadness:
water-pearls!
#65 Munia Khan, Dhaka,
Bangladesh
●
water in glass
overnight turned into ice
cold talk about us
#68 Dainius Dirgela, Vilnius, Lithuania
●
limitless Gobi...
herd of takhi* reaches water
within a day
*Takhi is the wild horse in
Gobi desert.
#69 Tuvshinzaya Nergui, Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
●
oceans hiss sulfur
Kīlauea flowers red
misty veils hide shore
#73 Brenda Davis Harsham, Boston, MA,
USA
●
white doves on the sky –
from time to time driven by
the fishing float
#78 Adrian-Nicolae Popescu, Radauti-Suceava, Romania
●
he hobbles
with a cane over the bridge -
the river below
#82 Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinsthal,
Germany
●
deep ocean vows
my daughter elopes
ferris wheel high
#88 Karin Anderson, Adelaide, Australia
●
she’s embroidering
silk shirt
near the river
#93 Tatjana Debeljački, Užice, Serbia
●
Face to face
in that wild torrent
only death and I
#98 Milena Drpa, Modriča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
●
water falling fast...
bolides traversing the sky
forest taking root
#107 Jesus Chameleon fr., the Marianas, U. S. A.
●
parched earth
yearns for water
summer's last scourge
#114 Sandra Martyres, Mumbai, India
●
a rain drop
starts fall
... huge flood
#116 Shaestu Abida Bhirawasiwi, Jakarta, Indonesia
●
An ocean of
pink flower petals -
countless lives
#117 Ulla Conrad, Copenhagen, Denmark
●
clear sky-
a piece of mirror waning
on the path
#120 Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
●
Laughing moon from the
town of pain slips away; makes
tonal dissonance.
#122 Marieta Maglas, Suceava, Romania
●
It's raining all night.
Above the clouds
the full moon shines.
#124 Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
●
knee-high
in a see trough river
shivering poplar
#126 Danica Bartulović, Podstrana, Croatia
●
tidal waves
lashed the beach frothing-
full moon gloats
#127 Aju Mukhopadhyay, Pondicherry, India
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in a waterdrop
the remnants and beginning
of the spring
#130 Predrag Pera Čikarić, Kruševac, Serbia
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Behind the curtains of the sky
the Moon comes out
reflected pearl in the calmly lake
#136 Ruzica Soldo, Siroki
Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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rainbow in the sky –
the colors is mingling
in the water mirror
#140 Maria Tirenescu, Cugir, Romania
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two wedge-tailed eagles
spiralling the thermals
call in ecstasy
#141 Petrus
Heyligers, Queensland,
Australia
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The summer rain
Where is my happiness?
In fern forest
#148 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris, Lithuania
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Wedding bells -
a droplet begins to turn
on the downpipe
#149 Heinz Schneemann,
Berlin, Germany
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May rain.
Two little legs
and a tail sticking up
#150 Zornitza Harizanova, Sofia, Bulgaria
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puddle splash
what it takes for me
to get it
#157 Christine L. Villa, North Highlands, USA
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in the noonday heat
plunging into the tarn -
clear blue sky
#159 Silvia Kempen, Apen, Germany
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priceless teachings of
my precious kindest Lama
teardrops in my eyes
#167 Dovile Dragelyte,
Vilnius, Lithuania
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last tears
seemed to be ocean
only salt left
#170 Marek Skalski, Sanok,
Poland
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like a waterfall
flowing with the wind:
poplar fluff
#173 Gaby Csilla, Brasov, Romania
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short downpour –
in spider’s web
rainbow drops trembling
#177 Jasminka Nadaskic Diordievic, Smederevo, Serbia
no results (authors who didn’t
vote - 14):
this stillness
may the new pond not be touched
by the wind's hand
#4 Kuheli Santra, Midnapur, West Bengal, India
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dry river-
a butterfly sipping
the crocodile's tears
#5 Rita Odeh, Nazareth,
Israel
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symphony of light
throbbing on a waterfall...
aroma of dawn
#6 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France
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crows in the blue sky
no sign of rainclouds for weeks
harvest tanks singing
#17 Paul Amoz Tan, Melaka, Malaysia
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Evaporation of the most precious
to the sky aloft
dripping dazzling back
#18 Irene Hondt, Vienna, Austria
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lone morn...
breast fed child takes
first sip from bottle
#36 Hema Ravi, Chennai,
India
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the babies weep
but their mothers are dry--
crows in the sky
#72 John Daleiden, Sonoran
Desert, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Raindrops start to fall
Smallest ocean ever seen
I flush the toilet
#81 Niklas Holzapfel, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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you're river,
but I am still the same –
not ship, nor wave
#83 Pere Risteski, Ohrid, Macedonia
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Sea and sea-gulls on the horizon ...
Suddenly silver-blue thread grew
into wings.
#84 Nastya Bayraktarova, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
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a monastery fountain
I sip secrets
from the pitcher on a chain
#162 Dilyana
Georgieva, Bulgaria,
Sofia
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Blue serene sea
turned to whirlpool chasm of-
mortality
#165 Maria Clavita, Hiroshima, Japan
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Water droplets ...
In rose's heart
teardrops
#175 Slavka Stavreva, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
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I call the sea
all breakers give me
a shrug
#176 Gerd
Börner, Berlin,
Germany
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