MAINICHI /Haiku in English: BEST of 2013

5 haijini români printre nominalizați:
Iulian Ciupitu(Dan Iulian), Vasile Moldovan, 
Constantin Severin, Lavana Kray și 
Cezar Ciobîcă

I have seen angels—
but this is something common
in a hospital

— Iulian Ciupitu (Bucharest, Romania)

Comment: ** A superb haiku. There is no fault in any way

Nothing between years...
only fireworks
and shoots

— Vasile Moldovan (Bucharest, Romania)

Comment: * We old timers think "only." However, 

young people should enjoy "only."

alone I engrave
your kiss ideograph
on the grain of wheat

— Constantin Severin (Suceava, Romania)

Comment: * A haiku technique the author surely has.

spring fever—
my old man takes a look
at his lifeline

— Cezar-Florin Ciobica (Botosani, Romania)

Comment: ** The author takes a good look at her better half.

stranded dolphin—
a wave comes and goes
comes and goes

— Dan Iulian (Bucharest, Romania)

Comment: * We sometimes have small whales 

stranded on the Japanese shore. We all work 

together and push them back to the sea.

dog days—
a stray puppy under
the ice cream van

— Cezar-Florin Ciobica (Botosani, Romania)

Comment: * I'll take care of that cute one.

eclipse—
sunflowers
disoriented

— Dan Iulian (Bucharest, Romania)

Comment: * This is not haiku, technically, 

but interesting.

five o'clock tea—
my shadow goes always
to my neighbour's yard

— Lavana Kray (Iasi-Romania)

Comment: * You are going to have some 

interaction with the neighbor.

swarm of fireflies—
even the scarecrow
looks handsome

— Cezar-Florin Ciobica (Botosani, Romania)

Comment: * The author found a new thing 

through the phosphorescence of fireflies.

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