EQK #2 e-diplomas

Results of the European Quarterly Kukai #2 - Summer 2013

We would like to thank to the authors from over the world for trusting and participation in the summer edition of the EQK (representatives of 39 countries from six continents). It exceeded our expectations. Voting and your comments shows, that you found good and interesting haiku. Congratulations to the winners: Andrea Cecon from Italy, Rosa Clement from Brasil, Wieslaw Karlinski from Poland, John McManus from England and Roberta Beary from USA. Upcoming voices kept us in suspense until the last moment and you can notice that the differences are really small. It's a pity, that with the increase in the number of participants increases a group of authors with no points. But you should be hopeful - another autumn edition of the EQK at the end of August. Regards.

162 authors from 39 countries:

Australia (6), Austria (2), Bangladesh (1), Belgium (3), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (6), Canada (5), Croatia (9), Denmark (2), Finland (1), France (3), Germany (12), Ghana (1), Greece (1), Hungary (3), India (8), Indonesia (2), Italy (2), Israel (2), Japan (1), Lithuania (14), Malaysia (1), Mexico (1), Mongolia (2), The Nederlands (2), New Zealand (2), Philippines (2), Poland (6), Romania (15), Russia (7), Serbia (5), Slovenia (1), Switzerland (2), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Ukraine (1), United Kingdom (4), USA (21), Yemen (1)

Here are the results:

FIRST PLACE

#23 Andrea Cecon, Cividale del Friuli, Italy
(6-5-5) = 33 points 
(from: DEN, USA, GER, TTO, USA, CRO – UK, CRO, POL, CRO, GER – SUI, ROM, AUT, BRA, ROM)

midday heat
the dog stretches its paws
one by one

SECOND PLACE  

#92 Rosa Clement, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
(5-5-7) = 32 points 
(from: AUS, AUS, GER, CAN, GER – ISR, NED, USA, NZL, CRO - LIT, USA, GER, IND, IND, DEN, GER)

dark river
a fishnet catches
the summer moon

THIRD PLACE (3)

#8 Wieslaw Karlinski, Namysłow, Poland
(8-2-2) = 30 points
(from: BUL, POL, GRE, MGL, ROM, AUT, POL, LIT – LIT, BRA – POL, SUI)

short Siberian summer--
a haste of plants and bees--
time is honey

***

#71 John McManus, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
(4-6-6) = 30 points
(from: BRA, FRA, LIT, LIT – USA, GER, GER, IDN, IND, ROM – LIT, AUS, USA, BUL, AUS, USA )

summer vacation
I take a break
from being myself

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#80 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
(4-7-4) = 30 points 
(from: ITA, IDN, FRA, NED - USA, FRA, POL, NED, RUS, POL, LIT- AUS, IND, BGD, BUL)

just friends— 
a taste of summer
in her kiss

***

25 points – 4th place

letters
i wanted to write ...
poppy petals

#99 Helga Stania, Greppen, Switzerland
(6-2-3) = 25 pts

22 points – 5th place

not even a word
between us -
mating fireflies

#159 Sebastian Lucacs, Dorohoi, Romania
(4-4-2) = 22 pts

21 points – 6th place (2) 

skipping stones
ripples of laughter
from across the lake

#101 Bernard Gieske, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
(6-1-1) = 21 pts

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the stillness
of a hammock
midday heat

#113 Bill Kenney, Whitestone, NY, USA
(3-5-2) = 21 pts

19 points – 7th place (2)

clover fields
the honey bee and I
barefooted

#77 Annie Juhl, Svendborg, Denmark
(3-5-0) = 19 pts

***

early morning-
the cormorant’s wings shake
first drops of light 

#121 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania
(4-2-3) = 19 pts

17 points - 8th place

on my washing line 
all the colours of summer... 
basking butterflies 

#88 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
(2-5-1) = 17 pts

16 points – 9th place (3)

summer drought
in my old steps -
green apples

#12 Nelly Dobrinova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(3-3-1) = 16 pts

***

thunder without rain
handicaped child eats
a lilac blossom

#40 Artūras Šilanskas, Vilnius, Lithuania
(4-2-0) = 16 pts

***

searing heat -
a dog chasing after 
the ice cream truck

#152 Cristina Ailoaei, Botosani, Romania
(4-1-2) = 16 pts

14 points - 10th place (4)

bathing at sunset...
what if we hid clothes
left on the shore?

#58 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
(1-5-1) = 14 pts

***

haiku #74 has been withdrawn from results by organizers
(2-3-2) = 14 pts

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haiku #123 has been withdrawn from results by organizers
(2-3-2) = 14 pts

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steady drought  -
only the cricket's song 
downstream

#158 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Botoșani, Romania
(2-3-2) = 14 pts

13 points (4)

back from vacation —
swapping a summer sunshade
for two umbrellas

#9 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France
(1-5-0) = 13 pts

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my unvoiced thoughts 
in the bulbul's morning song--
grapevine trellis

Note: bulbul is a Persian nightingale, a songbird

#39 Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
(3-2-0) = 13 pts

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summer jazz festival —
tears without a reason
lost in echoes of wind

#51 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
(3-2-0) = 13 pts

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downpour –
books under her blouse
sandals in her hand

#70 Đurđa Vukelić-Rožić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
(2-3-1) = 13 pts

12 points (2)

At the edge of night
more and more flamingos – 
summer dawn

#52 Eduard Tara, Iasi, Romania
(3-1-1) = 12 pts

***

the roses
no one will smell -
wild garden

#150 Sandi Pray, North Carolina, USA
(2-2-2) = 12 pts

voter’s comment: A true picture yet full of thought and meaning--who would dare get scratched, pricked and bruised by wild rose thorns? And yet, theirs are the most redolent of rose scents.

11 points (2)

dog days
mesmerized by the hum
of  the ceiling fan

#11 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, NSW, Australia
(2-1-3) = 11 pts

***

no thought
in my head...
only the sand

#131 Natalia "Shiroki Mirukami" Sedenkova, Samara, Russia
(2-2-1) = 11 pts

10 points (2)

sumer dust--
every child races after the child
I was

#15 Alegria Imperial, Vancouver, BC, Canada
(2-1-2) = 10 pts

***

resting cattle
in the shade the old cowherd
chewing his quid

#111 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
(1-3-1) = 10 pts

9 points (3)

the hot asphalt -
suddenly discovered
run over the bird

#46 Zbigniew Mysłowiecki, Warsaw, Poland
(0-3-3) = 9 pts

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tall haystacks ...
the sun falls down
behind grandpa's hat

#93 Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Bucharest, Romania
(1-3-0) = 9 pts

***

haiku #125 has been withdrawn from results by organizers
(1-2-2) = 9 pts

8 points (5)

sun down
cows trample in the mud
copper horseshoe

#36 Evgeny Ivanov, Russia, Moscow
(1-1-3) = 8 pts

***

with bites—
summer
sinks in

#50 Sondra J. Byrnes, South Bend, Indiana, USA
(1-2-1) = 8 pts

***

dry creek bed -
a stray calf
loud with flies

#102 Mark Miller, Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
(1-2-1) = 8 pts

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her shoes (summer moon) in the grass

#108 Angie Werren, Amelia, Ohio, USA
(2-1-0) = 8 pts

voter’s comment: I like the deft break away from form, the surprise works wonderfully for me as multiple images

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tranquil lake
his oar rounding up
cottony clouds

#134 Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia
(1-1-3) = 8 pts

7 points (6)

along the highway
leading to my sweetheart
wildflowers

#47 Anne-Marie Labelle, Montréal, Canada
(0-3-1) = 7 pts

***

blue summer moon -
out of the metro-maze
a haunting tune

#56 Wolfgang Beutke, Barum, Germany
(2-0-1) = 7 pts

***

haiku #72 has been withdrawn from results by organizers
(2-0-1) = 7 pts

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haiku #73 has been withdrawn from results by organizers
(2-0-1) = 7 pts

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teenage girls
wearing mostly attitude—
warm summer breeze

#100 Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(1-1-2) = 7 pts

***

infinity pool. . .
we stretch our last time
to the moon

#107 Sheila Windsor, Worcester, England
(2-0-1) = 7 pts

6 points (6)

just a summer love -
my paralyzed leg caressing
hot sand of the beach

#2 Adrian-Nicolae Popescu, Radauti-Suceava, Romania
(2-0-0) = 6 pts

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the flock of birds
from the river banks are bursting
into the clear sky

#16 Tatjana Debeljački, Užice, Serbia
(1-1-1) = 6 pts

***

a bug in my hair -
we take a nap together
in a poppy field

#31 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania
(1-1-1) = 6 pts

***

the weary  aged wind
on a walking stick
into the scorching sun.

#90 Geetha Ravindran, Ottapalam, Kerala State, India
(2-0-0) = 6 pts

***

summer rain
freeing stalks of grass
from her hair

#95 Irena Szewczyk, Warsaw, Poland
(0-2-2) = 6 pts

***

smell of grass
around the mower
bees buzzing

#141 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan
(2-0-0) = 6 pts

5 points (11)

Linden bloom fragrance
Mixed with sounds of a flute
a midsummer dream

#30 Vid Vukasović, Belgrade, Serbia
(1-1-0) = 5 pts

***

Cuckoo song
after summer storms
empty pockets

#33 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris, Kaunas, Lithuania
(1-1-0) = 5 pts

***

A summer evening:
frogs singing in their garden
with water lilies.

#42 Jef Ector, Genk, Belgium
(1-1-0) = 5 pts

***

I gather the pond,
sun-warmed, dusk-red,
around me

#63 Anitha Varma, Kochi, Kerala, India
(1-1-0) = 5 pts

***

among the weeds
straighten up his back
a poppy flower

#84 Yuko Igarashi, Velbert, Germany
(1-0-2) = 5 pts

***

summer drizzle
one side of the house
with wet windows

#89 Bouwe Brouwer, Emmeloord, The Netherlands
(1-0-2) = 5 pts

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this summer
i miss the swallows
only spiders in old nests

#106 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn, Germany
(1-0-2) = 5 pts

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reflection of the sun
on the evening beach
naked woman

#116 Violeta Knopkytė, Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
(0-2-1) = 5 pts

***

haiku #126 has been withdrawn from results by organizers
(1-0-2) = 5 pts

***

playing hide and seek
children lie in high grass,
until night finds them

#142 Katarina Pisacic, Novi Marof, Croatia
(1-0-2) = 5 pts

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shooting stars–
I forgot
my stiff neck

#153 Lidia Rozmus, Vernon Hills, Illinois, USA
(0-0-5) = 5 pts

4 points (10)

oil massage
the ocean's waves into
nap dreams

#19 Ramesh Anand, Bangalore, India
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

***

a star plucked from
heaven lighting the night...
firefly

#27 Veronika Zora Novak, Toronto, Canada
(0-1-2) = 4 pts

***

Drops of summer rain
Upon the morning kimono
A chance meeting

#43 Gordana Petkovic, Belgrade, Serbia
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

***

garden in the sun
basket of wet raspberries
in the peony shade

#54 Agata Rak, Będzin, Poland
(0-2-0) = 4 pts

***

whiff of coolness…
hydrangea waves overwhelm
my rattan chair

#57 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
(0-2-0) = 4 pts

***

like thousands of silences,                                                                                                                         flavours hang from the branches                                                                                                               of the apricot tree

#59 Zoe Savina, Pallini-Attikis, Greece
English translation: Constantine Fourakis
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

***

lush and thick
the greenest grass
is in the ditch

#75 Sheila M Ross, Gatineau, QC, Canada
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

***

our guilty smiles 
on a sultry summer night--
Blues on Grand rocks

#76 John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA in the Sonoran Desert
(0-2-0) = 4 pts

***

summer meadow
a girl learns all about
the birds and the bees

#120 Stella Pierides, Neusaess, DE/ London, UK
(1-0-1) = 4 pts

***

haiku #124 has been withdrawn from results by organizers
(0-1-2) = 4 pts

3 points (18)

summer drizzle...
watering even the dry
fallen leaves

#3 Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

***

balmy evening
the sunny breath
of clothespins

#13 Hélène Duc, Bichancourt, Aisne, France
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

***

summer afternoon
we are searching for
the city's shadows

#20 Dietmar Tauchner, Puchberg, Austria
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

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a love couple
in the trance of summer
whisper on the beach

#22 Marija Pogorilic, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

***

#25
on the swaths
of grass
time stopped

Vera Primorac, Viškovo, Croatia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

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ripened mangoes--
scorching breeze filters
cuckoo’s song

#37 Pravat Kumar Padhy, Odisha, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

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a bathing nymph
all in moonlight splashes...
midsummer night

#38 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

***

summer dust ...
a commencement exercise
too long ago

#64 Angelo B. Ancheta, Rizal, Philippines
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

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summer rains ...
when footsteps get depressing – 
poking the sun

#78 Anna Vertinska, Biržai, Lithuania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

***

fireflies burning
trails in the dark –
here and there

#86 Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne, Australia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

***

Through a camera lens
I tell a story
summer pleasure

#94 Ashi (Jens-Christian Kjær), Brande, Denmark
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

***

haymaking season 
the old farmhouse a hostel
for strangers

#98 Martina Heinisch, Oelde, Germany
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

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perpendicular
the sunshine hits on my skin -
feeling a dry stone

#105 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina, Italy
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

***

tides rise and fall . . .
along with shedding skin
my scars wash off

#132 Jana Žufić, Poreč/Zagreb, Croatia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

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All night long,
you sing my heart's sadness -
whip-poor-will.    

#136 Zhanna P. Rader, Athens, Georgia, USA
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

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harvested barley
we decide to take
different routes

#140 Wahyu W. Basjir, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

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early summer...
pasqueflowers wither
in the hot wind

#147 Nadalsuren Purevdorj, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
(1-0-0) = 3 pts

***

fireflies
on the pool's surface
hardening nipples

#154 S.M. Abeles, Washington, DC, USA
(0-1-1) = 3 pts

voter’s comment: an original image with layered hints

2 points (11)

crickets in the field -
listen, it's an ode to
love's glory

#6 Smajil Durmisevic, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(0-0-2) = 2 pts

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between camper vans
they share courteous nods -
neighbours for one night

#24 Ilka De Bisschop, Kalmthout, Belgium
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

***

watermelon on her T-shirt blue sea gently swaying

#28 Abraham Freddy Ben-Arroyo, Haifa, Israel
(0-0-2) = 2 pts

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white breasts and white butt
shine in bed without blankets
White Nights of the June

#32 Dainius Dirgėla, Vilnius, Lithuania
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

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this salty sunset—
one last game before bed
more than a dream

#35 Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

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rays of sunset
rain paints a rainbow
through tears

#41 Vitali Khomin, Mukachevo, Ukraine
(0-0-2) = 2 pts

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at the summer night
prelude in both sides of the window
cicadas

#49 Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lituania
(0-0-2) = 2 pts

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in the breeze palm trees dance
scattering shadows across the beach
-broken sunbeams

#91 Managua Gunn, Turku, Finland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

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that summer
your salty sea blue eyes
still breaststroke me

#96 Karin Anderson, Adelaide, Australia
(0-1-0) = 2 pts

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clouds fart
sweat rains from farmer’s body
not a drop from the sky

#144 Aju Mukhopadhyay, Pondicherry, India
(0-1-0) = 2 pkt

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scorching day -
the falcon's shadow above
the water trough

#160 Laura Csilla, Brasov, Romania
(0-1-0) = 2 pkt

1 point (15)

summer satellite -
"UFO" you've got to enjoy 
fried zucchini in oil 

#7 Stops, Bucharest, Romania
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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sun’s prison cell-
burnt leaves
locked in heat wave

#10 Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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what a rich land!
even the rainbow seems
more corpulent

#21 Ferenc Bakos, Siófok, Hungary
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

***

mosquitoes buzz --
who is the best
Zorro ever?

#26 Alexey Golubev, Saint Petersburg, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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First strawberry -
half a strawberry and
a sated slug

#29 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

***

moonless night
hanging on a nail
tennis racket

#53 Evgeniy Plekhanov, Kirov, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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in the birch shade
midges hum
a lovesong

#66 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

***

Summertime
Hoarse riding with her voice
Janis Joplin

#83 Lothar M. Kirsch, Cologne, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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Early in June
everything but the hope
washed away

#122 Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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after summer rain -
on the balcony red and blue
umbrellas

#135 Andrzej Dembończyk, Zbrosławice, Poland
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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Sun-spots.
Looking for a job
persistently.

#138 Tatjana Stefanović, Serbia, Belgrade
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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authentic sun -
the shadows of the actors
at the same direction

#146 Maya Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

***

wincing
it's just a thunderstorm
not an earthquake

#151 Pavel Vorontsov, Novosybirsk, Russia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

***

on the sand
footprints of barefoot summers
like question marks

#157 Ljudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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hot summer day
kid is confused by the sun
and sun flower

#161 Alma Jonarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
(0-0-1) = 1 pt

no points this time (36)

anti-troika march
my son changes towels
at the pool

#1 Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany

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heaps of brown bodies
roasting upon the beach...
shimmering waves

#4 Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France

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stargaze start
burnt skin and barbeque noon
sunset regret

#5 Paul Mercken, Bunnik, The Netherlands

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beach sun –
all in her eyes
the ocean, sand and nudity!

#17 Adjei Adjei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana

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green sheep - 
shrubs
in the child's painting

#18 Radka Mindova, Bulgaria

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The dragonfly dances,
the wheat flourishes - and yet:
they are dog days!

#34 Heike Gewi , Germany/Yemen

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hovers barn owl 
over my straw hat
sun down
#44 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria

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fairy variety
a kaleidoscope his eyes 
in the summersun

#45 Sylvia Bacher , Bad Aussee, Austria

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a summer sunset
admired by two lovers -
the glory of life

#48 Albina Avsec, Maribor, Slovenia

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a winding trail
the loop de loop
of a dragonfly

#60 Josie Hibbing, Hartley, Iowa, USA

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such warm wind…
a few more brushstrokes –
reviving canvas 

#61 Tomas Paskualis, Kaunas, Lithuania

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The sun into the sea ...
light breeze caressing
tanned legs

#65 Raimis Laukys, Kaunas, Lithuania

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Tired gull

Tired gull after
a long flight watches town
somnolently

#68 Tamara Lujak, Belgrade, Serbia

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ripe ears of grain
sleepless night -
rainy summer

#69 Teresa Grzywacz, Łuków, Poland

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Before a flower
the hummingbird is flapping
its wings away.

#79 Willy Cuvelier, Gullegem, Belgium

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Summer holiday
I am so relaxed and free
My own nirvana

#81 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary

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pleasure garden
rose petals on the lap
of a stony beauty

#82 Ramona Linke, Beesenstedt, Germany

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the rain subsiding...
a chorus of morning birds
weaving in sunlight

#97 Gillena Cox, St James, Trinidad and Tobago

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watering
planters overflowing
with petunias

#103 Kathe L. Palka, Flemington, NJ, USA

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lake
of the dry bottom
watched by the hot sun

#104 Vladimir Ludvig, Zaprešić, Croatia

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brilliant sun
lavender heads
fill with colour

#109 André Surridge, Hamilton, New Zealand   

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licking a poppy    
the vibrating booty
of a honeybee

#110 Sebastian Hengst, Munich, Germany

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The cherry-tree flowers
awake in front of my window
nightingale still asleep

#112 Ruzica Soldo, Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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In the gazebo
rustling of acacia blossoms
and Moon silence

#114 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploieşti, Romania

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rain in the twilight
some of the steps becomes difficult
I see the sun's rays

#115 Eugenija Lastauskaitė, Vilnius, Lithuania

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mask of firebug
on the stump in the forest
show must go on

#117 Asta Čižiūnaitė, Vilnius, Lithuania

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fast-fast knock
In a garden at neighbours
The woodpecker has lodged

#119 Valentina Nazarova, Tver, Russia

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Bare feet flying
over the hot sand.
Ah, blessed sea!

#127 Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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summer noon---
the dog after its
own shadow

#133 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur, India

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peace of the evening-
the light of a lily
is steaming the torch.

#137 Oprica Padeanu, Bucuresti, Romania

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summer...
a swallow paints in the sky
with a colorless brush 

#139 Tuvshinzaya Nergui, Tsetserleg city, Mongolia

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summer    
bed swells
we drip 

#143 Ronit Mitchell, Chicago, USA

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laughter on the beach--
a dashing wave
fills the moat

#145 James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK

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rustling leaves
breeze takes away the last
summer day

#149 Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia

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Indian summer
It is good for the old bones-
Indians enjoy!

#156 Gyorgy Vermes, Budapest, Hungary

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mowing for hay
a riot of wildflower colours
an instant memory

#162 Petrus Heyligers, Curramore Qld, Australia

no results (authors who didn’t vote - 12)

Witching hour-
the moon and field poppy
lighting each other

#14 Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania

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tyres screech . . .
as if nothing has happened
cicadas

#55 Margaret Beverland, Katikati, New Zealand

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peaches sweetly poached
warm bourbon drizzled slowly
summer now restored

#62 Tahera Mannan, Nagpur, India

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in the oak's shade -
man on the road shakes the sun
from his shoulders

#67 Malvina Mileta, Nedešćina – Istria, Croatia

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wise beauty dances
in the moonlight holding knife
in right hand. august.

#85 Dovile Dragelyte, Vilnius, Lithuania

***

clear summer day
from hour to hour
browses new moments

#87 Željko Špoljar, Zaprešić, Croatia

***

time for miracles
flowers adorn the land
and the young green

#118 Jurij Sazonov, Šalčininkai, Lithuania

***

haiku #128 has been withdrawn from results by organizers

***

summer
a puddle with birds
swimming in sunshine

#129 Mike W. Blottenberger, Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA

***

Summer breeze, flying birds and swing of flowers, waves foam, blue and green...

#130 Cristina David, Deva, Romania

***

dog days summer roof
the small thin spider runs
into nothingness

(it disintegrates in the heat)

#148 John Tiong Chunghoo, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

***

summer day -
only linden flowers
in the beggar's hat

#155 Andra Andronic, Botosani, Romania         

late entry

cooling breeze
waiving trees
flowing water

K. Naga Siva Kumar, Hyderabad, India

Invitation to the EUROPEAN QUARTERLY KUKAI #2 - Summer 2013 Edition

Dear Friends, welcome to the EUROPEAN QUARTERLY KUKAI #2 - Summer 2013 Edition

Blog: http://europeankukai.blogspot.com 

Topic: SUMMER (the word "summer" is not required but should be clearly imaged)

Entrants: open to anyone

Haiku: one unpublished haiku   

Language: English

Style: unlimited

Period for submission: Saturday, May 18 - Saturday, June 8, 2013

Voting period: Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 14, 2013

voting strongly according to the scheme:

haiku #x - 3 pts

haiku #y - 2 pts

haiku #z - 1 pt

(you can vote only for three haiku) 

voting is mandatory, please do not vote for your own haiku

Results: no later than Sunday, June 16, 2013

Prizes: e-diplomas for authors from 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd places

Address for all Kukai correspondence: european.kukai@gmail.com 

- please use “summer submission” (or “summer voting” in voting phase) in the subject line 

- please write your entry in the body of e-mail, attachments are not accepted 

- please sign your submissions and ballots (name, city and country)                                        

co-editors:

Krzysztof Kokot

Robert Kania

EQK #1 e-diplomas

     

          
    

Results of the European Quarterly Kukai #1 - Spring 2013

The first edition of European Quarterly Kukai is completed. We thank to the authors who have wished to take part in it. We are glad that so many authors sent their submissions. We know that voting was extremely difficult, because there were a lot of very good haiku. Congratulations to Artur, congratulations to the winners and all of the authors. Thanks to you, European Quarterly Kukai entered the world of haiku competitions calendar. We apologize for the weaknesses that could happen. We look forward to seeing you in the next editions. Best regards.

130 authors, 33 countries:

Australia (3), Austria (1), Belgium (4), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Brazil (1), Bulgaria (1), Canada (3), Colombia (1), Croatia (7), Denmark (3), France (2), Germany (16), Hungary (2), India (3), Israel (2), Italy (2), Lithuania (9), Mongolia (2), The Netherlands (1), New Zealand (2), Philippines (1), Poland (10), Romania (16), Russia (5), Serbia (7), Singapore (1), Slovenia (2), Spain (1), Switzerland (2), Ukraine (1), UK (4), USA (12), Yemen (1)

Here are the results:

FIRST PLACE

Artur Lewandowski, Sieradz, Poland

(4-4-2) = 22 points (from USA, GER, POL, LIT - USA, LIT, HUN, LIT - POL, GER)

#30

spring

the widow buys

depilatory wax

SECOND PLACE (2)

S.M. Abeles, Washington, DC, USA

(4-3-0) = 18 points (from UK, USA, SRB, USA - RUS, NZL, CRO)

#118

the way I know

when you are coming --

blossom rain

v   

Sebastian Lucacs, Dorohoi, Romania

(2-3-6) = 18 points (from GER, SUI - LIT, CRO, USA - USA, IND, ROM, RUS, UK, AUT)

#130

spring fever -

the spinster browsing

a seed catalogue

THIRD PLACE (3)

Sheila Windsor, Worcester, England

(5-1-0) = 17 points (from RUS, CRO, CAN, GER, LIT - AUS)

#38

the long way home. . .

a field of newborn lambs

on tipsy legs

* tipsy = a little drunk

v   

Natalia "Shiroki Mirukami" Sedenkova, Samara, Russia

(3-3-2) = 17 points (from GER, LIT, GER - USA, CRO, SRB - USA, POL)

#110

my vast country

cherry blossoms gone

unnoticed

v   

Michele L. Harvey, Hamilton, NY, USA

(3-3-2) = 17 points (from SRB, ROM, GER - ISR, UK, GER - ESP, GER)

#111

swelling buds

a sudden skip

in my step

16 points - 4th place (2)

spring morning

while letting out the cat

i let in birdsong

#32 Bouwe Brouwer, Emmeloord, The Netherlands

(3-3-1) = 16 pts

v   

regret

all the bulbs

I never planted

#76 Jennifer Thompson, Charles Town, United States

(2-4-2) = 16 pts

15 points - 5th place (2)

Spring rain falling ...

my nameless neighbour plays

hava nagila

#13 Wolfgang Beutke, Barum (town), Germany

(3-2-2) = 15 pts

v   

books

in my mother tongue...

pressed dandelions

#119 Tzetzka Ilieva, USA / Bulgaria

(3-2-2) = 15 pts

14 points - 6th place (2)

The forgotten doll

awoke under a blanket

of fallen blossoms.

#34 Willy Cuvelier, Gullegem, Belgium

(3-1-3) = 14 pts

v   

spring cleanup—

she cannot remember

her neighbor’s name

#62 Sondra J. Byrnes, South Bend, Indiana, USA

(2-3-2) = 14 pts

13 points - 7th place (3)

cherry blossoms

in black ink – still

the sweet scent

#27 Silvia Kempen, Apen, Germany

(2-2-3) = 13 pts

v   

the soft beat

of wings --

melting snow

#66 Angie Werren, Amelia, Ohio, USA

(3-1-2) = 13 pts

v   

whole fields of gentians landmines

#117 Aditya Bahl, Himachal Pradesh, India

(3-2-0) = 13 pts

12 points - 8th place (5)

Gypsy violin . . .

the wheat harvest

sparkling with fireflies

#2 Tatjana Debeljački, Užice, Serbia

(3-0-3) = 12 pts

v   

rays of the spring sun

a puppy looks at himself

in a frozen puddle

#21 Vitali Khomin, Mukachevo, Ukraine

(1-4-1) = 12 pts

v   

spring morning - a couple

of sparrows from an antenna

broadcasting love

#55 Stjepan Rožić, Ivanić Grad, Croatia

(2-2-2) = 12 pts

v   

hospice garden

on the dead looking tree

a few fresh buds

#77 Maria Kowal-Tomczak, Opole, Poland

(2-1-4) = 12 pts

v   

the first day of April

between patches of snow

something green

#82 Lidia Rozmus, Vernon Hills, IL, USA

(2-2-2) = 12 pts

11 points - 9th place (4)

first buds -

his breastfeeding

on all lips

#8 Hélène Duc, Bichancourt, Aisne, France

(3-1-0) = 11 pts

v   

First Communion Day -

a bee hides in a girl's

bunch of daffodils

#26 Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Bucharest, Romania

(1-4-0) = 11 pts

v   

March sun -

snowdrop's shadow

melting away

#41 Christian Michel, Madrid, Spain

(1-4-0) = 11 pts

v   

#128

spring evening -

an old farmer smelling

freshly plowed earth

Cezar F. Ciobîcă, Botoșani, Romania

(1-3-2) = 11 pts

10 points - 10th place (2)

plum blossoms

on the windowpanes…

windy morning

#47 Diana Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria

(1-3-1) = 10 pts

v   

spring thaw –

an ingrown toenail

cuts deeper

#126 Lorin Ford, Melbourne, Australia

(1-2-3) = 10 pts

9 points

the sun's heat

deep in a poppy's stem . . .

my broken dream

#18 Saša Važić, Batajnica, Serbia

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

v   

home for Easter

talks to the pile of melting snow

my old drunk dad

#19 Artūras Šilanskas, Vilnius, Lithuania

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

v   

fragrant breeze …

the shiver of new leaves in

morning dew

#70 Asni Amin, Singapore

(1-2-2) = 9 pts

v   

sunshine in the hills -

all streamlets dashing headlong

to the unknown

#92 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia

(0-4-1) = 9 pts

v   

cactus blossoms

someone in love

waters them

#121 Rosa Clement, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

v   

flowering trees -

grandmother remembers 

her youth

#127 Andra Andronic, Botosani, Romania

(2-0-3) = 9 pts

8 points

spring her short strokes with a pencil

#20 Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v   

early dusk

no voice

but swallows

#23 Andrea Cecon, Cividale del Friuli, Italy

(2-0-2) = 8 pts

v   

away from beloved--

spring breeze gathers

her fragrance

#78 Pravat Kumar Padhy, Bhubaneswar, India

(2-0-2) = 8 pts

v   

a break

in the clouds-

spring sun

#85 Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v   

Spring sunshine.

The parrot has finally

started talking.

#97 Tatjana Stefanovic, Belgrade, Serbia

(1-1-3) = 8 pts

v   

spring breeze

a dress of the bride

bellied

#112 Irena Szewczyk, Warsaw, Poland

(1-2-1) = 8 pts

v   

growing buds -

waiting forward to feel

my baby's kicks

#129 Laura Csilla, Brasov, Romania

(1-1-3) = 8 pts

7 points

it's spring

even the spider

cleaning its web

#33 Sebastian Hengst, Munich, Germany

(1-0-4) = 7 pts

v   

beyond

the bars of loneliness-

first buds

#45 Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania

(1-1-2) = 7 pts

v   

the almond tree

sheltering my father’s grave

is bloomed again

# 60 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina, Italy

(1-0-4) = 7 pts

v   

spring buds --

one more chance

at life

.

#80 Stella Pierides, Neusaess, DE/ London, UK

(0-3-1) = 7 pts

v   

scent of spring sun -

see the world through

my grandchild's eyes

# 105 Ramona Linke, Salzatal/Beesenstedt, Germany

(2-0-1) = 7 pts

v   

approach of spring...

the cat is trying to say

the word "maaarch"

#114 Irina Vaci, Rostov on Don, Russia

(1-2-0) = 7 pts

6 points

high above

sweet sighs lures

cherry on a branch

#1 Smajil Durmisevic, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

Young leaves –

the first song

of the poplar

#59 Eduard Tara, Iasi, Romania

(1-1-1)  = 6 pts

v   

walk in the park -

between the rest of the dirty snow

snowdrops

# 64 Andrzej Dembonczyk, Zbroslawice, Silesia, Poland

(2-0-0) = 6 pts

v   

vernal equinox

my wife helps me to get on

compression stockings

# 67 Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany

(1-0-3) = 6 pts

v   

spring blossoms...

he tickles me

all over

#81 Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne, Australia

(0-3-0) = 6 pts

v   

snow silence

moles pile up

spring

#83 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v   

you, the last drop,

remain on my face-

spring rain

#99 Predrag Pero Čikarić, Mudrakovac, Serbia

(1-1-1) = 6 pts

v   

Trees in bloom

this spring wind unfolds

my memories book

#108 Magdalena Dale, Bucharest, Romania

(1-0-3) = 6 pts

5 points

spring is in the air

the joy of new beginning –

my heart filled with love

# 7 Albina Avsec, Maribor, Slovenia
(1-1-0)  = 5 pts

v   

winter breath

rides the flowing ice

comes away…

# 11 Nadalsuren Purevdorj, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

grass snakes

among the anemones

a piece of old rope

# 12 Annie Juhl, Svendborg, Denmark

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

freckles

become brighter on your face

springtime

#17 Dainius Dirgėla, Vilnius, Lithuania

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

cupped hands

on 55° 43' N 12° 34' E

I hold sun and rain

#25 Johannes S. H. Bjerg, Højby, Denmark

(0-2-1) = 5 pts

v   

bouquet of violets

in sweet scent on the table

spring in a tiny jar

#28 Marija Pogorilic, Rovinj, Croatia

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

mountain winding path upwards spring leaves

#37 Abraham Freddy Ben-Arroyo, Haifa, Israel

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

apple tree with flowers

cobweb at the stump

full of petals

#39 Agata Rak, Będzin, Poland

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

spring hail

the jingle-jangle

of a wind-chime

#68 Andre Surridge, Hamilton, New Zealand

(1-0-2) = 5 pts

v   

broken vow . .

moth wing shadows

on your pillow

#89 Sandi Pray, Robbinsville, NC, USA

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

v   

A rotten stump -

sunny primroses down the slope

rocked by the wind.

#98 Zlata Bogović, Varaždin, Croatia

(1-1-0) = 5 pts

4 points

Gentle breeze -

from pine cone to pine cone

clicks restlessness

#44 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland

(0-2-0) = 4 pts

v   

cherry blossoms--

an old Kodak he once

owned

#75 Alegria Imperial, Vancouver, BC, Canada

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v   

A bunch of snowdrops

bathing in the light of spring

Pale but beautiful

#95 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v   

catkins and tails--

there's a stir

in the air

#115 James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

v   

spring garden

two butterflies settle

on my cheeks

#122 Ramesh Anand, Bangalore, India

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

3 points

First plum blossoms

Her Little March's gift

First baby birth

#31 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Ploiesti, Romania

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

Over the village

the old windmill revolves

a new springtime.

#40 Jef Ector, Genk, Belgium

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

and spring breeze                 

touched

the softness of petals

#51 Vera Primorac, Viškovo, Croatia

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

HAIKU PALINDROME

No Omen, one Moon

No lemons, as no melon -

Sun at noon, tan us

#53 Dalibor Drekic, Belgrade, Serbia

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

plums are in blossom –

in pinakoteka hall

a fly washing its head

#54 Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, Ivanic Grad, Croatia

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

a single petal

the first tiding of the blossoms

on my hands

#56 Yuko Igarashi, Velbert, Germany

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

pearling spring snowflakes

i cannot help thinking of

what follows the heart

#71 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

v   

Zen garden …

myriad cherry blooms swoon     

on the Buddha’s head

#94 Keith A. Simmonds, Dartford, Great Britain

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

warm day

my spaniel catches

last icicle

#96 Pavel S.Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

v   

not the same opera -

over the last snow this year,

a spring cleaning rain

#109 Adriana Dascalu, Scornicesti, Romania

(0-1-1) = 3 pts

2 points

thaw…

tears of departed cranes

fall on my face

#10 Tuvshinzaya Nergui, Tsetserleg city, Mongolia

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

hummocks of ice

end of the old -

new beginnings

# 22 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

a while of relax -

between white chestnut blossoms

music by Chopin

#35 Grazyna Werner, Halle/Saale, Germany

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

Flowerpot

Old flowerpot

gives new life.

Cycle of creation.

#36 Tamara Lujak, Belgrade, Serbia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

thirsty for love

fallen cherry petals

in our beer-mugs

#46 Ferenc Bakos, Siofok, Hungary

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

with upturned head

among white cherry petals -

simply I am

#52 Robert Nowak, Wałbrzych, Poland

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

Sound of emptiness

Fills space with sunny odor

Weather blossoms out

#61 Dovile Dragelyte, Vilnius, Lithuania

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

spring breeze —

rose petals break into

the grave's silence

#83 Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

pussy willows

my elderly neighbour

hums a merry tune

#87 Polona Oblak, Ljubljana, Slovenia

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

a bee and a thorn

in her wedding bouquet

the elixir of love

#90 John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

birthday -

bitter cherry blossom scent

from a gully

#103 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

the spring waters--

son moving a paper boats

as forty years ago

#104 Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania  

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

v   

a snowman's scarf

in the yard on the ground

the warm day

#107 Asta Čižiūnaitė, Vilnius, Lithuania

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

a frog is croaking

at the edge of the puddle-

echoes in the dark

#113 Nicolae Ioana-Roxana, Ploiesti, Romania

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

v   

seeking asylum -

snowflakes among the blossom

of a mirabelle 

#116 Sara Winteridge, New Forest, England

(0-0-2) = 2 pts

1 point

sound of spring waters

at my next turn

meaning of life

#49 Heike Gewi, Aden, Yemen

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

v   

Rosebud

opens to a butterfly

a smiling sun

#58 Ružica Soldo, Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(0-0-1) = 1 pts

v   

Reincarnation

Of past and future flowers

Spring is smiling back

# 63 Claude Lopez-Ginisty, Saint-Triphon, Switzerland

(0-0-1) = 1 pts

v   

white acacia lane

full of aromas

and busy bees buzz

#72 Wieslaw Karlinski, Namyslow, Poland

(0-0-1) = 1 pts

v   

A couple of birds

Enjoy the warm breeze of spring

Full of bright colours

#74 Fabián Padilla Hernández, Bogota, Colombia

(0-0-1) = 1 pts

v   

white-brown winterfields

little lambs in the pasture

a change of season

#86 Claudius Gottstein, Hilter, Germany

(0-0-1) = 1 pts

v   

No tube, no wire

the whole country is breathing

again

#120 Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany

(0-0-1) = 1 pts

v   

in the mountain trial

first violet

crocuses

#125 Teresa Grzywacz, Łuków, Poland

(0-0-1) = 1 pts

no points this time

flowing river ice

at each bridge are fewer

spring sun

#3 Lucyna (Abigail) Brzozowska, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

v   

White ice in plastic cups

Blackberry-sweet saliva

Red, brown, yellow blades

#5 Laurel S. Eberle, Fredericksburg, VA, USA

v   

spring cleaning

at the car wash

men with water hoses

#6 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn, Germany

v   

Shining in the moonlight,

The heart of the mirror

Glittering dark spring.

#9 Meile Gustaityte, Kaunas, Lithuania

v   

black hellebore

arises from carnival

disguised in snowwhite

#14 Sylvia Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria

v   

wet spring night

two boys

line up a hand cart

#16 Owen Bullock, Katikati, New Zealand

v   

Mowed grass fragrance

Mixed with voices of children

at play with kites

#24 Vid Vukasović, Belgrade, Serbia

v   

eyes closed in the sun

I hear those familiar sounds

from the north

#29 Anne-Marie Labelle, Montréal, Canada

v   

awaked ladybirds

walking on the floppy snow –

eyes of the nature.

#42 Popescu Adrian-Nicolae, Radauti-Suceava, Romania

v   

Colours spring from buds

Flourishing into lush fields-

Seasons are changing

#43 Hannah Sanvido, Maple Ridge B.C., Canada

v   

spring painting

sunbeams draw

colors to the light

#50 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany

v   

snow in winter’s wake

snowdrops are looking for spring

happy new season

#57 Lothar M. Kirsch, Cologne, Germany

v   

still mourning

my butterfly who died

all those springs ago

#65 Ed Bremson, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

v   

spirits uplifted

peach blossom, jasmine

splice azure

#69 Barbara A Taylor, Mountain Top NSW, Australia

v   

apple flowers

are on fire - ruddy whiteness

of future fruits

#73 Zbigniew Mysłowiecki, Warszawa, Poland

v   

teaching my son to shade

he scrawls green and points to the

bursting climbers

#88 Brian Robertson, Berlin, Germany

v   

the first summer wind

peddles white blossom petals -

featherlight farewell

#91 llka De Bisschop, Denderleeuw, Belgium

v   

in feather clouds

sunshine thrill the air…

stream of thawing tears

#93 Lilija Olšauskiene, Kaunas, Lithuania

v   

on the meadow

another crocus –

spring´s arrival

#101 Kenzo Manipitsu, Wippenhausen, Germany

v   

Day of March

Songs of love begin

At cats

#102 Valentina Nazarova, Tver, Russia

v   

UNCOVERED CROWN

WAITING FOR ARRIVAL

OF THE SPRING

          

#123 Mirko Varga, Croatia

no result (authors who didn’t vote)

blossoming cherry

balmy breeze bends a sunray

on palm of a child

#4 Malvina Mileta, Nedescina-Istria, Croatia

v   

cancer survivor- 

a crocus burnst out 

of the frost

#15 Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel

v   

From the sky – falling tears

while on trees rosy dreams blossom –

spring

#48 Alexandru Ioan Despina, Brussels, Belgium

v   

another spring

between the moon and the river

until the dawn

#79 George Badarau, Iasi, Romania

v   

haiku #100 has been withdrawn from results by organizers

v   

All the light of spring

in a porcelain teacup -

jasmin pearl green tea

#106 Ulla Conrad, Hoersholm, Denmark

v   

That night cherry exploded

like a champagne bottle shaken.

# 124 Cristina David, Deva, Hunedoara, Romania

late entry

Lava on the snow -

in the meadows in bloom

small sculptures of lava

Toni Piccini, Italy

v   

Six in the morning.

A dozen or so butterflies

brought me the Spring.

Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil