The fourth annual edition of the European Kukai (and twenty fourth edition overall) has finished. Congratulations to the winners: Julia Wakefield (first time in Top 3), Zoran Doderovic (first time in Top 3), Rita Odeh (second time in Top 3) and Eleonore Nickolay (second time in Top 3). Thanks to all participants: 262 - is the largest number of participants in history of our kukai (since spring 2013).
We invite you to the European Kukai 2022.
Robert Kania and Krzysztof Kokot
The EK team
Edition 2021 (#4/24) - 262 participants from 43 countries:
Australia (3), Austria (3), Azerbaijan (1), Belarus (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Brazil (4), Bulgaria (18), Canada (16), Croatia (19), Cuba (1), Denmark (1), Finland (1), France (9), Germany (15), Greece (1), Hungary (1), India (24), Indonesia (2), Iran (3), Ireland (1), Israel (1), Italy (17), Japan (1), Lithuania (7), Luxembourg (1), Malta (2), Montenegro (3), Netherlands (4), New Zealand (1) North Macedonia (2), Norway (10), Philippines (3), Poland (14), Romania (19), Russia (14), Serbia (4), Sri Lanka (1), Switzerland (2), Tajikistan (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United Kingdom (8), Ukraine (5), USA (15)
FIRST PLACE:
094 Julia Wakefield, Australia
(4-8-3) = 31 points
(from: POL, ROM, TRI, ISR - RUS, NZL, AUS, CAN, ITA, POL, RUS, UK - UK, USA, USA)
a cloudless day
gulls stitch the cliff edge
to the ocean
SECOND PLACE (2):
003 Zoran Doderović, Serbia
(5-4-7) = 30 points
(from: GER, BUL, NOR, PHI, CAN - BUL, CRO, RUS, GER - MAC, IND, CRO, IND, GER, NOR, POL)
morning dew
my old shoes
shine like new
l
016 Rita Odeh, Israel
(5-6-3) = 30 points
(from: CUB, IND, CAN, CAN, AUS - BRA, UKR, ITA, USA, CRO, NOR - CRO, USA, IND)
Gaza's sky -
falling into the rising smoke,
the setting sun
THIRD PLACE:
176 Eleonore Nickolay, France
(6-5-1) = 29 points
(from: RUS, ITA, CAN, GER, RUS, GER - SRB, NOR, MLT, USA, IND - GER)
first day on the beach
the child is digging a hole
for the ocean
4th place - 28 points:
broken hourglass -
a handful of sand
in the wind
052 Mihai Moldoveanu - Mirco, Romania
(7-2-3) = 28 pts
5th place - 27 points:
winter twilight. . .
the steam no longer rises
from my dad's cup
209 Surashree Joshi, India
(5-4-4) = 27 pts
6th place - 25 points:
an abandoned home
the garden is blue with
forget-me-nots
204 Liudmila Hristova, Bulgaria
(6-2-3) = 25 pts
7th place - 23 points:
storm
the sky gives back
the borrowed sea
244 Eugeniusz Zacharski, Poland
(3-5-4) = 23 pts
8th place - 22 points (3):
without the moon -
just a firefly
to make me light
007 Dennys Cambarau, Italy
(2-7-2) = 22 pts
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summer clouds –
once in a while the moon
takes off its mask
106 Steliana Voicu, Romania
(3-5-3) = 22 pts
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waiting for the bus
my growing shadow
swallows the daffodils
246 Emin Masimli, Azerbaijan
(5-2-3) = 22 pts
9th place - 21 points (4):
after the funeral...
stars, yet not enough
for a constellation
037 Damir Damir, Montenegro
(5-3-0) = 21 pts
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harvest moon
in the straw bowl
the song of a cricket
043 Radostina Dragostinova, Bulgaria
(3-5-2) = 21 pts
l
wings of a butterfly
how many ways to touch
a poppy's heart
124 Vibeke Laier, Denmark
(4-2-5) = 21 pts
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tears in mine
trust in my dog’s eyes
the last injection
205 Bo Jaroszek, Poland
(4-4-1) = 21 pts
10th place - 20 points:
first millipede
my kid with
a 1000 whys
082 Tomislav Sjekloća, Montenegro
(3-4-3) = 20 pts
19 points (2):
field of crickets
a circle of silence
moving with me
069 Eduard Tara, Romania
(3-3-4) = 19 pts
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lavender field
stretching for the sun
a single poppy
187 Nadejda Kostadinova, Bulgaria
(4-3-1) = 19 pts
17 points (2):
closed temple
I return my prayers
back home
045 Viktoriya Marinova, Bulgaria
(2-3-5) = 17 pts
l
dad departed
his slippers
in the dog's mouth
129 Vladislav Hristov, Bulgaria
(3-3-2) = 17 pts
16 points (2):
family gathering
sharing our bread
with ghosts
002 Stefanie Bucifal, Germany
(3-3-1) = 16 pts
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my comb
lost a tooth of
the time
111 Štefanija Ludvig, Croatia
(4-1-2) = 16 pts
15 points:
The mirror and I --
A boy gazing
At an old man
254 Sergio Milametto, Brazil
(1-4-4) = 15 pts
14 points (3):
quarantine –
he caresses
her nightgown
005 Udo Mansfield, Germany
(4-0-2) = 14 pts
l
cold rain
on the kitchen window
my children's noseprints
047 Christof Blumentrath, Germany
(1-4-3) = 14 pts
l
shells necklace
the sound of wind
at every step
192 Eufemia Griffo, Italy
(2-4-0) = 14 pts
13 points (3):
cherry blossoms
my daughter wants
punk popcorns
023 Radka Mindova, Bulgaria
(2-2-3) = 13 pts
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from the garden
he brings me red roses -
the smell of his sweat
197 Djurdja V. Rozić, Croatia
(1-4-2) = 13 pts
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blackbird's call
suddenly so clear
baby's first move
229 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Poland
(3-1-2) = 13 pts
12 points (6):
edge of the forest
another step and it will begin
the starry sky
022 Alex Malley, Belarus
(3-1-1) = 12 pts
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where we used to meet
now blooming
another tree
068 Bakhtiar Amini, Tajikistan/Germany
(2-1-4) = 12 pts
l
nightingale song
fell silent for a while
monk prayer
117 Wiesław Karliński, Poland
(2-3-0) = 12 pts
l
tombstone
mother's name in the gold
of the sun
154 Christa Beau, Germany
(2-3-0) = 12 pts
l
we take turns
retrieving the ball
old spaniel
181 Tom Bierovic, USA
(3-1-1) = 12 pts
l
broken shells -
all those words that
I wanted to listen
210 Dan Iulian, Romania
(1-4-1) = 12 pts
11 points (9):
april fool's day
there's no point
hiding my face
010 Evgeniy Plekhanov, Russia
(1-3-2) = 11 pts
l
soap bubbles ...
breaking the illusion
of forever
084 Teji Sethi, India
(2-1-3) = 11 pts
l
reading li po -
and when i close the book:
a giant moon.
128 Julio C. Torres Toro, Cuba
(2-1-3) = 11 pts
l
starry night –
meteors falling into
the cricket song
144 Tomislav Maretić, Croatia
(2-0-5) = 11 pts
l
summer breeze
Mexican waves
in the field of barley
146 Ingrid Baluchi, North Macedonia
(1-4-0) = 11 pts
l
white butterfly
summer opens
i t s w i n g s
169 Roberta Beary, Ireland
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
l
scattered drop
a moment in the life
of a stalactite
199 Silva Trstenjak, Croatia
(2-2-1) = 11 pts
l
leaf fall
it's so easy
to keep silent
208 Helen Barysheva, Russia
(2-1-3) = 11 pts
l
warm spring rain
birdsong spilling
from a hidden nest
239 Ulrike Narwani, Canada
(1-3-2) = 11 pts
10 points (7):
still
at rush hour
a daylily
015 Elizabeth Alford, USA
(1-2-3) = 10 pts
l
green buds
on the old lilac
a new doctor
017 Sandi Pray, USA
(3-0-1) = 10 pts
l
sundial
cuckoo
is late
041 Dmitry Shestakovsky, Ukraine
(1-2-3) = 10 pts
l
half empty moon
or half full? …my breast
cancer operation
099 Maya Daneva, The Netherlands
(2-0-4) = 10 pts
l
Sunday mass
a choir of grasshoppers
around the temple
116 Serhiy Shpychenko, Ukraine
(3-0-1) = 10 pts
l
hottest day....
I sit with the daisies
making shade
133 Tony Williams, Scotland
(1-3-1) = 10 pts
l
a sunny day
shadow and me on a walk
together
221 Gordana Kurtović, Croatia
(2-1-2) = 10 pts
9 points (7):
cherry-trees bloomed -
passed into the background
Mount Fuji
032 Frățilă Genovel-Florentin, Romania
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
l
a nameless bird
on a nameless tree
flies away suddenly
059 Ram Chandran, India
(1-2-2) = 9 pts
l
braille writing-
through your eyes
the colors of the world
063 Angela Giordano, Italy
(1-3-0) = 9 pts
l
distant thunder
a firefly vanishes
on my balcony
110 Angiola Inglese, Italy
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
l
my diet plan–
the cat insists on showing me
the way to the kitchen
135 Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Romania
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
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Sunset
glues new lashes
an elderly prostitute
198 Pepa Odjakova, Bulgaria
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
l
last year's
frozen rhubarb...last year's
sour taste
238 Louise Carson, Canada
(1-3-0) = 9 pts
8 points (9):
cherry in blossom -
there is not another dream
so fragranced
035 Mariana Tanase, Romania
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
l
x-ray results -
shadows chase away
the sun
039 Cynthia Rowe, Australia
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
l
empty train station
scribbled on the wall
believe
044 Shanmao, Russia
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
l
wheelchair
the fading marks
of a hopscotch
053 Vandana Parashar, India
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
l
this precious
meeting with myself-
solitude
120 Anne-Marie Joubert-Gaillard, France
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
l
the family plot
grandma liked
wildflowers
158 Maria Concetta Conti, Italy
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
l
park paths -
which way to you
spring
160 Andrzej Dembończyk, Poland
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
l
quiet wind
who are you telling
fairy tales, grandma
163 Nelly Dobrinova, Bulgaria
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
l
all that remains
after your kiss -
a crescent moon
241 Christiane Ranieri; France
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
7 points (14):
A face
watching me watching
Tsukimi
013 Miriam Dunn, Canada
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
l
the angle
of the summer rain
hyacinth
027 Pere Risteski, North Macedonia
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
l
deep breaths. . .
at dusk the jasmine
undresses her scent
042 Marilyn Ashbaugh, USA
(0-2-3) = 7 pts
l
remission
the trampled grass
still green
071 Jennifer Thompson, USA
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
l
white sound of silence
a yellow ribbon
around the moon
093 Oddbjørn Aardalen, Norway
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
l
on a bus abroad
stranger than the chickens
I
100 Viviane C. Moura Leite; Brazil
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
l
late winter
the river bears cherry blossoms
from the south
156 Maya Kisyova, Bulgaria
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
l
old cemetery
the gurgling croak
of ravens
161 Iliyana Stoyanova, UK
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
l
nightingale’s song -
the intimate lines
of a new tattoo
165 Luisa Santoro, Italy
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
l
sun after rain
butterflies and children
among the weeds
180 Nikolay Grankin, Russia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
l
Mum remembers ...
just names of rose
and mine
201 Nazarena Rampini, Italy
(0-2-3) = 7 pts
l
petrichor...
the raindrops
that fell for it
225 Arvinder Kaur, India
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
l
under her mask
I hear
a smile
251 Olivia Roslansky, Germany
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
l
hot summer day
border guards enjoying
quarantine and ice cream
263 Vitali Khomin, Ukraine
(1-1-2) = 7 pts
6 points (14):
flat sky
the slow breathing
of the sea
018 Maureen Sudlow, New Zealand
(1-0-3) = 6 pts
l
family picnic...
all the hugging and talking
about the missing
019 Ed Bremson, USA
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
l
third quarter Moon-
I finish
my puzzle
036 Aljosa Vukovic, Croatia
(0-1-4) = 6 pts
l
wave after wave
the steady rise and fall
of death rates
058 John Hawkhead, UK
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
l
flea circus . . .
the child's eyes jump
jump
066 Johnette Downing, USA
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
l
self-isolation
how to care for a tree
of my childhood?
073 Danijela Grbelja, Croatia
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
l
no more mask -
in each shop window
a known smile
092 Mirela Brăilean, Romania
(0-2-2) = 6 pts
l
last rolling thunder
puddles full of
moonlight
097 VaiNone, Russia
(0-3-0) = 6 pts
l
mayfly snow —
the magpie’s path
becomes water
122 Alan Peat, UK
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
l
lifting mist —
mother refuses to go
to the hospital
141 Goran Gatalica, Croatia
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
l
shadow of a plum tree
catching the clouds
in a bucket
159 Carmela Marino, Italy
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
l
dinner moon
her laughter comes
from the belly
174 Ernesto Santiago, Greece
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
l
painted lady-
from branch to branch
the evening sun
216 Ellen Cooper, Canada
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
l
pressed red poppy...
helping her to forget
that rape
255 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Romania
(1-1-1) = 6 pts
5 points (10):
old together
we trim back the flowering quince
in our downsized garden
014 Naomi Wakan, Canada
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
l
yellow calla
the long soft drizzle
of spring
025 Deborah Karl-Brandt, Germany
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
l
old diary-
the beggar digs
in misery
031 Vincenzo Adamo, Italy
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
l
engthening days -
on a blade of grass the snail
takes its time
046 Minh-Triet Pham, France
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
l
scent of wisteria...
sounds from the past
call me home
062 Marina Bellini, Italy
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
l
wheat field
moving in the wind
distant war
115 Daniela Misso, Italy
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
l
wedding anniversary
forty years together
in a rose
148 Željko Funda, Croatia
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
l
summer love
the tease
of a day moon
170 Susan Mallernee, USA
(0-1-3) = 5 pts
l
anniversary -
passes me by
a butterfly
185 Giuliana Ravaglia, Italy
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
l
seasons change –
I become slowly
a chameleon
196 Dragan J. Ristić, Serbia
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
4 points (24):
last trip -
waves intertwine
between the borders
011 Maria Teresa Sisti, Italy
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
your smile
in front of the curtain
and behind
029 Sonja Raab, Austria
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
l
calling out
distant relatives
the caged parrot
056 Tanvi Nishchal, India
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
friendly wind
a child raising
the other child's kite
060 Clara Toma, Romania
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
l
cherry tree
lets go of last petal -
reluctantly
070 Vijay Joshi, USA
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
No correspondence
in my mailbox this morning-
Just a big cobweb
079 Liette Janelle, Canada
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
l
covid melancholy ---
a red rose on her hairpin
fills my vacuity
095 Manoj Sharma, Nepal
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
neglected boilerhouse
a wagtail nest
in the grass
105 Elena Lopatina, Russia
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
distant highway noise...
faintly visible in the fog
camellia buds
108 Anna Viazmitinova, Ukraine
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
hearing
into someone
her son's heartbeat
121 Sudebi Singha, India
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
willows by the river
in the rhizomes fishes
in the branches birds
131 Stoianka Boianova, Bulgaria
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
all encompassing
the touch of a spider web
capturing my face
143 Harvey Jenkins, Canada
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
Children's Day
rusty swing is groaning
in the wind
172 Dominik Kasicki, Poland
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
l
cherry blossoms
on the antique bookshelf
brand new poems
177 Sebastian Chrobak, Poland
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
pesticides smell
the uncertain flight
of a bee
211 Ezio Infantino, Italy
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
vaccination
the cloudless sky
outside the window
218 Alexander Shytkovskiy, Ukraine
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
l
lilacs for the girl
doesn’t know the passing of years
the unsated heart
220 Zbigniew Żuchowski, Poland
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
In the silence of the night
the sky speaks to the mountain –
shooting stars.
228 Antoaneta Pavlova, Bulgaria
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
flood in Venice
first to float the smell
of espresso
230 Irena Szewczyk, Poland
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
I love
the nearby elm,
it knows me
231 Spiros Zafiris, Canada
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
migrating
from living room to bed
four seasons’ view
253 Anna Yin, Canada
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
after hailstorm
a spider patching
its web
256 Cristina Apetrei, Romania
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
after the fight
night ebbs and flows
in the crickets' dirge
258 Anitha Varma, India
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
l
floating upon meadows
music between stars -
cricket choirs
259 Silvestru Miclaus, Romania
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
3 points (31):
Pentecost’s
oratory wonder -
mockingbirds
009 Paul Callus, Malta
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
dark of the moon
with every item packed
a goodbye
012 Vera Constantineau; Canada
(0-0-3) = 3 pts
l
that evil Sunday
sadness pouring from the sky
divorce finalized
021 Tahera Mannan, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
sunset
through branches in bloom
a leave-taking
024 Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo, The Nederlands
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
luxury car
every week I check
lottery ticket
033 Dubravka Scukanec, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
may God allows,
I draw a ladybird
with green spots
034 Ali Rezaei, Iran
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
sunset -
birds are of prey circle
the battle field
050 Uma Anandalwar, India
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
howls of keening
dry oasis
teeming with drought
072 Scott Wiggerman, USA
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
Won't close my eyes
Till I could see you open
Cherry Blossom
074 Amir Hasanvandi, Iran
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
flapping wings
waterhens on the run
across sunlight
078 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Germany
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
Everything I touch
Those not yet dead
Longer Nights
085 Jo Mykle Hofseth, Norway
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
plane spotting
amongst the clouds
my eye floater
088 Robert Kingston, UK
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
Bursts of laughter between friends
All positive covid
Infinite sadness without him
090 Solène Lagadec, France
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
dancing girls
plums blossoms swaying
in the wind
096 Yuri Gomoyunov, Russia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
keeping close
yet physically distanced -
starling murmuration
101 Luminita Suse, Canada
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
starry night
an evening
with the stars
103 Ana Marie Dollano, Philippines
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
pink lady slippers
the doctor recommends
heel cups
107 Jim Krotzman, USA
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
farewell in the rain –
gutter and pavement yellow
from pollen
130 Angelica Seithe, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
wave after wave -
divine idea for space
with countless versions
132 Minko Tanev, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
spring thaw
the crows are playing
musical chairs
134 Alexey Golubev, Russia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
summer day
ice cream drop
on your breast
138 Pavel Vorontsov, Russia
(0-1-1) = 1 pts
l
frozen traveler
by stepping in the train
he hopes for heating
140 Zvonko Jurcevic, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
night train -
passengers keep to themselves
their silence
150 Benedetta Cardone, Italy
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
animal in the wall
sounds of sleet
eating
167 Marshall Hryciuk, Canada
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
midday heat
ripples
the heron’s foot makes
178 Brendon Kent, UK
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
unframed blue crags...
this window is open
in front of me
183 Vania Steafanova, Bulgaria
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
the white clover
my country sandals
without heels
186 Anastasia Alexandrovna Samuilova, Russia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
Cuckoo’s song
in the woods over there
into my ears
200 Hidenori Hiruta, Japan
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
l
insomnia -
in the night window
fullmoonscream
240 Andrius Luneckas, Lithuania
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
harbinger of winter -
on the cherry branch
three leaves…
260 Vanice Zimerman, Brazil
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
l
the salt was passed
and the woman opposing him
showed no affection
261 Andreas Hvammen, Norway
(0-1-1) = 3 pts
2 points (20):
dear ten-year-old self
looking at mounds of lemons…
quick - make lemonade!
004 Tanja Cilia, Malta
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
snow melts on the roads
a child refugee enters
borderless bookshop
020 April Mae M. Berza, Philippines
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
eighteen
nervous breakdowns
covid-19
030 Arne Haukdal, Norway
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
Early rays of sun
Crow pecking on a dead rat
Washing beak in pond
040 Ellen Margrete Grong, Norway
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
track side puddle
muddy toads
become face masks
057 John Parsons, UK
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
for sake of my soul
angels are shedding tears
- spring rain
077 Zoran M. Jovanovic, Serbia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
Waking Camelot
where lilies of the valley
ring in their fragrance
087 Horst Ludwig, USA
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
pandemic silence -
even without the clock ticking
the night lingers
091 Gillena Cox, Trinidad
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
pendulum of a dog
between two armchairs -
old spouses
109 Margherita Petriccione, Italy
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
l
pilgrimage
to the holy sites ...
online
113 Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
l
no olive branch
nesting material
in the crow's beak
114 Wolfgang Rödig, Germany
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
sound the wind
verse by verse
reed warbler
139 Helga Stania, Switzerland
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
l
social network
the next fly is tangling
in the spider web
152 Kristina Todorova, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
galaxy in jar...
my childhood dreams
kept forever
153 Elisa Allo, Switzerland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
in the broad daylight -
a fox carrying chicken
by the doghouse
168 Franjo Ordanić, Croatia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
cherry petals
flies with the wind
light sorrow
171 Jūratė Norvaišienė, Lithuania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
in the lake a duck
with seven little ducklings –
one wears a face mask
188 Annette Akkerman, The Netherlands
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
l
pine pollen
the scarecrow smiles
through a yellow haze
214 Jon Espen Vassbotn, Norway
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
l
dandelion puffs…
two girls
blowing bubbles
217 Pamela Cooper, Canada
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
l
evacuation site ...
she outlines
her drawing
222 Ken Sawitri, Indonesia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
1 point (18):
winds blow
cooler now...
plum rain
001 Pat Geyer, USA
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
until grandpa sees
adds berries
into grandson's bucket
008 Philmore Place, Belarus
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
A shooting star
in the vast immensity...
secret of silence
026 Keith A. Simmonds, France
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
without branches
naked over the water
old willow
048 Vukosav Delibasic, Montenegro
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
tuned tree
the woodpecker starts
the drumming
065 Rosa Clement, Brasil
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
splitting dawn
powerful syllable
her first catch of crow
067 Radhamani Sarma, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
our tears mingle
with the oboe's requiem
wilting lilies
102 Maxianne Berger, Canada
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
lonely coastline . . .
ghost seashells whisper
of long gone waves
119 Milan Rajkumar, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
hourglass -
no sign in sight
of deadlines
182 Ana Drobot, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
swallows on wires
counting five seven five
for haiku contest
189 Dainius Dirgela, Lithuania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
children run
over the lawn - their feet
wet with dew
190 Ljubica Šporčić, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
aging muse
wearing her own Monet
on her hands
191 Sandra St-Laurent, Canada
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
long before dawn
to you too, my rooster
cock-a-doodle-do
202 Stjepan Rozić, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
autumn evening –
alone at the window
watching the clouds
227 Maria Tirenescu, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
worn out shoes -
the sharp stones hurt
my feet
232 Vilma Knežević, Croatia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
After
Laughter
Come tears
248 Mathieu Pochon, France
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
walking in wind
rain changes
body language
257 Himanshu Vyas, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
l
a wilting flower
before the deity -
the thanks we did not offer
262 Priti Aisola, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
no points this time (51):
picture perfect day
a Mayfly makes
the very most of it
028 Michael Henry Lee, USA
l
The Sun and The Moon
they change the world silently everyday
Why are you screaming?
038 Rolanda Stefanova, Bulgaria
l
supremacy -
the eyes of the universe
in the rain lilies
049 Carmen Duvalma, Romania
l
news of her death...
a friend’s laughter
still reverberates
051 Madhuri Pillai, Australia
l
online prayer
mass on the internet
the COVID resurrection
055 Vladimir Suk, Croatia
l
Aroma of tea
rich in so many herbs
in my dream
075 Ivanka Yankova, Bulgaria
l
angels cry
devil's joy
singing in the rain
076 Stefana Stanivuk Veselinović, Serbia
l
Summer
darkness covered in gold
the pond
080 Cecilie Cottis Østreng, Norway
l
a candle stick
treading the moonless night
all to myself
081 Willie R. Bongcaron, Philippines
l
somenthing to save -
hidden by a wisteria
our old promise
083 Mauro Battini, Italy
l
After the rain
Family meeting
The difficult task
086 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Lithuania
l
blind museum
the touch
to humility
089 Ramesh Anand, India
l
distant thunder
the voice from the basement
rolls over
098 Gabriele Hartmann, Germany
l
her french missing grandfather –
with an english death certificate
my mother finally knows
104 Claude-Alice Lagadec, France
l
marathon --
the tape burst by the chest
of the first runner
112 Vladimir Ludvig, Croatia
l
spring wind -
the little cat shook
cherry blossom tree
118 Florin Golban, Romania
l
sipping a cup of tea-
a steaming volcano with
an explosion of joy
125 Caroline Moal, France
l
he who hated cold
on the mortuary’s ice -
Covid backlog
126 Rick Clark, USA
l
rip in the wind
a faint sob
In the Angelus bells
127 Alegria Imperial, Canada
l
pink harvest moon
on an airplane contrail
a dancing tineid moth
136 Isabella Kramer, Germany
l
a shank
sticked to the lush raspberry
- the former being
137 Marta Chocilowska; Poland
l
the cherry blossoms
feed the bees and their offspring
thus, the bees know beauty
145 Gerald Jatzek, Austria
l
The boat splits away
Visible in the river
Yellow twilight
149 K. Rajakumaran, India
l
to unburden heart
by the piano of childhood...
just the first etude
151 Goda V. Bendoraitienė, Lithuania
l
After the rain
Strip lighting of spider webs
Cold and off
157 Safoora Khazaei, Iran
l
cold evening
old couple having green tea
the familiar fog
162 Ashoka Weerakkody, Sri Lanka
l
Empty seesaw swings
In my staring eyes it shapes
a surgical mask.
164 Marcell Domonkos, Hungary
l
Above the dreamy grass
Towards the new moon
A butterfly flies away
166 Biljana Kitić Čakar, Bosnia and Heregovina
l
paragons
the delineators keep
perfect distance
173 Pitt Büerken, Germany
l
tree stump
her laughter
deep rooted
175 Ravi Kiran, India
l
Between smell of rain
The scent of damp earth blessing
And frog orchestra
179 Christopher Calvin, Indonesia
l
Little kid's brow
At the window's glass
Kiss of mammy
184 Jonas Vaicekauskas, Lithuania
l
covid time --
among the white mountains
old borders' echo
194 Glauco Saba, Luxembourg
l
My wife tending
her mother's grave
The golden chain is blooming
195 Helge Torvund, Norway
l
boundless distances ...
listen to what breaking
waves tell you
203 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Lithuania
l
First date
The penalty interrupted
The long kiss
206 Dimitar Tanev, Bulgaria
l
caught in a sun ray
the dragonfly hovers
drizzling light
212 Sushama Kapur, India
l
calm backwaters
the harvest moon dawdling
on the houseboat
213 Lakshmi Iyer, India
l
ghostly hands vanishing
on red glowing ground
sunburn
219 Stephan Gräfe, Germany
l
Earl morning stillness
Two young magpies
chopping it
223 Anne Elisabeth Danielsen, Norway
l
two storks
blowing march snow -
brainstorming
224 Csanad Szava, Romania
l
army camp in Hawai'i
get your paper; generous soldier
happy Hawaiian boy
226 Alexis M. Liftee, USA
l
leaden skies
waiting for the rainbow --
a dove above
233 Mona Iordan, Romania
l
autumn leaves…
students discuss
set theory
234 Li Xiao, Russia
l
time to fly away…
that's what they'll tell me
someday
235 Elena Asch, Russia
l
snow stopped...
not a trace of a person
in picture from Mars
236 Natalia Sedenkova, Russia
l
the scream of the night
falls silent in the morning
a mirror's face
242 Hans Egerer, Germany
l
spring in the orchard
instead of whistling sound
hear wind noise again
243 Artur Lewandowski, Poland
l
a morning chirping –
the blueness of the sky
closer and closer
245 Mihovila Čeperić-Biljan; Croatia
l
first thaw
New Year's resolutions
of mine
250 Henryk Czempiel, Poland
l
in the heat of June
a single thunder strikes
- muffled moans
252 Aleksandra Guzik, Poland
no results (authors who didn’t vote - 13):
woke up suddenly
I see again the angel in my dream
smiling to me
006 Vasile Moldovan, Romania
l
noiseless disaster
the cadence of a cuckoo
only respite
054 Mona Bedi, India
l
tauktae cyclone...
his only net and hut
swepts along
061 Gurpreet Dutt, India
l
a lazy summer
spent joining the dots...
ladybirds in love
064 Tracy Davidson, UK
l
next to a vending machine
dazzling old century
Cola-Cola can
123 Marina Soboczyński, Poland
l
the library, a shelter
for the homeless now
times, they are a-changin’
142 Goerg Hübner, Austria
l
The first uniforms
A little too large
For young men
147 Charlotta Sinning, Germany
l
berries once
rooted on green fields
now grow in the lab
155 Taavi Heikinnen, Finland
l
thinking of death . . .
an ivy-covered house
climbs up to the sky
193 Ivan Gaćina, Croatia
l
a red dot
in the fold of white shorts
period
207 Aaina Sudabehs, Bulgaria
l
The ax handle
would bloom, one day
into a cherry
215 Ali Siran, Iran
l
sometimes
there's no need to say
anything –
247 Brenda de Vaal, Netherlands
l
the button you lost
replaced by a red one now
as proposed - your smile
249 Thor Henriksen, Norway
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