Romanian Monthly Kukai July 2018 Results

Theme: sand castles

 Special Prize

after the storm –

the castle in the hourglass

left untouched

Alice Ostafi

First Place

sand castle -
another summer escaping
through your fingers

Cristina Angelescu

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sand castle
shrouded by algae -
her green shawl

Doina Bogdan Wurm


Second Place

wave of immigrants -
for the sand castle
one more wing

Argentina Stanciu


Third Place

childhood -
in the sand castle
the whole story

Ion Cuzuioc


Fourth Place

sand castle -
a barefoot princess
the only watchman

Ana Urma


Fifth Place

war orphans -
in the sand castle
lead soldiers

Mirela Brăilean


Sixth Place

deserted beach -
on the sand castle
a sparrow

Mihai Buraga

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sand castle -
the builder taking care
of the stairway to the stars

Ioana Bud

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sand castle -
photo album
from my youth

Norea Dan

Romanian Monthly Kukai January 2018 Results

The contest asked for haiku poems using the word path/sport track/slope

Special Prize

home again -
on the path nobody wearing
a green scarf

Cristina Oprea Young

First Place

closed sport track -

sliding down the valley

only the mountain’s shadow

Cezar Florescu

Second Place

no path -

only the shadow of the poplar

towards the old gate

Mihai Pascaru

Third Place

moonshine –

only the woolf’s path

around the sheepfold

Valeria Merca

Fourth Place

a stump in the way -

spreading on the slope

all the stars

Argentina Stanciu

Fifth Place

same slope -

farther away the peak

with every passing year

Vasile Conioși-Mestașanu

Sixth Place

mountain hamlet –

creating paths among the homes

carolers

Valer G. Pop