FIRST PLACE
17
silent night
a carol reverberates
among refugees
--Cezar Florescu, Botoșani/ Romania
VOTES: 323***SCORE:16
COMMENT 1:This haiku reminds us that for hundreds of millions of people, a small, cold stable is still a dream.
COMMENT 2:The silence in this haiku feels like one of fear and watchfulness; having to deliberately keep still and hush lest they get caught, and/or infers to loss and deprivation - - in the wind floats the distant sounds of singing of only those more favoured.
COMMENT 3:Hope in these dreadful times
COMMENT 4: deeply moving without explanation
SECOND PLACE
4
fireworks
our champagne glasses
gather the sparks
--Eduard TARA, ROMANIA
VOTES: 241***SCORE:13
COMMENT 1:A magic moment celebrated by an optical illusion. We wish to believe in magic with the winter holidays.
COMMENT 2:I am looking for simplicity and a feeling of shared joy!
COMMENT 3:quietly haunting
RESULTS CONTINUE
8
Christmas Eve −
on the old village lanes
just the wind carols
--Dan C. Iulian, Romania
VOTES: 121***SCORE:08
COMMENT 1: A charming, fairytale-like haiku where the wind carries the good news.
COMMENT 2: A lovely picture
11
their giggles -
a clue to our humming
“Jingle Bells”
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES: *11***SCORE:05
COMMENT:
14
Christmas reception -
a row of ants invading
the gingerbread house
--Cristina Pietraru, Romania
VOTES: 1*1***SCORE:04
COMMENT:
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