The 18th Mainichi Haiku Contest 2014

The MAINICHI has announced 
the winners of the International Section 
of the 18th Mainichi Haiku Contest

A. INTERNATIONAL SECTION

SECOND PRIZE

parées pour mariage —
une averse rapide d’été
sous les talons-aiguilles
—Dan Pomarjanschi (Romania)

gata de nuntă
o ploaie de vară
sub tocurile cui


結婚式に着飾ったのに —
夕立がひたす
ヒールのとんがり
— ダン・ポマルヤンシ（ルーマニア
***
Les flamants roses
se rassemblent dans la nuit —
lueurs de l’aube
—Eduard Tara (Romania)

flamingo roz
adunându-se-n noapte-
zori de zi

フラミンゴの薔薇色が
夜のなかにつどう
すると夜明けのほの明り
— エドゥアール・タラ（ルーマニア）


HONORABLE MENTION 

summer afternoon
chickens cluck softly
rolling in dirt
—Stephanbie Visaya Bose (Romania)

după-amiază de vară
pui cotcodocind încet
se tăvălesc prin gunoi

***

A non-stop flight
from one sky to another
one thousand cranes
—Vasile Moldovan (Romania)

un zbor neînterupt
dintr-un cer spre altul-
o mie de cocori


B.NTERNATIONAL SECTION
CHILDREN

FIRST PRIZE

back home
 the fallen gate lost
 among thistle flowers
— Nadin Ghileschi (Romania) age 13

din nou acasă
poarta pierdută printre
flori de ciulin

帰ってみると
こわれた門が埋もれていた
薊の花の咲くなかに
— ナディン・ジルシィ　13歳（ルーマニア）

SECOND PRIZE

on the shore
adding my name
on the rotted boat
—Andra Andronic (Romania) age 16

pe țărmul mării
mi-adaug numele pe
barca putrezită

海べ
朽ちた小舟に
わが名を書き足す
— アンドラ・アンデロニック　16 歳（ルーマニア）
***
gloomy day
only the light of
white chrysanthemum
—Alexandru Aramă (Romania) age 13

zi mohorâtă
numai lumina
albei crizanteme

陰気な日
ただ光あるのは
白菊
— アレクサンドル・アラム　13 歳（ルーマニア）
***
first smiles
on the sick child’s face
fireflies
—Eva Sandu (Romania) age 13

primele zâmbete
pe fața copilului bolnav-
licuricii

やっと浮かんだほほえみ
病いの子の顔に
ほたるかしら
— エヴァ・サンドゥ　13 歳（ルーマニア）
***
thunder
a tree frog sinks
into its shadow
—Vlad Ciobîcă (Romania) age 14

tunete-
un brotac se ascunde-n
propria umbră

雷が鳴る
木の上の蛙は沈む
自分の影のなかに
— ブラッド・チオビカ　14 歳（ルーマニア）
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Additional remark: Among the children's entries this year, Romania alone shone out.

What's happened with the Japanese children? There's too much meekness and
mediocrity!

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/haiku/etc/archive/contest2014.html

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/haiku/etc/pdf/MainichiHaikuContest2014.pdf

Felicitări tuturor!!!