Weekly Romanian Kukai no. 425

First Place – Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă


dripping icicles -

no news yet from the

operations theatre




Second Place – Carmen Duvalma


winter evening –

through the closed window

icicles on the moon




Third Place – Petru-Ioan Gârda


first snowdrops –

mother is late

in front of the mirror





Mention – Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă


epiphany -

the priest seasons up the basil

with a muscadine





Mention – Petru-Ioan Gârda


snowy alley –

I follow its end

my eyes melting






Mention – Costin Iliescu


cloudy sky -

shadows search

each other






Mention – Costin Iliescu


moon on the ridge -

the fir-trees’ tops

sparkle in turns