Results of the European Quarterly Kukai #7 - Autumn 2014 Edition

165 poets from 36 countries was attended in the seventh edition of the EQK. All the continents except Africa were represented but triumphed haiku about the giraffe, who lives on this continent.
Congratulations to the winners: Rita Odeh, Ajay Mahala, Damir Damir and Maria Kowal-Tomczak. Thank you to all participants for a colorful photograph of the animal world.

We already have ideas for topics in future editions to which you're welcome.

7^th edition: 165 authors, 36 countries:

Australia (8), Austria (2), Bangladesh (1), Belgium (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (5), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (15), Canada (7), Croatia (5), Denmark (1), France (3), Germany (10), Hungary (2), India (19), Indonesia (3), Israel (1), Italy (3), Japan (2), Lithuania (6), Malaysia (1), Malta (1), Mongolia (2), Montenegro (1), Nepal (2), New Zealand (2), Philippines (3), Poland (8), Romania (13), Russia (4), Serbia (3), Switzerland (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United Kingdom (6), Ukraine (1), United Arab Emirates (1), USA (17)

FIRST PLACE

#42 Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel

(10-8-5) = 51 pts

(from: JAP, POL, BUL, USA, IDN, CRO, UAE, USA, ROM, CRO – USA, IND, DEN, MAL, NZL, MGL, FRA, GER – GER, IND, IDN, USA, USA)

moonlit river-
a giraffe sipping
the stars

SECOND PLACE

#5 Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India

(10-4-5) = 43 pts
(from: POL, USA, BEL, BUL, IND, NZL, TT, BRA, UK, GER - AUS, BUL, BUL, JAP – BUL, ISR, IND, POL, USA)

play of clouds
a mammoth loses its tusks
to the autumn wind

THIRD PLACE (2)

#95 Damir Damir, Kotor, Montenegro

(6-5-5) = 33 pts

(from: JAP, SRB, IND, BGL, PHI, IND – UK, ROM, ROM, ROM, POL – USA, NZL, GER, AUS, ROM)

the sun at the edge
of an albatross' wing ---
autumn equinox

v   

#145 Maria Kowal-Tomczak, Opole, Poland

(4-9-3) = 33 pts

(from: CAN, LIT, AUS, CRO – BIH, POL, MGL, MON, IND, USA, CAN, LIT, BRA – HUN, AUS, BUL)

cricket chirping
the silence between us
finally broken

4th place – 29 points

walking to my son-

the dog already reached

his grave

#81 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania

(6-4-3) = 29 pts

5th place – 26 points

last light ...

migrating birds carry

the sun away

#102 Vinay Leo R., Bangalore, India

(6-4-0) = 26 pts

6th place – 24 points (2)

macaw for sale
a faraway look
in its eyes 

#23 Simon Hanson, Mount Gambier, Australia

(5-4-1) = 24 pts

v   

Indian summer

looking for a friend

in the pet store

#154 Artūras Šilanskas, Vilnius, Lithuania

(5-3-3) = 24 pts

7th place – 23 points

two apples
in the gypsy's hands -
the better one for his horse

#114 Detelina Tiholova, Kustendil, Bulgaria

(2-6-5) = 23 pts

8th place – 22 points (2)

World Blood Donor Day —

even more

mosquitoes

#14 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France

(3-5-3) = 22 pts

v   

final sleep —

the dog gives my hand

one last lick

#44 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

(3-5-3) = 22 pts

9th place – 21 points

warm morning - 

next to the new grave

sits an old dog

#98 Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia, Poland

(1-6-6) = 21 pts

10th place – 20 points

knocked down pigeon
a gentle breeze keeps lifting
its feathers

#36 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany

(5-1-3) = 20 pts

17 points

final rays ...
this bee and I
still humming

#22 Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland

(4-1-3) = 17 pts

16 points (3)

grasshopper –

the excel icon jumping

on my laptop

#88 Margaret Beverland, Katikati, New Zealand

(4-0-4) = 16 pts

v   

first tadpoles
we discuss the perils
of fatherhood

#120 Michele L. Harvey, Hamilton, New York, USA

(1-4-5) = 16 pts

v   

petting zoo--
a young girl takes home
an alpaca kiss

#129 Meik Blöttenberger, Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States

(3-2-3) = 16 pts

15 points

trying to
get away from you -
inchworm

#165 Susan Burch, Hagerstown, USA

(3-1-4) = 15 pts

14 points

suddenly

cicada's silence - 

summer dies

#49 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina, Italy

(0-4-6) = 14 pts

13 points (2)

Visiting the zoo

my grandson presents

his plastic duck

#26 Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany

(1-4-2) = 13 pts

v   

if only I

could reach your breath, bluebird . . .

twilight dusk

#38 Sasa Vazic, Batajnica, Serbia

(4-0-1) = 13 pts

12 points (3)

alone at dusk …

on its own shadow

a squirrel

#30 Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, India

(2-2-2) = 12 pts

v   

A firefly flashes
in the night window.
My mother greets me.

#92 Stoianka Boianova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(3-1-1) = 12 pts

v   

street café…

we talk quietly not to wake

the kitten under the table

#94 Radka Mindova, Sliven, Bulgaria

(3-0-3) = 12 pts

11 points (2)

a mouse

chews into my sleep—

autumn wind

#37 Sondra J. Byrnes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

(1-4-0) = 11 pts

v   

whirr of a chopper
on the tuft of rushes
a dragonfly

#119 Marta Chociłowska, Warsaw, Poland

(3-0-2) = 11 pts

10 points (2)

nestled in
depths of a loon's echo . . .
ether dawn

#66 Veronika Zora Novak, Toronto, Canada

(1-2-3) = 10 pts

v   

only
dry leaves in the cobweb
of the forest spider

#142 Stanka Boneva, Varna, Bulgaria

(2-2-0) = 10 pts

9 points (4)

a poodle

spinning round and round...

falling cherry blooms

#7 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France

(2-0-3) = 9 pts

v   

into grey bushes
an elephant magically
disappears

#9 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, NSW, Australia

(1-1-4) = 9 pts

v   

this snail and me
on my fourth floor apartment
uprooted

#62 Kanchan Chatterjee, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

v   

a stray cat

the family

of my friend

#136 Lynette Arden, Adelaide, Australia

(1-2-2) = 9 pts

8 points (4)

August evening
a blind dog barks
on an owner

#51 Evgeny Ivanov, Moscow, Russia

(2-1-0) = 8 pts

v   

cat napping
by the gold fish pond
silent waters

#111 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, KY, USA

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v   

one legged sparrow-

all my questions limp back

one by one

#130 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur, India

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v   

eight month old--

finding ourselves back on

all fours

#157 Yesha Shah, Surat, India

(0-4-0) = 8 pts

7 points (3)

blooming

through a deer’s orbit —

forget-me-nots

#133 Carl Seguiban, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

(1-2-0) = 7 pts

v   

those purple wings
cover up morning sun-
butterfly newborn

#143 Shaestu Abida Bhirawasiwi, Jakarta, Indonesia

(2-0-1) = 7 pts

v   

morning haze graying over the morass a heron

#158 Irena Szewczyk, Warsaw, Poland

(0-2-3) = 7 pts

6 points (7)

Tired from travel
on an old bench a shadow -
an eagle, I think

#2 Horst Ludwig, St. Peter, MN, USA

(1-1-1)  = 6 pts

v   

Shy autumnal bird

did you brush against the moon

to get that pale down?

#34 Joan McNerney, Ravena, New York, USA

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

lady of the lake –

bathing in the moonlight

a mute swan

#64 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploieşti, Romania

(1-1-1)  = 6 pts

v   

little caterpillar-
how comfortable you are
in your cocoon

#80 Samar Ghose, Perth, Australia

(1-1-1)  = 6 pts

v   

biting cold
the dog licks the beggar warm
for a bone

#89 Karin Anderson, Adelaide, Australia

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

our silly cat
chasing  a wasp again...
unlearned lessons

#90 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

butterfly moment
over the flying planet
solar wings twinkle

#93 Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

5 points (13)

will you still feed me
when I am fifteen
or will I see the vet

#3 Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany

(1-1-0)  = 5 pts

v   

scorching noon sun rays

a vulture hungrily sits

on forgotten skull

#6 Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

(1-1-0)  = 5 pts

v   

circus in town  -

strange animal sounds

in the night

#11 John McDonald, Edinburgh, Scotland

(1-0-2) = 5 pts

v   

plastic garden chairs

modern design is too smooth

for a tomtit’s toes

#21 Ilka De Bisschop, Kalmthout, Belgium

(1-1-0)  = 5 pts

v   

sightseeing...

near cathedral a stray dog

opens one eye

#27 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania

(1-0-2) = 5 pts

v   

muddy track

the favorite shakes

his mane

#33 Joe McKeon, Strongsville, Ohio, USA

(1-1-0)  = 5 pts

v   

poking out
from a blanket of fallen leaves
a squirrels tail

#48 Steve Wilkinson, Durham City, England

(0-1-3) = 5 pts

v   

tangerine skies...

a katydid's cry ushers

in the night

#57 Shloka Shankar, Bangalore, India

(0-1-3) = 5 pts

v   

of so many shoes

it chose the newest ones

a vain kitten

#58 Hristina Pandjaridis, Elin Pelin, Bulgaria

(0-2-1) = 5 pts

v   

autumn evening

from chopsticks fall out
a piece of carp

#76 Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania

(1-1-0)  = 5 pts

v   

the broken wing-

for the old crane

the last autumn

#97 Frătilă Genovel-Florentin, Râmnicu Sărat, Romania

(0-2-1) = 5 pts

v   

a golden moonlight…

an owl is looking from a bell tower

around a sleeping town. 

#110 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania

(1-1-0)  = 5 pts

v   

convenience store

boy knocks at the aquarium

with the last carp

#150 Natalia Sedenkova, Samara, Russia

(1-0-2) = 5 pts

4 points (11)

in the hot light 

of a summer morning 

song of a mourning dove

#17 Ed Bremson, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v   

peanuts every morning
the tits teach
their young birds

#25 Martina Heinisch, Oelde, Germany

(1-0-1)  = 4 pts

v   

dead hedgehog
the pears ripen

#28 Nelly Dobrinova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(0-1-2) = 4 pts

v   

hothouse

two butterflies romancing

on my head

#31 Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia

(1-0-1)  = 4 pts

v   

In the july dusk

camels are starting

a hot desert dance

#32 Biljana Kitić Čakar, Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(1-0-1)  = 4 pts

v   

a human presence -
silence is a camouflage
for everybody

#52 Mihail Buraga, Bucharest, Romania

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v   

desolate school

in the biology lab

two little bats

#75 Gergana Yaninska, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

(1-0-1)  = 4 pts

v   

on the hunt

the spider at the window
motionless

#78 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany

(1-0-1)  = 4 pts

v   

a summer cloud –

so many animal shapes

seen by my daughter

#118 Eduard Tara, Iasi, Romania

(1-0-1)  = 4 pts

v   

monastic cell--

a cricket petitions

on my behalf

#138 Devin Harrison, Vancouver Island, Canada

(1-0-1)  = 4 pts

v   

armchair pet -

a purr is lost

inside my yawn

#164 James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

3 points (18)

an ant on her pen

running towards the red-inked words

written from her heart!"

#19 Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

in the zoo

on the other side of the fence

a true drama

#41 Marija Pogorilić, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

summer in spain
a lying matador
a sitting bull

#46 Janko Dimnjaković, Zagreb, Croatia

(0-1-1)  = 3 pts

v   

From the morning mist

coloured cows are turning up

along with the day.

#53 Jef Ector, Genk, Belgium

(0-1-1)  = 3 pts

v   

holiday
so many abandoned  toys
in animal shelter

#59 Janina Kołodziejczyk, Pavullo, Italy

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

The cicadas!

I am thinking

of death

#69 Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

Summer downfall -

in the basin the bee try

to swim backstroke

#107 Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

Dancing in the rain
Again
A blackbird and a cat

#108 Iliyana Stoyanova, St Albans, United Kingdom

(0-1-1)  = 3 pts

v   

grey clouds

still holding the sun

the raccoon's fist

#109 Aruna Rao, Noida, India

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

my favourite flower -

so tender and loving

it used to be... a dog...

#113 Sidonia Pojarlieva, Sofia, Bulgaria

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

tree sparrow
on top of a skyscraper
autumn dream

# 122 Angelo B. Ancheta, Rizal, Philippines

(0-1-1)  = 3 pts

v   

writing his bio --
a platypus tail
for the beaver

#127 Julie Warther, Dover, Ohio, USA

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

chestnut trees –

cubs grow stout

leaving burs

#137 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

swaying paddy...
the grasshopper's green

is greener

#139 Anitha Varma, Kerala, India

(0-0-3) = 3 pts

v   

the horse’s mane
and my hair fluttering -
vagrant wind

#140 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

cricket’s song –
impossible to sleep
in the moonless night

#153 Maria Tirenescu, Cugir, Romania

(1-0-0)  = 3 pts

v   

Мorning stroll.

Тhe whiskers оf the cat -

all frosted! 

#159 Zornitza Harizanova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(0-1-1)  = 3 pts

v   

blood moon

the last roars

of a bear

#162 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Botosani, Romania

(0-1-1)  = 3 pts

2 points (12)

drizzle
soaking wet
this slug

#40 Stjepan Rozić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

wind from the gulf -
on the ridge of salty waves
white seagulls' shadows

#55 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

orange moon

the limosa breast

brighter

#63 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

cooker's whistle:

caws at the window

one by one

Note: It is a common practice in India to feed cooked rice to crows before eating, as symbolic offering to ancestors.

#68 Raamesh Gowri Raghavan, Thane, India

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

a bell caught on the dog-rose

the goats already

far away

#101 Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

loud cicada song -

the hitch-hiker doesn’t hear

the car’s approach

#115 Tomislav Maretić, Zagreb, Croatia

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

stormy autumn
impressions append on
hedgehog’s needles

#117 Vitali Khomin, Mukachevo, Ukraine

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

waiting...
the cat on my chest
naped twice

#141 Andrey Larionov, Samara, Russia

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

Spiders dance
In the light of the full moon
Goodbye, summer

#148 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris, Lithuania

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

dusklight-
by the water's edge
the fawn pauses to look back

#155 Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

the rooster battle

ended the hens encircled

the winner

#160 Midhat Midho Hrnčić, Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(0-1-0)  = 2 pts

v   

sunset...

ants carrying 

a dead bug

#163 Laura Csilla, Brasov, Romania

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

1 point (13)

the dogs

jostle for position
under my legs

#1 RD McManes  Topeka, KS, USA

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

white acacia lane

full of aromas

and busy bees buzz 

#8 Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

the sun is rising
in the grass under the walnut tree
kittens are playing

#29 Tatjana Debeljački, Užice, Serbia

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

spider fight
shouts and shrieks of boys
news of war

#67 Billy Antonio, Laoac, Philippines

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

autumn haze -

my golden retriever

the only sunspot
 

#71 Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

awakening with

golden leaves rustling

hedgehog dreams

#79 Vibeke Laier, Randers, Denmark

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

last blackberries

as if only a bear

would understand

#82 Sandi Pray, Robbinsville, NC, USA

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

two by two they come
amphibians, insects, fish, fowl
heirs and masters of the earth

#91 Tanja Cilia, Fleur de Lys, Malta

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

fairy tale --

a young mother breastfeeds

an orphaned fawn

Note: A true incident in the western tribal region of Orissa state in India.

#100 Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

windy night

scrabble of a cat

along the deck

#112 Maureen Sudlow, Dargaville, New Zealand

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

Go nature, save life

No sin, stop excuse habit

Think cool, life's value.

#116 Ram Sharan Maharjan, Kathmandu, Nepal

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

the neighbour's cat

stalking the twilight...

those piercing eyes

#121 Gillena Cox, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

v   

"Carol, Carol"

the parrot used to sing

to its owner

#126 Rosa Clement, Manaus, AM, Brazil

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt

no points this time (41)

navigate jungle

ants tells in elephant's ear

river is nearby

#4 Paul Amoz Tan, Malacca, Malaysia

v   

safari park
the baboon with the big bottom
steals my aerial

#13 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom 

v   

at the roadside

a convulsive bag – the last

life of the cat

#15 Sylvia Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria

v   

Dog’s dream comes true while

sleeping in the summer's heat

to chase moon rabbits.

#20 Marieta Maglas, Suceava, Romania

v   

some of your dog's actions 

awesome sometimes are words - 

earthquake afterwards

#24 Nicu Stopel, Bucharest, Romania

v   

Glare of the morning
knocking at the window
a dead goldfinch

#35 Richard Jodoin, Montréal, Canada

v   

Golden leaves -

my old tomcat heading

for the darkest shade

#39 Wolfgang Beutke, Barum, Germany

v   

Walrus colony
One pushes
into the middle

#50 Claudius Gottstein, Borgloh, Germany

v   

out of season –

on the hipodrom in the obstacle race

a dragonfly

#54 Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă, Galaţi, Romania

v   

cliff-top by the sea:

one can nearly touch

a happy lark

#56 Ferenc Bakos, Siófok, Hungary

v   

Acrobatics –
a grebe preens himself on a
slippery rock

#61 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland

v   

The cannon-balls destroy a town

the white pigeon

on the girl´s shoulder

#70 Ruzica Soldo, Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina

v   

Silky summernight

bloody suckers

drown in red wine

#72 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn, Germany

v   

safety -

in the box for needles

asleep urchin

#73 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria

v   

Flowers in blossom.
Buzzing bees
are collecting honey.

#74 Aleksandra Kireva, Assenovgrad, Bulgaria

v   

autumn wind –
he holds to a blade of grass
this dragon fly

#77 William Seltzer, Gwynedd, Pa., USA

v   

bush warbler
sings the first song
beyond the forest

#83 Hideo Suzuki, Sanda, Japan

v   

piercing green eyes

follow me in my kitchen~

neighbour's hungry cat

#84 Sandra Martyres, Mumbai, India

v   

zoo ginko –

pacing up and down

a Sumatran tiger

#85 Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne, Australia

v   

family gossip
kitten in my cuddle
flare ups of sneezing

#86 Ken Sawitri, Jakarta, Indonesia

v   

little bee

kissed the acacia flower

honey pours

#96 Mirjana Ranković Matović, Čačak, Serbia

v   

sun rising again

brutal on the dusty face –

he sets the horse free

#99 Miruna Covor, Bucharest, Romania

v   

airy light
spilling over the hills
the blackcap's song

#104 Benjamin Bläsi, Wünnewil, Switzerland

v   

army ant-
her loving father watches
my move

#105 Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines

v   

in a river wide

trunks spraying droplets of magic

calling a rainbow

#106 Fenny Marietha, Surakarta, Indonesia

v   

she squeezes the dolphin
all the water splashes
in my face

#123 Anne-Marie Labelle, Québec, Canada

v   

near the aquarium
cat all night long
fish channel

#124 Dainius Dirgėla, Vilnius, Lithuania

v   

ladybugs
the little one exerts
counting

#125 Silvia Kempen, Apen, Germany

v   

summer promenade
pitting against each other's
shadows...bull and I

#128 Alegria Imperial, Vancouver, BC, Canada

v   

The wolf and the sheep

care for the young

with equal love.

#131 Božidar Škobić, Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

v   

a dog 

sustains the whole world 

running to nowhere

#132 Zbigniew Mysłowiecki, Warszawa, Poland

v   

dry landscape
her dog pees on the river
of gravel

#134 Carlos Gesmundo, Minneapolis, MN, USA

v 

Eager chirping: 

the youngest litter ventures 

out of the nest.

#135 Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

v   

Walks on a sharp knife
and just laughs about the death:
Fearless ladybug

#144 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary

v   

dawn -                                          
a mole and the night
behind the shutter 

#146 Nada Jacmenica, Sveti Kriz Zacretje, Croatia

v   

little ants

crowding on table-

ours become large

#147 Nadalsuren Purevdorj, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

v   

moist morning...

in fir needles hides the snout

this hedgehog 

#151 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria

v   

scorching heat -

my child refuses the

camel ride

#152 Asma Khan, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

v   

first fly, 

beautiful with its wings

grinning

#156 Tuvshinzaya Nergui, Tsetserleg city, Mongolia

v   

landscape park - 

in an abandoned forester's house

squirrels gamboling

#161 Małgorzata Miksiewicz, Wrocław, Poland

no results (authors who didn’t vote - 12)

Running for a meeting

Sorry for delay

Elephants reason for traffic

#10 K Naga Siva Kumar, Hyderabad, India

v   

I asked a big

forest ant on my hand:
how are you, my cousin?

#12 Smajil Durmisevic, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

v   

praying to goddess*

even my horse bend its legs

to the harvest moon

*Our goddess for harvest is Devi Lakshmi. For prayer we generally sit in Padmasana pose or at least bended knees.

#16 Kuheli Santra, Midnapur, West Bengal, India

v   

turtle

island crab shells reflect lamps

floating on water

#18 Jesus Chameleon, Mariana Island, USA

v   

hurry up

she said

we’re going to look for sloths

#43 Terry Ann Carter, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

v   

two wedge-tailed eagles

spiraling the thermals

call in ecstasy

#45 Petrus Heyligers, Queensland, Australia

v   

evening fluttering 

moths's darting zeal   

trickling drops 

#47 Bam Dev Sharma, Dang, Nepal

v   

Standing in the grass

With a magnificent crown

The lord of his herd

#60 Praveen Menon, Bangalore, India

v   

on high mountain range
swan swims speedily
melting ice shivers

#65 Purushothamarao Ravela, Nolenseville, TN, USA

v   

at the desk
a haiku - outside
a blackbird

#87 Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinsthal, Germany

v   

Dog turns in circles

far and wide, no radio

Diagnosis: Tick

#103 Conny Hondt, Vienna, Austria

v   

Ants capture colonize

farm store, manage-

but they never sleep.

#149 Max Babi, Pune, India

late entry

finally calm

covered by yellow

anthill

Pavel S.Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia