DIOGEN SPRING HAIKU CONTEST 2014, CROATIA

THEME:
toy kite, kite festival, paper kite



144 authors
1296 art works
from 26 countries

Jury: 
Đurđa Vukelić-Rožić 
and Mr. sc. Sabahudin Hadžialić


A. HAIKU

SECOND PRIZE

EDUARD ȚARĂ

the sky of the ghetto – 
a soaring kite follows 
the morning wind 


THIRD PRIZE

CEZAR CIOBÎCĂ

air raid...
kids drawing on bunker's walls
white pigeons and kites

VASILE MOLDOVAN

It is bed time but 
the kite don't want to come 
down... 
not yet 


HONORABLE MENTION

DANIELA-LĂCRĂMIOARA CAPOTĂ

the first school day – 
the paper kite and her hair 
unforgettable

MARIA TIRENESCU

mother sewing a kite 
on the little girl’s apron – 
the sky is blue 

DAN IULIAN

kite in the wind - 
awhile accompanying 
a flock of cranes 



B.SENRYU

HONORABLE MENTION

DANIELA-LĂCRĂMIOARA CAPOTĂ

peace conference – 
above the flags 
a paper kite flapping

CEZAR CIOBÎCĂ

Victory Day... 
my grandchildren hoisting 
red kites 



C.TANKA

SECOND PRIZE

VASILE MOLDOVAN

In the pub her husband 
shows always just like a dragon 
but coming home 
he becomes the same before 
his leave - a simple paper kite 


THIRD PRIZE

CEZAR CIOBÎCĂ

like a kite
waiting for a friendly wind...
I want to soar high
with our memories
smelling of strawberry

MARIA TIRENESCU

paper kite 
into the spring air 
I release– 
my heart for someone 
to own it 

EDUARD ȚARĂ

my daughter and I 
discussing about her kite 
and what the flight means – 
it comes a time in our life 
when we have to cut the string 

http://www.diogenpro.com/diogen-spring-haiku-2014.html

A Hundred Gourds

3:4 Issue 
September 2014

HAIKU

Cristina- Monica Moldoveanu ( pag. 6 si 7)

intensive care-
a blooming chestnut

casts its shadow

brighter stars

through the windows blinds-

jasmine in bloom

Steliana Cristina Voicu(pag.12)

missed flight ...
the moon belongs
to someone else 

http://www.ahundredgourds.com/ahg34/index_haiku.html

HAIGA

LAVANA KRAY

http://www.ahundredgourds.com/ahg34/haiga14.html

http://www.ahundredgourds.com/ahg34/haiga15.html

The World Haiku Review

Summer Issue

August 2014

https://sites.google.com/site/worldhaikureview2/whr/home

Shintai Haiku

ZATSUEI (HAIKU OF MERIT)

arrival platform- 
red roses spread their scent 
from a trash bin 
(Lavana Kray)

https://sites.google.com/site/worldhaikureview2/whr-august-2914-issue/haiku-page-2-shintai

Vanguard Haiku

ZATSUEI (HAIKU OF MERIT)

back from the war
my father's deep silence
smells of gunpowder
(Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă)

cessation of arms-

a deer drinks rain water
from a crash helmet
(Lavana Kray)

air strike- 
a plush teddy bear dangling 
from a clothes peg 
(Lavana Kray)

https://sites.google.com/site/worldhaikureview2/whr-august-2914-issue/haiku-page

The Shiki Monthly Kukai August 2014 Kukai

A.

Kigo Theme: 

SUNFLOWER

ripe sunflower...

the way life bends

towards the ground

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

(2,2,3) = 13 pts

sunflower - 

only the scarecrow 

doesn't turn its head

Petru-Ioan Garda

(0,2,9) = 13 pts

spending time with friends - 

sunflowers and moon flowers* 

are blooming in turns

Daniela Bullas

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

^^Epiphyllum oxypetalum (knows as: Dutchman's pipe, queen of the night or nightblooming cereus)

air alert over-

in a sunflower field

the children take selfies

Lavana kray

Romania

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Dawn on the field -

sunflowers preparing

for Surya Namaskara

Virginia Popescu 

PHOENIX

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

B.

Free Format Theme: 

GOODBYE(S)/DEPARTING WORDS

my sawn down cherry-

its sawdust pillows

my head

Lavana kray

Romania

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

no goodbyes...

one more white brushstroke

over the canvas

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

No word for goodbye -

only a handkerchief 

waving in the wind

Virginia Popescu 

PHOENIX

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

suddenly I see empty 

all the stork nests -

goodbye my dears

Petru-Ioan Garda

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

the end of the heat - 

red leaves dry up and fall off

before my vey eyes

Daniela Bullas

The Fifth Japan-EU English Haiku Contest

EU Section

Honorable Mention

Florentina Loredana Dalian 
(Romania)

Sakura Festival -
I stay on the Danube shore
but my heart travels so far away
.....................................................
Ms Kakutani’s comment:
Even though we are separated, 
we can share our delightful feeling with each
other thanks to the view of cherry blossoms.

http://www.euinjapan.jp/wp-content/uploads/20140820eun345haikuattach.pdf

Asahi Haikuist Network

By David McMurray.

15 august 2o14

.............................

Noon sleep--

the farmer cools off

dreaming shadows

--Vasile Moldovan 

(Bucharest, Romania)

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/style/AJ201408150008

Britain’s leading independent haiku journal

În revista Britain’s leading independent haiku journal, care apare pe hârtie de doua ori pe an, a fost publicat haiku-ul Lavanei Kray

without an umbrella-

the woman's body

shapes the rain

6th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest

Division 2:

Junior High School Students

Grand Prize

Andreea Cîrligeanu

after the rain –

in each puddle

my mother’s face

...........................

Selected submissions:

Sabin Pocriș

gloomy day –

children drawing only

sunflowers

Nadin Ghileschi

after the cold rain –

white butterflies on

red roses

Mihaela Budeanu

cold night –

I am bringing the dolls

at the fireside

Beatrice Cojocariu

spring cleaning –

the rain washing

the dusty statues

Ioana Bursuc

low tide –

sea stars gathering

into Big Dipper

Alexandru Aramă

driving home-

on a milestone

mating snails

…………………………..

Division 4: Non-Japanese

Selected submissions:

Vasile Moldovan

Autumn ploughing –

on my grandma’s face

wrinkle beside wrinkle

In a flowery pot

wild flowers waiting for in vain…

no butterfly

Steliana Cristina Voicu

saying goodbye –

on a frail cherry blossom

gentle light of the moon

inside the blossoms

of the plum treetop – God’s hand

stops the time

Iulian Ciupitu

frozen landscape –

a crow in flight draws

the last touch

fireworks –

my son tightens in fist

a firefly

Miclaus Silvestru

transmitters rtv –

anxiety gulls

alarm signal

modern architect –

my curiosity

on a snail behind

Constantin Stroe

Winter is coming

but the scarecrow still wears

skirt with short sleeves

Under the same umbrella

both the stray dog and

an homeless

Lavana Kray

storm on the beach –

the sand makes ringing

my earrings

cherry blossoms

swirled by the storm –

I open my windows

Frățilă Genovel-Florentin

Village Museum –

the beams of the water mill

milling by the time

twilight –

all the dandelions

lit on the field

Maria Tirenescu

Vineyard in bloom –

the toddler looking about

for a beetle

Cloudless sky –

a rhinoceros beetle

on the sill

Eduard Tara

autumn sunset –

the black stilts

surround the light

night shelter –

how cold is the other side

of the pillow

Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă

D-Day…

thousands of horseshoe crabs

mating on history

even the crickets

dumbfounded into silence…

rumors of war

Petruta Ionescu

On the cliff –

a bench waiting

to pass them the shyness

Hand in hand –

Roads opening up

In the enticing scent of the evenings

http://samidare.jp/basho/box/e-haiku%2026.pdf

Mainichi Daily Haiku

Haiku in english: 

Aug. 11, 2014

Selected by Isamu Hashimoto

June market:

the old woman making

a chamomile mandala

--

piață de iunie:

o bătrână face-o

mandala din mușețel

Oana Boazu 

(Galati, Romania)

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20140723p2g00m0fe057000c.html

Selected by Isamu Hashimoto

Din revista FreeXpreSion, AUSTRALIA

winter is coming

but the scarecrow still wears

a shirt with short sleeves

© Constantin Stroe Romania

asylum in winter —

within the double window

only ice flowers

© Constantin Stroe Romania

 www.cynthiarowe.com.au

brass bell: a haiku journal

Friday, August 1, 2014

Colorful Haiku

after downpour —

a white butterfly on

red traffic light

- Cezar-Florin Ciobica

after black and white –

on the rice paper

a cherry tree branch in bloom

- Daniela Lacramioara Capota

bearded iris field —

the sky gathers

purple clouds

- Elena Malec 

red icicles

sparkling along the boardwalk —

stiletto heels

- Lavana Kray

shards of the rainbow

hidden inside red poppies —

drops of morning dew

- Liliana Negoi

shards of the rainbow

hidden inside red poppies —

drops of morning dew

- Liliana Negoi

cloudless sky —

a thread of forget-me-not

in the yellow bowl

- Maria Tirenescu

art class —

on the drawing board

less and less green

- Oana Gheorghe

white 

soothing the yearning —

petals everywhere

- Petruta Ionescu

the swallows —

alongside white eggs

naked chicks

- Silvestru Miclaus

dizzy moon —

the stars embroider the realm

in silver

- Victoria Fatu Nalatiu

http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.ro/

The Results of the Kloštar Ivanić International Haiku Competition 2014 in English

Special Mentions

 fireworks...

all those flowers that you

wanted to grow

 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă

Commendations

Flapping the wings

A nestling cuckoo welcomes

Its step mother

Vasile Moldovan

hunter's moon...

refusing to complete

my chemo treatment

Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă

Stepping further –

a yellow leaf sticks

to another sole

Eduard TARA