duminică, 31 august 2014

DIOGEN SPRING HAIKU CONTEST 2014, CROATIA



THEME:
toy kite, kite festival, paper kite

Picture

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 


HAIGA

LAVANA KRAY


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The World Haiku Review


Summer Issue
August 2014



Shintai Haiku

ZATSUEI (HAIKU OF MERIT)

arrival platform- 
red roses spread their scent 
from a trash bin 

(Lavana Kray)



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)

sâmbătă, 30 august 2014

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



sâmbătă, 23 august 2014

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

vineri, 15 august 2014

Asahi Haikuist Network


By David McMurray.
15 august 2o14
.............................
Noon sleep--
the farmer cools off
dreaming shadows

--Vasile Moldovan 
(Bucharest, Romania)

marți, 12 august 2014

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

luni, 11 august 2014

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

Mainichi Daily Haiku

Haiku in english

Aug. 11, 2014

Selected by Isamu Hashimoto

June market:
the old woman making
chamomile mandala
--
piață de iunie:
o bătrână face-o
mandala din mușețel
Oana Boazu 
(Galati, Romania)
Selected by Isamu Hashimoto

duminică, 10 august 2014

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

vineri, 1 august 2014

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




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