Daily Haiku for 13 April

arrivals and departures -
swallows’ nests
in the old train station

Argentina Stanciu


We deal with an empathic-ironic way of taking over the duties of a station decommissioned by the bieds. A perpetual movement of going to and fro revitalizes the building. The swallows have found a more stable shelter there. For the human beings, the train station is abandoned and ruined, but for the birds it has a secure future. A muffled, slightly acid lyrical compensation. (Comment by Corneliu Traian Atanasiu)

Romanian Monthly Kukai March 2020

Special Prize

early thaw -
the child changes the book
with the makeup kit

Argentina Stanciu


First Place

old cross -
the thaw makes lighter
Jesus’ cross


Cezar Florescu


Second Place

first thaw -
sky and earth
in a puddle


Ioana Bud



Third Place

thaw on a mountain lake -
crushed among trouts
Polar Star


Ion Rășinaru



Fourth Place

thaw weather –
the antique dealer gets out
his table with old books

Mona Iordan



defrosted river -
the night carriages starting
full of stars

Lucreția Horvath


Fifth Place

window thaw -
dripping from the flower
the last petal

Ion Cuzuioc



Sixth Place


early thaw -
heartbeats
are getting faster

Béa Hurmuz


late thaws -
on the old woman's shirt
only rivers

Mihai Pascaru