luni, 7 decembrie 2015

Results of the Indian Kukai #14/COFFEE


Monday, December 07, 2015


We conclude another edition of the Indian Kukai today, our fourteenth. November/December has been a torrid period so far, and we, along with the world, have had a few bumps along the way. For this edition, we aren’t withholding results of those who haven’t sent their votes.

93 participants graced our 14th Kukai, and they came from 26 different countries. The voting was quite close throughout and is reflected in our results as we have a 4-way tie for 4th place, and just 3 points separating 2nd to 5th place.

Our winner is Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy from Birmingham, England.

Vidya S Venkatramani from Chennai, India takes the runner-up slot, and Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara from Galaţi, Romania takes third place.

The 4-way tie for 4th place is between Paresh Tiwari (Mumbai, India), Pepa Odjakova (Plovdiv, Bulgaria), Alexey Andreev (Moscow, Russia) and F. Florian (Botosani, Romania).

Ana Drobot of Bucharest makes it three from Romania in our top 5.

Congratulations to all of them, and to each of you who participated as well.




THIRD PLACE
honeymoon - 
only morning coffee 
without sugar

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara
[Galaţi, Romania]
(5,5,2)=21pts

FOURTH PLACE 


coffee in the trenches... 
stirring the hunter's moon 
anticlockwise

F. Florian
[Botosani, Romania]
(4,2,4)=20pts


FIFTH PLACE 


morning coffee - 
the fog lifts off 
the town's name

Ana Drobot
[Bucharest, Romania]
(4,6,1)=19pts
..............................

TWELFTH PLACE 

Dan Iulian
[Bucharest, Romania]
(3,2,1)=10pts


THIRTEENTH PLACE


Just now they both 
are wrapped in fog... 
two steaming coffees

Vasile Moldovan
[Bucharest, Romania]
(2,3,0)=8pts


SIXTEENTH PLACE 


smell of fresh coffee - 
another perfusion 
for breakfast today

Miruna Covor
[Bucharest, Romania]
(2,0,1)=5pts


SEVENTEENTH PLACE 


disposable cups -
a roofless child sipping
coffee leftovers

Lavana Kray
[Iasi, Romania]
(2,1,0)=4pts

EIGHTEENTH PLACE 

downtown office - 
a coffee cup connects me 
with the nature

Mihail Buraga
[Bucharest, Romania]
(1,1,0)=3pts


TWENTIETH PLACE 


rose sky - 
on the coffee foam 
first snowflakes

Steliana Voicu
[Ploiesti, Romania]
(1,0,0)=1pts


NO POINTS THIS TIME, SORRY. (x21)

heavy winter darkness 
proving neutrinos' weight - 
over my black coffee

Nicu Stopel
[Bucharest, Romania]

Complete results are here: 

vineri, 4 decembrie 2015

FROM THE NOTEBOOK, ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray December 04, 2015



Maria Tirenescu solemnly chanted for the repose of a deceased loved one in Romania. 

Requiem--
empty cup of wine
grandma’s photo


Writing from Bucharest, Romania, Vasile Molodovan notes the difficulties refugees have crossing borders.

Customs-house--
the winter itself
is searched

 

O sută de haiku-uri pentru pace



A apărut de puţin timp, la Editura L’iroli, cartea Cent haïkus pour la paix ( O sută de haiku-uri pentru pace). Ea cuprinde 100 de haiku-uri scrise de poeţi din 27 de ţări. Haiku-urile au fost alese dintre cele 1200 primite.

Cartea este ilustrată de Sausen Mustafova.



Poeţii români publicaţi si haiku-urile lor sunt:

s-a terminat războiul –
jumătatea de prun
a înflorit

Rodica P. Calotă

hotar cu spini –
de ambele părţi râd
copii în zmeuriş

Lavana Kray

nori negri pe cer –
el îi aduce în dar
un crin al păcii

(Spatiphyllum – crinul păcii, Peace lily, fleur de lune)

Maria Tirenescu

după război
du-mă pe Podul Lunii
să-ţi fiu mireasă

(Podul Lunii din parcul Dahu, Taipei, Taiwan)

Steliana Cristina Voicu

Fiecare haiku este prezent în carte în limba maternă şi limbile franceză, engleză, spaniolă şi germană.


joi, 3 decembrie 2015

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival -2015 Winning Haiku(II)




2015HI(2) copy


International


Sakura Awards

cherry trees in bloom—
I do not open up
to my therapist
                      Ana Drobot
                      Bucharest, Romania

Honourable Mentions


cherry blossoms
notes forgotten
at the piano lesson
                      Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara
                      Galați, Romania


Milky Way—
our secret path
of cherry blossoms
                      Steliana Cristina Voicu
                      Ploești, Romania


Youth

Sakura Awards
childhood home
on the old swing
cherry blossoms
                      Nadin Ghileschi, age 13
                      Botoșani, Romania

Honourable Mentions

cherry petals—
lighter and whiter
granny’s hair
                      Branzei Ioana, age 12
                      Botoșani, Romania













cattails September 2015


lavender sky—
the moon touches gently
the Parthenon

cer de lavandă—
luna atinge blând
Partenonul

Steliana Cristina Voicu





carving skewers—
the moon dragged to the shore
with a fish net

pește la grătar—
luna trasă la mal
cu navodul


Lavana Kray 

http://www.unitedhaikuandtankasociety.com/haiku153=18.html


Lavana Kray
















Steliana Cristina Voicu
http://www.unitedhaikuandtankasociety.com/haigatankart153.html


miercuri, 2 decembrie 2015

A Houndred Gourds 5:1 December 2015

Christmas night –
in every snowflake
lights of the lake 


Steliana Cristina Voicu – Romania

childhood lane –
leaves funnelling down
to the cemetery
space
x
end of war …
a reddish crane delving
in the ash layers 

 
Lavana Kray – Romania
http://www.ahundredgourds.com/ahg51/index51.html

marți, 1 decembrie 2015

December issue of brass bell: a haiku journal



 This month's theme is night.


night time —
even the clock
stops ticking
 - Ana Drobot

so lonely —
even the moon
is not with me
 - Maria Tirenescu

stars closer to the graves silent cicadas
 - Virginia Popescu