Special Prize
alone on the alleys
-
red poppies and black eyes
in the wheat field
red poppies and black eyes
in the wheat field
Adrian-Nicolae Popescu
First Place
evening in
Bărăgan plain -
the sickle of the moon descends
over the baked wheat
the sickle of the moon descends
over the baked wheat
Mihai Pascaru
Second Place
the enlightened
road -
on either side
baked grains
on either side
baked grains
Ioana Bud
chanting -
over the riped wheat
his cracked hand
over the riped wheat
his cracked hand
Argentina Stanciu
Third Place
harvested wheat -
trampled by a combine
the old man's scythe
trampled by a combine
the old man's scythe
Petru-Ioan Gârda
the patched bag -
a few grains of wheat
left behind
a few grains of wheat
left behind
Grigore Chitul
great feast -
the grasshoppers’ stir
in the wheat field
the grasshoppers’ stir
in the wheat field
Cristina Oprea Young
the burnt stubble
field -
a fight between sparrows
for a grain of wheat
a fight between sparrows
for a grain of wheat
Valeria Tamaș
Fourth Place
unreaped wheat -
next to the empty barns
a rusted scythe
next to the empty barns
a rusted scythe
Lucreția Horvath
cloudy day -
only in the wheat field
abundant sunshine
only in the wheat field
abundant sunshine
Nadin Ghileschi
threshed wheat -
yeasting in the womb
first baby
Mihaela Băbușanu
ploughed stubble fields -
steaming the eyes
the bride’s cake
Luminița Ignea
reaped wheat -
the quail’s young ones
attempting to fly
Letiția Iubu
Sixth Place
the house after
grandfather leaves -
scent of boiling wheat
Ildiko Juverdeanu
wavy wheat -
never has her hair been
closer
Julia Ralia
new aura -
Jesus on the crucifix
with a crown of ears
Florin Florian
