4th place
– 29 points
walking to my son-
the dog already reached
his grave
#81 Lavana Kray, Iasi, Romania
(6-4-3) = 29 pts
5th place – 26 points
last light ...
migrating birds carry
the sun away
#102 Vinay Leo R., Bangalore, India
(6-4-0) = 26 pts
6th place –
24 points (2)
macaw for sale
a faraway look
in its eyes
#23 Simon Hanson, Mount Gambier, Australia
(5-4-1) = 24 pts
v
Indian summer
looking for a friend
in the pet store
#154 Artūras Šilanskas, Vilnius, Lithuania
(5-3-3) = 24 pts
7th place – 23 points
two apples
in the gypsy's hands -
the better one for his horse
#114 Detelina Tiholova, Kustendil, Bulgaria
(2-6-5) = 23 pts
8th place – 22 points (2)
World Blood Donor Day —
even more
mosquitoes
#14 Minh-Triêt
Pham, Paris, France
(3-5-3) = 22 pts
v
final sleep —
the dog gives my hand
one last lick
#44 Roberta Beary, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
(3-5-3) = 22 pts
9th place – 21 points
warm morning -
next to the new grave
sits an old dog
#98 Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia, Poland
(1-6-6) = 21 pts
10th place – 20 points
knocked down pigeon
a gentle breeze keeps lifting
its feathers
#36 Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Viersen, Germany
(5-1-3) = 20 pts
17 points
final rays ...
this bee and I
still humming
#22 Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(4-1-3) = 17 pts
16 points
(3)
grasshopper –
the excel icon jumping
on my laptop
#88 Margaret
Beverland, Katikati, New Zealand
(4-0-4) = 16 pts
v
first tadpoles
we discuss the perils
of fatherhood
#120 Michele L. Harvey, Hamilton, New York, USA
(1-4-5) = 16 pts
v
petting zoo--
a young girl takes home
an alpaca kiss
#129 Meik Blöttenberger, Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States
(3-2-3) = 16 pts
15 points
trying to
get away from you -
inchworm
#165 Susan Burch, Hagerstown, USA
(3-1-4) = 15 pts
14 points
suddenly
cicada's silence -
summer dies
#49 Francesco de Sabata, Pescantina,
Italy
(0-4-6) = 14 pts
13 points
(2)
Visiting the zoo
my grandson presents
his plastic duck
#26 Heinz Schneemann, Berlin, Germany
(1-4-2) = 13 pts
v
if only I
could reach your breath, bluebird . . .
twilight dusk
#38 Sasa Vazic, Batajnica, Serbia
(4-0-1) = 13 pts
12 points (3)
alone at dusk …
on its own shadow
a squirrel
#30 Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, India
(2-2-2) = 12 pts
v
A firefly flashes
in the night window.
My mother greets me.
#92 Stoianka Boianova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(3-1-1) = 12 pts
v
street café…
we talk quietly not to wake
the kitten under the table
#94 Radka Mindova, Sliven, Bulgaria
(3-0-3) = 12 pts
11 points
(2)
a mouse
chews into my sleep—
autumn wind
#37 Sondra J. Byrnes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
(1-4-0) = 11 pts
v
whirr of a chopper
on the tuft of rushes
a dragonfly
#119 Marta
Chociłowska, Warsaw, Poland
(3-0-2) = 11 pts
10 points (2)
nestled in
depths of a loon's echo . . .
ether dawn
#66 Veronika Zora Novak, Toronto, Canada
(1-2-3) = 10 pts
v
only
dry leaves in the cobweb
of the forest spider
#142 Stanka Boneva, Varna, Bulgaria
(2-2-0) = 10 pts
9 points
(4)
a poodle
spinning
round and round...
falling
cherry blooms
#7 Keith A.
Simmonds, Rodez, France
(2-0-3) = 9 pts
v
into grey bushes
an elephant magically
disappears
#9 Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top, NSW, Australia
(1-1-4) = 9 pts
v
this snail and me
on my fourth floor apartment
uprooted
#62 Kanchan Chatterjee, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
(2-1-1) = 9 pts
v
a stray cat
the family
of my friend
#136 Lynette Arden, Adelaide, Australia
(1-2-2) = 9 pts
8 points
(4)
August evening
a blind dog barks
on an owner
#51 Evgeny Ivanov, Moscow, Russia
(2-1-0) = 8 pts
v
cat napping
by the gold fish pond
silent waters
#111 Bernard Gieske, Bowling
Green, KY, USA
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
v
one legged sparrow-
all my questions limp back
one by one
#130 Kashinath Karmakar, Durgapur,
India
(1-2-1) = 8 pts
v
eight month old--
finding ourselves back on
all fours
#157 Yesha Shah, Surat, India
(0-4-0) = 8 pts
7 points (3)
blooming
through a deer’s orbit —
forget-me-nots
#133 Carl Seguiban, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
(1-2-0) = 7 pts
v
those purple wings
cover up morning sun-
butterfly newborn
#143 Shaestu Abida Bhirawasiwi, Jakarta, Indonesia
(2-0-1) = 7 pts
v
morning haze graying over the morass a heron
#158 Irena
Szewczyk, Warsaw, Poland
(0-2-3) = 7 pts
6 points (7)
Tired from travel
on an old bench a shadow -
an eagle, I think
#2 Horst Ludwig, St. Peter, MN, USA
(1-1-1) =
6 pts
v
Shy autumnal bird
did you brush against the moon
to get that pale down?
#34 Joan McNerney, Ravena, New York, USA
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
v
lady of the lake –
bathing in the moonlight
a mute swan
#64 Steliana
Cristina Voicu, Ploieşti, Romania
(1-1-1) =
6 pts
v
little caterpillar-
how comfortable you are
in your cocoon
#80 Samar Ghose, Perth, Australia
(1-1-1) =
6 pts
v
biting cold
the dog licks the beggar warm
for a bone
#89 Karin Anderson, Adelaide, Australia
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
v
our silly cat
chasing a wasp again...
unlearned lessons
#90 Natalia Kuznetsova, Moscow, Russia
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
v
butterfly moment
over the flying planet
solar wings twinkle
#93 Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(2-0-0) = 6 pts
5 points
(13)
will you still feed me
when I am fifteen
or will I see the vet
#3 Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany
(1-1-0) =
5 pts
v
scorching
noon sun rays
a vulture
hungrily sits
on forgotten
skull
#6 Tahera Mannan,
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
(1-1-0)
= 5 pts
v
circus in
town -
strange
animal sounds
in the night
#11 John
McDonald, Edinburgh, Scotland
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
v
plastic garden chairs
modern design is too smooth
for a tomtit’s toes
#21 Ilka De Bisschop, Kalmthout, Belgium
(1-1-0) =
5 pts
v
sightseeing...
near cathedral a stray dog
opens one eye
#27 Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
v
muddy track
the favorite shakes
his mane
#33 Joe McKeon, Strongsville, Ohio, USA
(1-1-0) =
5 pts
v
poking out
from a blanket of fallen leaves
a squirrels tail
#48 Steve Wilkinson, Durham City, England
(0-1-3) = 5 pts
v
tangerine skies...
a katydid's cry ushers
in the night
#57 Shloka Shankar, Bangalore, India
(0-1-3) = 5 pts
v
of so many shoes
it chose the newest ones
a vain kitten
#58 Hristina
Pandjaridis, Elin Pelin, Bulgaria
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
v
autumn evening
from chopsticks fall out
a piece of carp
#76 Andrius
Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
v
the broken wing-
for the old crane
the last autumn
#97 Frătilă Genovel-Florentin, Râmnicu
Sărat, Romania
(0-2-1) = 5 pts
v
a golden moonlight…
an owl is looking from a
bell tower
around a sleeping
town.
#110 Nijolė Kerušauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
(1-1-0) = 5 pts
v
convenience store
boy knocks at the aquarium
with the last carp
#150 Natalia
Sedenkova, Samara, Russia
(1-0-2) = 5 pts
4 points
(11)
in the hot light
of a summer morning
song of a mourning dove
#17 Ed Bremson, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
v
peanuts every morning
the tits teach
their young birds
#25 Martina Heinisch, Oelde, Germany
(1-0-1) =
4 pts
v
dead hedgehog
the pears ripen
#28 Nelly Dobrinova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-1-2) = 4 pts
v
hothouse
two butterflies romancing
on my head
#31 Cynthia Rowe, Sydney, Australia
(1-0-1) =
4 pts
v
In the july dusk
camels are starting
a hot desert dance
#32 Biljana Kitić Čakar, Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(1-0-1) =
4 pts
v
a human presence -
silence is a camouflage
for everybody
#52 Mihail Buraga, Bucharest, Romania
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
v
desolate school
in the biology lab
two little bats
#75 Gergana Yaninska, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1-0-1) =
4 pts
v
on the hunt
the spider at the window
motionless
#78 Brigitte ten Brink, Konstanz, Germany
(1-0-1) =
4 pts
v
a summer cloud –
so many animal shapes
seen by my daughter
#118 Eduard Tara, Iasi, Romania
(1-0-1) =
4 pts
v
monastic cell--
a cricket petitions
on my behalf
#138 Devin
Harrison, Vancouver Island, Canada
(1-0-1) = 4 pts
v
armchair pet -
a purr is lost
inside my yawn
#164 James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK
(0-2-0) = 4 pts
3 points
(18)
an ant on her pen
running towards the red-inked words
written from her heart!"
#19 Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
v
in the zoo
on the other side of the fence
a true drama
#41 Marija Pogorilić, Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
v
summer in spain
a lying matador
a sitting bull
#46 Janko Dimnjaković, Zagreb, Croatia
(0-1-1) =
3 pts
v
From the morning mist
coloured cows are turning up
along with the day.
#53 Jef Ector, Genk, Belgium
(0-1-1) =
3 pts
v
holiday
so many abandoned toys
in animal shelter
#59 Janina
Kołodziejczyk, Pavullo, Italy
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
v
The cicadas!
I am thinking
of death
#69 Francesco Gonella, Padova, Italy
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
Summer downfall -
in the basin the bee try
to swim backstroke
#107 Christiane Ranieri, Wittenheim, France
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
v
Dancing in the rain
Again
A blackbird and a cat
#108 Iliyana Stoyanova, St Albans, United Kingdom
(0-1-1) =
3 pts
v
grey clouds
still holding the sun
the raccoon's fist
#109 Aruna
Rao, Noida, India
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
v
my favourite flower -
so tender and loving
it used to be... a dog...
#113 Sidonia Pojarlieva, Sofia,
Bulgaria
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
v
tree sparrow
on top of a skyscraper
autumn dream
# 122 Angelo B. Ancheta, Rizal, Philippines
(0-1-1) =
3 pts
v
writing his bio --
a platypus tail
for the beaver
#127 Julie Warther, Dover, Ohio, USA
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
v
chestnut trees –
cubs grow stout
leaving burs
#137 Hidenori Hiruta, Akita, Japan
(1-0-0) =
3 pts
v
swaying paddy...
the grasshopper's green
is greener
#139 Anitha Varma, Kerala, India
(0-0-3) = 3 pts
v
the horse’s mane
and my hair fluttering -
vagrant wind
#140 Dan
Iulian, Bucharest, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3 pts
v
cricket’s song –
impossible to sleep
in the moonless night
#153 Maria Tirenescu,
Cugir, Romania
(1-0-0) = 3
pts
v
Мorning
stroll.
Тhe
whiskers оf
the cat -
all frosted!
#159 Zornitza Harizanova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-1-1) = 3
pts
v
blood moon
the last roars
of a bear
#162 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, Botosani, Romania
(0-1-1) =
3 pts
2 points
(12)
drizzle
soaking wet
this slug
#40 Stjepan Rozić, Ivanic Grad, Croatia
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
wind from the gulf -
on the ridge of salty waves
white seagulls' shadows
#55 Zuzanna Truchlewska, Łaziska Górne, Poland
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
v
orange moon
the limosa breast
brighter
#63 Diana
Teneva, Haskovo, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
v
cooker's whistle:
caws at the window
one by one
Note: It is a common practice in India to feed cooked
rice to crows before eating, as symbolic offering to ancestors.
#68 Raamesh Gowri Raghavan, Thane, India
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
a bell caught on the dog-rose
the goats already
far away
#101 Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
loud cicada song -
the hitch-hiker doesn’t hear
the car’s approach
#115 Tomislav Maretić, Zagreb, Croatia
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
stormy autumn
impressions append on
hedgehog’s needles
#117 Vitali Khomin, Mukachevo, Ukraine
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
waiting...
the cat on my chest
naped twice
#141 Andrey Larionov, Samara, Russia
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
Spiders dance
In the light of the full moon
Goodbye, summer
#148 Virginija Sakalauskiene, Raudondvaris, Lithuania
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
dusklight-
by the water's edge
the fawn pauses to look back
#155 Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India
(0-1-0) =
2 pts
v
the rooster battle
ended the hens encircled
the winner
#160 Midhat Midho Hrnčić, Sanski Most, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
(0-1-0) = 2 pts
v
sunset...
ants carrying
a dead bug
#163 Laura Csilla, Brasov, Romania
(0-0-2) = 2 pts
1 point (13)
the dogs
jostle for
position
under my legs
#1 RD McManes
Topeka, KS, USA
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
white acacia
lane
full of
aromas
and busy bees buzz
#8
Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
the sun is rising
in the grass under the walnut tree
kittens are playing
#29 Tatjana Debeljački, Užice, Serbia
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
spider fight
shouts and shrieks of boys
news of war
#67 Billy Antonio, Laoac, Philippines
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
autumn haze -
my golden retriever
the only sunspot
#71 Arvinder
Kaur, Chandigarh, India
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
awakening with
golden leaves rustling
hedgehog dreams
#79 Vibeke Laier, Randers, Denmark
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
last blackberries
as if only a bear
would understand
#82 Sandi Pray, Robbinsville,
NC, USA
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
v
two by two they come
amphibians, insects, fish, fowl
heirs and masters of the earth
#91 Tanja Cilia, Fleur de Lys, Malta
(0-0-1) = 1
pt
v
fairy tale --
a young mother breastfeeds
an orphaned fawn
Note: A true incident in the western tribal region of
Orissa state in India.
#100 Kumarendra
Mallick, Hyderabad, India
(0-0-1) = 1 pt
v
windy night
scrabble of a cat
along the deck
#112 Maureen Sudlow, Dargaville, New Zealand
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
Go nature, save life
No sin, stop excuse habit
Think cool, life's value.
#116 Ram Sharan Maharjan, Kathmandu, Nepal
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
the neighbour's cat
stalking the twilight...
those piercing eyes
#121 Gillena Cox, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
v
"Carol, Carol"
the parrot used to sing
to its owner
#126 Rosa Clement, Manaus, AM, Brazil
(0-0-1) =
1 pt
no points
this time (41)
navigate
jungle
ants tells
in elephant's ear
river is
nearby
#4 Paul Amoz
Tan, Malacca, Malaysia
v
safari park
the baboon with the big bottom
steals my aerial
#13 Tracy Davidson, Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
v
at the
roadside
a convulsive
bag – the last
life of the
cat
#15 Sylvia
Bacher, Bad Aussee, Austria
v
Dog’s dream comes true while
sleeping in the summer's heat
to chase moon rabbits.
#20 Marieta Maglas, Suceava, Romania
v
some of your dog's actions
awesome sometimes are words -
earthquake afterwards
#24 Nicu Stopel, Bucharest, Romania
v
Glare of the morning
knocking at the window
a dead goldfinch
#35 Richard Jodoin, Montréal, Canada
v
Golden leaves -
my old tomcat heading
for the darkest shade
#39 Wolfgang Beutke, Barum, Germany
v
Walrus colony
One pushes
into the middle
#50 Claudius Gottstein, Borgloh, Germany
v
out of season –
on the hipodrom in the obstacle race
a dragonfly
#54 Daniela
Lăcrămioara Capotă, Galaţi, Romania
v
cliff-top by the sea:
one can nearly touch
a happy lark
#56 Ferenc Bakos, Siófok, Hungary
v
Acrobatics –
a grebe preens himself on a
slippery rock
#61 Valeria Barouch, Geneva, Switzerland
v
The cannon-balls destroy a town
the white pigeon
on the girl´s shoulder
#70 Ruzica Soldo, Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
v
Silky summernight
bloody suckers
drown in red wine
#72 Margareta Hihn, Bockhorn, Germany
v
safety -
in the box for needles
asleep urchin
#73 Maya
Kisyova, Sofia, Bulgaria
v
Flowers in blossom.
Buzzing bees
are collecting honey.
#74 Aleksandra Kireva, Assenovgrad, Bulgaria
v
autumn wind –
he holds to a blade of grass
this dragon fly
#77 William Seltzer, Gwynedd, Pa., USA
v
bush warbler
sings the first song
beyond the forest
#83 Hideo Suzuki, Sanda, Japan
v
piercing green eyes
follow me in my kitchen~
neighbour's hungry cat
#84 Sandra Martyres, Mumbai, India
v
zoo ginko –
pacing up and down
a Sumatran tiger
#85 Jayashree Maniyil, Melbourne, Australia
v
family gossip
kitten in my cuddle
flare ups of sneezing
#86 Ken Sawitri, Jakarta, Indonesia
v
little bee
kissed the acacia flower
honey pours
#96 Mirjana Ranković Matović,
Čačak, Serbia
v
sun rising again
brutal on the dusty face –
he sets the horse
free
#99 Miruna
Covor, Bucharest, Romania
v
airy light
spilling over the hills
the blackcap's song
#104 Benjamin Bläsi, Wünnewil, Switzerland
v
army ant-
her loving father watches
my move
#105 Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines
v
in a river wide
trunks spraying droplets of magic
calling a rainbow
#106 Fenny Marietha, Surakarta, Indonesia
v
she squeezes the dolphin
all the water splashes
in my face
#123 Anne-Marie Labelle, Québec, Canada
v
near the aquarium
cat all night long
fish channel
#124 Dainius Dirgėla, Vilnius, Lithuania
v
ladybugs
the little one exerts
counting
#125 Silvia Kempen, Apen, Germany
v
summer promenade
pitting against each other's
shadows...bull and I
#128 Alegria Imperial, Vancouver, BC, Canada
v
The wolf and the sheep
care for the young
with equal love.
#131 Božidar Škobić, Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
v
a dog
sustains the whole world
running to nowhere
#132 Zbigniew
Mysłowiecki, Warszawa, Poland
v
dry landscape
her dog pees on the river
of gravel
#134 Carlos Gesmundo, Minneapolis, MN, USA
v
Eager chirping:
the youngest litter ventures
out of the nest.
#135 Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
v
Walks on a sharp knife
and just laughs about the death:
Fearless ladybug
#144 Marcell Domonkos, Celldömölk, Hungary
v
dawn -
a mole and the night
behind the shutter
#146 Nada Jacmenica, Sveti Kriz Zacretje, Croatia
v
little ants
crowding on table-
ours become large
#147 Nadalsuren Purevdorj, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
v
moist morning...
in fir needles hides the snout
this hedgehog
#151 Vania Stefanova, Sliven, Bulgaria
v
scorching heat -
my child refuses the
camel ride
#152 Asma Khan, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
v
first fly,
beautiful with its wings
grinning
#156 Tuvshinzaya Nergui, Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
v
landscape park -
in an abandoned forester's house
squirrels gamboling
#161 Małgorzata
Miksiewicz, Wrocław, Poland
no
results (authors who didn’t vote - 12)
Running for
a meeting
Sorry for
delay
Elephants
reason for traffic
#10 K Naga Siva
Kumar, Hyderabad, India
v
I asked a big
forest ant on my hand:
how are you, my cousin?
#12 Smajil Durmisevic, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
v
praying to goddess*
even my horse bend its legs
to the harvest moon
*Our goddess for harvest is Devi Lakshmi. For prayer
we generally sit in Padmasana pose or at least bended knees.
#16 Kuheli Santra, Midnapur, West Bengal, India
v
turtle
island crab shells reflect lamps
floating on water
#18 Jesus Chameleon, Mariana Island, USA
v
hurry up
she said
we’re going to look for sloths
#43 Terry Ann Carter, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
v
two wedge-tailed eagles
spiraling the thermals
call in ecstasy
#45 Petrus
Heyligers, Queensland,
Australia
v
evening fluttering
moths's darting zeal
trickling drops
#47 Bam Dev Sharma, Dang, Nepal
v
Standing in the grass
With a magnificent crown
The lord of his herd
#60 Praveen
Menon, Bangalore, India
v
on high mountain range
swan swims speedily
melting ice shivers
#65 Purushothamarao Ravela, Nolenseville, TN, USA
v
at the desk
a haiku - outside
a blackbird
#87 Hartmut Fillhardt, Martinsthal, Germany
v
Dog turns in circles
far and wide, no radio
Diagnosis: Tick
#103 Conny Hondt, Vienna, Austria
v
Ants capture colonize
farm store, manage-
but they never sleep.
#149 Max Babi,
Pune, India
late
entry
finally calm
covered by
yellow
anthill
Pavel
S.Vorontsov, Novosibirsk, Russia
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