Romanian Monthly Kukai Results Octomber 2016

    Theme: using the word MUST

Special Prize

shards of burned clay -

the archaeologist inhales

flavors of must

Constantin Iliescu

First Place

must time -

the potter shapes

other pots   

Florin Florian


Second Place

sleepless night -

only clusters of stars

in the must carafe 

Violeta Urdă


Third Place

a cup of must -

from the sickle moon

come off the leaves

Ana Drobot

a porch at dusk -

the light  decants into

the glass of must

Dan Iulian

Fourth Place

flavor of must -

the flying starlings soar

to another vineyard

Gabriela Vlad

ritual dance -

from beneath bare feet

gushes the must

Virginia Popescu


Fifth Place

meet again -

the taste of childhood

in the cup of must

Cristina Oprea

Sixth Place

must time  –

only the memories

filling the clay cup

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

Weekly Romanian Kukai no. 465

First Place – Valeria Tamaş


grandma’s home -
only the rain fills
the dog’s bowl

Second Place – Rodica P. Calotă


collapsed walls –
the sunbeam caught
under the ruins

Third Place – Petruța Ionescu


floods -
the child clutching in his fist
a shell

Mention – Dani S. C. Pop


autumn warmwood -
proud in the moonlight
shaky porch

Mention – Grigore Chitul


drizzle –
a leaf also sheltered
under the eaves

Mention – Petru-Ioan Gârda


last road -
the wind wipes off one by one
the candles

Mention – Constantin Iliescu


house in ruins -
a horseshoe shines
in the dark

Results of Weekly Romanian Kukai no. 464

First Place – Violeta Urdă

cranes in flight -

the letter from her children

held tightly in her arms

First Place – Vasile Conioși-Mesteșanu

with the cane in the park -

only leaves instead

of epaulettes

Second Place - Cristina Pârvu

a lame man on stairs -

A levels

since so many years

Third Place - Vasilica Grigoraș

Autumn Fair -

everywhere promotions

on watercolors

Third Plce - Luminița Ignea

alone on the path -

a thistle fluff

stumbles upon me

Third Place - Costin Iliescu

autumn drawing  -

the leaves blunt more

the yellow pencil

Mention - Dan Norea

back home

the inflatable doll

cuts a shine

Mention - Valeria Tamaș

little haul -

catching just a nap

the old fisherman

Mention - Elena Malec

autumn colors -

the scarecrow's clothes

faded

Mention - Cristina Pârvu

no place on alleys -

freaked out

the last leaf

Mention - Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă 

Education Day -

the zero grade full of

local elected officials

Results of Weekly Romanian Kukai no. 463

First Place – Argentina Stanciu

autumn leaves -

browsing in silence through

letters from long ago

First Place – Valeria Tamaș

end of rain -

out of the barrel the sun

pouring outside

Second Place –  Dan Norea

blonde girl on alleys -

looking for an old, rich

pokemon

Second Place –  Argentina Stanciu

grandpa left us -

a cricket under the bench

still singing

Third Place – Violeta Urda

autumn breeze -
a scarf waving

on the empty platform

Mention – Vasile Coniosi-Mestesanu

vesper bell -
grandpa smiles
from the old frame

Mention – Luminita Ignea

country wilderness -
frozen moon
on the peak of a pine tree

Mention – Petru-Ioan Garda

gentle October -

the painter’s irises

in dozens of colours

Mention - Rodica Calota

autumn sunset –

the horizon still bears

sign of wings