The tenth
edition of EQK is our first small jubilee. We welcomed 183 participants from 38
countries and a large number of good haiku.
Congratulation
to the winners: Iliyana Stoyanova
from United Kingdom, Anna Drobot from Romania, Julie Warther from USA and Gabriel
Sawicki from Poland.
We are
pleased with your interest in the competition, very high turnout and a good
level of poetry. You are welcome to the XI edition in August/September. Now we
wish you a nice holiday.
10th edition – 183
authors from 38 countries:
Australia (7), Austria (2), Bangladesh (1), Belarus (1), Bosnia and
Herzegovina (6), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (19), Canada (5), Colombia (1), Croatia
(12), Denmark (1), France (5), Germany (12), Ghana (1), Hungary (2), India
(16), Indonesia (2), Israel (2), Italy (3), Japan (1), Lithuania (7), Macedonia
(1), Mongolia (1), Montenegro (2), Nepal (1), New Zealand (2), Philippines (1),
Poland (12), Romania (15), Russia (6), Serbia (2), Slovenia (1), Sri Lanka (1),
Sweden (2), Switzerland (4), United Kingdom (10), Ukraine (2), USA (11)
FIRST PLACE:
#095 Iliyana
Stoyanova, St Albans, United Kingdom
(7-5-5) =
36 points
(from:
DEN, BRA, ROM, IND, IND, SUI, ROM - POL, RUS, BUL, CRO, AUT - UK, NZL, SUI,
GER, HUN)
distant thunder
a line of footprints still
escaping the waves
a line of footprints still
escaping the waves
SECOND
PLACE (2):
#024 Ana
Drobot, Bucharest, Romania
(7-3-0) = 27 points
(from:
GER, ROM, GER, ROM, LIT, IDN, IND - IND, POL, POL)
foggy morning-
he opens his eyes
after the laser operation
#047 Julie
Warther, Dover, Ohio, USA
(6-4-1) = 27 points
(from: UK,
IND, BUL, ROM, SUI, RUS - GHA, GER, IND, FRA – USA)
braving the weather
side by side --
my parents' graves
side by side --
my parents' graves
THIRD
PLACE:
#052 Gabriel
Sawicki , Wrocław, Poland
(6-2-2) = 24 points
(from: BUL, IND, AUS, ROM, ITA, RUS - ROM, CRO – IND,
LIT)
night rain
another sound
of my insomnia
another sound
of my insomnia
4th
place – 23 points (2):
sudden sunshine –
a snail’s track
dries on the path
#005 Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Podgorica,
Montenegro
(4-3-5) =
23 pts
evening prayer -
between two last drops of rain
scent of
olive trees
#113 Tomasz Szymczak, Chojnice, Poland
(4-5-1) =
23 pts
5th
place – 22 points:
snowy morning
a robin
skates on my bird bath
#034 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
a robin
skates on my bird bath
#034 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
(6-1-2) = 22 pts
6th
place – 21 points:
downpour
the rival street dogs
share the tree
#139 J. Brian Robertson, Berlin, Germany
the rival street dogs
share the tree
#139 J. Brian Robertson, Berlin, Germany
(3-4-4) = 21 pts
7th
place – 19 points:
wrapped in fog...
on my mother's face
unseen wrinkles
#036 Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
(3-3-4) = 19 pts
8th
place – 18 points (5):
sweltering heat
on the old man's knees
a camel-hair blanket
on the old man's knees
a camel-hair blanket
#026 Marta Chociłowska, Warsaw, Poland
(4-1-4) =
18 pts
in a snowy window
someone smiles at me -
someone smiles at me -
missing child poster
#028 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania
(2-6-0) = 18 pts
falling
on the silence of years
snowflakes
#067 Devin Harrison, Vancouver Island ,
Canada
(2-3-6) = 18 pts
rainy day
suddenly a bit of blue
cat's eyes
#082 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, KY, USA
suddenly a bit of blue
cat's eyes
#082 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, KY, USA
(3-2-5) = 18 pts
stormy sky
the surgeon stares
at my x-rays
#126 Alexey Andreev, Moscow, Russia
the surgeon stares
at my x-rays
#126 Alexey Andreev, Moscow, Russia
(4-2-2) = 18 pts
9th
place – 17 points:
a sudden downpour
brings us to the doorstep
of an open church
brings us to the doorstep
of an open church
#118 Goda V.Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
(4-1-3) =
17 pts
10th
place – 16 points (2):
wow! look!
the flying cow--
tornado
#080 Vladimir Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(2-4-2) = 16 pts
footprints...
raindrops come home
on a little satchel
#133 Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
(0-7-2) = 16 pts
14
points (4):
scent of spring
the wind rushes through
a flock of sparrows
#008 Vibeke Laier, Randers, Denmark
(2-2-4) = 14 pts
rain bonnet
yesterday's newspaper
over my head
yesterday's newspaper
over my head
#063 RD McManes, Topeka, KS, USA
(1-4-3) = 14 pts
foggy night—
losing my way
without you
#140 Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy,
Birmingham, United Kingdom
(1-2-7) = 14 pts
heat lightning
the swish of her skirt
up the stairs
#165 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, USA
(2-2-4) = 14 pts
13
points (5):
summer thunderstorm
after the downpour
steaming silence
after the downpour
steaming silence
#023 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
(2-2-3) = 13 pts
hailstorm
only the tortoise
goes along the
way
088 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(1-4-2) =
13 pts
through winter fog
my father’s muffled footsteps
ahead of my feet
#105 John Hawkhead, Bradford on Avon,
United Kingdom
(3-0-4) = 13 pts
misty morning
the voice of the rooster
is hoarse too
108 Ljudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(2-3-1) = 13 pts
after rain—
two love bugs
under the blooming rose
#120 Carmen Duvalma, Târgovişte, Romania
(3-2-0) =
13 pts
11
points (3):
snowstorm —
a car crash
on PlayStation
#018 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France
(1-2-4) = 11 pts
thunder and thunder
newly-weds facing altar
their hands so shaking
#029 Artur Lewandowski, Sieradz, Poland
(3-1-0) = 11 pts
unexpected sun
every snowflake
shines
#168 Svetla Pacheva, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(2-2-1) = 11 pts
10
points (3):
her smile
full of over-sized teeth
cycling weather
full of over-sized teeth
cycling weather
#012 Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(3-0-1) = 10 pts
dense fog the sound of an approaching train
#116 Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana
(1-2-3) = 10 pts
melting snow ~
I snip the white
from my beard
#167 Rob Scott, Stockholm, Sweden
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
9
points (7):
smell of sunshine
on wind-dried sheets
mother love
# 004 Maureen Sudlow, Dargaville, New
Zealand
(1-2-2) = 9 pts
Those two old people
at the window. - Snow falling
all Easter morning.
at the window. - Snow falling
all Easter morning.
#006 Horst Ludwig, St. Peter, MN, USA
(3-0-0) = 9 pts
winter sun
i bloom
with impatience
i bloom
with impatience
#045 Mike W. Blottenberger, Hanover, USA
(3-0-0) = 9 pts
puddles
under the pedestrian's feet
the sky after storm
under the pedestrian's feet
the sky after storm
#070 Zuzanna
Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland
(2-1-1) =
9 pts
heat
he remembers
last night
he remembers
last night
#123 Diana Petkova, Dolna banya, Bulgaria
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
mulled wine
the sound of night
deep into the night
#151 Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne,
Australia
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
blanket of snow-
she tickles his little
frozen toes
#180 Vani Sathyanarayan, Bangalore, India
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
8
points (6):
rustle of the rain
lowering me into dreams
angels pray
#019 Smajil Durmishevich, Zenica, Bosnia
and Herzegovina
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
#060 Edward Beach, Bristol, United Kingom
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
weather forecast
the end of our road
in fog
the end of our road
in fog
#089 Janina
Kołodziejczyk, Pavullo, Italy
(1-1-3) =
8 pts
the anticyclones
matching the blouse
of the weather girl
#121 Stanka Boneva, Varna, Bulgaria
matching the blouse
of the weather girl
#121 Stanka Boneva, Varna, Bulgaria
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
sunny morning-
one more poem takes flight on
butterfly wings
#135 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur, India
one more poem takes flight on
butterfly wings
#135 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur, India
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
147
tachycardia-
the rumblings
of a distant storm
Yesha
Shah, Surat, India
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
7
points (11):
burning sun
the sweet scent
of tilled cane-fields
#009 Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
clearings in the sky
flying over the fields
patches of light
flying over the fields
patches of light
#013 Simon Hanson, Allendale, SA, Australia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
summer already -
missing the breeze by the Wisla
and cool Krakow nights
#020 Đurđa Vukelić-Rožić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
missing the breeze by the Wisla
and cool Krakow nights
#020 Đurđa Vukelić-Rožić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
Sunny day
Park next to the old city
full of baby carriages
#061 Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
The Spring fall asleep
On pestle of Cherry three ~
Bound him strong white frost
#062 Biljana Kitić Čakar, Prnjavor, Bosnia
and Herzegovina
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
after the storm
last clouds and hesitantly
your smile
#084 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
sunny wheather -
island displaces seagulls
with distant horizon
island displaces seagulls
with distant horizon
#103 Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
sun shower . . .
our barbeque
spits back
our barbeque
spits back
#104 Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, Northern
Ireland
(0-2-3) = 7 pts
thunderclap...
light and sound
the silence in-between
#129
Anusha Tennakoon, Kandy, Sri Lanka
(1-2-0) =
7 pts
rain clouds
low across the fields
a rainbird's call
#130 Samar Ghose, Perth, Australia
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
thunder
the tiny spider jumps
towards me
the tiny spider jumps
towards me
160 Rosa Clement, Manaus, Brasie
(0-3-1) =
7 pts
6
points (11):
winter settles…
skeletal trees curve
the homeward trail
skeletal trees curve
the homeward trail
#010 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top,
Australia
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
on the soldier's helmet
now only patter of summer raindrops –
truce
#038 Daniela
Lăcrămioara Capotă, Galaţi, Romania
(1-1-1) =
6 pts
flooded valley -
the cockrel sits
on the hen-house roof
#042 John McDonald, Edinburgh, Scotland
(0-2-2) =
6 pts
a spiral of wet cloth
clinging to her navel-
cyclonic rain
#058 Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
(0-3-0) = 6 pts
sea of clouds…
a baby dragon learns to fly
from the moon's basket
#079 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploiesti,
Romania
(0-3-0) = 6 pts
restless night --
the rain gauge has much
to measure
#117 James Dobson, Prudhoe, United Kingdom
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
the first snow
as though it’s possible
to start everything from beginning
#127 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Energodar,
Ukraine
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
nonstop snowfall -
I wander again
I wander again
the way to myself
#159 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania
(2-0-0) =
6 pts
After the thunderstorm …
some scattered cherry blossoms
in the folded flag
#163 Wolfgang Beutke, Barum, Germany
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
windy night-
in the bamboo thicket
a ghost groans
#174 Vidya
S Venkatramani, Chennai, India
(0-2-2) =
6 pts
storm outside...
quietly a gentle breeze
sways the curtain
quietly a gentle breeze
sways the curtain
#177 Dejan Pavlinović, Pula, Croatia
(1-1-1) =
6 pts
5
points (10):
Thunderclap -
The scarecrow
Bolted out of sleep
The scarecrow
Bolted out of sleep
#001 Nishant Mehrotra, Surat, India
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
cold snap
cherry blossoms fall
with the snow
#015 Anna Maris, Ovraby, Sweden
(0-1-3) =
5 pts
A hummingbird
reflecting the sunlight
motionless
reflecting the sunlight
motionless
#017 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France
(1-1-0)=
5 pts
ebb tide
the blue heron taking time
for me to be still
#046 Alegria Imperial, Vancouver, Canada
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
downpour of rain
homeless man and a dog
share a dry spot
#049 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
homeless man and a dog
share a dry spot
#049 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
summer
breeze
dancing through the grass
in the moonlight
#050 Tatjana Debeljački, Užice, Serbia
(1-1-0)= 5 pts
foggy morning…
a spider spinning its web
over my mirror
#072 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
#072 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
after the rain
a young starling’s coat
iridescent
#073 Eléonore Nickolay, Vaires sur Marne,
France
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
cloudless night
in the windows of a skyscraper
full moon
in the windows of a skyscraper
full moon
#096 Andrzej Dembończyk, Zbrosławice, Poland
(0-1-3) =
5 pts
sunny
day -
in the marina
only ducks are mooring
in the marina
only ducks are mooring
#182 Małgorzata
Miksiewicz, Wrocław, Poland
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
4 points (19):
hollow log-
open bills swallowing
the wind
#043 Rita Odeh, Haifa, Israel
(0-1-2) =
4 pts
winter rain-
tadpoles under the hat
of a lonely old man
#054 Rita Stokić Brgić, Barban, Croatia
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
so many snails
and not a single man crushed
May rain
#055 Radka Mindova, Sliven, Bulgaria
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
Heat -
even lonely cloud
hid behind the house
#081 Evgeny Ivanov, Moscow, Russia
(0-2-0) =
4 pts
school vacation began.
quiet mother's morning
quiet mother's morning
#086 Katarina Yaroshyna, Minsk, Belarus
(0-1-2) =
4 pts
a sweeper
after the night storm
in a bad mood
after the night storm
in a bad mood
#092 Detelina Tiholova, Kustendil, Bulgaria
(1-0-1) =
4 pts
on a cold bench-
barely see the snowflakes
on my dad's sideburns
#107 Radu Tudosan, Bucharest, Romania
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
The grass in the field
shaken by the wind. The hill
stays immovable.
#115 Stoianka Boianova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
a weather forecast has
an unpredicted lapse-
the mood
#134 Božidar Škobić, Višegrad, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
spring snow –
sparrows in the megastore
over the eco seeds
#136 Tomislav Maretić, Zagreb, Croatia
(0-1-2) =
4 pts
drizzling and trickling
harmonize with my heart beat
welcome to the show
#141 Haruka Amann, Vienna, Austria
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
paper-thin wings
rush into thunder...
sound of dreams
#143 Shalini Sunkuru, Norwich, United
Kingdom
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
noon
drizzle...
the crackle of a forest
turning red
#144 Gautam Nadkarni, Mumbai, India
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
a spring wind
the laundry on the balkony
more and more dancing
#145 Pepa Odjakova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
misty valley
azure eyes glimmer
behind the veil
azure eyes glimmer
behind the veil
#155 Benjamin Bläsi, Wünnewil, Switzerland
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
frosty november
the fog sews veil
for naked trees
#156 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn, Germany
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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#166 Freddy Ben-Arroyo, Haifa, Israel
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
Monday starry night.
The shoes still soaked
from rainy weekend.
#179 Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
cloudy night
shedding tears among the
stars
on his burial flag
#185 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Botoșani, Romania
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
3 points (22):
Lord's crumbs,
seagulls devouring
porous summer
#007Damir Damir, Kotor, Montenegro
(1-0-0)= 3 pts
stormy noon...
drowning the thunder
raised voices
#014 Vinay Leo R., Bangalore, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
The weather is so
The life of the farmer
Of pleasure and pain.
#016 Ram Sharan Maharjan, Katmandu, Nepal
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
2hot4love2night
#027 Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
flood-
Noah's Ark
on the roof
#040 Frățilă Genovel-Florentin, RM-Sarat,
Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
sailing in the sky
a cloud shades the sun,
then starts weeping
#044 Midhat Hrnčić – MIDHO, Sanski Most,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
foggy post
when the crow flies up -
deserted
#048 Angelica Seithe, Wettenberg, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
cherry blossoms
dies sun in the rain
dies and worm
#065 Goran Radičević, Risan, Montenegro
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
Raining on dry land
plants in the garden awake
in my soul white frost
#068 Ibrahim Honjo, Vancouver, Canada
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
thunder and rainfall
before an evening lull
–Bolero!
#074 Jesus Chamelon, The Mariana Islands,
USA
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
her stormy night-
dream veers between thunderclouds
to bless their newborn
#075 Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
evening cool
in sunset light
goose skin
#076 Dainius Dirgėla, Vilnius, Lithuania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
tortoise-shell
swaying the rain
a concave valley
#077 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
Early autumn brought
fallen leaves in lonely garden
Rain in my eyes
#083
Ružica Soldo, Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
Under a ray of sunlight
a tortoise stretches
first warm up
#093 Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
heatwave in India...
watching world news with rain
outpouring outside
#098 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
watching world news with rain
outpouring outside
#098 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
hot night
together with thunder
cum
together with thunder
cum
#106 Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania
(0-1-1) =
3 pts
Warm rain.
A heavenly rainbow flickers
in the hollow of my hands...
#131 Ivanka Yankova, Plowdiw, Bulgaria
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
red skin -
kigos for summer
aspirin and beer
#132 Mihail Buraga, Bucharest, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
Morning rain –
the grand-father picking
many snails
#142 Maria Tirenescu, Cugir, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
A paw touching my cheek --
my cat wakens me to alert
of the stormy night.
#157 Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
fleecy clouds
are painting canyons
a rocky sky
#178 Manuela Ritzke, Rostock, Germany
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
2
points (14):
Weather is blue,
when we dance blues
in the happy rain.
#002 Marieta Maglas, Suceava, Romania
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
scorching heat
the tiny magpie
In the bird bath
the tiny magpie
In the bird bath
#021 Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, Maharashtra,
India
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
Untiring the storm
holding on to the tree top
untiring Black Kite
holding on to the tree top
untiring Black Kite
#033 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
seeing the wind blow
i open the window
- smell of the sea
#035 Claude-Alice Lagadec, Saumur, France
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
sheet lightning
over a game of chess
grandpa and the child
#053 Helga Stania, Greppen, Switzerland
over a game of chess
grandpa and the child
#053 Helga Stania, Greppen, Switzerland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
spring snow
blooming cherry driping tears
on the sun rays
#087 Štefanija Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(0-1-0)=
2 pts
morning stroll
in the fine drizzle
the cat’s fur twitches
in the fine drizzle
the cat’s fur twitches
#090 Lynette Arden, Norwood, SA, Australia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
summer
storm
on the sea shore a white ball
or
seagull
#094 Irena
Szewczyk, Warszawa, Poland
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
weather forecast:
our swimming creek in gale
on monitor screen
#100 Ferenc Bakos, Siófok, Hungary
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
ligtning
and thunder --
the weathercock sees storms
in many a heart
#102 Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India
(0-0-2) =
2 pts
big data
the funnel cloud
touches down
#112 Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
weekend forecasts –
a whole year’s saijiki
in a tv spot
#138 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina, Italy
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
a fire in my heart
ignites mounds of summer dreams
that melt snow away
153 Nurit Israeli, Jericho, NY, USA
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
it's rainy
together with the dog
we count the umbrellas
together with the dog
we count the umbrellas
#162 Hristina Pandjaridis, Illkirch, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
1
point (10):
A lovely sunshine
Remember the wasted time
When the snow was free
Remember the wasted time
When the snow was free
#011 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Bogota, Colombia
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
continuous rain
the country turns into a
stomping ground for ducks
the country turns into a
stomping ground for ducks
#025 Silvia Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
raining cats and dogs
meows and woofs
louder than the storm
#099 Karin Anderson, Adelaide, Australia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
Whitsun's in the air -
pavonine, red peony,
with these crowns of snow?
#101 Peter Rudolf, Dornach, Switzerland
pavonine, red peony,
with these crowns of snow?
#101 Peter Rudolf, Dornach, Switzerland
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
thunderbolts
back in a night again
with old sores
back in a night again
with old sores
#111 Birgit Schaldach-Helmlechner,
Schluechtern, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
rain like razors
the next reel
of our film noir
#150 S. M. Abeles, Washington DC, USA
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
bouncing along
on a summer breeze
microlight
on a summer breeze
microlight
#152 Margaret Beverland, Katikati, New
Zealand
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
the brief yellow
of the male model's trunks--
first warm day
#171 Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
english weather
grey sky clinging tightly
to the earth
#172 Janko Dimnjaković, Zagreb, Croatia
grey sky clinging tightly
to the earth
#172 Janko Dimnjaković, Zagreb, Croatia
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
Midsummer
Fading stars
over herbs in dew
#175 Venelina Petkova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
no
points this time (34):
winter picture,
the wind plays
on the ice.
#003 Lilia Racheva, Ruse, Bulgaria
smoldering heat the angry eyes
#022 Hema
Ravi, Chennai, India
the wind’s carrying
the fragrance of blooming cherries
dance
with fans
#031 Dorota Ocińska, Łódź, Poland
a morning
walk
on sub-zero temperatures
a full joy
#037 Marija Pogorilić, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
freezing rain
grass lay down behind
the destroyed dugout
grass lay down behind
the destroyed dugout
#039 Vitali Khomin, Mukakhevo, Ukraine
weather tv girls -
should turn storms into lovely days
whether casting nude
#041 Nicu Stopel, Dridu, Romania
jazz festival
showered by the fragrance
of sweet rockets
#051 Ramona Linke, Salzatal/Beesenstedt,
Germany
rainy day
whole town pulls water
from river
whole town pulls water
from river
#056 Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano,
Philippines
Rain drops linger of face, cascading arms
falling from fingers. Lying on lips now
precious cool
#057 Joan McNerney, Ravena, NY, USA
existence
as weather changes
rain and sun
#059 Vladimir Šuk, Oroslavje,
Croatia
Raindrops on my face
Glowing on the morning sun
Flood has left the Village
#064 Aleksandar Tolić, Varaždin, Croatia
Glowing on the morning sun
Flood has left the Village
#064 Aleksandar Tolić, Varaždin, Croatia
solar forms
heavenly insights
scatters the downpour
#066 Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
melting ice
on your tongue
warm sunshine ray
#069 Paulina Perczak, Kielce, Poland
on your tongue
warm sunshine ray
#069 Paulina Perczak, Kielce, Poland
spring shower
naked branches absorb
every drop
naked branches absorb
every drop
#078 Magda Sobieszek, Opole, Poland
magic whispers
in the willows deeply bowing
warm spring night
#085 Beate Conrad, Waterford, USA and Hildesheim, Germany
in the willows deeply bowing
warm spring night
#085 Beate Conrad, Waterford, USA and Hildesheim, Germany
a fiery serpent
halved a dark sky - expecting
of the thunder
#091 Dimitrij Škrk, Slovenska Bistrica,
Slovenia
sunny noon-
green tropical lagoon
on front pavement
green tropical lagoon
on front pavement
#097 Shaestu
Abida Bhirawasiwi, Jakarta, Indonesia
Thunderclaps
on the condemned theater
liveliest ivy
on the condemned theater
liveliest ivy
#109 Richard Jodoin, Montréal, Canada
mid-spring...
flurrying snow blows away
my faith
#110 Tuvshinzaya Nergui, Tsetserleg,
Mongolia
inclement clouds
at the flight window ...
hostess eye rolls
at the flight window ...
hostess eye rolls
#114 Ramesh Anand, Bangalore, India
porous heat
meandering back to the ocean
my river sweat
meandering back to the ocean
my river sweat
#124 Ken
Sawitri, Jakarta, Indonesia
the green breeze
in the rice paddies
weeds pulled out
#128 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan
pontoon in the rain -
the horizon blurring
in her scanning eyes
#137 Miruna Covor, Bucharest, Romania
snowflake
on the top of the tongue
it’s not there
#146 Gencho Genchev, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria
storm
hitting the glass
tree of life
148 Stanka Parusheva, Jambol, Bulgaria
hitting the glass
tree of life
148 Stanka Parusheva, Jambol, Bulgaria
sudden storm
after our meeting all radios
are playing The Fifth Symphony
149 Gergana Yaninska, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
dust bowl dry
black clouds churn
earth yearns
#158 Brenda Davis Harsham, Boston, USA
rushing mighty wind
students in windows speaking
in many languages
#161 Natalia Sedenkova, Samara, Russia
windy night
I'll be combing again
daughter's long hair
#164 Pavel S. Vorontsov, Novosibirsk,
Russia
The dry land
Since prolonged heat
God has forgotten
Since prolonged heat
God has forgotten
#169 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris,
Lithuania
it`s cloudy
my closed eyes
under the rain
my closed eyes
under the rain
#173 Andrey
Larionov, Samara, Russia
I
want everything
in the good summer weather.
Respectfully, Woman:)
#176 Asta Čižiūnaitė, Vilnius, Lithuania
This day was rainy
At last I won't dream about
a barren desert!
#181 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary
At last I won't dream about
a barren desert!
#181 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary
the
typhoon alert
replanting
lilac bush
to a
worn-out tire
#184
Artūras Šilanskas, Vilnius, Lithuania
no
results – authors who didn’t vote (5):
stormy weather
symphony of croaks
and distant thunder
symphony of croaks
and distant thunder
#030 Pravin Menon, Bangalore, India
the rain is over
two grandmothers and two frogs
first in yard
two grandmothers and two frogs
first in yard
#119 Toni
Pavleski, Prilep, Macedonia
a cloud and a birch
spread a lace curtain
across the sky
spread a lace curtain
across the sky
#122 Jovanka
Božić, Valje, Serbia
Within the vast sky
vapour trails spread into haze
filtering the sun
vapour trails spread into haze
filtering the sun
#125
Roger Hudson, Eastbourne, United Kingom
rough
scaly skin -
this tree
has weathered
many
winters
#154 Sandra
Martyres, Mumbai, India
rainy morning
bluebottle fights for life
with water
bluebottle fights for life
with water
#170 Zbigniew
Mysłowiecki, Warszawa, Poland
A sudden gust of wind-
a hundred of petals on the ground,
one rises in the air.
a hundred of petals on the ground,
one rises in the air.
Milena Drpa, Modrica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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