The third annual edition of the European Kukai (and twenty third edition overall) has finished. Congratulations to the winners: Vincenzo Adamo, Eleonore Nickolay and Pere Risteski. Thanks to all participants: 259 - is the largest number of participants in history of our kukai.
There was no specific topic this year but a lot of haiku was sent on on current pandemic and refugee topics. Let’s hope that next year there will be far fewer reasons to write on these topics.
There was no specific topic this year but a lot of haiku was sent on on current pandemic and refugee topics. Let’s hope that next year there will be far fewer reasons to write on these topics.
We invite you to the European Kukai 2021.
Robert Kania and Krzysztof Kokot
The EK team
Edition 2020 (#3/23): 259 participants from 48 countries:
Algeria (1), Australia (6), Austria (2), Bangladesh (4), Belarus (2), Belgium (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Brazil (3), Bulgaria (16), Canada (7), Colombia (1), Croatia (21), Denmark (2), France (6), Germany (19), Ghana (1), Greece (1), Hungary (1), India (18), Indonesia (1), Iran (4), Ireland (3), Israel (2), Italy (19), Japan (3), Lithuania (6), Montenegro (3), Nepal (1), Netherlands (1), North Macedonia (3), Norway (6), Pakistan (1), Philippines (2), Poland (11), Portugal (2), Romania (19), Russia (10), Serbia (7), Slovenia (1), Spain (1), Sri Lanka (1), Sweden (2), Switzerland (1), Tadjikistan (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United Kingdom (9), Ukraine (3), USA (21)
FIRST PLACE:
029 Vincenzo Adamo, Italy
(7-7-4) = 39 points
(7-7-4) = 39 points
(from: USA, BRA, POL, BGD, IND, ROM, CAN - ALG, DEN, IND, ITA, ITA, CRO, MNE - BUL, IRL, ITA, PRT)
refugee camp
refugee camp
only the swallows
have a home
SECOND PLACE:
052 Eleonore Nickolay, France
(6-5-7) = 35 points
(from: USA, UKR, GER, USA, USA, AUS - RUS, GER, TJK, AUT, NED - USA, IND, BUL, ROM, IND, TUS, SVN)
photo album
the hugs
from last year
THIRD PLACE:
003 Pere Risteski, North Macedonia
(9-0-2) = 29 points
(from: LIT, TJK, CRO, GER, ROM, BLR, BUL, AUT, SRB - x - CRO, MNE)
full moon
1/2 for you
1/2 for me
4th place - 28 points:
stepped on snail -
a little girl
learns grief
124 Tomislav Sjekloća, Montenegro
(7-2-3) = 28 pkt
(7-2-3) = 28 pkt
5th place - 27 points:
spring rains...
under the children's swing
grass grows
under the children's swing
grass grows
013 Radka Mindova, Bulgaria
(5-5-2) = 27 pts
6th place - 25 points (2):
plague lockdown
the silence
of paper cranes
018 Roberta Beary, Ireland
the silence
of paper cranes
018 Roberta Beary, Ireland
(4-5-3) = 25 pts
u
instant meal
the taste of
solitude
138 Stefanie Bucifal, Germany
the taste of
solitude
138 Stefanie Bucifal, Germany
(3-5-6) = 25 pts
7th place - 23 points (2):
face mask
noticing the wrinkles
around her eyes
014 Tom Bierovic, USA
(3-5-4) = 23 pts
u
the distance
we have weathered
driftwood
028 Scott Wiggerman, USA
(3-7-0) = 23 pts
8th place - 22 points:
in the garden
between each plant
a measured distance
059 Bernard Gieske, USA
(4-3-4) = 22 pts
u
9th place - 20 points:
isolation
i'm looking for people
with the telescope
i'm looking for people
with the telescope
009 Viktoriya Marinova, Bulgaria
(2-3-8) = 20 pts
(2-3-8) = 20 pts
10th place - 19 points:
ride by the corn field
the rows open
and close
the rows open
and close
137 Stjepan Rožić, Croatia
(3-5-0) = 19 pts
18 points:
first love
the spring rain between
girl's fingers
094 Nikolay Grankin, Russia
(3-2-5) = 18 pts
(3-2-5) = 18 pts
17 points (7):
first butterfly-
a new personality
after bullying
a new personality
after bullying
022 Hassane Zemmouri, Algeria
(2-5-1) = 17 pts
(2-5-1) = 17 pts
u
summer rain
slugs having party
in my garden
039 Franjo Ordanić, Croatia
(2-5-1) = 17 pts
(2-5-1) = 17 pts
u
dry cough
carving hollows
in the fog
074 Elizabeth Alford, USA
(3-3-2) = 17 pts
(3-3-2) = 17 pts
u
corona quarantine
the beggar wraps his blanket
more tightly
085 Vibeke Laier, Denmark
(3-3-2) = 17 pts
u
social distances-
the song of the nightingale
fills the void
179 Angela Giordano, Italy
(4-2-1) = 17 pts
u
lying there
waiting for the ceiling
to appear
236 Mike Gallagher, Ireland
(4-2-1) = 17 pts
(4-2-1) = 17 pts
u
falling petal
a thousand cases today
in the orchard
250 Henryk Czempiel, Poland
(3-2-4) = 17 pts
16 points (4):
blooming roses -
my daughter's belly
grows rounder
089 Claude-Alice Lagadec, France
(1-5-3) = 16 pts
u
113
upon the reflected sky
upon the reflected sky
the drift of a single
feather
Cedrus, Canada
(4-1-2) = 16 pts
u
I close the door
for echo to stay
from your goodbye
169 Toni Pavleski, North Macedonia
(3-2-3) = 16 pts
u
corona virus
learning how to smile
only with your eyes
learning how to smile
only with your eyes
211 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Germany
(1-3-7) = 16 pts
15 points (4):
heart transplant
the night thrumming
with stars
005 Cynthia Rowe, Australia
(3-3-0) = 15 pts
u
first light
the baby’s head
crowning
038 Ernesto P. Santiago, Philippines
the baby’s head
crowning
038 Ernesto P. Santiago, Philippines
(2-4-1) = 15 pts
u
snow-burden’d trees
the unopend letter
from the hospital
073 Oddbjørn Aardalen, Norway
(5-0-0) = 15 pts
u
scent of jasmine
in the mailbox
expected letter
136 Maya Kisyova, Bulgaria
(2-4-1) = 15 pts
14 points (3):
it starts
where it ends ...
pink moon
066 Archana Kapoor Nagpal, India
(3-2-1) = 14 pts
(3-2-1) = 14 pts
u
she can’t
keep a secret
cicadas
091 Alexey Golubev, Russia
(1-2-7) = 14 pts
(1-2-7) = 14 pts
u
social distancing
I walk on a sunbeam
to touch your shadow
170 Josie Hibbing, USA
I walk on a sunbeam
to touch your shadow
170 Josie Hibbing, USA
(1-3-5) = 14 pts
13 points (3):
fog at sea -
the scream of a gull
further and further
087 Vasile Cojocaru, Romania
(1-3-4) = 13 pts
u
old painting. . .
the leftover shades
of a memory
210 Praniti Gulyani, India
(1-4-2) = 13 pts
u
falling leaves-
anybody can't judge a tree
just by one season
224 Rita Odeh, Israel
(4-0-1) = 13 pts
12 points (5):
lockdown -
behind the gate
roses in full bloom
behind the gate
roses in full bloom
015 Ana Drobot, Romania
(2-2-2) = 12 pts
u
still attractive with the lights off supermoon
048 Tim Gardiner, United Kingdom
(3-1-1) = 12 pts
u
lockdown
the street dog finds
a car to chase
the street dog finds
a car to chase
098 Rosa Clement, Brazil
(1-3-3) = 12 pts
u
deserted high street
only our shadows
touching
127 Iliyana Stoyanova, United Kingdom
only our shadows
touching
127 Iliyana Stoyanova, United Kingdom
(2-2-2) = 12 pts
u
talking with grandson
on every wave of river
a flash of sunshine
on every wave of river
a flash of sunshine
129 Goda V. Bendoraitienė, Lithuania
(3-0-3) = 12 pts
11 points (5):
in between
rain drops
the broken tap
002 Tash Adams, Australia
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
u
self-isolation
finding peace in the petals
outside my window
046 Tracy Davidson, United Kingdom
(3-1-0) = 11 pts
u
spring sun
the roar of a paper
aeroplane
092 Anna Maris, Sweden
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
u
second stroke—
the whiteness of snow
as it falls
the whiteness of snow
as it falls
157 Ashish Narain, Philippines
(2-2-1) = 11 pts
u
Coolness -
seagulls’ shadow
on the sand
225 Nazarena Rampini, Italy
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
10 points (4):
pink blossoms
the same dance moves
of two butterflies
130 Richa Sharma, India
(3-0-1) = 10 pts
u
tropical drizzle…
under the shrine’s awning
a huddle of cats
158 Samantha Sirimanne Hyde, Australia
(1-3-1) = 10 pts
u
cherry blooming
in every village its own
cats chorus
199 Andrius Luneckas, Lithuania
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
u
foot blisters -
the long walk of the homeless
on their shadows
204 Arvinder Kaur, India
(3-0-1) = 10 pts
(3-0-1) = 10 pts
9 points (8):
stone bridge-
in the shadow of his
waters linger a little
031 Mihai Moldoveanu - Mirco, Romania
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
u
lock-down liberty
a crystal lake
steals the sky
068 Ingrid Baluchi, North Macedonia
(1-1-4) = 9 pts
u
a hot date
the gentle creaking
of moored boats
the gentle creaking
of moored boats
078 Marta Chocilowska, Poland
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
u
the barman
stands with a cool face
in a world of spirits
093 Csanad Szava, Romania
(3-0-0) = 9 pts
u
our new bed
dry cardboard
wolf moon
100 S.M. Kozubek, USA
(3-0-0) = 9 pts
u
paper and ink
I watch them love jointed
as a rose with the dew
115 Štefanija Ludvig, Croatia
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
u
a stadium full
of hospital beds
summer’s end
of hospital beds
summer’s end
248 Rashmi VeSa, India
(1-2-2) = 9 pts
u
A letter and a thistle
rolled in the field –
the evening wind
254 Maria Tirenescu, Romania
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
8 points (11):
sleepless nights...
the voices that she hears
only in her head
the voices that she hears
only in her head
001 Ed Bremson, USA
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
u
bookstore window
a pigeon poops on the book
about bird hunt
a pigeon poops on the book
about bird hunt
007 Aljoša Vuković, Croatia
(1-1-3) = 8 pts
u
Covid pandemic
thousands die on the world
while you hug me
071 Stoianka Boianova, Bulgaria
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
u
crossroad –
I am still searching for
the road towards me
107 Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Romania
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
u
COVID lockdown
from the neighbour’s garden
a caged canary’s song
from the neighbour’s garden
a caged canary’s song
143 David J. Kelly, Ireland
(2-1-1) = 8 pts
u
a safe place
the spring
in my hand
186 Maria Concetta Conti, Italy
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
u
elderly neighbours
on their lawn at dawn . . .
one pointing one seeding
189 Michael Dudley, Canada
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
u
the weight
of the lunar disc --
on my pillow
200 Jovanka Božić, Serbia
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
u
dandelion fluff
my wish
to return the spring
my wish
to return the spring
230 Helen Barysheva, Russia
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
u
spring evening -
in a refugee camp
the child is looking for mom
253 Teresa Grzywacz, Poland
in a refugee camp
the child is looking for mom
253 Teresa Grzywacz, Poland
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
u
lily of the valley...
the wedding dress
she dreamed about
the wedding dress
she dreamed about
259 Cristina Apetrei, Romania
(1-1-3) - 8 pts
7 points (12):
late summer -
two elders go into the sunset
taken by the hand
036 Dennys Cambarau, Italy
(0-3-1) = 7 pts
u
cactus
once only
you said yes
once only
you said yes
054 Bakhtiyar Amini, Tadjikistan/Germany
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
u
quarantine
only now we can look
at heaven
056 Vitali Khomin, Ukraine
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
u
dandelions dancing
along the road
scattered words
081 Ivanka Yankova, Bulgaria
(0-3-1) = 7 pts
u
Flying ant
Dragging one
Long wing
Dragging one
Long wing
086 Roy Duffield, Spain
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
u
late autumn…
I sculpture you again
in my dream
176 Diana Teneva, Bulgaria
(0-3-1) = 7 pts
u
prolonged lock down -
grandpa redrafts his eulogy
for the tenth time
184 Sandra Martyres, India
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
u
open-air service
birds tuning in
with the choir
195 Iréne Carlsson, Sweden
birds tuning in
with the choir
195 Iréne Carlsson, Sweden
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
u
changeover
mom ties a bib around
grandpa's neck
209 Sanela Pliško, Croatia
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
u
rainbow
a hawk rushes into
its call
212 Ramona Linke, Germany
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
u
Made no mistake
the poppy bloomed
at my door.
the poppy bloomed
at my door.
213 David Rodrigues, Portugal
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
u
Earth Day
refugee children pouring
invisible champagne
256 Cezar Florescu, Romania
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
6 points (14):
graduation day
the breeze fills
with pink petals
the breeze fills
with pink petals
006 Ramesh Anand, India
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
u
clad in pyjamas
i hear birdsongs from a God
who never sleeps
i hear birdsongs from a God
who never sleeps
020 Gillena Cox, Trinidad and Tobago
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
u
street cats in love
at the end of the night
buttered toast
035 Christof Blumentrath, Germany
at the end of the night
buttered toast
035 Christof Blumentrath, Germany
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
u
quarantine -
the dwarf rose bush
up to the window
077 Mirela Brăilean, Romania
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
u
howling wind -
words are missing
to express sorrow
132 Danijela Grbelja, Croatia
(0-3-0) = 6 pts
u
hot moon ...
the sea wave rolls up
then stretches
148 Lucia Cardillo, Italy
the sea wave rolls up
then stretches
148 Lucia Cardillo, Italy
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
u
grave digger -
I bury the thought
you love someone else
152 Susan Burch, USA
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
u
cherry blossom bed
together we count
cloud animals
190 Helga Schulz Blank, Germany
together we count
cloud animals
190 Helga Schulz Blank, Germany
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
u
fallen leaves—
the call
of a woodpecker
201 Nicky Gutierrez, USA
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
u
in the dark midnight
the steps are haunted by fear
the shadows are long
207 Zvonko Jurčević, Croatia
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
u
nursing home novice
mother tells me
don`t come back
223 Susan Mallernee, USA
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
u
in all passwords
not to forget
wedding date
234 Alex Malley, Belarus
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
u
if cats
were babies
summer dawn
251 Gregory Papastergiou, Greece
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
u
baby shower
husband’s promotion letter lies
on top of my resignation
252 Tanusha Sharma, India
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
5 points (17):
summer night --
a wifeless man reads
Masaoka Shiki
a wifeless man reads
Masaoka Shiki
040 Manoj Sharma, Nepal
(0-1-3) = 5 pts
u
chains
around his neck —
the monkey’s eyes
057 Madhuri Pillai, Australia
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
a quarter moon
a firefly in flight
on the way home
a firefly in flight
on the way home
082 Mauro Battini, Italy
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
u
The cherry-trees in blossom
my neighbour took out the bees
for a walk
104 Ruzica Soldo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
u
slow healing –
song of a blackbird
more insistent
122 Daniela Misso, Italy
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
u
eyes closed-
in the wind of the hills
infinity
125 Anne-Marie Joubert-Gaillard
in the wind of the hills
infinity
125 Anne-Marie Joubert-Gaillard
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
dusk roosting
in the lilac bush
first year alone
126 Alegria Imperial, Canada
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
autumn mountain peak
echo carried by light wind
calm valley voices
149 Zuzanna Madurska, Poland
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
rain pouring
through the pomegranate tree crown –
a cup of tea
150 Branka Cukrov-Belak, Croatia
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
u
as the world burns
behind a doe
two fawns
154 Sandi Pray, USA
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
behind a doe
two fawns
154 Sandi Pray, USA
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
u
European Song Contest
... and the winner is:
Lady Corona
162 Pitt Büerken, Germany
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
protest march-
on her T shirt the words
mama I can't breathe
183 Kashinath Karmakar, India
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
after night duty
she brings on her left shoulder
the sun
191 Radostina Dragostinova, Bulgaria
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
u
it’s snowing nonstop -
friends for a few moments
in a caffeehouse
208 Dan Iulian, Romania
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
u
the forest brook
modulating a song
word by word
238 Ajaya Mahala, India
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
St. Peter's Square
pierced by a blade of grass
three months of silence
241 Tomasz Szymczak, Poland
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
u
refugee camp
they play with their
dead friend's football
246 Quamrul Hassan, Bangladesh
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
4 points (15):
a child's giggle
the silence sometimes
is overrated
049 Vandana Parashar, India
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
Oh plum blossoms -
don't drown in the rain
like me
058 Ulla Conrad, Denmark
don't drown in the rain
like me
058 Ulla Conrad, Denmark
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
gate of Brâncushi –
i look for the of summer
from the last year
065 Adina Enăchescu, Romania
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
u
settle
on this silence
crescent moon
crescent moon
070 Agus Maulana Sunjaya, Indonesia
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
the School building
white stork nest on the chimney
less and less pupils
white stork nest on the chimney
less and less pupils
072 Igor Damnjanovic, Serbia
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
u
zephyr days -
two lovers learn to listen
to each other
096 Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
the light seen ahead
the world is changing once more
we stay for a while
097 Thor Henriksen, Norway
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
spring with
corona - season
of monologues
corona - season
of monologues
105 Sylvia Bacher, Austria
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
u
mother’s beaded shawl
realizing mothballs hold
memory’s perfume
realizing mothballs hold
memory’s perfume
128 Maxianne Berger, Canada
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
u
retirement-
suddenly he's under
a spring shower
173 Lakshmi Iyer, India
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
u
half-built nursery —
the lingering fragrance
of white roses
180 Vinay Leo R., India
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
can't show
my golden teeth...
surgical mask
187 Kamrun Nahar, Bangladesh
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
Our old cat
drawn
to the next life
233 Hartmut Fillhardt, Germany
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
u
Marilyn-
specks of rust
on the photo frame
239 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Ukraine
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
u
lake-mirrored
breathing the coolness
stars in the black
255 Sebastian Salie, Germany
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
breathing the coolness
stars in the black
255 Sebastian Salie, Germany
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
3 points (25):
nice spring day
with a petal in his tail
a peacock strutting
012 Željko Funda, Croatia
with a petal in his tail
a peacock strutting
012 Željko Funda, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
steps quieter –
draws circles on the water
weeping willow
026 Philmore Place, Belarus
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
hand washing
to the tune of Happy Birthday
soap bubbles
033 Margo Williams, USA
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
erasing
childhood dreams
corona fears
034 Purushottamarao Raavela, USA
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
rainy summer night
the housefly
and its central star
the housefly
and its central star
062 Wolfgang Rödig, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
all night snails
inspectors in the garden -
day, grandpa
inspectors in the garden -
day, grandpa
063 Silvestru Miclaus, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
pandemic,
under the sun
under the sun
lonely crows...
067 Lilia Racheva, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
social distance
greater than ever
spring moon
greater than ever
spring moon
075 Gabriele Hartmann, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
covid restrictions -
the bud get rid
from the earth
076 Pasquale Asprea, Italy
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
cherry orchard -
the life and death playing
hide and seek
111 Vasile Moldovan, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
frogs croaking
it stops for a moment
paddle splash
123 Wiesław Karliński, Poland
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
Covid mortuary
a pile of frozen deadwood
ready to burn
140 Mohammad Azim Khan, Pakistan
a pile of frozen deadwood
ready to burn
140 Mohammad Azim Khan, Pakistan
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
spring rainy days
a dip in the past
with no regrets
a dip in the past
with no regrets
144 Ezio Infantino, Italy
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
gloomy morning -
cold wind blows
through empty souls
151 Zoran M. Jovanovic, Serbia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
Playing flies
Under my cat's eyes
Game over
172 Solène Lagadec, France
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
traffic storm...
a bird seeks shelter
in my car
a bird seeks shelter
in my car
174 Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
withered violets
raindrops dissolve
in green tea
raindrops dissolve
in green tea
197 Elisa Allo, Switzerland
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
snow on the mountains-
like a the winter breath
clouds
like a the winter breath
clouds
198 Severa Disingrini, Italy
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
chilling scream—
the first skinny dip
of spring
220 Clifford Rames, USA
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
high fire danger
dreamcatcher swinging
from the rearview mirror
226 Eddy Lee, Germany
226 Eddy Lee, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
google earth
the faultlines
beneath our feet
227 Mark Gilbert, United Kingdom
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
Times Square COVID 19
the smell of the rivers
243 Martin Gottlieb Cohen, USA
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
young bride
under the blusher veil
her daring blush
245 Mona Iordan, Romania
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
u
Grandkids visit:
masks, gloves, six-feet-apart,
but love seeps through.
249 Nurit Israeli, USA
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
u
my hair
somewhere nearby
rushing through wind
258 Kristina Kroupa, Croatia
somewhere nearby
rushing through wind
258 Kristina Kroupa, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
2 points (22):
no electricity
the full moon is still shining
all power
all power
010 Dainius Dirgela, Lithuania
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
u
on the shallows ...
not everyone comes back
to life
024 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Lithuania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
you’re coming -
on the bare tree
rain drops blossoming out
030 Angelica Seithe, Germany
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
dandelion fluff…
my dreams meet your dreams
to a neverending sky
045 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Romania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
Silent wait
Stay together to scream
The city inside
088 Mónica Margaride, Portugal
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
a tale of the wind
for the cypress and maple twig
an intermittent kiss
090 Omilla - Tsveta Djagarova, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
wavering hand
gently raise the sheets
little pages noises
095 Elie Duvivier, Belgium
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
my wrinkled face
behind the narrow window ...
spring at large
099 Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
behind the narrow window ...
spring at large
099 Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
hundred leaves
fallen in my garden
I dislike one
101 Ashoka Weerakkody, Sri Lanka
fallen in my garden
I dislike one
101 Ashoka Weerakkody, Sri Lanka
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
u
first flight
an eggshellblue sky with a
single white strip
103 Deborah Karl-Brandt, Germany
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
confinement -
the snail walks
on its way.
the snail walks
on its way.
108 Florin Golban, România
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
u
her jogging style—
every stride an uppercut
to some guy’s jaw
109 Rick Clark, USA
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
rain
only drops can
take a dive
110 Viviane C. Moura Leite, Brazil
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
twitters all around
the neighbor child joins in
banging on his drum
119 Maria Bellini, Italy
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
calm sea
a sleepy seagull above
the flock of fish
131 Slobodan Pupovac, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
the cat goes out
into the night
milk moon
134 Devin Harrison, Canada
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
u
someone greeted me
no way I could remember
who that person was
145 Ljubinka Tošić, Serbia
no way I could remember
who that person was
145 Ljubinka Tošić, Serbia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
parallel worldsat night in my dreams
I can dance again
177 Brigitte ten Brink, Germany
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
Pressed flower
Old book
Immortal story
185 Adina-Marina Neagu, Romania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
dark times
the butterflies too
wrapped by the shadow
196 Eufemia Griffo, Italy
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
u
a smile
on the guard's face ...
green 36.2
215 B.Vadivelrajan, India
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
u
persistance of time
every spring the same
spider`s web
228 Andrey Larionov, Russia
every spring the same
spider`s web
228 Andrey Larionov, Russia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
1 point (21):
the colors of spring
who doesn't stick to that
exit lock?
who doesn't stick to that
exit lock?
037 Sonja Raab, Austria
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
blooming tree
is tangling in my hair
a bee
041 Pepa Odjakova, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
flickering light
in the absence of the moon
an ICU monitor
in the absence of the moon
an ICU monitor
050 Milan Rajkumar, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
Feeling blue
Can't tell you
Hurting heart never admits Truth.
Can't tell you
Hurting heart never admits Truth.
055 Nazala Salauddin, Bangladesh
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
social isolation
at the top of the slide
Annie's grandfather
at the top of the slide
Annie's grandfather
060 Nelly Dobrinova, Bulgaria
u
year of the Rat
the tracks in the spilled flour
draw an enso circle
079 Lyudmila Hristova, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
over floral carpet
small fireflies --
summer night
116 Vladimir Ludvig, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
May wind-
petals on the grass
my twenties
120 Angiola Inglese, Italy
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
drawing to day
with all the geen pencils -
deforested hills
with all the geen pencils -
deforested hills
121 Mariana Tanase, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
damaged petals…
crushed by
his lies
155 Nancy Brady, USA
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
spring clouds
child drawing in sunshine
fluffy mask
165 Dimitar Tanev, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
pandemic
a tangle of the weeds
and we with a hoe
166 Maria Piasecka, Poland
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
House on the outskirts
Crone is gazing
At the melting snow
178 Lelya - Shanmao, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
autumn after summer
grey hairs among the black
the razor passes
181 Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont, Belgium
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
sitting cross-legged
under a pylon
as time goes by
under a pylon
as time goes by
202 Jon Espen Vassbotn, Norway
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
outdoor cafe
bumblebee and dove
are hiding from the rain
bumblebee and dove
are hiding from the rain
205 Pavel S.Vorontsov, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
Moon in the distance
setting off into unknown
in silvery boat
setting off into unknown
in silvery boat
214 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Poland
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
no more stars
what do you really wish
summer heaven
229 Natalia Sedenkova, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
touched by the wind
dandelion seeds
flew away
235 Božica Đelajlija, Croatia
dandelion seeds
flew away
235 Božica Đelajlija, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
Raindrops
with the wind
a soaked sparrow
237 Zlata Bogović, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
u
in foggy early
after stuffy history
eople breathe again
after stuffy history
eople breathe again
257 Hans Egerer, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pts
no points this time (52):
window reverie . . .
playful and skinny-dipping
ducklings in the lake
004 Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, Croatia
u
pandemic
alone on spring path
since a million years
alone on spring path
since a million years
008 Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo, Netherlands
u
Sulamani
Soul touching
Frescoes
Soul touching
Frescoes
011 Tamara Lujak, Serbia
u
Corona summer
Scattered rain forecast
Humour drying
Scattered rain forecast
Humour drying
016 Jo Mykle Hofseth, Norway
u
white dancing pole
is washed by disinfectant -
empty hall
is washed by disinfectant -
empty hall
017 Arik Benedek-Chaviv, Israel
u
the old birch
falls into an autumn sleep
Brazilian confetti
019 Arne Haukdal, Norway
falls into an autumn sleep
Brazilian confetti
019 Arne Haukdal, Norway
u
White desolation
of a hospital ward -
winter chill
of a hospital ward -
winter chill
021 Adam Šuligoj, Slovenia
u
all day chasing
pigeons off my balcony
a sparrow couple
023 Nadejda Kostadinova, Bulgaria
u
darkness. . .
a monkey's cry
that isn't gnaws
a monkey's cry
that isn't gnaws
025 Veronika Zora Novak, Canada
u
Friday the 13th —
under the face mask
waiting for the bank advisor
032 Minh-Triêt PHAM, France
u
black cat
nestled in the fiddleheads
bluebell dreams
042 Marion Clarke, Northern Ireland
nestled in the fiddleheads
bluebell dreams
042 Marion Clarke, Northern Ireland
u
apple store…
every single bite
empties his wallet
043 Munia Khan, Bangladesh
u
celebrations
today's turning leaves
and I'm still here
today's turning leaves
and I'm still here
044 Barbara A. Taylor, Australia
u
Snow –
Just falling gently
rain
Just falling gently
rain
047 Francesco Gonella, Italy
u
sliding down
white orb goes back
shy of this earth
061 S. Radhamani Sarma, India
u
strong earthquake
in the ruins blossomed
common houseleek
064 Dubravka Šćukanec, Croatia
u
social distance -
flock in transhumance
is already far away
069 Maria Teresa Sisti, Italy
flock in transhumance
is already far away
069 Maria Teresa Sisti, Italy
u
camellias
atop the table...
high tea
atop the table...
high tea
080 Pat Geyer, USA
u
forms of clay
the benediction of fire
breathes soul into them
084 Minko Tanev, Bulgaria
u
Spring Midnight
Dreams of insomnia
Dreams of insomnia
I will get my pillow back
106 Hossein Habibi, Iran
u
white herons...
in a sultry greenhouse
black women
114 Margherita Petriccione, Italy
u
dolls in face masks
unfinished substances
carry a child to heaven
133 Ljiljana Dobra, Croatia
u
fear of coronavirus –
couple in love sitting
on a park bench
135 Zoran Doderovic, Serbia
u
little-owl's singing
from the tree in the dusk-
is it requiem?
139 Vladimir Šuk, Croatia
u
It is a clear night
a bright point up in the sky
evening star Venus
146 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Colombia
u
a lightning bug
penetrates the porous night
skeletal moon
147 Anna Cates, USA
u
forest clinic –
high risk
of falling branches
high risk
of falling branches
153 Gerd Börner, Germany
u
a big bell rings
over the mountain temple
whether in quarantine or not
over the mountain temple
whether in quarantine or not
159 Hideo Suzuki, Japan
u
the old lady
self-isolating - only
a shadow to be seen
160 John McDonald, Scotland
u
Moon change
I clean the prosthesis
of his eye
161 Carmela Marino, Italy
u
167
easing
the lockdown restrictions -
a waxing gibbous moon
Steve Wilkinson, United KIngdom
u
Funeral home
buds at the windows
flowering soon
buds at the windows
flowering soon
168 Richard Jodoin, Canada
u
Another spring
To nations of the world
Resistire
182 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Lithuania
u
one: is there any
how many people floating
by thousands: one by
188 Stephan Gräfe, Germany
u
beloved
goes trough red
with horses
192 Vilma Knežević, Croatia
u
pandemic's end —
our lavenders grow firmer
along the island
193 Goran Gatalica, Croatia
u
black and white
flowers swaying in the wind
peace all the way
194 Damir Damir, Montenegro
u
Birch trees swaying
Only gentle sounds around
Except the woodpecker chick
203 Andreas Hvammen, Norway
u
The earthworm
Do I return to it to the garden
Many times
Do I return to it to the garden
Many times
206 Amir Hasanvandi, Iran
u
Black shining soles
At the age of eighty three
My yearned cousin
216 Jonas Vaicekauskas, Lithuania
u
greengrocer
two large watermelons
on saleswoman's t-shirt
two large watermelons
on saleswoman's t-shirt
217 Andrzej Dembończyk, Poland
u
Fortune beans thrown
with the words “Luck in!”
“Virus out!”
218 Hidenori Hiruta, Japan
u
in the garden chair -
the japanese grandpa
a cloudy look...
219 Vanice Zimerman, Brazil
u
Rain on Children's day
It laments the little boy
who was me erewhile
221 Marcell Domonkos, Hungary
It laments the little boy
who was me erewhile
221 Marcell Domonkos, Hungary
u
unpacking childhood
tiffin box with aroma
mother packed
222 Kumarendra Mallick, India
u
overfilled bucket
reflection of my face laughs
in a circle of water
231 Ljubica Šporčić, Croatia
u
child's drawing
rays crossed out
everything
rays crossed out
everything
232 Dmitry Shestakovsky, Ukraine
u
like an apricot
the Moon crouching on a tree crown
until dawn
the Moon crouching on a tree crown
until dawn
240 Branka Vojinović Jegdić, Montenegro
u
mummery
maskedballs in malls
at a distance
242 Margareta Hihn, Germany
u
feeling safe
sunlit knick-knacks
-a yelp and jump
244 Nimi Arora, India
u
lift: up and down -
a drunkard images
left and right too
247 Dragan J. Ristić, Serbia
u
a quarrel
on the craggy path
completely in the nettles
260 Estera Modnicka, Poland
no results (authors who didn’t vote) -14:
all my hopes
go out the door
for some legal exercise
027 Nancy Liddle, Australia
u
With respect
I keep silent and listen
New snow
051 Reza Jafari, Iran
u
the energy
for my inner life
dragonfly
for my inner life
dragonfly
053 Lucia Fontana, Italy
u
pandemic night
hyacinths make tenderer
than any flowers
083 Teiichi Suzuki, Japan
u
stony now
the wooden bridge
the river but the same
102 Saeed Rostami, Iran
u
such a rainy day
also pulls down
elderflowers
112 Tobias Tiefensee, Germany
u
Atop of the clothes line,
a friednly robin pair perch.
Blind to lockdowns strain.
117 N. Benett, United Kingdom
u
fresh dirt
a sparrow making
angel wings
a sparrow making
angel wings
118 Brendon Kent, United Kingdom
u
Invisible foe
comes like a thief in the night...
the world in limbo
comes like a thief in the night...
the world in limbo
141 Keith Simmonds, France
u
predator
and a victim at the same time
cat in soap suds
142 Evgenii Plekhanov, Russia
142 Evgenii Plekhanov, Russia
u
a short truce
a bee flies over a field
of bomb craters.
163 Yuri Gomoyunov, Russia
u
two friends meet
along the road...
milkweed and chicory
along the road...
milkweed and chicory
164 Phyllis Lee, USA
u
the hands of grandparents
the warmest garment
when your heart feels cold
when your heart feels cold
171 Rolanda Svetlanova Stefanova, Bulgaria
u
Hot night...
Another cake
In the oven
Another cake
In the oven
175 Anna Goluba, Poland
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