Results of the EUROPEAN QUARTERLY KUKAI #9 - Spring 2015 Edition (topic: plants)

In the ninth edition of EQK - ladies won first three places. Congratulations to Arvinder Kaur from India, which won the largest quantity of points in the history of our kukai and for Angelica Seithe from Germany and Daniela Lacramioara Capota from Romania. We thank to all participants. Attendance was still very high - more than 170 participants. We are happy that in your opinion in each edition of EQK you can find many good and interesting haiku.

Welcome to the tenth edition of EQK in mid-May.

9th edition - 171 authors from 38 countries:

Australia (6), Austria (2), Bangladesh (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (19), Canada (7), Colombia (1), Croatia (11), Denmark (1), France (4), Germany (10), Ghana (1), Hungary (2), India (13), Indonesia (1), Iran (1), Israel (2), Italy (3), Japan (1), Lithuania (7), Malaysia (1), Montenegro (2), Nepal (1), New Zealand (1), Philippines (3), Poland (10), Portugal (1), Romania (13), Russia (5), Serbia (3), Sweden (1), Switzerland (4), Tunisia (1), United Kingdom (9), Ukraine (2), USA (14), Yemen (1)

FIRST PLACE:

           

#92 Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India

(11-12-3) = 60 points

(from: ROM, RUS, CAN, ITA, UK, GER, GER, POL, POL, ITA, UK – MON, CAN, USA, AUS, BRA, IND, PHI, GER, CAN, PHI, IND, ROM,- UK, NZL, MAL)

dandelions -
how i learnt
to let go

SECOND PLACE:

#16 Angelica Seithe, Wettenberg, Germany

(7-4-5) = 34 points

(from: LIT, ISR, CAN, PHI, IND, POL, RUS - NZL, SRB, IRN, POL - CAN, POL, BRA, ROM, COL)

old oak -

I have no shadow

in your shade

THIRD PLACE:

#40 Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă, Galaţi, Romania

(7-5-2) = 33 points

(from: BUL, GER, BUL, POL, BUL, BUL, FRA – UK, POL, BUL, BUL, LIT - IND, BUL)

the old rose bloomed again -
grandpa tries on
tango shoes

4^th place – 28 points:

old oak

a million cicada songs

in the withered bark

#69 Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India

(5-6-1) = 28 pts

5^th place – 25 points (2):

memories of a father

plum blossom

on a wooden bench 

#79 Lilia Racheva, Russe, Bulgaria

(6-3-1) = 25 pts

v   

before surgery...

wide opening the window

to the lilac scent

#158 Cezar F. Ciobîcă, Botoşani, Romania

(5-4-2) = 25 pts

6^th place – 24 points:

in search
of the right words--
wild daffodils 

#101 Helga Stania, Greppen, Switzerland

(6-1-4) = 24 pts

7^th place – 23 points:

blooming trees
two little wooden crosses

beside the road

#10 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany

(3-5-4) = 23 pts

8^th place – 22 points:

so many suns

in the autumn fog –

chrysanthemums 

# 58 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria

(2-6-4) = 22 pts

9^th place – 19 points:

late autumn
a butterfly befriends
the withered bud

#111 Meik W. Blottenberger, Hanover, USA

(3-3-4) = 19 pts

10^th place – 18 points:

Mirrored in a pond

a willow and me

both weeping.

#37 Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy

(3-3-3) = 18 pts

17 points:

an armless girl

by West Bank roadblocks ...

unpicked flower

#13 Damir Damir, Kotor, Montenegro

(2-5-1) = 17 pts

16 points:

Blossomed cherry tree

from the old crumbling chimney

slowly swirling smoke  

#76 Biljana Kitić Čakar, Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(3-3-1) = 16 pts

15 points (3):

on a rock
two almond petals...
hugging

#44 Rita Odeh, Haifa, Israel

(1-5-2) = 15 pts

v   

bonsai --
the way he trims roots
to keep her small

#70 Julie Warther, Dover, Ohio, USA

(4-1-1) = 15 pts

v   

fall sun -
a child hangs a leaf
back to the tree

#108 Alexey Andreev, Moscow, Russia

(3-2-2) = 15 pts

14 points (4):

memorial garden

gentle sun slants across

the peace lily

#12 Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia

(4-0-2) = 14 pts

v   

dandelion

I blow, see!

a flock of paratroopers

#19 Vladimir Ludvig, Zaprešić, Croatia

(3-2-1) = 14 pts

v   

spring skirt
i gather the scent
of wisteria

#82 Veronika Zora Novak, Toronto, Canada

(2-3-2) = 14 pts

v   

banyan bark

the texture of dusk

a hundred years old

#149 Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India

(3-2-1) = 14 pts

13 points (4):

harvest
the baling twine scars
on my uncle’s hands

#9 Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

(3-0-4) = 13 pts

v   

snowdrops

the last day of mourning

my wife

#49 Artur Lewandowski, Sieradz, Poland

(2-1-5) = 13 pts

v   

divorce decree-

sound of a chainsaw cutting 

through a tree

#65 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur, India

(1-3-4) = 13 pts

v   

warm breeze -
the blind man touching buds
on the cherry branch

#105 Frățilă Genovel-Florentin, RM-Sarat, Romania

(3-1-2) = 13 pts

12 points (5):

A furious gust
Bamboo bows respectfully
Moment of silence

#46 Rolf Hermes, Pulheim, Germany

(3-1-1) = 12 pts

v   

Revealing yourself
layer by layer -
white chrysanthemum

Steve Wilkinson, Durham City, England

(1-4-1) = 12 pts

v   

I hold my breath
another petal of cherry
on rice paper

#98 Janina Kołodziejczyk, Pavullo, Italy

(1-3-3) = 12 pts

v   

tough days - 

a blooming apple tree 

raise my look

#117 Mihail Buraga, Bucharest, Romania

(3-1-1) = 12 pts

v   

A leaf 

is dancing with the wind,

one leg in the air.

#150 Svetla Pacheva-Karabova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

(2-2-2) = 12 pts

11 points (6):

city rush –

I wait the next green light

to watch the plum blossoms

#23 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploiesti, Romania

(3-1-0) = 11 pts

v   

magnolias
I’ve been painting for days
still they can’t bloom

#67 Detelina Tiholova, Kustendil, Bulgaria

(2-2-1) = 11 pts

v   

water hyacinths

free-floating silence

for my memory

#141 Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia

(1-3-2) = 11 pts

v   

aftershock

here's a giant sequoia 

trying to walk

#146 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria

(3-0-2) = 11 pts

v   

exhibition of cacti

you're trying

to get closer

#151 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Energodar, Ukraine

(2-2-1) =11 pts

v   

rain lilies—

frail white wings

in the wind

#154 Carmen Duvalma, Târgovişte, Romania

(2-2-1) = 11 pts

10 points (2):

at the threshold

something stronger than me –

wild violets

#17 Goda V.Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania

(2-1-2) = 10 pts

v   

back to my village . . .  

more furrows twisted around

the chestnut's bark

#138 Saša Važić, Batajnica, Serbia

(3-0-1) = 10 pts

9 points (4):

red battlefield –

wild strawberries creeping

along the ground

#18 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania

(2-0-3) = 9 pts

v   

in the garden

letuce without spice

lunch of a snail

#77 Štefanija Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

v   

breakup―
i bathe my face
in her hydrangea

#100 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, USA

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

v   

Autumn storm.

Even the bonsai leaves fall

on the old chest.

#118 Zornitza Harizanova,. Sofia, Bulgaria

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

8 points (7):

last touch

of rose petals

the sound of a bell

#1 Vibeke Laier, Randers, Denmark

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v   

over the fields
evening primrose
and the stars

#33 Simon Hanson, Allendale SA, Australia

(0-3-2) = 8 pts

v   

magnolia tree
the sunrise behind
too pale

#87 Iliyana Stoyanova, St Albans, UK

(2-1-0) = 8 pts

v   

the wheeze in my chest

keeping us both awake

wind through bamboo canes

#102 John Hawkhead, Bradford/Avon, England

(2-1-0) = 8 pts

v   

old olive tree

I will take refuge

in your shadow

#104 Ramona Linke, Salzatal/Beesenstedt, Germany

(1-1-3) = 8 pts

v   

Snowstorms of daisies
Have scattered across the lawn
Laughing at Winter

#115 Claude Lopez-Ginisty, Saint-Triphon, Switzerland

(2-1-0) = 8 pts

v   

this autumn too

the boab and I

...together

#131 Samar Ghose, Perth, Australia

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

7 points (5):

near my grandpa's grave -

still in seed

giant sequoia

#41 Tomasz Szymczak, Chojnice, Poland

(1-1-2) = 7 pts

v   

sakura petals

flutter about

a couple in love

#83 Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Pogorica, Montenegro

(2-0-1) = 7 pts

v   

first french fries

my grandson draws

a potatoe tree

#114 Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany

(1-1-2) = 7 pts

v   

weeping willow

alone in the universe

with frozen tears

#137 Zbigniew Mysłowiecki, Warszawa, Poland

(1-1-2) = 7 pts

v   

cemetery gate

a cool shade of blue bells
on the other side

#139 Gabriel Sawicki, Wrocław, Poland

(1-1-2) = 7 pts

6 points (8):

Friday the 13th —
ginkgo biloba loosing
their golden coins

#24 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

spring breeze

yellow daffodils blend

into the sunset

#51 Robert D McManes,  Scranton, KS, USA

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v   

Always ready to fight
For itself...
Cactus

#57 Anna Goluba, Warsaw, Poland

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v   

the distance

between discipline and punish . . .

foxglove blossoms

#80 Stewart C Baker, Dallas, USA

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

shy green mimosa-
sensitive with each touch
of human fingers!

#97 Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

spring sun…

lily pads become cushions

for tired frogs

#120 Ali Znaidi, Redeyef, Tunisia 

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v   

whispering poplars - 

amid shadows and lights

Basho's smile

#124 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina, Italy

(0-2-2) = 6 pts

v   

clouds

over

t

a  

l

l 

trees'

BLACK SHADOWS

#140 Abraham F. Ben-Arroyo, Haifa, Israel

(0-3-0) = 6 pts

5 points (4):

blue sky
the scent of
wood bells

#20 Silvia Kempen, Apen, Germany

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

wintering

in my peregrine heart…

a rose

#22 Alegria Imperial, Vancouver, Canada

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

lifting off

at over 200 kph—

fields of dandelions

#121 Devin Harrison, Vancouver Island, Canada

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

sudden storm

from the broken oak

a droplet

#156 Irena Szewczyk, Warsaw, Poland

(1-1-0) = 3 pts

4 points (10):

from under the bed

a begonia

...last year's newspaper

#6 John McDonald, Edinburgh, Scotland

(0-1-2) = 4 pts

v   

until the breeze
silence in the field
Canterbury Bells

#56 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, USA

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v   

your smile

shines on last day of summer

empty sunflower

#75 Dainius Dirgėla, Vilnius, Lithuania

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v   

blooming agave ...
the hum in my thoughts
feeds one universe

#89 Birgit Schaldach-Helmlechner, Schluechtern, Germany

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v   

Roses and lilies
bright valley smells.
God blesses us.

#91 Stoianka Boianova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v   

Under cherry tree

there's a source of green water

guard the big gray stone

#106 Ibrahim Honjo, Vancouver, Canada

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v   

grey morning
the patio brightened
by daffodils

#123 Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, North Ireland

(0-1-2) = 4 pts

v   

summer garden
my salad lunch
follows the drip line

#127 Lynette Arden, Norwood, SA, Australia
(0-1-2) = 4 pts

v   

tulasi scent ...
wet memories of mother
walking in prayer

#144 Ramesh Anand, Bangalore, India

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v   

between a rock

and the internet

papyrus

#157 Margaret Beverland, Katikati, New Zealand

(0-1-2) = 4 pts

3 points (21) :

blooming tulips

in shimmering sunshine...

spring synergy

#7 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

The scent of crispy frost

snowdropped the ground looking for

the love that petalled.

#8 Irina Dimitrowa, Sofia, Bulgaria

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

whiteout

blooming magnolia

at dawn 

#11 Marta Chociłowska, Warsaw, Poland

(0-0-3) = 3 pts

v   

family tree - 

mineral vegetal animal 

cybernaut

#28 Gheorghe Postelnicu, Dridu, Romania

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

spring morning
above daisies
flaunting crow

#43 Stjepan Rožić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

missed phone calls from home – 

the yellow petals

of a cactus flower 

#47 Ana Drobot. Bucharest, Romania

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

red roses...

we look in different directions

above the bouquet

#52 Radka Mindova,Sliven Bulgaria        

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

farewell

she paints the rose

of the Little Prince

#53 Gergana Yaninska, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

old people's home
cacti highly respected
and honored

#59 Hristina Pandjaridis, Ilkirch, France / Bulgaria

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

cherry blossoms
all is pink and flies
in her dream

#68 Rosa Clement, Manaus, Brazil

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

the well in the middle

of the lost oasis

cricket song is loud

#73 Tatjana Debeljački, Užice, Serbia

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

another rose

revived in the rain

thorn in my Hand

#74 Rita Stokić Brgić, Barban, Croatia

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

the days spent with you 

and the days without..

touch me nots

#95 Yesha Shah, Surat, India

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

ants in haste
on the top of the palm leaf
- what a long way to go!

#96 Janko Dimnjaković, Zagreb, Croatia

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

A sound of bells.

The dandellions' clocks

fly away in the summer dusk.

#119 Ivanka Yankova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

crimson twilight
through the black pine trees -
night recalls its day.

#132 David Rodrigues, Lisbon, Portugal

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

sprout
in the snow
life 

#142 Asta Čižiūnaitė, Vilnius, Lithuania

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

ripen bilimbis
how we plant the seeds
of misunderstanding

#145 Ken Sawitri, Jakarta, Indonesia

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

wildflowers

spring in every nook 

and cranny

#155 Willie R. Bongcaron, Manila, Philippines

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

Dying pine tree -

baby squirrels squeak

in their nest.

#162 Zhanna P. Rader, Athens, GEO, USA

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

A golden bee-worker

and a fragrant flower  -

LOVE STORY...

#167 Atanas Rashkov, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

(0-0-3) = 3 pts

2 points (20):

silent spectres
datura blooms float
gently to earth

#14 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, Australia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

lonely birch

sitting in the shade

I create thoughts

#15 Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

scarlet woman
her poinsettias
in full bloom again 

#26 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-on-Avon, UK

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

still a sapling
to be determined
the ginkgo's sex

#27 Sylvia Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

man passing by                                               

under the chestnut tree line

old lady begging

#30 Božidar Škobić, Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

front lawn
after a long winter
first day at home

#32 Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

vine blazing
over empty houses -
exclusion zone

#38 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

the cornflower

brings the color of the sky

into green

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

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

soft green tendrils rise

a dress of glistening dew

rebirth of Earth Goddess

#42 Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

feathered clouds

on the forest sunny slope –

the first violets!

#45 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

floating of ice -
last year's cattail
swings on wind

#55 Evgeny Ivanov, Moscow, Russia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

Bare rock.

Lonely flower looks for

its darling.

#71 Tamara Lujak, Belgrade, Serbia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

cherry blossom

... in the hatch of the airplane

white hieroglyph

#78 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

An apple core
in a ravishing garden
footprints

#81 Richard Jodoin, Montréal, Canada

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

summer vacation
slippers gather round
the Java plum tree

#85 Billy Antonio, Laoac, Philippines

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

benched
on trees
first green

#86 Heike Gewi, Aden, Yemen

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

just as rich

in a shanty's shade —

money plant

#128 Vinay Leo R., Bangalore, India

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

onion sprout

green line on wite back

snowfall outside

#148 Pavel S. Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

I embraced tender

a thin silver birch-

devoted friend of mine...

#165 Vangelia Atanasova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

thankless job

nurturing life

photosynthesis 

#166 Praveen Menon, Bangalore, India

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

1 point (14):

At the departure

he is giving her a bunch

of forget-me-nots

#21 Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

Easter Monday

the saffron nearby cabin

with traces of egg

#25 Marija Pogorilić, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

The joy of green
with long white petals
lost in the wind.

#84 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Bogota, Colombia

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

sweet briar
she tastes a rose hip
after church

#93 Benjamin Bläsi, Wünnewil, Switzerland

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

In the clear night

along the lake surface

moon swaying

#99 Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia

(0-0-1) = pt

v   

deserted house
a birch reach out branch
from dormer

#107 Vitali Khomin, Mukakhevo, Ukraine

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

quarreled neighbors -
the courtyard cherry tree

friend with all

#110 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

a scent of grass

on the wind

the grass-cutter with a stubble

#112 Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

the vast spring sky

over indoor flowers' pot

a desk lamp

#113 Artūras Šilanskas, Vilnius, Lithuania

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

adonises

singing in chorus

hallelujah

#135 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

the oak
nearby old farmstead
grandpa's gift 

#147 Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania,

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

Sad twilight...

My barren apple tree,

a biblical firewood.

#153 Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

Lotus blossoms

radiate a rosy white

- roars of smiles

#171 Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

melaleucas

the layers he peels

at the session

#172 Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne, Australia

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

no points this time (38):

shivering Yucca,

rain drops shimmer

on palm leaves

#2 Mojgan Soghrati, Isfahan, Iran

v   

Haiku

She tosses red petals 

Into the sea 

#3 Amada Burgard, Pickney, MI, USA

v   

The white snowdrops spring

while the fervent light falls down

to meld icy things.

#4 Marieta Maglas, Suceava, Romania

v   

by the forest's edge
dead, yet fragrant bodies
the pine, spruce and a fir tree 

#5 Smajil Durmisevic, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

v   

path along the reeds –

plop!,plop!,plop!, in front of me

a hush behind me

#29 Đurđa Vukelić-Rožić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia

v   

Fays slowly wafting
near the steep stretch of the track
opening lilacs

#31 Horst Ludvig, St. Peter, MN, USA

v   

renewal of life

new rainbow in the garden

tulips on the rise

#34 Aleksandar Tolic, Varazdin, Croatia

v   

in spring snow-fall

not a cabbage nor a flower -

cabbageflower!

#35 Ferenc Bakos, Siofok, Hungary

v   

Green new leaf

fits hand perfectly---the future

lies in your palm.

#48 Joan McNerney, Ravena, NY, USA

v   

fall of leaves

buildings around

roses to dawn

#54 Kotha Naga Siva Kumar, Hyderabad, India

v   

marigolds
here comes the cleaner lady
and her yellow cloth

#60 Edward Beach, Bristol, UK

v   

Balmy twilight breeze –
a sea of forget-me-nots
rocks cherry petals

#61 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland

v   

on deathwatch
frozen by the breath of winter
finally swallows

#63 Danica Bartulovic, Podstrana, Croatia

v   

tulips in bloom

she pours

pale plasticflowers

#66 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn, Germany

v   

At every turn

Blooms with life

These plants.

#72 Ram Sharan Maharjan, Katmandu, Nepal

v   

familiar view
forget-me-nots
on my grandmother's apron

#88 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland

v   

thousand springs
almonds and peaches

in a colorful kiss

#90 Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

v   

outside the window
rain
and laburnum

#94 Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinsthal, Germany

v   

End of autumn-
a cobweb spreads from branch to branch
of the Christmas tree

#103 Tania Trivedi, New Delhi, India

v   

tang of frangipani—

the way satin

slides on skin

#109 Carl Seguiban, Vancouver BC, Canada

v   

buds at dawn

blossoming by dusk

jasimines, aroma of love

#122 Purushothamrao Ravela, Nolensville, USA

v   

he plants a rumour

that snowballs quickly -

spring revolution

#125 Sandra Martyres, Mumbai, India

v   

waves on green paddy

trickling the interior

smile of the year

#126 Sudebi Singha, Kolkata, India

v   

sad anniversary -

snow on cherry blossoms

tomorrow will be gone

#129 Miruna Covor, Bucharest, Romania

v   

The spring
I drink the sup of birch
The power of tears

#130 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris, Lithuania

v   

flowers perking

a burst of spring

winter's quick retreat 

#133 Paul Amoz Tan, Malacca, Malaysia

v   

water hyacinth~
even the village fish
are all annoyed

#134 Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines

v   

life gets liquefied
waters summertime lawn
herbicide rain

#136 Paulina Perczak, Kielce, Poland

v   

thunder shower-

under the neem tree

a dog and i

#143 Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, Birmingham, UK

v   

snow-tipped pines
you lie right through
your pretty smile

#152 S.M. Abeles, Washington DC, USA

v   

cold railway station

potted palms trees

invite to other trips

#159 Claude-Alice Lagadec, Saumur, France

v   

frothing gourd
the floating remains
of a scout bee

#160 Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana

v   

bulrushes--

nearby children

smile and sway

#161 James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK

v   

Kissed by the sun.

A fir tree. And its white burden.

Needles cry

#162 Sidonia Pojarlieva, Sofia, Bulgaria

v   

Pedals unfurl

Pedaling, stems whirling--

See the Sun flowers

#164 James Thoune, Bowling Green, KY, USA

v   

Sapling has grown up
Witnessed some good and bad things
Died as furniture

#168 Marcel Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary

v   

beauiful
as pumpkin's flower
my life

#169 Natalia Sedenkova, Samara, Russia

v   

I tore an Iris.

Three tears in my hand.

I seek forgiveness.

#170 Slavka Ilieva Stavreva, Assenovgrad, Bulgaria

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spring flood

bursting through the forest

bluebells

#36 Anna Maris, Ovraby, Sweden

v   

Phoenix...

hands stained 

with blood and ash 

#64 Jesus Chamelon, The Marianas, USA

v   

Light green shrub leaves

between delicate red buds

opened one more

#116 Cornelia Hondt, Vienna, Austria

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