Results of the EUROPEAN QUARTERLY KUKAI #8 - Winter 2014 Edition

8th edition: 

170 authors, 

40 countries:

Romania (13)

Theme:cosmos

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4th place – 27 points

sanguine moon

my father decides

to end his hemo

#163 Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă, 

Botosani, Romania

(4-6-3) = 27 pts

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the Moonlight Sonata -

a cat on the fence

is in unison

#54 Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă, 

Galaţi, Romania

(2-1-1) = 9 pts

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the last comet –

she went through my life

before sunrise

# 83 Adrian-Nicolae Popescu, 

Radauti-Suceava, Romania

(1-2-0) = 7 pts

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starry night -

this time they tryst

in Orion

#80 Dan Iulian, 

Bucharest, Romania

(0-3-0) = 6 pts

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wonderful journey -

traveler around the Sun

with a glass of wine

# 76 Mihail Buraga, 

Bucharest, Romania

(0-2-1) = 5 pts

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frozen window pane-

the moon thaws out

by my breath

#86 Lavana Kray, 

Iasi, Romania

(1-0-2) = 5 pts

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starry night –

looking about for a comet

near Mercury

#166 Maria Tirenescu, 

Cugir, Romania

(1-0-1) = 4 pts

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our story -

your cigar next to

the stars through the telescope

#49 Ana Drobot,

Bucharest, Romania

(1-0-0) = 3 pts

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the mysteries of the sea -

the flow brings ashore

pieces of the moon

#127 Frățilă Genovel-Florentin, 

RM-Sarat, Romania

(0-1-0) = 2 pts

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Orion Nebula -

painting the veil of God

in vanilla

#13 Steliana Cristina Voicu, 

Ploesti, Romania

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

  

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brand new rising stars -

light needed thousands years

to reach kukai

#17 Gheorge Postelnicu, 

Dridu, Romania

(0-0-1) = 1 pt

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Cleaning hour-

the last stars fall one by one

under the moon sickle

#57 Vasile Moldovan, 

Bucharest, Romania

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man on a lifeboat

wind ruffling his grey beard-

the North Star stands still

#110 Miruna Covor, 

Bucharest, Romania

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Cosmos is funny,

'cause in this total movement,

the stars seem to stay.

#139 Marieta Maglas, 

Suceava, Romania

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http://europeankukai.blogspot.ro/2014/12/results-of-european-quarterly-kukai-8_18.html

Haiku Journal, Issue 3

Ana Drobot

bright Sunday morning -

the cling of all her bracelets

against his tea cup

http://haikujournal.org/e-issues/

The Heron's Nest - Volume XVI, Number 4: December 2014 - quarterly online journal

birthday—
a gathering of moths
on my paisley shawl

Lavana kray - Romania

http://www.theheronsnest.com/December2014/poets-index.html

Eucalypt - Nr.17 -a print magazine which showcases contemporary tanka poetry

first snowflakes  

on the wreckage

of a boat...
the same dog from yesterday

is waiting on the shore

Lavana Kray - Romania

http://www.eucalypt.info

A Hundred Gourds 4:1 December 2014 HAIKU:

http://www.ahundredgourds.com/ahg41/index_haiga.html

A.

HAIKU

blind date –
a red rose
in the wastebasket 
Lavana Kray - pag.5


waning moon
she counts down the days
until delivery 
Steliana Cristina Voicu - pag.11

moon's sickle –
my cat sharpens
it's claws 
Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara - pag.12

B.

HAIGA 

LAVANA KRAY

Brass bell: a haiku journal

http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.ro/

Winter Haiku

Au contribuit 103 poeţi din Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Switzerland, Tunisia, and the United States.

winter time —

no more tourists

asking for ice cream

 - Ana Drobot

searching for the dog

through the snow

two eyes

 - Anisoara Iordache 

last day of the year

evening arrives

little by little

 - Constantin Stroe

first snowflakes —

the cat shakes off

his wet whiskers

 - Elena Malec

old forest —

covered by snow

only the stumps

 - Laura Vaceanu 

hemmed in by snow —

red apples lined up

on the windowsill

 - Lavana Kray

winter sky —

looking for an asteroid

between the stars

 - Maria Tirenescu

sunrise

children clap their hands —

snowman without a nose

 - Petruta Ionescu 

young lovers 

trembling

a winter storm

 - Silvestru Miclaus

vacation

snowman watches over

the school yard

 - Vasile Moldovan

snow-bound path —

footprints full

of moon rays

 - Virginia Popescu 

The 125th. WHA Haiga Contest （11/2014)

http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/125/haiga125.htm

Ana Drobot



http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/125/ana_drobot_rumania.html

Clelia Ifrim



http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/125/clelia_ifrim_rumania.html

Lavana Kray



http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/125/lavana_kray_rum.html

Steliana Voicu



http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/125/steliana_voicu_rum.html

Virginia Popescu



http://tfship.net/haiga_contest/125/virginia_popescu_rumania.html