The first annual edition of the European Kukai has finished. Congratulations for the winners: Viktoriya Marinova, Rosa Clement, Susanne Reichard and Rachel Sutclife. Thanks to all participants. We wish you all the best in the new year and invite you to the second annual edition of European Kukai in 2019.
Robert Kania and Krzysztof Kokot
the EQK team
Robert Kania and Krzysztof Kokot
the EQK team
Edition #1/21: 192 participants from 44 countries:
Australia (3), Austria (2), Bangladesh (1), Belgium (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Brazil (3), Bulgaria (15), Canada (4), Colombia (1), Croatia (17), Cyprus (1), Denmark (1), France (6), Germany (17), Ghana (1), Hungary (1), India (9), Iran (1), Ireland (1), Israel (2), Italy (14), Japan (2), Lithuania (5), Macedonia (3), Montenegro (2), Nepal (1), The Netherlands (1), New Zealand (2), Nigeria (1), Norway (6), Philippines (1), Poland (6), Portugal (1), Romania (15), Russia (5), Serbia (4), Slovenia (1), Sri Lanka (1), Switzerland (1), Taiwan (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Ukraine (2), United Kingdom (10), USA (18)
note: (6-9-2) means 6x3 points, 9x2 points and 2x1 point = 38 points
FIRST PLACE:
052 Viktoriya Marinova, Pleven, Bulgaria
(6-9-2) = 38 points
(from: IND, USA, FRA, GER, HUN, BIH - ROM, ISR, BUL, CRO, BUL, BUL, USA, NEP, BRA - BUL, BEL)
lonely evening
my shadow
on а table for two
SECOND PLACE (2 authors):
026 Rosa Clement, Manaus, Brazil
(3-5-9) = 28 points
(from: SLO, NOR, ITA - ITA, ROM, CRO, ISR, BRA - MNE, CRO, ROM, IND, UK, BUL, IND, UK, LIT)
adopted cat
we build love
from scratch
adopted cat
we build love
from scratch
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092 Susanne Reichard, New York, USA
(6-3-4) = 28 points
(from: BUL, ITA, FRA, CAN, BUL, GER - IND, BUL, USA - ROM, SLO, ITA, CRO)
drought –
the deep cracks
in our shadow
drought –
the deep cracks
in our shadow
THIRD PLACE:
018 Rachel Sutcliffe, United Kingdom
(4-5-4) = 26 points
(from: LIT, AUS, LIT, DEN - CAN, CRO, BRA, MNE, USA - MKD, ITA, BUL, POL)
alone on the path
even my shadow
walks ahead
4th place - 24 points (2):
alone on the path
even my shadow
walks ahead
4th place - 24 points (2):
Refugee camp
a kite escapes
from the child's hand
063 Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France
a kite escapes
from the child's hand
063 Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France
(6-3-0) = 24 pts
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shooting star -
unprepared
I waste a wish
098 Tomislav Sjekloća, Cetinje, Montenegro
unprepared
I waste a wish
098 Tomislav Sjekloća, Cetinje, Montenegro
(3-6-3) = 24 pts
5th place - 23 points:
searching for
each other
autumn leaves
088 Radostina Dragostinova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(3-5-4) = 23 pts
6th place - 22 ponts (2):
after the rain
in the heart on the wall
a snail couple
010 Aljoša Vuković. Sibenik, Croatia
(5-0-7) = 22 pts
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river fog
a long forgotten laughter
from the other side
034 Jon Espen Vassbotn, Kristiansand, Norway
(5-3-1) = 22 pts
a long forgotten laughter
from the other side
034 Jon Espen Vassbotn, Kristiansand, Norway
(5-3-1) = 22 pts
7th place - 21 points:
night train-
just the full moon waiting for me
in the station
131 Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Galaţi, Romania
just the full moon waiting for me
in the station
131 Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Galaţi, Romania
(3-4-4) = 21 pts
8th place - 19 points:
dreamcatcher
the spider-web snares
moonbeams
004 Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia
(3-3-4) = 19 pts
9th place - 18 points:
falling leaves...
the sparrows
more and more visible
036 Radka Mindova, Sliven, Bulgaria
(5-1-1) = 18 pts
10th place - 17 points (2):
skylark’s song
her faded words
on a postcard
061 Martha Magenta, Bristol, United Kingdom
(3-2-4) = 17 pts
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window shopping
her reflection
wearing Chanel
185 Stefanie Bucifal, Konstanz, Germany
her reflection
wearing Chanel
185 Stefanie Bucifal, Konstanz, Germany
(4-1-3) = 17 pts
16 points (2):
old blackthorn stick
each board of the bridge
a different note
168 John Parsons, Hastings, United Kingdom
(4-2-0) = 16 pts
each board of the bridge
a different note
168 John Parsons, Hastings, United Kingdom
(4-2-0) = 16 pts
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jubilee
he discreetly adjusts
her wig
186 Henryk Czempiel, Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
he discreetly adjusts
her wig
186 Henryk Czempiel, Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
(3-2-3) = 16 pts
15 points (6):
last letter
the scarlet sway
of poppies
047 Pragya Vishnoi, Kanpur India
(3-2-2) = 15 pts
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moon phases…
my dress becoming
shorter and shorter
058 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
my dress becoming
shorter and shorter
058 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
(2-3-3) = 15 pts
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in the prison yard
celebrating her sixth year
winter moon
100 Margo Williams, Stayton, Oregon, USA
celebrating her sixth year
winter moon
100 Margo Williams, Stayton, Oregon, USA
(1-6-0) = 15 pts
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cherry trees in bloom -
younger today
than yesterdey
108 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania
(3-2-2) = 15 pts
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survivor
the deepness of the sea
in her gaze
133 Marina Bellini, Bagnolo San Vito, Italy
(3-1-4) = 15 pts
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autumn mist..
he recognized me from afar
my old dog
160 Nijole Kerusauskiene, Kaunas, Lithuania
he recognized me from afar
my old dog
160 Nijole Kerusauskiene, Kaunas, Lithuania
(2-4-1) = 15 pts
14 points (3):
first light-
several birds flying
out of the sun
048 Rita Odeh, Haifa, Israel
several birds flying
out of the sun
048 Rita Odeh, Haifa, Israel
(2-3-2) = 14 pts
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raku bowl-
the fleeting form
of a cloud
153 Angiola Inglese, Pededrobba, Italy
the fleeting form
of a cloud
153 Angiola Inglese, Pededrobba, Italy
(2-3-2) = 14 pts
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mud puddle—
in one splash
childhood
177 Rashmi Vesa, Bengaluru, India
(1-3-5) = 14 pts
13 points (3):
inside the fresh grave
dead leaves gather
waiting...
051 Justice Joseph Prah, Accra, Ghana
(3-1-2) = 13 pts
dead leaves gather
waiting...
051 Justice Joseph Prah, Accra, Ghana
(3-1-2) = 13 pts
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peeling an orange
the sky unweaves
into snowflakes
055 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploiesti, Romania
(3-1-2) = 13 pts
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border checking
the moon crosses
with my visa
079 Sudebi Singha, Kolkata, India
(2-2-3) = 13 pts
12 points (2):
deep autumn
a bamboo flute
seduces a deer
180 Zornitza Harizanova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(2-1-4) = 12 pts
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Last shot
A teddy bear
My new friend
192 Solene Lagadec, Rennes, France
(2-2-2) = 12 pts
A teddy bear
My new friend
192 Solene Lagadec, Rennes, France
(2-2-2) = 12 pts
11 points (9):
mom's gifts for Christmas...
the second sock left
unfinished knitting
017 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
the second sock left
unfinished knitting
017 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
(3-1-0) = 11 pts
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Budapest night -
the light touch of the moon
on his hands
030 Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo, The Hague, Netherlands
(2-2-1) = 11 pts
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my father's notebook
little crosses with pencil
in front of each name
080 Stoianka Boianova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(2-2-1) = 11 pts
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an empty nest
in a bare tree
visible silence
093 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
in a bare tree
visible silence
093 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
(1-3-2) = 11 pts
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snowflakes -
a crow call comes
through the silence
115 Claude Lagadec, Saumur, France
(2-1-3) = 11 pts
a crow call comes
through the silence
115 Claude Lagadec, Saumur, France
(2-1-3) = 11 pts
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midnight walk
carrying weight of the moon
on my back
140 Devin Harrison, Vancouver, Canada
carrying weight of the moon
on my back
140 Devin Harrison, Vancouver, Canada
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
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granny is gone -
a wild plum still blossoms
in her garden
156 Maria Tirenescu, Cugir, Romania
(2-1-3) = 11 pts
a wild plum still blossoms
in her garden
156 Maria Tirenescu, Cugir, Romania
(2-1-3) = 11 pts
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prayer lamp -
something of me
in the moth dust
174 Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
(2-2-1) = 11 pts
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cold attic
a scent
of christmas past
183 Kurt Øystein Slåtten, Egersund, Norway
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
10 points (2):
crumpled review
Lady Di still alive
at the barber's
011 Marie Derley, Ath, Belgium
Lady Di still alive
at the barber's
011 Marie Derley, Ath, Belgium
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
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creaking fireplace
from a walk he brings
the smell of fog
056 Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
from a walk he brings
the smell of fog
056 Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
9 points (5):
a gypsy moth's
opening chrysalis…
endless skies
006 Anna Cates, Wilmington, Ohio, USA
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
opening chrysalis…
endless skies
006 Anna Cates, Wilmington, Ohio, USA
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
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cyclone -
the old pine
lying on the violets
009 Sisti Maria Teresa, Gassano, Italy
(1-2-2) = 9 pts
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valley mist
the palomino my daughter calls
Dreamer
014 Simon Hanson, Tamborine, Australia
the palomino my daughter calls
Dreamer
014 Simon Hanson, Tamborine, Australia
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
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fogbound…
i talk to myself
in the mirror
015 Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bengaluru, India
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
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silent night ...
over his crib
a perfusion bag
184 Cezar Ciobica, Botosani, Romania
(1-3-0) = 9 pts
8 points (8):
Broken spirits
upon the open seas …
shimmering rainbow
002 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France
upon the open seas …
shimmering rainbow
002 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
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the dust that was Allepo
still in my eye
..tears
019 John McDonald, Edinburg, Scotland
still in my eye
..tears
019 John McDonald, Edinburg, Scotland
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
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lost love -
the snow buries
everything
039 Antonio Sacco, Vallo della Lucania (Sa), Italy
(0-3-2) = 8 pts
the snow buries
everything
039 Antonio Sacco, Vallo della Lucania (Sa), Italy
(0-3-2) = 8 pts
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Flower petals
Falling from your coat –
Your words.
041 Tamara Lujak, Belgrade, Serbia
Falling from your coat –
Your words.
041 Tamara Lujak, Belgrade, Serbia
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
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listening
what remains -
retirement home
112 Toni Piccini, Trieste, Italy
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
what remains -
retirement home
112 Toni Piccini, Trieste, Italy
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
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autumn woods
a heart-shaped leaf
falls at my feet
129 Stephen Toft, Lancaster, United Kingdom
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
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Black Friday
red ears and noses
green dollars
159 Franjo Ordanic, Oroslavje, Croatia
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
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The blue sky
Resting
On the mountain peak
175 Joshua Park, Irvine, USA
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
7 points (11):
lengthening autumn -
wind-combed grasses
under pilgrim's steps
005 Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
wind-combed grasses
under pilgrim's steps
005 Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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windswept secrets
of the whispering willows -
winter chill
013 Michael H. Lester, Los Angeles, USA
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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midnight callers...
cranes criss-cross the surface
of a moonlit lake
049 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
cranes criss-cross the surface
of a moonlit lake
049 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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foreign country
scent of soil from home
in my dream
scent of soil from home
in my dream
070 Ivanka Yankova, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
(0-3-1) = 7 pts
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my sister outside
combing out her wet hair ...
spring sunshine
078 Anne Louise Curran, Hamilton, New Zealand
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
combing out her wet hair ...
spring sunshine
078 Anne Louise Curran, Hamilton, New Zealand
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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reed bed symphony
tuning up
a thousand frogs
081 Ingrid Baluchi, Ohrid, Macedonia
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
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kimono-silk
worn
so many tears
091 Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinstahl, Germany
worn
so many tears
091 Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinstahl, Germany
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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peace
how simple
to prenounce!
114 Ajaya Mahala, Jaipur, India
how simple
to prenounce!
114 Ajaya Mahala, Jaipur, India
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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stormy night
next morning the poetry
of our sheets
126 Gabriele Hartmann, Höchstenbach, Germany
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
next morning the poetry
of our sheets
126 Gabriele Hartmann, Höchstenbach, Germany
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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larch leaves
the ephemeral light
of dawn
134 Eufemia Griffo, Settimo Milanese, Italy
the ephemeral light
of dawn
134 Eufemia Griffo, Settimo Milanese, Italy
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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beautiful autumn
last leaf falls on the first page
of new diary
170 Tomasz Szymczak, Chojnice, Poland
last leaf falls on the first page
of new diary
170 Tomasz Szymczak, Chojnice, Poland
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
6 points (5):
volcanoes park —
on the inn’s wall
a fire extinguisher
020 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France
on the inn’s wall
a fire extinguisher
020 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
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final journey
on this wristwatch
still summer time
037 Eleonore Nickolay, Vaires sur Marne, France
on this wristwatch
still summer time
037 Eleonore Nickolay, Vaires sur Marne, France
(0-3-0) = 6 pts
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too late
came much too early
pumpkin sale
044 Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Canada
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
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great crisis -
snowmen in the quarter
without their noses
045 Danijela Grbelja, Sibenik, Croatia
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
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empty and full --
only sky inside the hollow core
of the old elm*
*The Old Elm became the European tree of the year 2014, now the tree is dying.
148 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria
148 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
5 points (11):
Merry graveyard -
over the fence to the pub
free entry
038 Alexandru-Emil Marin, Bucharest , Romania
over the fence to the pub
free entry
038 Alexandru-Emil Marin, Bucharest , Romania
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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existence -
blink of an eye
on dew drop
085 Maurizio Petruccioli, Manzano (UD), Italy
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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silver spider
over silk thread
sunlight shines
089 Minko Tanev Plovdiv, Bulgaria
over silk thread
sunlight shines
089 Minko Tanev Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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endless darkness
in and out of the hut
full moon
103 Sasa Vazic, Batajnica, Serbia
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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moonlit slope--
skier's silhouette
dances a waltz
113 Teiichi Suzuki, Osaka, Japan
skier's silhouette
dances a waltz
113 Teiichi Suzuki, Osaka, Japan
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
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quite at home
the little refugee feeding pigeons
near the path
149 Vitali Khomin, Mukachevo, Ukraine
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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goldfish in a pond
under the water lilies
dreaming of a wave
162 Eleni Antoniou–Constantinou, Nikozja, Cyprus
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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a whiff of south wind
the river carried the moon
away
the river carried the moon
away
171 Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia Bulgaria
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
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clear winter day
my daughter picks up
the snow globe
176 James Dobson, Prudhoe, United Kingdom
my daughter picks up
the snow globe
176 James Dobson, Prudhoe, United Kingdom
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
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Poppy Day...
dusting the weight
of their glory
188 Cristina Apatrei, Saveni, Romania
dusting the weight
of their glory
188 Cristina Apatrei, Saveni, Romania
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
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winter—I tend to be lazy with my consonants
191 Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
4 points (13):
camp fire
behind te old fortress-
sunset
003 Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
behind te old fortress-
sunset
003 Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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in a deserted village
living without a pay on the fences
the ivy
008 Vladimir Šuk, Oroslavje, Croatia
living without a pay on the fences
the ivy
008 Vladimir Šuk, Oroslavje, Croatia
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
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hunting refugees
i'm picking the weed
in the garden
033 Sonja Raab, Opponitz, Austria
i'm picking the weed
in the garden
033 Sonja Raab, Opponitz, Austria
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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driving exam -
the cherry tree in bloom
gives me priority
040 Ana Drobot, Bucharest, Romania
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
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the end of the summer
a grandmother kisses
baby's sock
042 Pepa Odjakova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
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sailing leaves
actually I would have
all the time
069 Angelica Seithe, Wettenberg, Germany
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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silent winter night
snow white cat softly climbs
to a dove's nest
074 Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, India
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
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a soft splat -
a flower drops and
wind tumbles it
083 Gillena Cox, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago
a flower drops and
wind tumbles it
083 Gillena Cox, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
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children's laugher
drowns from the distance
explosions of the bomb
094 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland
drowns from the distance
explosions of the bomb
094 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
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How she's working
her way into the darkness
November sun
105 Beate Conrad, Hildesheim, Germany
her way into the darkness
November sun
105 Beate Conrad, Hildesheim, Germany
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
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bad hair days
weren't that bad...
chemotherapy
124 Vandana Parashar, Chandimandir, India
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
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TV documentary
my eyelids heavier than
a herd of elephants
154 Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan, Rijeka, Croatia
my eyelids heavier than
a herd of elephants
154 Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan, Rijeka, Croatia
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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are laughs
or snowballs that redden
children's cheeks
161 Nazarena Rampini, Milano, Italy
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
3 points (17):
ice storm islip into oblivion
023 Veronika Zora Novak, Toronto, Canada
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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Feeling blue
the sky clears
my eyes
024 Adam Šuligoj, Maribor, Slovenia
the sky clears
my eyes
024 Adam Šuligoj, Maribor, Slovenia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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vis-a-vis in the train -
the pretty young woman
smiles at her phone
043 Wolfgang Rödig, Mitterfells, Germany
the pretty young woman
smiles at her phone
043 Wolfgang Rödig, Mitterfells, Germany
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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Coldness in the patch,
Scarecrow’s cloths
Thatwere theft
053 Amir Hasanvandi, Shoush, Iran
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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on the old pond
snowflakes are falling
without a sound
059 Sebastian Salie, Bergen-Waldhof, Germany
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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ramshackle house
the fashion magazine pictures
on the wall
068 Nikolay Grankin, Krasnodar, Russia
the fashion magazine pictures
on the wall
068 Nikolay Grankin, Krasnodar, Russia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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Night sky
our canonization
by the mountains
118 Birgit Heid, Landau, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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on the deck--
by its lips the rough sea swings
the ancient sail
120 Štefanija Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
by its lips the rough sea swings
the ancient sail
120 Štefanija Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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overcrowded ship
a stowaway trembling
in the sea storm
125 Marija Pogorilic, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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a boat has passed
wild ducks still
surfing the waves
132 Zoran Doderovic, Novi Sad, Serbia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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break water
the sun wriggles
out of a wave
135 Rob Kingston, Essex, United Kingdom
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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a bright whisper
just before sunrise
morning star
136 Anne Zooey Lind, Lista, Norway
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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Her hair with sweet smell
of strawberies and cream –
a child's birthday party.
147 Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia
of strawberies and cream –
a child's birthday party.
147 Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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wind
rearranges the leaves in the yard
freedom in excess
155 Stanka Boneva, Varna, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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thin blue ice-
ambulance's lights
through a Christmas tree
172 Doris Pascolo, Milano, Italy
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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A soaking downpour
Lovers under umbrella
I'm standing here drenched
182 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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the great change
me in the middle
irrelevant
190 Thor Henriksen, Oslo, Norway
me in the middle
irrelevant
190 Thor Henriksen, Oslo, Norway
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
2 points (15):
Jurassic American swamp
A Comboversaurus (turkey ancestor) trumpets
Its final tweet
001 Andreas Hvammen, Larvik, Norway
A Comboversaurus (turkey ancestor) trumpets
Its final tweet
001 Andreas Hvammen, Larvik, Norway
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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Love is gone
And I'm sad
A little, a little, a little
035 Igor Shugan, Kaoshiung, Taiwan
And I'm sad
A little, a little, a little
035 Igor Shugan, Kaoshiung, Taiwan
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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“We don't need science”
He says before turning off
His fancy laptop
054 Viviane C. Moura Leite, Maua SP, Brazil
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Silent dawn --
outside, my cat lapping
the dew droplets.
064 Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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drunk driver —
the wall marks end at
last year’s height
073 Roberta Beary, County Mayo, Ireland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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bird in the wind
autumn passes with the whirl
of dead leaves
075 Boris Nazansky, Zagreb, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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light rainfall...
a boy sets his paper boat
on sail
102 Theophilus Femi Alawonde, Ogbomosho, Oyo, Nigeria
a boy sets his paper boat
on sail
102 Theophilus Femi Alawonde, Ogbomosho, Oyo, Nigeria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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leafless birch
right outside my window
calendar is over
107 Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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barely spring
last seasons ghosts living on
agapanthus
110 Steven Clarkson, Taupo, New Zealand
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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pair of monkeys
on the temple stairs
Darwin passes through
111 Gencho Genchev, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria
on the temple stairs
Darwin passes through
111 Gencho Genchev, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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hot summer day -
my haiku
reek of manure
123 Susan Burch, Hagerstown, USA
my haiku
reek of manure
123 Susan Burch, Hagerstown, USA
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
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melting snow
under our feet, in the air.
touch my hand
142 Pavel Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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Winter draws
on the windows.
Fairy tale breath.
158 Svetla Pacheva-Karabova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
on the windows.
Fairy tale breath.
158 Svetla Pacheva-Karabova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
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David Bowie
thinking
about blue
163 Mark Gilbert, Nottingham, United Kingdom
thinking
about blue
163 Mark Gilbert, Nottingham, United Kingdom
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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the melting snow
dives into basement
a white cat
178 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Energodar, Ukraine
dives into basement
a white cat
178 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Energodar, Ukraine
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
1 point (19):
Rustle of leaves-
I open my soul for
this autumn
012 Vasile Cojocaru, Pașcani, Romania
I open my soul for
this autumn
012 Vasile Cojocaru, Pașcani, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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I have seen a flash -
under the piled-up snow
The Danube flows yet!
021 Mariana Tanase, Braila, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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fountain in the sun -
two big foreign coins with their
silver flickering
025 Horst Ludwig, St. Peter, USA
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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a butterfly
waving all among
the walkers' words
050 Željko Funda, Varaždin, Croatia
waving all among
the walkers' words
050 Željko Funda, Varaždin, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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conciliation service
our recollections
avoid each other
065 John Hawkhead, Bradford/Avon, United Kingdom
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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November night
Rejoice on the lawns
The song to the ground
071 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris, Lithuania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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frost on the window -
through she eyes
the peak of the hill
077 Florin Golban, București, România
through she eyes
the peak of the hill
077 Florin Golban, București, România
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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@
pigtail posting
087 Arne Haukdal, Stavanger, Norway
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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relentless rains…
between the goal posts
sailing pelicans
099 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, NSW, Australia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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a hunched shadow
wading through the fallen leaves -
my Indian summer
101 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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Realised
words shoot
straight to the heart
130 Toni Pavleski, Prilep, Macedonia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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After hours of waiting
a song
in my heart
138 Renate Müller-Tümmler, Wiesbaden, Germany
a song
in my heart
138 Renate Müller-Tümmler, Wiesbaden, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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buttercups swaying
in the wind - a field full of
childhood memories
139 Brigitte Ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany
in the wind - a field full of
childhood memories
139 Brigitte Ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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our canoe
in the garage's corner-
hoarfrost
143 Margherita Petriccione, Scauri, Italy
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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Autumnal sunrise
Over the burned house
couple of crows
150 Jonas Vaicekauskas, Šiauliai, Lithuania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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contrasting images
blue skies above
tear gas below
152 Ed Bremson, Raleigh, NC, USA
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google maps -
summer cloud over
the sold house
164 Natalia Sedenkova, Samara, Russia
summer cloud over
the sold house
164 Natalia Sedenkova, Samara, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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sirens
pushing their way
through concrete heat
179 Dejan Pavlinović, Pula, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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accompanied by rain,
a train reaches the station –
commotion in the compartments
187 Jovanka Božić, Valjevo, Serbia
a train reaches the station –
commotion in the compartments
187 Jovanka Božić, Valjevo, Serbia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
no points this time (41):
* a coaly dark cloud
thunderbolt goes zigzag
016 Pere Risteski, Ohrid, Macedonia
thunderbolt goes zigzag
016 Pere Risteski, Ohrid, Macedonia
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finaly aboard -
you on the river
me on the sea
022 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania
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an old sailor
catching wind with his sails
on the open sea
027 Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Podgorica, Montenegro
catching wind with his sails
on the open sea
027 Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Podgorica, Montenegro
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our deaf neighbor
ranting at the woods—
my fiddle’s out of tune
028 Rick Clark, Seattle, USA
ranting at the woods—
my fiddle’s out of tune
028 Rick Clark, Seattle, USA
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who stole all
my blue skies?
029 Joan McNerney, New York, USA
my blue skies?
029 Joan McNerney, New York, USA
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crowded street -
in the air the smell
of boiled wine
031 Slobodan Pupovac, Zagreb, Croatia
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play hide-and-seek
be undiscovered
in childhood
032 Dainius Dirgela, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Bombay cat
among Krishna's devoters -
no food
046 Arik Benedek-Chaviv, Gyvataym, Israel
l
No language barriers
Detected in children’s eyes
At borders.
057 Ravela Purushothamarao, Ellicott, USA
l
Moon in the tree crown -
For a hungry bird
It's too big a mouthful
060 Biljana Kitić Čakar, Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
l
pre-Christmas kitchen
the children shape dough
with cookie cutters
062 Sylvia Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria
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sickle moon
between mossy gravestones
the sent of wild minth
066 Christof Blumenrath, Borken, Germany
between mossy gravestones
the sent of wild minth
066 Christof Blumenrath, Borken, Germany
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fall is awaiting
the last glimpse of summer
before long winter stares
067 Judi Honiker, Clearwater, USA
the last glimpse of summer
before long winter stares
067 Judi Honiker, Clearwater, USA
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a front moves
on the hotel terrace
white sheets
072 Marta Chociłowska, Warsaw, Poland
l
warm November
whether autumn
as well fell in love?
076 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria
whether autumn
as well fell in love?
076 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria
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a plowed field
a tractor engine noise floats
above glistening furrows
082 Stjepan Rozic, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
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I haven't seen
who shattered the rainbow
in my garden today
084 Jasminka Predojevic, Zagreb, Croatia
who shattered the rainbow
in my garden today
084 Jasminka Predojevic, Zagreb, Croatia
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privacy has left the premises
leafless hedges
Autumn transparency
086 Jens-Christian Kjær, Brande, Denmark
l
Yellow moon -
flowers all over the mountain
a morning dream
090 Manoj Sharma (M.S./Chintak), Kathmandu, Nepal
l
railroad ties…
waiting on the train
that’ll never come
095 Elena Naskova, Seattle, USA
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after the snow falls
winter tulips bloom pale sand...
no kids on the beach
096 Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ, USA
l
a black redstart
in dusk's lingering heat
scolds a cat
104 Benjamin Blaesi, Wuennewil, Switzerland
l
Your lonely sad eyes
watching all the horizon
counting memories
106 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Bogota, Colombia
l
lightpainting
mother's lost memories
109 Ramona Linke, Salzatal/OT Beesenstedt, Germany
mother's lost memories
109 Ramona Linke, Salzatal/OT Beesenstedt, Germany
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winter hearth
so many ghostly figures
riding in and out
116 Radhamani Sarma, Chennai, India
so many ghostly figures
riding in and out
116 Radhamani Sarma, Chennai, India
l
Jeffrey Dahmer-
his fellow prisoner
finally set him free
117 Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
l
blind person
just smells falling flakes
you see them
121 Vladimir Ludvig, Dubravica, Croatia
l
no beyond…
over the snowy plain
a crow's flyby
122 Giovanna Restuccia, Messina, Italy
l
Sea birds choral
When you come slowly
To flood my spaces
127 Mónica Margaride, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
l
Bookcrossing
Among the yellowed fingers
a lotto ticket
128 Ezio Infantino, Verona, Italy
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Into a wintry cold
someone walks on the water
churches bells chime
137 Richard Jodoin, Montreal, Canada
someone walks on the water
churches bells chime
137 Richard Jodoin, Montreal, Canada
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On the we ground lay
Nowhere to go but forward
Endlessly searching
141 Lea Wang-Tomic, Arcadia, USA
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sitting on the sofa
the cat waits
for the phone chat
144 Csanad Szava, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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beach notice
says do not litter ---
used footsteps
145 Ashoka Weerakkody, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Barbara branches
buds
in my heart unfolded
146 Birgit Schaldach-Helmlechner, Schluechtern, Germany
l
still humming along
to every christmas carol
spring haze
151 Tia Haynes, Lakewood,, USA
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distant stars
jet airliner's
strob light
157 Andrey Larionov, Samara, Russia
jet airliner's
strob light
157 Andrey Larionov, Samara, Russia
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Scarecrows gone
from rice terraces
birds resting
166 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan
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dreaming at the sea -
someone from time to time
is slamming the gate
169 Mihail Buraga, Bucharest, Romania
someone from time to time
is slamming the gate
169 Mihail Buraga, Bucharest, Romania
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Spring afternoon
among the rose petals -
sweet cherry
173 Vanice Zimerman, Curitiba, Brazil
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My old children’s room.
Rain runs down the window glass
and onto the floor.
181 Moritz Lange, Hamburg, Germany
no results (authors who didn’t vote - 6):
rush hour
thoughts are running
without stop
007 Bakhtiyar Amini, Duesseldorf, Germany
Rain runs down the window glass
and onto the floor.
181 Moritz Lange, Hamburg, Germany
no results (authors who didn’t vote - 6):
rush hour
thoughts are running
without stop
007 Bakhtiyar Amini, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Morning fog -
the call of little egret
in midair
097 Pasquale Asprea, Genoa, Italy
the call of little egret
in midair
097 Pasquale Asprea, Genoa, Italy
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tourist town
ocean waves tugging away
the memories
119 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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a shimmering summer day
peace in your heart
the smile of the bees
165 Nathalie Detzler, Saarbrücken, Germany
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frost outside window
the crow sitting on a cable
electric and black
167 Paweł Markiewicz, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland
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The Web has been spun
The spider patiently waits
For the prey to come
189 Janice Morris, Puyallup, WA, USA
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Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteI hope next time I'll do better. :-)
Thanks for inviting me to take part.
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