The second annual edition of the European Kukai (and twenty second edition overall) has finished. Congratulations to the winners: Radka Mindova (who also won first place in the 19th edition of European Quarterly Kukai), Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara and Sudebi Singha. Thanks to all participants (similar to last year's number of participants testifies to a stable and loyal group of enthusiasts of this form of competition). We wish you all the best in the approaching new year and invite you to the third annual edition of European Kukai in 2020.
Robert Kania and Krzysztof Kokot
the EQK team
Edition #2/22 topic: family - 189 participants from 44 countries:
Australia (5), Austria (1), Bangladesh (1), Belgium (1), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (15), Canada (4), Colombia (1), Croatia (22), Cyprus (1), Denmark (1), France (5), Germany (11), Ghana (4), Greece (1), Hungary (1), India (14), Indonesia (2), Ireland (2), Israel (2), Italy (13), Japan (1), Lithuania (6), Luxembourg (1), Malaysia (1), Montenegro (3), Nepal (2), Netherlands (1), North Macedonia (1), Norway (5), Pakistan (1), Philippines (1), Poland (7), Portugal (2), Romania (15), Russia (7), Serbia (4), Spain (2), Sri Lanka (1), Switzerland (2), Trinidad (1), Ukraine (2), United Kingdom (7), USA (7)
FIRST PLACE:
032 Radka Mindova, Bulgaria
(9-7-3) = 44 points
(from: MON, GER, AUS, UK, BUL, IRL, BUL, BUL, MON - IND, AUS, BUL, GER, TTO, ROM, RUS - BUL, CRO, GER)
(9-7-3) = 44 points
(from: MON, GER, AUS, UK, BUL, IRL, BUL, BUL, MON - IND, AUS, BUL, GER, TTO, ROM, RUS - BUL, CRO, GER)
thrown album
the homeless man acquires
a family
SECOND PLACE:
011 Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Romania
(6-6-9) = 39 points
(6-6-9) = 39 points
(from: MON, BRA, AUS, POL, NPL, RUS - BUL, CRO, GER, BGD, USA, CRO - LUX, LIT, CRO, ROM, POL, CRO, GER, PRT, BUL)
makeup lessons -
three generations
same mirror
THIRD PLACE:
107 Sudebi Singha, India
(4-6-6) = 30 points
(from: CRO, CRO, POL, CRO, - FRA, CAN, IND, GER, IND, RUS - USA, NOR, IRL, USA, CRO, GHA)
family tree
the child draws an extra branch
for surrogate mom
4th place - 29 points:
family Christmas...
gathered around the table
all the empty chairs
gathered around the table
all the empty chairs
016 Ed Bremson, USA
(6-5-1) = 29 pts
(6-5-1) = 29 pts
5th place - 26 points (2):
Mother’s Day
the childless friend
changes the subject
041 Eleonore Nickolay, France
(4-5-4) = 26 pts
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in a cloud
my son's face -
autumn rain
my son's face -
autumn rain
059 Nazarena Rampini, Italy
(5-4-3) = 26 pts
6th place - 20 points (3):
family reunion -
I share my room
with a chrysanthemum
(5-4-3) = 26 pts
6th place - 20 points (3):
family reunion -
I share my room
with a chrysanthemum
117 Ana Drobot, Romania
(2-5-4) = 20 pts
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doing her best
to outwit her shadow
the five year old
121 Mark Gilfillan, United Kingdom
(3-5-1) = 20 pts
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family dinner -
chewing up
the awkward silence
169 Tomislav Sjekloća, Montenegro
(5-2-1) = 20 pts
(5-2-1) = 20 pts
7th place - 19 points (3):
cherry blossoms -
my child asks
what is pink
my child asks
what is pink
086 Dan Iulian, Romania
(4-3-1) = 19 pts
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father's chemo —
in the bald man's pocket
an old comb
142 Vinay Leo R., India.
(2-4-5) = 19 pts
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faded photo-
grandpa's cherry tree
no longer shades
190 Marino Carmela, Italy
(4-3-1) = 19 pts
8th place - 18 points:
the small hill
we couldn’t reach...
father’s illness
003 Tim Gardiner, United Kingdom
(4-2-2) = 18 pts
9th place - 17 points (2):
old pendulum clock -
caught in a spider net
grandpa’s fairy tales
056 Glauco Saba, Luxembourg
(3-3-2) = 17 pts
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grandpa's scarf
long as the winters were
years ago
177 Boris Nazansky, Croatia
(2-4-3) = 17 pts
10th place - 16 points (3):
gazing at the stream . . .
grandfather watches his shadow
flow into the world
010 Donald McLeod, USA
(4-0-4) = 16 pts
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cicadas song ...
this place that time
my mother's voice
106 Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo, Netherlands
(2-4-2) = 16 pts
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autumn sun
watching her small feet
rushing to school
160 Nadejda Kostadinova, Bulgaria
(3-1-5) = 16 pts
15 points:
sign language
the silent love words
of a mother
183 Eufemia Griffo, Italy
(3-1-4) = 15 pts
14 points (2):
Opening the letter
on my mother's face
lights and shadows
021 Vasile Moldovan, Romania
(4-0-2) = 14 pts
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family dinner
the sun patterns
on the table
099 Nikolay Grankin, Russia
(2-2-4) = 14 pts
13 points:
excess baggage counter
I wave goodbye
to my husband
033 Tash Adams, Australia
(3-1-2) = 13 pts
12 points (4):
autumn landscape
my father on the cloud
paints the sky
022 Claude Lagadec, France
(3-1-1) = 12 pts
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break of dawn -
my father and the rain
going in opposite directions
044 Aljoša Vuković, Croatia
(2-3-0) = 12 pts
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exile
in family album missing
my father‘s childhood
097 Dainius Dirgela, Lithuania
(2-2-2) = 12 pts
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back home
the comforting aroma
of ma's ginger tea
the comforting aroma
of ma's ginger tea
100 Anitha Varma, India
(1-3-3) = 12 pts
11 points (3):
fermented rice
how mother wraps the prayer
around the darkest night
020 Ken Sawitri, Indonesia
how mother wraps the prayer
around the darkest night
020 Ken Sawitri, Indonesia
(3-1-0) = 11 pts
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the stork's nest
and my grandma's house-
both are emptily
and my grandma's house-
both are emptily
085 Constantin Stroe, Romania
(1-3-2) = 11 pts
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grandma birthday
between grandchildren's plates
dictionaries
152 Wiesław Karliński, Poland
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
10 points (4):
her last breath...
through the bay window
a day moon
through the bay window
a day moon
071 Samantha Sirimanne Hyde, Australia
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
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visit to my dad
the empty drawers
of his memory
079 Christiane Ranieri, France
(2-2-0) = 10 pts
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end of spring
I plant on her grave
forget-me-nots
134 Nikola Đuretić, Croatia
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
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mom's passing...
out of the blue I hum
a forgotten lullaby
out of the blue I hum
a forgotten lullaby
150 Cristina Apetrei, Romania
(2-0-4) = 10 pts
9 points:
my old grandparents
are walking hand in hand
romantic moment
072 Stoianka Boianova, Bulgaria
(0-4-1) = 9 pts
8 points (10):
divorce
these fleeting white clouds
of none
these fleeting white clouds
of none
024 Damir Damir, Montenegro
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
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night exhibition ...
a child is looking for
his mum
a child is looking for
his mum
031 Diana Teneva, Bulgaria
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
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grandpa
memories follow
a skipping stone
memories follow
a skipping stone
054 Maria Tomczak, Poland
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
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wrapped in memories...
i see my babcia
in her babushka
i see my babcia
in her babushka
063 Pat Geyer, USA
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
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time for a family hug -
a mountain shadow
on the wall
068 Danijela Grbelja, Croatia
(1-1-3) = 8 pts
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magnolia blossoms
embracing for a selfie
my elderly parents
embracing for a selfie
my elderly parents
092 Jurate Norvaisiene, Lithuania
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
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i want mom
letter to grandpa
Christmas
letter to grandpa
Christmas
110 Viktoriya Marinova, Bulgaria
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
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autumnal equinox
my childs consult about
a nursing home
139 Gabriele Hartmann, Germany
139 Gabriele Hartmann, Germany
(2-0-2) = 8 pts
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silent autumn-
in my mother's eyes
invisible moon
164 Doris Pascolo, Italy
(1-1-3) = 8 pts
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unsettled quarrel -
further and further apart
her toothbrush from mine
187 Gordon Ayisi Gullanyi, Ghana/Russia
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
7 points (15):
commemoration
winding up the old watch
of Daddy
009 Zornitza Harizanova, Bulgaria
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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forget-me-not—
your macaroni necklace
close to my heart
019 Cynthia Rowe, Australia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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grandma
winks at grandpa
eightieth birthday
028 Mohammad Azim Khan, Pakistan
winks at grandpa
eightieth birthday
028 Mohammad Azim Khan, Pakistan
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
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efflorescent cherry...
my son introduces
his fiancée
my son introduces
his fiancée
029 Goda V. Bendoraitienė, Lithuania
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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incandescent sun -
a stillborn sibling returns into the womb
of its inception
043 Branka Cukrov-Belak, Croatia
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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hide-and-seek –
mother under the blanket
of dead leaves
mother under the blanket
of dead leaves
051 Lavana Kray, Romania
(0-2-3) = 7 pts
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autumn sun
in my daughter's palm
the last ladybug
Alexey Andreev, Russia
autumn sun
in my daughter's palm
the last ladybug
Alexey Andreev, Russia
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
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construction site
an excavator opens
children mouths
108 Tobias Tiefensee, Germany
an excavator opens
children mouths
108 Tobias Tiefensee, Germany
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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instead of words
a tuft of grey hair
in the letter to her son
a tuft of grey hair
in the letter to her son
113 Štefanija Ludvig, Croatia
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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wounded tom-cat
complaining first
to our little son
127 Tomislav Maretić, Croatia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
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born without life ...
in my mother's belly
frost of snow
128 Lucia Cardillo, Italy
128 Lucia Cardillo, Italy
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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Lantern festival
the family costume dancing
with the spirits
149 Hidenori Hiruta, Japan
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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melting snow...
finding my place back
in her heart
in her heart
173 Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana/New Zealand
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
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cherry blossoms
gone until next year–
my fistful of pills
174 Madhuri Pillai, Australia
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
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in the old photo
grandfather's smile -
on grandson's face
182 Vanice Zimerman, Brazil
(0-3-1) = 7 pts
6 points (5):
pine forest -
grandpa’s eyes
the same as mine
126 Giovanna Restuccia, Italy
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
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first taste
of old age
grandpa's mints
136 Kurt Øystein Slåtten, Norway
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
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one last kiss
before handing over -
surrogate mother
140 Kashinath Karmakar, India
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
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new haircut
my Mom stares at me
in the mirror
155 Lyudmila Hristova, Bulgaria
(1-0-3) = 6 pts
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“She’s mine!” --
the grandkids fighting
over Grandma’s lap.
185 Zhanna P. Rader, USA
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
5 points (14):
little granddaughter
handles
grandfather's thoughts
008 Vladimir Šuk, Croatia
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
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family photograph
the Earth from space
the Earth from space
014 Simon Hanson, Australia
(0-1-3) = 5 pts
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the time ...
and they call me
great-grandmother
040 Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, Croatia
(0-1-3) = 5 pts
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birthday party
one of the piglets
belongs to me
047 Christof Blumentrath, Germany
one of the piglets
belongs to me
047 Christof Blumentrath, Germany
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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While the candle is burning
gazing into the distance
I reminisce about my grandfather.
I reminisce about my grandfather.
062 Zoran M. Jovanovic, Serbia
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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Nursing bra
Gaping
Sucker
073 Jo Mykle Hofseth, Norway
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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first love's sorrow -
her life's new start
in mama's arms
her life's new start
in mama's arms
084 Wolfgang Rödig, Germany
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
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the price I pay for my dreams divorce
094 Vandana Parashar, India
(0-1-3) = 5 pts
l
winter solitude-
reading the news upside down,
the old woman
118 Rita Odeh, Israel
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
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custody battle...
the whimpering child
points to the rainbow
the whimpering child
points to the rainbow
137 Cezar F. Ciobîcă, Romania
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
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broken family…
the child has to choose
either mom or dad
145 Munia Khan, Bangladesh
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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snowy Sunday –
my younger sister bakes
cinnamon buns
147 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Romania
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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dry roses -
an ache comes alive
in mother’s trunk
151 Arvinder Kaur, India
an ache comes alive
in mother’s trunk
151 Arvinder Kaur, India
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
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grandma hugs
her first grandson -
snowing slowly
163 Maria Tirenescu, Romania
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
4 points (13):
These smiling faces
Have become the family
My soul has chosen
001 Claude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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spring cleaning
the first violets in
mother's herbarium
026 Vibeke Laier, Denmark
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
singing
a happy father
of the bride
a happy father
of the bride
046 Igor Damnjanovic, Serbia
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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talking with a crow
I sense the spirit
of my dead mother
I sense the spirit
of my dead mother
055 Jon Espen Vassbotn, Norway
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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sharing a laugh
at each other’s drooling …
toddler and grandma
060 Stella Pierides, Germany
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
l
silver wedding
the perfect gift
our first grandchild
the perfect gift
our first grandchild
064 Tracy Davidson, United Kingdom
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
l
so different
sky on the roofs -
my son so far away
sky on the roofs -
my son so far away
066 Maria Teresa Sisti, Italy
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
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grandson insists
carp in pond be taken indoors
dark and stormy
076 Ashoka Weerakkody, Sri Lanka
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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young butcher
using grandpa’s knives—
moose season
089 Ignatius Fay, Canada
using grandpa’s knives—
moose season
089 Ignatius Fay, Canada
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
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home alone
the cuckoo of the clock
sings to the boy
141 Željko Funda, Croatia
the cuckoo of the clock
sings to the boy
141 Željko Funda, Croatia
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
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a family trip
playing hide and seek
finding each other
playing hide and seek
finding each other
157 Mike Gallagher, Ireland
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
cold morning
my Grandma's hand in mine
last night.
179 Ewa Kajtoch, Poland
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
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in his dotage
still living a nomadic life
his wandering mind
186 Devin Harrison, Canada
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
3 points (22):
breath of spring . . .
a stork lands by the children
playing in the meadow
004 Ivan Gaćina, Croatia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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Tear drop. Tear drop sound.
On the ground. Girl lies. So sad.
Her father is dead.
On the ground. Girl lies. So sad.
Her father is dead.
005 Stefana Stanivuk, Serbia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
she stands
showing a missing tooth -
near the Christmas tree
007 Gillena Cox, Trinidad & Tobago
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
messed tranquility
of togetherness in chaos
a circle of love
of togetherness in chaos
a circle of love
015 Tahera Mannan, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
After 15 seconds
Eyes on my pregnancy test
Tears are falling
025 Solene Lagadec, France
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
Mother's Day!
Hunched in the garden
- over ninety -, is digging
Hunched in the garden
- over ninety -, is digging
039 Ana López, Spain
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
siblings meeting
a warm sky
above us
a warm sky
above us
053 Christa Beau, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
vernal equinox-
my widowered neighbor
rebuilds his home
061 Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
my widowered neighbor
rebuilds his home
061 Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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It makes a cut
to roast the chestnuts.
Look at your granddaughter.
to roast the chestnuts.
Look at your granddaughter.
069 José Cortijo Mora, Spain
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
white and pink petals
the footsteps of my grandson
take me to a birdhouse
077 Ivanka Yankova, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
autumn glow
the wreath radiates joy
from the dead man's face
the wreath radiates joy
from the dead man's face
087 Hema Ravi, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
homemade cookies
at breakfast table
grandpa's banter
103 Richa Sharma, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
her marital life..
the Sisyphus myth
on the night-table
105 Radostina A. Dragostinova, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
still alive
grandpa's memory -
the coconut tree
109 Manoj Sharma, Nepal
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
anniversary -
gathering around WhatsApp
he whole family
gathering around WhatsApp
he whole family
111 Mirela Brăilean, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
dinning table -
a porcelain puppet
full of sauces
116 Mihail Buraga, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
four new branches
on my six centuries old
family tree
on my six centuries old
family tree
131 Franjo Ordanić, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
all Saints' Day
daughter's smile
on porcelain memorial plaque
133 Andrzej Dembonczyk, Poland
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
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they're walking slowly
no one's delighted by a butterfly
on the tiny coffin
165 Bo Jaroszek, Poland
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
birthday in a cafe
like a stranger in the corner
someone's old mother
167 Vitali Khomin, Ukraine
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
sun after the storm
mommy's eyes
slowly dry up
175 Henryk Czempiel, Poland
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
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are you with me now
as I feel unsafe,
my Love
184 Lilija Olshaukiene, Lithuania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
2 points (21):
mothers astronaut
still not
out there
still not
out there
023 Arne Haukdal, Norway
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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end of season
the sea carries away
grandpa's teepee
the sea carries away
grandpa's teepee
030 Marta Chocilowska, Poland
(0-2-0) = 2 pts
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I will
still not cleaned
kid's bedroom
still not cleaned
kid's bedroom
034 Dubravka Šćukanec, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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easter sunday
this year she still believes
what grandma tells
035 Deborah Karl-Brandt, Germany
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
becoming
her dying voice . . .
a raven's caw
042 Veronika Zora Novak, Canada
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
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starlit dinner
family’s bellies ached
to laughter
family’s bellies ached
to laughter
050 Ramesh Anand, India
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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arrivals hall
their cheerful families –
our taxi driver
065 Marie Derley, Belgium
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
miles away
the day of dad's accident
sunset on the desert
075 Marina Bellini, Italy
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
Frosty night
On the window rain
The sounds of grandmothers songs
On the window rain
The sounds of grandmothers songs
083 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Lithuania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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"Keep your distance"
the therapist said
into his tears
the therapist said
into his tears
088 Hartmut Fillhardt, Germany
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
a woman with pigeons
a flew away family
with the bird flocks
a flew away family
with the bird flocks
090 Minko Tanev, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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Paraphernalia—
Old photos of achievements—
Essentially dust
102 Ma. Milagros T. Dumdum, Philippines
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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wild chrysanthemums . . .
the third anniversary
of her passing
129 Michael Dudley, Canada
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
on father's footsteps
over the same stones
the same crunch
over the same stones
the same crunch
130 Dejan Pavlinović, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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Down-stream we are walking
By the bank of a river
I and my grandson
146 Jonas Vaicekauskas, Lithuania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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son has come -
in crew cut
the first snowflakes
156 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Ukraine
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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mother and daughter
a punnet of raspberries
and a jar of jam
158 Mark Gilbert, United Kingdom
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
Flower scent -
Despite the disease
Mom's smile
166 Marco Pilotto, Italy
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
in the mirror
half a century old
grandmother’s photo
171 Natalia Sedenkova, Russia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
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Open arms
Complete faith
Baby jumps
Complete faith
Baby jumps
180 Nimi Arora, India
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
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Christmas Eve
the grandson at the door
no grandpha's cough
the grandson at the door
no grandpha's cough
181 Ljiljana Dobra, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
1 point (15):
Heritage Days -
visiting
my grandmother
002 Minh-Triêt Pham, France
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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a black and white photo -
dressed as flamenco dancers
at a carnival party
dressed as flamenco dancers
at a carnival party
013 Pasquale Asprea, Italy
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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grandad’s gun
its all. about
figures these days
017 Robert Kingston, United Kingdom
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
grandma –
her smile bending down
to a smile
018 Angelica Seithe, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
green table
grandma at the one end me at the other
ping pong age
027 Anne Elisabeth Danielsen, Norway
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
sun after flood
a child cuts out earth-cake
for his birthday
037 Justice Joseph Prah, Ghana
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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inherited
unexpectedly grandpa's
mourning dog
unexpectedly grandpa's
mourning dog
048 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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sifting sunlight
ducklings gather
at grandma’s grave
ducklings gather
at grandma’s grave
058 Roberta Beary, Ireland
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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on the other side
of the world -
leaving the nest
of the world -
leaving the nest
095 Florin Golban, România
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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summer night –
wide open in a dream
childhood’s door
wide open in a dream
childhood’s door
096 Virginia Popescu, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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straw sunset
grandpa is filling up his hat
with fallen walnuts
grandpa is filling up his hat
with fallen walnuts
123 Vania Stefanova, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
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puppet show
Karabas Barabas speaks
in the dad’s voice
Karabas Barabas speaks
in the dad’s voice
148 Helen Barysheva, Russia
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l
family photos
from the last Christmas table
fill the empty chairs
154 Eleni Antoniou-Constantinou, Cyprus
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l
up and down
the kingfisher has
a crowd to feed
170 Viviane C. Moura Leite, Brazil
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l
my mum’s birthday
cyclamen are waiting
for first the rain
189 Maria Concetta Conti, Italy
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no points (33):
shaven dark chick
red points shine in it-
daddy's spirit
006 Arik Benedek-Chaviv, Israel
l
The church-hill up, slow -
grandfather with his walker,
me, I was still small.
036 Horst Ludwig, USA
l
all over the wall
string of souls treading -
generations
string of souls treading -
generations
038 Radhamani Sarma, India
l
mother passing
rain the color
of midnight blue
045 Pamela A. Babusci, USA
l
long story
my new someone-in-law's
wedding toast
my new someone-in-law's
wedding toast
049 Pavel S. Vorontsov, Russia
l
half-light dusk
slowly dwindling
mother’s memory
052 John Hawkhead, United Kingdom
l
ancestral halls
a shiver always runs
down her spine
057 Pitt Büerken, Germany
l
weekend noise
from shore :: the fish
swim away
067 Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece
from shore :: the fish
swim away
067 Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece
l
family day
hanging the laundry outside
with sunshine
070 Bernard Gieske, USA
hanging the laundry outside
with sunshine
070 Bernard Gieske, USA
l
Papa's polished crown -
on his way up to bed
with his nightcap
074 Ingrid Baluchi, North Macedonia
l
Goodbye big brother
Now your shadow is a fade
May the sun guide you
Now your shadow is a fade
May the sun guide you
080 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Colombia
l
fairy tales to sleep
for the kid – grandmother
falls quite silent
082 Sylvia Bacher, Austria
l
embraced by the sky
at the graduation ceremony -
happy parents
091 Jovanka Božić, Serbia
l
autumn veils
shapeless
mother’s memories
093 Helga Stania, Switzerland
l
potato blossoms
in mother’s hair in mine—
summer on the farm
101 Corine Timmer, Portugal
in mother’s hair in mine—
summer on the farm
101 Corine Timmer, Portugal
l
sunny afternoon
the air in the park smells
like cotton candy
104 Vessislava Savova, Bulgaria
l
divorce papers
pierced eyes
of the man in the photo
112 Pepa Odjakova, Bulgaria
l
laughter and cry
family before a lawyer
the grandpa's last will
114 Vladimir Ludvig, Croatia
l
Birth of a baby
love with them all
Sweetly life.
115 Ram Sharan Maharjan, Nepal
l
rice wine dishes
the aroma broadcasts
a new birth
119 Christina Chin, Malaysia
l
it's starting to rain
i look at the sky with love
who's crying now
122 Rolanda Svetlanova Stefanova, Bulgaria
l
half term break
are we there yet
are we there ye
124 Karen Harvey, Wales
l
no parents
at the birth threshold
just a memory
125 Goran Radičević, Montenegro
125 Goran Radičević, Montenegro
l
recipe book –
the uncertain hand
in his will
135 Angiola Inglese, Italy
l
summer dawn –
my mother asking
finally rest
138 Margherita Petriccione, Italy
l
Around the table
All in grandma’s birthday
How sublime she was
143 Mónica Margaride, Portugal
l
newborn in the family
a warm feeding bottle
for a kitten
144 Slobodan Pupovac, Croatia
l
family library
the third generation
undergoes catharsis
153 Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan, Croatia
l
with yellowed teeth
grandpa bites the pipe -
smoke screen
159 Zvonko Jurcevic, Croatia
l
loneliness -
my sons greet me
with cell phone
161 Evica Kraljić, Croatia
l
family album-
soulfully lighting
paper lanterns
162 Lakshmi Iyer, India
l
family reunion -
another relative missing
to leukemia
172 Blessmond Alebna Ayinbire, Ghana
l
a breath of old wine
in paternal roof,
memories
178 Lilia Racheva, Bulgaria
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in front of the house
my mother's wooden stick
is rooted
012 Vasile Cojocaru, Romania
l
laughing together
those were the days
the garden is empty
those were the days
the garden is empty
098 Pravin Menon, India
l
melancholy
in my watercolors more
yellow
in my watercolors more
yellow
120 Gennady Nov, Russia
l
The sea-pebble
in the child`s hand.
They coo together.
132 Sonja Buljević, Croatia
l
Last year I found him
Will I have enough power
to call him "father?"
168 Marcell Domonkos, Hungary
Will I have enough power
to call him "father?"
168 Marcell Domonkos, Hungary
l
fully is my joy
in the arms of his grandpa
my little girl's smile
176 Fauzul El Nurca, Indonesia
in the arms of his grandpa
my little girl's smile
176 Fauzul El Nurca, Indonesia
l
In Grandma's lap
grandson performs
The wild earthworms
188 Kristina Kroupa, Croatia
grandson performs
The wild earthworms
188 Kristina Kroupa, Croatia
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