Results of the EUROPEAN QUARTERLY KUKAI #11 - Autumn 2015 Edition (topic: food)

The beginning of autumn is the period when a significant group of authors is on holiday. Despite this in 11th edition of the competition participated 158 people from 37 countries. Topic - food - is not easy. But most participants have sent good and even brilliant haiku. Haiku of the first three places were at the forefront from the beginning of the vote. First place was won by Simon Hanson of Australia. Second place went to Marion Clarke from Northern Ireland. Third place went to debutante in our competition Vandana Parashar from India.

Congratulations to the winners and all participants. You are welcome in next edition in second half of November.

11th edition – 158 authors from 37 countries:

Australia (6), Austria (1), Bangladesh (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (14), Canada (5), Colombia (1), Croatia (11), Denmark (1), France (5), Germany (12), Ghana (1), Greece (1), Hungary (2), India (16), Indonesia (1), Italy (4), Japan (1), Lithuania (5), Macedonia (1), Madagascar (1), Montenegro (2), Nepal (1), New Zealand (1), Nigeria (1), Philippines (1), Poland (9), Portugal (1), Romania (12), Russia (5), Serbia (1), Sweden (2), Switzerland (3), United Kingdom (8), Ukraine (2), USA (13)

FIRST PLACE:

#033 Simon Hanson,  Allendale, Australia
(12-10-2) = 58 points

(from: CAN, BRA, BUL, POL, BUL, GER, GER, UK, UK, AUS, BIH ,AUS - UK, LIT, IND, SUI, IND, AUS, ITA, SUI, BIH, USA - PORT, IND)

sardine catch
the flicker of moonlight
on the sand

 

SECOND PLACE:

#026 Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland

(8-12-5) = 53 points

(from: GRE, BUL, PHI, CAN, CRO, USA, GER, COL – POL, LIT, UK, USA, IND, BUL, CRO, IDN, AUS, BRA, ITA, AUS – RUS, ROM, IND, ITA, BUL)

snow storm . . .
my daughter bakes
her first cake


THIRD PLACE:

#079 Vandana Parashar, Ganganagar, India

(10-4-2) = 40 points

(from: CAN, IND, GER, ROM, GER, UK, GER, IND, USA, BGL - UK, GRE, ITA, UK - IND, USA)

biscuit crumbs...
frail fingers picking up
the memories

4th place – 28 points:

deserted house-
nobody to pick
the ripe plums

#022 Đurđa Vukelić-Rožić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia

(6-3-4) = 28 pts

5th place – 25 points:

dinner with you –
the bones of our fishes
shoulder to shoulder

#058 Angelica Seithe, Wettenberg, Germany
(5-5-0) = 25 pts

6th place – 23 points:

window over the valley -
only now the flavour
of hot bread.

#013 David Rodrigues, Lisbon, Portugal

(4-3-5) = 23 pts

7th place – 21 points:

empty wine bottle
full
of sunset

#081 Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania

(3-4-4) = 21 pts

8th place – 20 points:

cold night
I drink life from a soup bowl
sip by sip

#133 Shalini Sunkuru, Norwich, United Kingdom
(5-1-3) = 20 points

9th place – 19 points (2):

Autumn sunset
a dull thud of dropping apples
one after the other

#069 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania

(4-2-3) = 19 pts

v      

harvest song-
moonlight fills the beggar's
empty bowl

#124 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur, India

(4-2-3) = 19 pts

10th place – 18 points (2):

last strawberries
the distant toll
of a church bell

#062 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, KY, USA
(3-4-1) = 18 pts

v    

hot summer night -
in the darkness of the fridge
a ripe melon

#120 Wolfgang Beutke, Barum, Germany
(2-4-4) = 18 pts

16 points (2):

summer moon
reflections tip a star
into jasmine tea

#001 Vibeke Laier, Randers, Denmark
(4-1-2) = 16 pts

v      

breakfast éclair  —
the spot on my lung
could be nothing

#090 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, USA

(3-2-3) = 16 pts

15 points (2):

the center
of our rain-drenched world
warm pizza

#007 Ernesto P. Santiago, Athens, Greece

(3-1-4) = 15 pts

v      

gala apples
sweetness of summer
still in the air

#032 Devin Harrison, Vancouver Island, Canada
(1-4-4) = 15 pts

14 points (3):

drought...
an old man leading his cow
to the slaughterhouse

#037 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania

(2-2-4) = 14 pts

v      

christmas
out of the blizzard
a pizza man

#085 Alexey Andreev, Moscow, Russia

(2-2-4) = 14 pts

v    

homeless man
sharing a sandwich
with his dog

#139 Eléonore Nickolay, Vaires sur Marne, France
(4-1-0) = 14 pts

13 points (4):

milk, bread, I love you
yellow shopping list
sticker on the fridge

#006 Pavel S. Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia
(1-3-4) = 13 pts

v      

autumn fog
in my grey coat pocket
a red apple

#041 Anna Maris, Ovraby, Sweden

(3-1-2) = 13 pts

v      

temple bell ...
a pigeon pecks at
my grains of doubt

#093 Nishant Mehrotra, Surat, India

(3-1-2) = 13 pts

v      

candle light dinner
they smile
at their mobile screens

#094 Yesha Shah, Surat, India
(2-1-5) = 13 pts

11 points (3):

the last sip...
finally she says
the unsaid

#118 Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India

(2-2-1) = 11 pts

v    

pieces of peach
the parrot finally says
thank you

#138 Rosa Clement, Manaus, Brazil

(2-1-3) = 11 pts

v    

refugee camp
a child sharing bread
with white pigeons

#156 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Botoşani, Romania

(1-2-4) = 11 pts

10 points (3):

in the encyclopedia
potato chips and Hamlet
- coevals

#052 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(2-2-0) = 10 pts

v    

how the fire
fluffs up the roti...
harvest moon rising

#155 Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India
(3-0-1) = 10 pts

v      

the morning star
on the kitchen table
a crumb of bread

#160 Zbigniew Mysłowiecki, Warszawa, Poland

(0-3-4) = 10 pts

9 points (4):

A slice of bread-
the blind beggar shares it with
his company dog

#021 Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania

(1-2-2) = 9 pts

v    

a hot day
the salt dries up
on the Margarita glass rim

#076 Ljudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

v    

a crumb of bread
in the corner of her mouth
first day of school

#089 Anne-Marie Labelle, Montreal, Canada
(1-2-2) = 9 pts

v    

Without any flash
the photographer turns cheese
into smile

#112 Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

8 points (4):

rainy evening—
purring cat
in steamy cup of tea

#015 Carmen Duvalma, Targoviste, Romania
(2-1-0) = 8 pts

v    

first meal
leaving in the mouth
milky way

#067 Marta Chocilowska, Warsaw, Poland

(2-1-0) = 8 pts

v    
 

kneading bread dough –
in the radio a report
about world hunger

#107 Ramona Linke, Salzatal/Beesenstedt, Germany

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v    

golden yolk
the morning sun shimmers
in my ramen bowl

#141 Benjamin Bläsi, Wünnewil, Switzerland

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v    

7 points (9):

rising early
to steal from crows . .
blueberry pie

#002 Sandi Pray, Robinsville, NC, USA

(1-2-0) = 7 pts

v      

afternoon tea
the clotted cream
we save for later

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

(2-0-1) = 7 pts

v    

supper
at the end of a line
a pike

#027 Dorota Ocińska-Karin, Łódź, Poland
(0-3-1) = 7 pts

v      

predawn light...
my old father asks for
a glass of water

#045 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania

(1-2-0) = 7 pts

v    

last piece of cake -
wondering how many days
he has left

#046 Ana Drobot, Bucharest, Romania

(2-0-1) = 7 pts

v      

synchronized . . .
the glances of the dog
at my empty hand

#070 Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India

(1-1-2) = 7 pts

v    

wooden  spoon
on the cheeks of a child
jam of  figs

#121 Gencho Genchev, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria

(2-0-1) = 7 pts

v      

milk chocolate
the lingering flavour
of childhood

#123 Guatam Nadkarni. Mumbai, India
(0-2-3) = 7 pts

v    

early rice --
the young mouths
are waiting

#157 James Dobson, Prudhoe, United Kingdom
(1-2-0) = 7 pts

6 points (9):

slicing moonlight
the coppery pink
of this braised quince

#003 Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v    

Formal dinner date.
He leaves the fortune-cookie
untouched, - as does she.

#009 Horst Ludwig, St. Peter, MN, USA
(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v      

morning sickness -
my baby refuses
to eat

#016 Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, India

(0-2-2) = 6 pts

v    

drooping sunflowers
baptized
sun worshipers

#030 Nelly Dobrinova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v      

kisses
rose jam also
on your lips

#077 Hristina Pandjaridis, Illkirch, Bulgaria

(0-3-0) = 6 pts

v    

restaurant closed
I swallow the taste
of my favourite dish

#106 Samar Ghose, Perth, Australia

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v    

the kid is making beads
out of macaroni
… bracelet for a rainy day

#137 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v    

 After a hot stew
 cold beer and some sweet cookies:
 Seasons in my mouth!

#145 Marcel Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v    

baking the warm aroma of home

#150 Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, Birmingham, United Kingdom

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v      

5 points (7):

a small drop of rain
make ant
aqua vitae

#042 Toni Pavleski, Prilep, Macedonia

(1-1-0)    = 5 pts

v      

misty morning
a cat is dissolving in cream
on cappuccino

#078 Janina Kołodziejczyk, Pavullo, Italy

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v    

peace moon
the milky taste
of saffron rice

#116 Anna Cates, Wilmington, OH, USA

(1-0-2) = 5 pts

v    

a shared meal
bending over the bowl
a vagabond and his dog

#128 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland
(0-2-1) = 5 pts

v      

diet day
longing for
tomorrow's breakfast

#131 Irene Carlsson, Stockholm, Sweden

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v    

supermoon –
it smells of pancakes

#140 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Energodar, Ukraine

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v    

Explosions on Sun.
Slowly stirring in pan
of apple jam.

#144 Natalia Sedenkova, Samara, Russia

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

4 points (9):

Life is a banquet
You don't know that at the end
You are the main course

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

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v      

roadside inn
nearby the wheat fields
workers have soup

#014 Venelina Petkova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v    

panfried rainbow—
after a long hard day
of skipping stones

#023 Rick Clark, Seattle, USA
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v      

our daily baguette
and bouteille of red wine
grant us, Paris!

#038 Ferenc Bakos, Siófok, Hungary

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v      

five sons -
father worked hard for
handful of flour

#039 Božidar Škobić, Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v      

fresh milk
grandma and the cat
swallow salivating

#061 Vitali Khomin, Mukakhevo, Ukraine
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v      

harvesting time
a lot of vegetable blobs
in the cookbook

#096 Christa Beau, Halle/Saale, Germany
(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v      

first long distance flight
dreams of a chicken come true
with my onboard meal

#110 Tomasz Szymczak, Chojnice, Poland

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v      

sugar cravings
impossible to fulfill -
grandma is gone

#132 Miruna Covor, Bucharest, Romania
(0-2-0) = 4 pts

3 points (18):

rye toast crumbs
two small bony dents
in the vinyl chair

#004 Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v      

frying vadas*....
crows' caw louder
and closer

*vadas-dumplings

#010 Hema Ravi, Chennai, India

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v    

coarse morsel...
still the smile
on a pauper's face

#019 Willie R. Bongcaron, Manila, Philippines
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v      

warm rain -
the food queue
l e n g t h e n s

#020 Emanuel Kalusian, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
(0-0-3) = 3 pts

v      

couscous evening —
some sun
in the kitchen

#028 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris,  France
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

New Year’s white morning
sparrows outdoors looking for
last year’s crumbs

#040 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina, Italy

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

Bocelli,
jasmine tea and sushi -
nothing else

#043 Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinsthal, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

a cornflakes
the pan for pancakes rusts
in the pantry

#056 Pepa Odjakova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v      

cicada shell
the sting of my ginger tea
not enough

#063 Anitha Varma, Kochi, Kerala, India
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v      

basketful of plums...
a host of white blossoms
in my mind's eye

#064 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

Old stoop
licking an ice-cream cone
5 years of 55

#065 Richard Jodoin, Montréal, Canada
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

Hastily they took
the crumbs of bread from the plates.
The bird got nothing.

#066 Pitt Büerken, Münster, Germany

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

instead of thanks
horse meat from the butcher's shop
in the mailbox

#072 Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

little fellow
struggling with a giant apple
milk tooth marks

#075 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

sea bass in hot beer –
sniffing the scent our cat likes
the new recipe

#092 Tomislav Maretić, Zagreb, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v      

bombed district
a child digs grass roots
nothing else to eat

#103 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v      

early morning
snow-covered peaks
of cereal

#109 Nancy Brady, Huron, Ohio, USA

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v      

lemons...
the sweetness
of her scolding

#154 Vinay Leo R.,  Bangalore, India
(0-0-3) = 3 pts

2 points (16):

seventh day of the week
from neighbors terrace
a scent of challah

#017 Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v    

around the table
a dozen of children-
mother brings dinner

#036 Marija Pogorilić, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v      

running sushi
Leonardo da Vincis
colour theory

#050 Silvia Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria
(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v      

walking on gravel
through drifting autumn mist
snails munching cabbage

#057 John Hawkhead, Bradford/Avon, United Kingdom
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

In my morning cup,
white froth melts in black coffee:
Light softens darkness.

#068 Nurit Israeli, Jericho, NY, USA
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

farewell
last chestnuts
near a cup of coffee

#074 Lilia Racheva, Russe, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

Chocolate truffles -
every summer her melted
childhood souvenirs

#082 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

for her granddaughter
a fresh bread and an old woman
on the bike

#084 Nada Jačmenica, Sveti Križ Začretje, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

Gentle autumn breeze
woke me before morning sun
with scent of fresh coffe

#097 Aleksandar Tolic, Varazdin, Croatia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

moonless sky
the only javanese pancake
a refuge from the distant war

#101 Ken Sawitri, Jakarta, Indonesia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

poppy seed cake
among grandmother's oddments
a  recipe

#115 Irena Szewczyk, Warszawa, Poland

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v      

The herbal tea
Evaporates on the table
The autumn breeze

#122 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris, Lithuania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v    

A tourist, a pigeon
in front of the church
sharing a sandwich

#130 Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

pizzeria
out of the oven lures
the smell of truffles

#136 Štefanija Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v      

chemo -
he inscribes her name
per coffee mug

#148 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v    

diet
gulping helplessly
at the pastry shop

#151 Detelina Tiholova, Kustendil, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

1 point (17):

juicy red apples
a bed of deliciously moist crumbs
explosion of taste

#005 Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

on a pile of manure
growing - delicious pumpkin,
heavenly wisdom!

#012 Smajil Durmisević, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

aftert  the harvest
a lot of unpicked grapes...
gift for starlings

#025 Constantin Stroe, Bucharest, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

her pinwheel hat
blows cappuccino froth
across the table

#035 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, Australia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

dilemma
over a cup of tea
puzzles!

#044 Aju Mukhopadhyay, Pondicherry, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

songs of sparrow
heartfelt exclamations
with the crumbs of God

#071 Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

newlyweds…
an ice-breaking quarrel
for a starter

#080 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

Hospital in November
my brother share this coffee
- last ray of sunshine

#083 Claude Alice Lagadec, Saumur, France
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

deserted beach
between fingers a biscuit and
... summer slip away

#087 Iliyana Stoyanova, St. Albans, United Kingdom

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

sunrise
eggs over easy
with bacon

#091 Robert D. McManes, Topeka, KS, USA
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

potluck
... the leftover
burps

#105 Ramesh Anand, Bengaluru, India

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

with melted ice cream
imprints
of a dog paw

#108 Birgit Schaldach-Helmlechner, Schluechtern, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

crowded food court
in a patch of sunshine
sparrows peck at crumbs

#111 Lynette Arden, Norwood, SA, Australia

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

autumn cleaning –
souvenir from our wedding
that white wine bottle

#114 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploiesti, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

autumn time
little dog eating
cucumber green

#129 Andrey Larionov, Samara, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

roast chestnuts
by the bitter smoke leaked
my saliva

#135 Vladimir Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v      

county fair
she wins a blue ribbon
for her flakiness

#158 Julie Warther, Dover, Ohio, USA

(1-2-3) = 1 pt

no points this time (32):

brown bag
delightfully ripening
green bananas

#008 Jesus Chamelon, The Marianas, USA

v      

For a hungry man
and mildewy bread is
sweet cake

#024 Biljana Kitić Čakar, Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina

v      

September Sun
high like the god's apples.
all those hungry mouths

#031 Damir Janjalija, Kotor, Montenegro

v      

winter wonderland
jingle  bells and warm pudding
bring cheers to mankind

#034 Lind Grant-Oyeye, Prince George, BC, Canada

v      

A hot pumpkin soup…
all the guests forget
the chill in the air

#047 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France

v      

a hen makes the most
of sparrows brawling over
a grain of corn

#049 Midhat Hrnčić - MIDHO, Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina

v      

the kids like
dad's bolognese sauce
as italian ragout

#051 Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany

v      

earthquake
arriving at mealtime  -
broken plates broken spoons

#053 John McDonald,  Edinburgh, Scotland

v      

FAST FOOD -
the wet dress of a woman
watering Jack and Gill

#054 Nicu Stopel, Bucharest, Romania

v      

bowl of cherries
dice stuck in the throat
spring love memories

#055 Dainius Dirgėla, Vilnius, Lithuania

v      

a while ago
woke the whole village –
rooster grilled in town

#059 Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Galati, Romania

v      

Good Friday —
savor the couscous's scent
of the lady next door

#060 Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France

v      

Shadows is flying
over the cups with herbal tea.
Flocks of  birds.

#073 Stoianka Boianova, Sofia, Bulgaria

v      

The poet looks at
empty ash tray
with sleepy eyes.

#088 Goran Radičević, Risan, Montenegro

v      

Shine grape
below sunlight
litter of kittens

#095 Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia

v      

warm fat pancakes
bubbling up, a cup of coffee
my haiku breakfast

#098 Joan McNerney, Ravena, NY, USA

v      

Sticks on my hands
Serving a miso soup
But there is no spoon

#099 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Bogota, Colombia

v      

desert cacti
on my hands
water and blood

#104 Paulina Perczak, Kielce, Poland

v      

spring night
on the table served rice
to feed the family

#113 Rita Stokić Brgić, Barban, Croatia

v      

weight watcher friend
she picks through her salad
eats my chips

#117 Margaret Beverland, Katikati, New Zealand

v      

corn grits-
the pot bloats over
poped kisses

#119 Kristina Kroupa, Ivanic Grad, Croatia

v      

night reading
roast sweet potato
on the desk

#125 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan

v      

Live for another
who sacrifice own life
what you eat, look like so.

#126 Ram Sharan Maharjan, Katmandu, Nepal

v      

doting mama
she hides a little meat
under my fufu

#127 Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana

v      

apple from the garbage -
on the face of a homeless child
smile

#134 Andrzej Dembończyk, Zbrosławice, Poland

v      

Mouth watering.
Comes from the kitchen
a smell of spices.

#142 Franklin Magalhães, Masquita, RJ, Brazil

v      

fat red fox
i see you gathering grains...
hunter's moon

#143 Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

v      

midday -
some sparrows struggle from
a slice of bread

#146 Miaria Tirenescu, Cugir, Romania

v      

winter sunlight
filling the lemon
butter jars

#147 Tash Adams, Perth, Australia

v      

pantry superfluous -
on all roads
from food

#149 Miclaus Silvestru, Roma, Italia

v      

autumn leaves
like honey cookies on the branches
mmm!

#153 Stanka Boneva, Varna, Bulgaria

v      

in a world of cows
milk is the only juice-
never stop drinking!

#159 Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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rain drops
on parched land
rumbling stomachs

#029 Pravin Menon, Bangalore, India

v      

mother's jam
spills when I look
at the dog rose bush

#086 Jovanka Božić, Valje, Serbia

v      

in camp
about fire bake bread
the smell of home

#102 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn, Germany

v      

hot caramel

mixes with white cream

a frozen delight.

#152 Rakotomahefa Diamondra, Antananarivo, Madagascar

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