THE RESULTS OF A LITTLE IRIS HAIKU CONTEST, CROATIA 2018
The judge was Jim Kacian.
142 authors, 409 haiku from 36 countries! The theme – FREE.
First Prize
Sandra Simpson, New Zealand:
twilight—
humming as i weed
around the hive
Second Prize
Jay Friedenberg, USA:
slow summer clouds
the formless shape
of desire
Third Prize
Martha Magenta, UK:
peacock’s cry
the silence
between stars
Honorable Mentions in no particular order:
Martha Magenta UK:
I slip
into your language
babbling stream
sanjuktaa asopa, India:
this wish
to look into your eyes . . .
garden buddha
Nicholas Klacsanzky, Ukraine:
I say om
a few more times . . .
dripping icicle
Agus Maulana Sunjaya, Indonesia:
summer river
the thing you keep
secret
Commended haiku, in no particular order
Julie Bloss Kelsey, USA:
the little things
we have in common …
third cousins
Zornitza Harizanova, Sofia, Bulgaria:
snow moon
my first breastfeeding
on a rocking chair
Vanice Zimerman, Brasil
open window-
on the blue carpet of the room
the shadow of the hummingbird
Ashoka Weerakkody, Sri Lanka:
two monks
discussing a flight delay
buddha gaya
Carole MacRury, USA:
regrets . . .
a fishbone caught
in my mouth
Henryk Czempiel, Poland:
anniversary
on the husband’s grave
whose candle?
Violeta Urda, Romania:
crescent moon –
the pregnant woman
hums a lullaby
Violeta Urda, Romania:
after chemo –
in the flock of flying cranes
an empty space
Margherita Petriccione, Italy:
willow branch …
upon us the weight
of a crow’s shade
Margherita Petriccione, Italy:
homecoming –
in the cup remains
of your coffee
Ann Magyar, USA:
giraffe’s neck
the quick hands
of the balloon seller
Helen Buckingham, GB:
kid in the crowd
team flag running
down his face
Pravat Kumar Padhy, India:
floating clouds
the softness of her
narration
Peter Jastermsky, USA:
family belongings
the anger I never wanted
becomes mine
Diana Teneva, Bulgaria:
my father’s
disappearing smile…
hunter’s moon
Jenny Fraser, New Zealand:
all the things
i want to say
the depth of water
Ed Bremson, USA:
mushroomy August
a mosquito on the arm
of a blistered child
Corine Timmer, Portugal:
leaf-strewn street—
my reflection
in a passing hearse
Corine Timmer, Portugal:
family gathering …
the fish father caught
gets bigger and bigger
Anna Maris, Sweden:
still in use
the roof tv-aerial
blackbird’s song
Carl Seguiban, Canada:
spring rain
the marsh regains
its voice
Carl Seguiban, Canada:
rice harvest—
the kids make fun
of my accent
Viktoriya Marinova, Bulgaria:
rainy autumn
seeds germinate
in the anthill
Timothy Russell, Canada:
equinox …
my father’s slurred voice
on the baby monitor
Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian, Nigeria:
hot day…
the emergency exit opened
for some fresh air
Nikolay Grankin, Russia:
spring rain
the tiny handprints
on the ancient wall
Debbie Strange, Canada:
alpenglow
a pika gathers stems
of light
Debbie Strange, Canada:
prairie dusk
the last braid of geese
comes undone
Julie Warther, USA:
woodpile –
long term plans
begin to take shape
Jay Friedenberg, USA:
high tide line
the flotsam
of distant lives
Eduard Tara, Romania:
ancestor’s land –
the wild flowers cover
the minefield
Neal Whitman, USA:
got a black mark —
in school atomic bomb drill
I was caught talking
Our next contest for haiku closes on June 30, the theme is – GOURDS
„Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly Cucurbita and Lagenaria. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without.“ Wikipedia
„Any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin.“ Merriam-Webster
„A climbing or trailing plant which bears gourds.Family Cucurbitaceae (the gourd family): several genera and species, including the coloured ornamental gourds (Cucurbita pepo variety ovifera). The gourd family also includes the marrows, squashes, pumpkins, melons, and cucumbers. A fleshy, typically large fruit with a hard skin, some varieties of which are edible.“ Oxford Dictionary
You may write about Teasel Gourd (Cucumis dipsaceus); Ornamental Gourds (Cucurbita pepo); Summer Crookneck (Cucurbita pepo); Wild Cucumber (Marah macrocarpus); Horned Cucumber (Cucumis metuliferus);. Coyote Melon (Cucurbita foetidissima); 7. Vegetable Sponge (Luffa acutangula); and 8. White Bush Scallop (Cucurbita pepo). Take a ride a visit the fields of gourds …
You can read more about pumpkins/gourds in my essay, published in „Kabocha“, post-contest anthology posted at
https://tri-rijeke-haiku.hr/wp-content/uploads/iris/kabocha.pdf
Our Haiku Association „Three Rivers“ is in the town Ivanić-Grad and every Autumn we have a “Pumpkin Festival”. Meeting of Croatian Haijins and the competitions for haiku are a part of this happening.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, the Secretary
The Haiku Association „Three Rivers“
Ivanić-Grad, Croatia
www.tri-rijeke-haiku.hr
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