WINNERS OF ROMANIAN MONTHLY KUKAI JANUARY 2008

We go on to publish our winners. These are the awarded poems at Romanian Kukai contest for January 2008. The theme of the contest was blizzard.

First place

Gate in ruins –
only the fiery wind
still open it

Loredana Florentina Dănilă


Second place

Storm-swept winter -
the old woman with a bread
dragging her boots

Adina Enăchescu

Orphan children –
the blizzard throwing the gate
maybe is my mother?

Adriana C. Iacob


Third place

House of old people –
the last visitor shrouded
in blizzard

Eduard Ţară

The blizzard roars –
in the yard of kindergarten
a creaky cradle

Vali Iancu

Storm –swept passage
a sparrow picking at
the blind man ’s bread

Valeria Tamaş

Translation made by Magdalena Dale. We are not native English speakers. In this way we will appreciate if you will point out the possible mistakes of the English version of our poems.

WINNERS OF ROMANIAN MONTHLY KUKAI DECEMBER 2007

We go on to publish our winners. These are the awarded poems at Romanian Kukai contest for December 2007. The theme of the contest was Christmas Tree.

First place

It hears the bells –
by a Christmas Tree
my sad grandma’

Henriette Berge


Second place

little lights in the tree –
a boy blinks his eyes
imitating them

Ivăşcan Horia


Third place

Christmas Tree
a carol at the window
angel’s whisper

Tincuţa Horonceanu Bernevic

Christmas Tree –
waiting for the presents
a sleeping child

Dan Norea

Translation made by Magdalena Dale. We are not native English speakers. In this way we will appreciate if you will point out the possible mistakes of the English version of our poems.

WINNERS OF ROMANIAN MONTHLY KUKAI NOVEMBER 2007

We go on to publish our winners. These are the awarded poems at Romanian Kukai contest for November 2007. The theme of the contest was first hoar frost.

First place

The first hoar frost
over the child’s coat
one more patch

Valeria Tamaş

Night with rime –
trees without name
watch the moon

Flavia Muntean


Second place

First white frost
only the chrysanthemums
don’t shade its petals

Maria Tirenescu

Firs bow down –
the frosted moon passes
through Tori

Anişoara Iordache


Third place

The first rime
over the last rose flower…
raven’s shadow

Magdalena Dale

The rime is fallen –
outdoor not one insect
Brahms in an undertone

Iancu Vali

Translation made by Magdalena Dale. We are not native English speakers. In this way we will appreciate if you will point out the possible mistakes of the English version of our poems.

WINNERS OF ROMANIAN MONTHLY KUKAI OCTOBER 2007

We go on to publish our winners. These are the awarded poems at Romanian Kukai contest for October 2007. The theme of the contest was dragonfly.

First place

Waltzing with the wind
Through the poor field –
A dragonfly

Loredana Florentina Dănilă

Blade of grass –
a dragonfly bends
slowly the light

Eduard Ţară

A dragonfly
on the fisherman’s rod
the single smile

Horia Ivăşcan


Second place

Reed shadow
wavering slowly…
a dragonfly

Vasile Moldovan

Frosted wings –
a dead dragonfly
wind swept

Gabriela Marcian

A dragonfly
In the stone amber –
amulet in the chest

Simona Dobrescu

Third place

What is beyond
the dragonfly’s wing –
almost everything

Elia David

Grain of hoar frost
on the dragonfly’s wings
asleep in the flowers

Ana Ruse


Translation made by Magdalena Dale. We are not native English speakers. In this way we will appreciate if you will point out the possible mistakes of the English version of our poems.