We
are closing next edition of the EQK and fourth year of it's existence. The
number of participants in our fun is increasing (record number of 220
participants in this edition), although for some authors is difficult to decide
to undergo public scrutiny own haiku. No matter whether you are the experienced
or novice author. We are primarily helpers in collecting your haiku and
counting your votes. This time we noticed a great results of Marta Chociłowska,
leading from start to finish and gathered record 70 points. Second place for
Iliyana Stoyanova (second time in Top 3). In third place, we have two well known
authors: Radka Mindova (second time in Top 3), and Roberta Beary
(fourth time in Top 3). Congratulations.
The
next edition of EQK as usually in spring but it will be the last year of this
popular kukai. Five years is enough to do something and not to bore the world
of haiku.
Dear
Friends, we wish you all the best in 2017.
Robert
Kania and Krzysztof Kokot
the
EQK team
Australia (7), Austria (2), Bangladesh (2), Belgium (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (4), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (12), Canada (6), Colombia (1),
Croatia (14), Cyprus (1), Denmark (2), France
(6), Germany (15), Ghana (2), Hungary (1), India (17), Indonesia (1),
Iran (1), Ireland (1), Italy (15), Japan
(1), Lithuania (9), Macedonia (1), Malaysia (1), Malta (1), Mongolia (2), Montenegro (2), Nepal (1), Netherlands (1),
Nigeria (1), Norway (9), Pakistan (1),
Philippines (4), Poland (11), Portugal (1), Romania (15), Russia (6), Serbia
(4), Singapore (1), Slovenia (2),
Switzerland (3), Ukraine (1), United Kingdom (11), USA (18)
FIRST PLACE:
#041 Marta Chocilowska, Warsaw, Poland
(14-9-10) = 70 points
(from: BGL, PHI, LIT, BRA,
SLO, GER, LIT, IND, BUL, NOR, USA, BGL, IND, IND - ITA, NED, POL, GHA, POL, RUS,
ITA, POL, NOR - IND, RUS, FRA, GER, DEN, GER, GER, MNE, PRT, CRO)
funeral
her first journey
alone
SECOND PLACE:
#192 Iliyana Stoyanova, St Albans, United Kingdom
(9-4-6) = 41 points
(from: ITA, CRO, USA, BEL,
CAN, ITA, NOR, AUT, USA - GER, IND, IND, ITA – GHA, IND, ROM, BIH, HUN, UKR)
night bus
her tattoo flies away
with each street light
THIRD PLACE (2 authors ex-aequo):
#021 Radka Mindova, Sliven, Bulgaria
(8-5-1) = 35 points
(from: ITA, IRL, POL, BUL,
ROM, POL, SUI, MGL – GER, IND, UK, FRA, UK - ITA)
faint creaking –
the old man and his boat
talk to each other
v
#215 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
(6-5-7) = 35 points
(from: UK, AUS, RUS, IND,
USA, USA - BGL, RUS, POL, ROM, USA – POL, AUS, POL, IND, USA, IND, BRA)
suitcase packed
the weight of promises
to stay in touch
4th place –
28 points:
great
migration -
at
the closed borders
they
watch the geese
#026
John McDonald, Edinburgh, Scotland
(5-5-3)
= 28 pts
5th place –
24 points:
I
return
to
my roots...
raindrop
#150
Vinay Leo R., Bangalore, India
(3-5-5)
= 24 points
v
6th place –
22 points:
bedtime
my
daughter and I
off
to Neverland
#206
Billy Antonio, Laoac, Philippines
(5-3-1)
= 22 pts
7th place –
21 points (2):
open
boat—
a
child clings
to
my finger
#030
Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines
(4-3-3)
= 21 pts
v
holiday
no
escape
from
myself
#094
Rachel Sutcliffe, Huddersfield, England
(3-4-4)
= 21 pts
8th place –
19 points (2):
the
first snow falls -
on
the Balkan route
children
footprints
#005
Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina, Italy
(4-3-1)
= 19 pts
v
long
goodbye
he
hands me a suitcase
with
all its weight
#133
Maria Tomczak, Opole, Poland
(5-1-2)
= 19 pts
9th place –
18 points (3):
homecoming
the
snow on the car
isn't
from here
#071
Nikolay Grankin, Krasnodar, Russia
(1-5-5)
= 18 pts
v
Wandering
On
the paths of my childhood
Fog
#111
Anna Goluba, Warsaw, Poland
(3-3-3)
= 18 pts
v
city
traffic
ants
in and out
of
a sparrow
#210
Brendon Kent, Southampton, England
(2-4-4)
= 18 pts
10th place –
17 points:
delayed
flight
enough
time to consider
is
it love or not
#073
Dainius Dirgela, Vilnius, Lithuania
(4-1-3)
= 17 pts
16 points (3):
first
morning glories
the
long journey back
to
trust
#015
Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(4-0-4)
= 16 pts
v
Travelling
light
A
leaf attached
to
the train window
#057
Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo, The Hague, Netherlands
(2-4-2)
= 16 pts
v
train
window
the
tunnel's stone wall
starts
to run
#093
Rosa Clement, Manaus, Brazil
(3-2-3)
= 16 pts
14 points (3):
crossing
the equator
exchange
of sms…
from
autumn to spring
#022
Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
(3-2-1)
= 14 pts
v
coastal
route . . .
I
catch the sunrise
from
the first bus
#027
Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(2-4-0)
= 14 pts
v
186
metastases...
an
aimless drive
through
falling leaves
Polona
Oblak, Ljubljana, Slovenia
(3-2-1)
= 14 pts
13 points (5):
escape
to nowhere
endless
sea and sky
Mediterranean
grave
#001
Tanja Cilja, Fleur de Lys, Malta
(4-0-1)
= 13 pts
v
hometown…
childhood
shadows
welcoming
us
#036
Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
(2-3-1)
= 13 pts
v
icy
train window
my
face turns to
father's
face
#124
Alexey Andreev, Moscow, Russia
(2-3-1)
= 13 pts
v
beyond
happiness
the
places we found
without
a map
#127
David J. Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
(3-1-2)
= 13 pts
v
A
suitcase
tied
with twine -
unripe
lemons
#183
Nazarena Rampini, Pogliano Milanese (MI), Italy
(4-0-1)
= 13 pts
12 points (4):
window
seat
above
the clouds
among
the stars
#012
Simon Hanson, Tamborine, Australia
(1-2-5)
= 12 pts
v
fast
train
attendant
offers
fast
food
#064
Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania
(1-3-3)
= 12 pts
v
growing
old
still
on the foolish journey
to
myself
#149
Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany
(3-1-1)
= 12 pts
v
refugee
train
in
every window
Orion
#199
Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Botoşani, Romania
(2-2-2)
= 12 pts
10 points (10):
Glimmering
snow -
at
the end of hare tracks
a
smiling fox.
#004
Adam Šuligoj, Maribor, Slovenia
(3-0-1)
= 10 pts
v
hot
sand
under
my feet
his
hands
#025
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy , Birmingham, UK
(1-3-1)
= 10 pts
v
star
spaces
our
souls travel
in
the universe
#072
Stoianka Boianova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(3-0-1)
= 10 pts
v
collection
of dolls
in
national costumes
trip
around the world
#102
Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan, Rijeka, Croatia
(2-1-2)
= 10 pts
v
calloused
feet -
mother's
solitary steps
towards
sunset
#103
Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
(1-2-3)
= 10 pts
v
through
the Kalahari ...
my
husband is sleeping
in
his TV chair
#105
Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany
(1-3-1)
= 10 pts
v
grandma
and grandpa
on
the back seat of my car
holding
hands
#106
Christof Blumenrath, Borken, Germany
(1-1-5)
= 10 pts
v
wrinkled
clothes
at
the bottom of suitcase
a
shell
#144
Marie-Alice Maire, Rungis, France
(3-0-1)
= 10 pts
v
winter
train
the
long whistle blow
fades
into nothing
188
Kat Lehmann, Guilford, USA
(3-0-1)
= 10 pts
v
mountain
path...
the
sound of goat bells
from
many valleys ago
#211
Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India
(3-0-1)
= 10 pts
9 points (7):
trade
winds
the
refugee boats arrive
dead
or alive
#023
Mohammad Azim Khan, Peshawar, Pakistan
(1-3-0)
= 9 pts
v
globe
trotter --
inch
by inch the snail travels
light
years
#077
Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India
(3-0-0)
= 9 pts
v
morning
train
everyone
lost
in
dreams
#085
Christina Sng, Singapore
(1-1-4)
= 9 pts
v
through
the train window
my
father’s smile and
the
winter landscape
#157
Claude-Alice Lagadec, Saumur, France
(2-1-1)
= 9 pts
v
travelling
birds
with
every movement of wings
closer
to home
#176
Zuzanna Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland
(1-1-4)
= 9 pts
v
cupped
hands
falling
petals stop
on
their journey
#205
Kwaku Feni Adow, Akosombo, Ghana
(2-1-1)
= 9 pts
v
jasmine
tea -
I
don't know this place
but
is home
#214
Maurizio Petruccioli, Cormons, Italy
(1-1-4)
= 9 pts
8 points (11):
honkings
near Big Ben -
a
huge clock
and
so little time
#018
Radu Tudosan, Bucharest, Romania
(1-2-1)
= 8 pts
v
shooting
stars write
poetry
across heaven
#056
Joan McNerney, New York, USA
(2-1-0)
= 8 pts
v
between
lines
i
see the far end
our
journey
#065
Srinivasa Rao Sambangi, Hyderabad, India
(2-1-0)
= 8 pts
v
familiar
face
in
a different town...
wind-blown
leaves
#084
Marietta McGregor, Canberra, Australia
(0-3-2)
= 8 pts
v
Snowflake
travels
to the top
on
my tongue
#092
Gencho Genchev, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria
(0-4-0)
= 8 pts
v
taking
the old road
to
my father’s grave
the
slow tide of stars
#097
John Hawkhead, Bradford on Avon, UK
(1-1-3)
= 8 pts
v
they
have gone,
to
bring back the spring--
migratory
birds!
#101
Tuvshinzaya Nergui, Arkhangai, Mongolia
(0-3-2)
= 8 pts
v
A
truck in the night
snowflakes
dancing
in
the headlights
#117
Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia
(0-4-0) = 8 pts
v
relocation...
bubble
wrapping all our
memories
#142
Vandana Parashar, Ambala Cannt, India
(0-3-2)
= 8 pts
v
crossroads
there
is no sign
showing
the way home
#158
Gabriel Sawicki, Wroclaw, Poland
(1-1-3)
= 8 pts
v
night
flight
a
city lighted
by
fireflies
#207
Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana
(1-1-3)
7 points (6):
stardust
to
where does this
fleeting
life go?
#035
Veronika Zora Novak, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(2-0-1)
= 7 pts
v
end
of the journey
at
the final station
blanket
and sandwich
#042
Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland
(0-2-3)
= 7 pts
v
soap
box derby
in
grandfather's eyes
a
mischievous glint
#066
Ramona Linke, Salzatal, Germany
(1-2-0)
= 7 pts
v
business
trip
instead
of bookmark
family
photo
#095
Jurate Norvaisiene, Mazeikiai, Lithuania
(2-0-1)
= 7 pts
v
early
morning
a
boat cuts the net
of
calm sea
#173
Štefanija Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(1-2-0)
= 7 pts
v
blizzard
-
every
tram reveals
the
same rails
#175
Sedenkova Natalia, Samara, Russia
(1-2-0)
= 7 pts
6 points (12):
a
long journey-
in
my dream longing
for
the home town
#007
Marija Pogorilic, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
(1-1-1)
= 6 pts
v
seeking
freedom
a
child’s body floats
between
flotsam
#014
Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, NSW, Australia
(2-0-0)
= 6 pts
v
desert
sunset—
at
a dusty pit stop
pink
cactus flowers
#061
Anna Cates, Wilmington, Ohio, USA
(0-1-4)
= 6 pts
v
snowflakes
on the road –
victoria
secrets angels
fully
covered
#080
Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Galati, Romania
(0-3-0)
= 6 pts
v
cobblestone
street
oil
from a stalled car
stains
the fresh snow
#090
Carlos Gesmundo, Minneapolis, MN, USA
(0-1-4)
= 6 pts
v
A
pleasure trip
with
my child
on
the carousel
#098
Elke Bonacker, Duisburg, Germany
(0-2-2)
= 6 pts
v
last
journey
my
granddad look all over
the
fields
#120
Pepa Odjakova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1-1-1)
= 6 pts
v
end
of journey
surrogate
mother transfers
the
weight of newborn
#130
Sudebi Singha, Kolkata, India
(0-2-2)
= 6 pts
v
end
district
gipsy
children make faces
at
the passing train
#153
Zornitza Harizanova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-3-0)
= 6 pts
v
funeral
march
also
trees for my coffin grow
step
by step
#172
Tomasz Szymczak, Chojnice, Poland
(0-3-0)
= 6 pts
v
Across
the ocean
Loops
in
my stomach
#180
Silvia Kempen, Apen, Germany
(2-0-0)
= 6 pts
v
just
clouds
between
us
and
the ground
#187
Mark Gilbert, Nottingham, UK
(2-0-0)
= 6 pts
5 points (10):
approaching
train
sighs
of relief
heave
the iron wheels
#006
Gexter Lacambra, Milan, Italy
(0-2-1)
= 5 pts
v
white
cane
the
throb
of
a waiting bus
#017
Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia
(0-2-1)
= 5 pts
v
how
many flies
scratches
my faithful dog
until
my return?
#034
Slobodan Pupovac, Zagreb, Croatia
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
v
rustling
in the wind
the
last leaves on the branches –
departure
song
#038
Virginia Popescu, Ploiesti, Romania
(0-2-1)
= 5 pts
v
All
my long journeys
The
small girl wants to guide me
In
the wood nearby
#060
Thor Henriksen, Oslo, Norway
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
v
between
the trees
moving
against the train
a
midnight companion
#070
VAERKO, Chennai, India
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
v
hang
gliding
with
an eagle nearby
above
mountains
#113
Vladimir Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
v
like
a butterfly
never
looking back
from
flower to flower
#139
Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
v
cherry
blossom blizzard -
he
sets the camera
aside
#159
Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
v
Logbook
-
I
leave my native land
clouds
against
#184
Daniele Garofalo, Milano, Italy
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
4 points (8):
trying
to escape -
a
road to heaven
winding
as usual
#013
Zbigniew Mysłowiecki, Warsaw, Poland
(1-0-1)
= 4 pts
v
short
journey -
arriving
in
a smile
047
Angelica Seithe, Wettenberg, Germany
(0-2-0)
= 4 pts
v
getting
from there to here a lifetime
#078
Sondra J. Byrnes, Santa Fee, USA
(0-2-0)
= 4 pts
v
iron
river -
hurtling
in a vineyard
a
speedy train
#135
Ezio Infantino, Verona, Italy
(1-0-1)
= 4 pts
v
train’s
window –
at
full speed
the
trees and my thoughts
#151
Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France
(0-1-2)
= 4 pts
v
night
train –
crickets
sing
me to sleep
#194
Anthony Q. Rabang, Vigan City, Philippines
(0-2-0)
= 4 pts
v
earth-
my
vessel to travel
in
the ether
#208
Nadalsuren Purevdorj, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
(1-0-1)
= 4 pts
v
ashes
in stream
the
colour of his skin
becomes
the sky
#213
Rajandeep Garg, Sangrur, India
(1-3-1)
= 4 pts
3 points (22):
some
nights’ sky is clear
dark
– cold – and yes December
remember
the stars
#003
Jens-Christian Kjær, Brande, Denmark
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
okada
ride...
a
roadbump jolts me
from
reverie
*okada is the local name
for commercial motorcycle
#008
Theophilus Femi Alawonde, Ogbomosho, Oyo, Nigeria
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
bee
sting
after
a single touch
you
leaving me
#009
Neringa Vyšniauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
(0-0-3)
= 3 pts
v
the
roaring waves
embrace
the ship,
the
lighthouse is still.
#019
April Mae M. Berza, Taguig, Philippines
(0-1-1)
= 3 pts
v
prison
escape
angels
on wild horses
ride
home
#037
Arne Haukdal, Stavanger, Norway
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
forgetting
the
turbulence...
silver
lines
#044
Samantha Sirimanne Hyde, Sydney, Australia
(0-1-1)
= 3 pts
v
train
window –
floating
in a sunbeam
exotic
dust
#067
Maria Laura Valente, Cesena, Italy
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
coming
back from trip
the
postman didn't pass
and
it hasn’t rain
#068
Marie Derley, Ath, Belgium
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
after
divorce -
the
blind aircraft landing
in
my ears
#076
Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
а
child's laughter
running
with a playful sleigh
homecoming
#116
Ivanka Yankova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-1-1)
= 3 pts
v
Fallen
leaves
On
the gravestone
Trail
of creeping snail
#119
Jonas Vaicekauskas, Siauliai, Lithuania
(0-1-1)
= 3 pts
v
View
from the airplane
Fuji
with a white peak
is
getting bigger
#122
Teresa Grzywacz, Łuków, Poland
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
a
trip to the sun
down
in my suitcase
a
hurtling spider
#123
Dorota Ocińska, Łódź, Poland
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
train
on Christmas
the
gifts are more than
passengers
134
Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
Way
of St. James
the
sun firing from above
below
burning feet
#137
Pitt Büerken, Münster, Germany
(0-1-1)
= 3 pts
v
kids
celebrating
Christmas in the train-
out
of use railway
#147
Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
waiting
for the train -
my
hands are freezing
on
the baggage
#178
Maria Tirenescu, Cugir, Romania
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
Seaside
inn
a
tiny shell
for
our room key
#190
Ken Sawitri, Jakarta/Blora, Indonesia
(0-1-1)
= 3 pts
v
husky
dog sled ride
whirling
up
glittering
snowflakes
#195
Frode Ljoberg, Oslo, Norway
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
v
airplane
window -
entire
world reduced to
white
clouds and breath
#212
Miruna Covor, Bucharest, Romania
(0-1-1)
= 3 pts
v
Going
back to the city
last
greetings fades
ladybug
on the windshield
#216
Kristina Kroupa, Ivanic-Grad, Croatia
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
v
chink
of a bellbird
the
road dips
through
mottled shadows
#217
Lynette Arden, Norwood SA, Australia
(1-0-0)
= 3 pts
2 points (14):
My
back full of dunes
I
see a blurry future
Sahara
crossing
#010
Fabián Padilla Hernández, Bogota, Colombia
(0-1-0)
= 2 pts
v
travelling
home
remorselessly
winter
wayfarer
#033
Eva Limbach, Germany
(0-1-0)
= 2 pts
v
cold
winter morning
jumps
to the sun
sparrow
#040
Amir Hasanvandi, Shoush, Iran
(0-0-2)
= 2 pts
v
canopy
ride
the
roaring soar
through
the clouds
#048
Ramesh Anand, Bengaluru, India
(0-1-0)
= 2 pts
v
Saint
Nicholas Night
the
snowflakes journey
to
our palms
#055
Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploiesti, Romania
(0-0-2)
= 2 pts
v
train
slumber
every
other station
is
in a dream
#069
Jon Espen Vassbotn, Kristiansand, Norway
(0-0-2)
= 2 pts
v
first
time flying
the
smell of his cologne
my
only company
#115
Diksha Sharma, Delhi, India
(0-0-2)
= 2 pts
v
Poppies
spinning
around to watch me
as
the train passes.
#121
Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy
(0-1-0)
= 2 pts
v
island
vacation
receiving
an upgrade
to
hurricane status
#161
Julie Warther, Dover, Ohio, USA
(0-1-0)
= 2 pts
v
anniversary
–
staring
in the mirror
when
the elevator stopped
#177
Carmen Duvalma, Targoviste, Romania
(0-0-2)
= 2 pts
v
sure
enough
a
wine-dark sea—not far
from
Calypso’s cave
#182
Rick Clark, Seattle, USA
(0-1-0)
= 2 pts
v
Bus
station−
Mother
breastfeeding her infant,
son
and dog on guard
#191 Izeta Radetinac, Novi Pazar, Serbia
(0-2-0)
= 2 pts
v
night
flight
for
some hours
queen
of stars
#197
Christa Beau, Halle/Saale, Germany
(0-0-2)
= 2 pts
v
same
sky route
along
hedged clouds
swallow
tails
#218
Lucia Fontana, Milan, Italy
(0-1-0)
= 2 pts
1 point (15):
pleasure
trip
under
the starry sky
New
York
#028
Pere Risteski, Ohrid, Macedonia
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
beacon
in the distance-
cohorts
of refugees
to
the North Sea
#031
Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
hailing
a ride
our
tuk-tuk driver insists
on
the pretty route
052
Tracy Davidson, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
long-distance
flight
the
manga on the eBook
a
still image
#053
Klaus Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
illuminated
traces
the
midnight trains
circling
the earth
#074
Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
mountain
trails
tireless
friend
shepherd
dog
#109
Silvestru Miclaus, Roma (Italy), Romania
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
in
your eye
an
ocean and the continent-
a
sailing airplane
#125
Božidar Škobić, Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
journey
through the rain -
the
human in the train window
has
tears in his face
#126
Wolfgang Rödig, Mitterfels, Germany
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
eddy
currents...
I
try to walk around
my
darker self
#155
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan, Thane, India
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
darkening
lake
sound
of our paper boat
setting
sail
#169
Vibeke Laier, Randers, Denmark
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
windy
morning
shaped
goose weathervane
southbound
#170
Anne-Marie Labelle, Longueuil, Canada
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
train's
whistle –
pierced
is a lazy silence
of
a misty morning
#185
Nada Jačmenica, Sveti Križ Začretje,
Croatia
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
foreign
river
when
will your water
approach
my home town
#193
Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
Christmas
holiday –
the
cat is hiding
in
the trolley
#200
Daniela Zglibutiu, Montecchio Emilia, Italy
(0-0-1)
= 1 pt
v
stairlift
whirrs --
the
journey hides the sound
of
his wheezes
#209
James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK
(0-0-2)
= 1 pt
no points this time
(63):
At
the stop sign right
and
right there's the old churchyard
you're
looking for
#011
Horst Ludwig, St. Peter, MN, USA
v
from
its basin
rice
seeds floating by...
long
journey south
#016
Pat Geyer East Brunswick, NJ, USA
v
River
cruise -
a
fellow- traveller builds
his
paper ship well
#020
Aziza Hena, Dhaka, Bangladesh
v
early
spring,
the
fragrance of silence – a burial
in
the country
#024
Smajil Durmišević, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
v
winter
wonderful world -
God
management seen and felt
only
while traveling
#032
Gheorghe Pustelnicu, Dridu Lalomita, Romania
v
sweat
lodge...
world
without enters
the
world within
#043
Devin Harrison, Vancouver Island, Canada
v
a
lone rider
on
a sunlit dappled road
lifetime
#046
Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, India
v
drifting
away
for
seabird and for me
same
Autumn sun
#049
Damir Janjlaija, Kotor, Montenegro
v
a
puddle in the road
the
sun slopped under the wheel
of
a car
#050
Midhat Midho Hrnčić, Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina
v
ebb
tide
I
book flight
on
the eagle’s wing
#054
Nika, Victoria, BC, Canada
v
full
of mysteries
an
ironic suffer the weight
end
of the year
#058
Tatjana Debeljacki, Užice, Serbia
v
St.
James´s Way -
daily
it starts
at
my doorstep
#059
Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinstahl, Germany
v
train's
purr
gentle
awakening
emerald
green rice fields
#062
Solène Lagadec, Rennes, France
v
departure
day
only
hours before I recall
this
was your town
#063
Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
v
illumineted
traces
the
midnight trains
circling
the earth
#074
Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
v
highway
drive -
on
the run from the rain
and
his grumbling
#075
Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
v
A
full moon migrates
in
the vast starry sky…
tidings
of great joy
#081
Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France
v
No
air travel
Nor
the brave ocean –
I'm
a land guy.
#082
Franklin Magalhães, Mesquita/RJ, Brazil
v
In
the morning
the
walk of a hobo
snow
falling on the city
#083
Richard Jodoin, Montreal, Canada
v
school
tour...
a
boy munches
homemade
sweets
#086
Aparna Pathak, Gurugram, India
v
walking
home
through
the snowfall
red
lights of traffic jam
#087
Pavel Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia
v
New
Zealand to Elba
all
islands connected
by
the haiku trail
#088
Janko Dimnjaković, Zagreb, Croatia
v
winter
holidays -
running
breathless
for
the flight connection
#089
Marina Bellini, Bagnolo San Vito MN, Italy
v
coaxing
the child
out
of the shadows...
meeting
her halfway
#096
Karen Harvey, Pwllheli, Wales
v
purgatory-
most
visited
destination
#099
Aljoša Vuković, Šibenik, Croatia
v
finals
week
snowed
under
at
the bike corral
#100
Susan Mallernee, Dover, USA
v
snowing
without a stop...
the
skiers' contours blur
in
descent of the track
#104
Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
v
i
could take
through
the window plane
touch
the cloud
#107
Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Podgorica, Montenegro
v
all
the dreams I make
all
the love I'll ever take
my
greatest journey
#110
Eleni Antoniou - Constantinou, Nicosia, Cyprus
v
long
distance trail
respiratory
linked
the
trekking pole
#112
Sylvia Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria
v
enter
the house of dreams
as
a grown-up
leave
it as a child
#114
Oddbjørn Aardalen, Vennesla, Norway
v
distant..over
there..
parallel
rail tracks
joining
together?
#118
Neelam Sangwai, Mumbai, India
v
driving
down the road
into
______ out of
fog
patches
#128
Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, KY, USA
v
down
nostalgia lane
black
and white reruns
on
telly
#129
Madhuri Pillai, Melbourne, Australia
v
a
beacon
on
your route
and
my waving
#131
Birgit Schaldach-Helmlechner, Schluechtern, Germany
v
The
full moon glistens
above
the railway station
I
missed the express
#132
Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary
v
low
winter sunrays
travelling
across our floors again
at
the speed of dust
#136
Anne Zooey Lind, Lista, Norway
v
ski
cabin—
ice
from the car
to
the front door
#138
Tom Sacramona, Plainville, MA, USA
v
"on
the road again"
i
imagine, her voice
would
be better
#141
Sonja Raab, Opponitz, Austria
v
the
purple maple
leaves
sail
to
distant shores
#143
Vitali Khomin, Mukachevo, Ukraine
v
sky
without stars-
blind
man crosses the street
on
the red colour
#145
Constantin Stroe, Bucharest, Romania
v
arctic
tens migrating -
sure
to find the arrival
even
without seeing it.
#146
David Rodrigues, Lisbon, Portugal
v
On
the Caravan
feel,
as singsong as breath
caught in a dream.
#148
Ram Sharan Maharjan, Kathmandu, Nepal
v
A
group of ghosts
travelling
through the city
The
streets are foggy.
#152
Zoran Antonijevic, Mladenovac, Serbia
v
Long
steps, heavy luggage,
loud
whistle through dusty window.
Short
is journey home.
#154
Katarina Pisacic, Novi Marof, Croatia
v
whole
life
ahead
of you
baby
crying
#160
Evgenii Plekhanov, Kirov, Russia
v
the
fulfilment trip
from
six feet under
to
eternity
#162
Per Snublefot, Oslo, Norway
v
Wanderer
in time
From
birth to death and beyond
Your
trip is well-planned
#163
Claude Lopez-Ginisty, Saint-Triphon, Switzerland
v
train's
delayed -
he
plays Blue Moon
as
at the Metropolitan
#164
Severa Disingrini, Cremona, Italy
v
a
rocky ride
to
eternity -
politician's
death
#165
Sandra Martyres, Mumbai, India
v
a
travel and a new love
in
store for me -
palm
reading
#166
Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria
v
up
in the clouds . . .
the
image of you
still
so clear
#167
Christine L. Villa, Sacramento CA, USA
v
Close
to arrival
the
one on my window seat
offers
me my seat
#168
Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland
v
yellow
light
streams
from a train's windows
midnight
passes
#171
Benjamin Bläsi, Wünnewil, Switzerland
v
A
decade of winter
my
vocal cords come alive
as
the last frost expelled
#174
Chien Ying Ng, Seremban, Malaysia
v
the
snow falls -
slowly
sways
an
old pine
#179
Maria Teresa Sisti, Gassano di Fivizzano, Italy
v
I
feel insecure on this bus,
Adam,
let’s bite off
the
lifetime apple
#181
Lilija Olšauskiene, Kaunas, Lithuania
v
myriads
of gods
travel
to Izumo Province
Shinto
priests too
#189
Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan
v
more
and more descreasing family
in
the disappearing car
screen
of the spaceship
#196
Paulina Perczak, Kielce, Poland
v
a
snake the backside
of
the silvery coin --
winter
path
#198
Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria
v
the
train enters a town
at
midnight on tower clock
thunder
without rain
#201
Artūras Šilanskas, Vilnius, Lithuania
v
the
speed bumps of pain
in
my rearview mirror…
New
Year’s Day
#202
Cyndi Lloyd, Riverton, UT, USA
v
camel
fair –
every
day
a
hump day
#203
Susan Burch, Hagerstown, MD, USA
v
tour
guide's accent
thicker
by
the sentence
#204
Edward Cody Huddleston, Baxley, GA, USA
v
Holding
the snow in my fist
I
have been left without snow -
My
list for Santa Claus
#220
Marco Pilotto, Piazzola Sul Brenta PD, Italy
no results – authors who
didn’t vote (11):
on
my return home . . .
a
rejected golden mask
rushing
along
#002
Djurdja Vukelić Rožić, Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
v
through
taiga and tundra
in
the embrace of Siberia
I
travel by train
#029
Vladimir Suk, Oroslavje, Croatia
v
it
always leads me
on
unbeaten pathes-
the
longing itself
#039
Adina Enachescu, Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania
v
on
the early train
to
a friend's funeral
the
newspaper untouched
#045
Helge Torvund, Ogna, Norway
v
Her
life´s journey
coming
to end
Old
tired feet
#079
Ruzica Soldo, Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
v
Ipod
random -
the
scenery blurred
by
fast train
#091
Pasquale Asprea, Genova, Italy
v
life
path ...
with
every leap the sting of thorns
deeper
and deeper
#108
Jovanka Božić, Valjevo, Serbia
v
sunset
finally
the visa stamp
in
my passport
#140
Vessislava Savova, Sofia, Bulgaria
v
long
week end trip
roadside
rest areas
ease
my tensions...
#156
Purushothamarao Rao Ravela, Nolenseville, USA
v
aborted
journey
still
longing
for
the memories
#219
Vibeke Rosenberg, Follebu, Norway
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