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