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1st place: 24 POINTS
#14
refugee camp -
just the vagrant wind
jumps barbed wire
Dan Iulian,
Bucharest-Romania
(3,6,3) =24
*
2nd place: 23 POINTS
#29
lake in the last light
gently the old fisherman
throws back the young trout
Eléonore Nickolay
France
(2,6,3)=23
*
3rd place: 20 POINTS
#12
sunburst—
a butterfly escapes
from its cocoon
Michael H. Lester
Los Angeles USA
(7,2,3)=20
*
4th place(x2) : 16 POINTS
#49
the last gasp
before breaking free...
dandelions
Ajaya Mahala
Jaipur, India
(4,3,2)=16
AND
#50
freedom
first voting ink
on my forefinger
SUDEBI SINGHA
KOLKATA , INDIA
*
5th place: 15 POINTS
#11
freedom of flight
the snowflake chooses its way
from heaven to earth
Stoianka Boianova(Стоянка Боянова)
Sofia, Bulgaria
(1,1,4)=15
*
6th place : 13 POINTS
#28
spring breeze -
written on a school book
the word freedom
Giovanna Restuccia
Messina (Italy)
(3,2,2)=13
*
7th place : 12 POINTS
#34
computer down
phone out of order
ahhh
Phyllis Lee
Sebring, Ohio
USA
(0,3,2)=12
8th place (x2): 11 POINTS
#21
prison yard
after a brief strut
the raven takes flight
Mark Gilfillan
Hackney - London
UK
AND
#32
free verse
an algorithm
tracks my keystrokes
Mark Gilbert
Nottingham, UK
(3,1,2)=11
9th place : 10 POINTS
#53
shaking
my hair loose . . .
ocean breeze
Christine L. Villa
North Highlands, USA
(2,4,0)= 10
10th place : 9 POINTS
#20
endless summer -
saxophone sound
on water waves
Florin Golban,
Bucuresti, Romania
(1,1,2)= 9
*
8 POINTS(x3)
#06
abandoned garden
the young shoots broke
the fence
Nikolay Grankin.
Russia, Krasnodar.
(2,3,0)=8
*
#32
freedom of speech
the parrot swears
in the cage
Pepa Odjakova
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(4,2, 0)=8
*
#35
higher still higher
rising into the headwind
golden eagle
Minh-Triêt Pham
(Paris, France)
(4,2,0)=8
*
7 POINTS(x5)
#8
Nazi ruins
where inmates trod the extra mile
lily of the valley
Anna Cates,
Wilmington, OH. USA
(1,0,2)=7
*
#10
limit reached
impressions of suitcases
in fresh snow
Ignatius Fay
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(0,2,1)=7
*
#16
released kites
flames in the sunset
beyond the river
Minko TANEV,
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1,0,2)=7
*
#36
the sun
crosses the border with the refugees...
freedom
Ana Drobot
(Bucharest, Romania)
(2,1,1)=7
*
#60
empty cocoon --
a painted lady
is free
James Dobson,
Prudhoe, UK.
(1,3,0)=7
*
6 POINTS(x6)
#03
high in the air
going here going there
...thistledown
John McDonald
Edinburgh Scotland
(1,1,1)=6
*
#05
a handsome man
she shortens the puppy's
leash
Radka Mindova
Bulgaria, Sliven
(2,2,0)=6
*
#37
snow flurry . . .
the oldest villager
does a little dance
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(1,1,1)=6
*
#39
flight of the butterfly
far away in the sky
my gaze
RANIERI Christiane
France
(3,0,1)=6
*
#40
barbed wire -
and yet the song of freedom
all around
Arvinder kaur,
Chandigarh,India
(4,1,0)=6
*
#57
armistice
red kites*
soaring again
**The red kite (Milvus milvus) is
a medium-large bird of prey
in the family Accipitridae.
Cezar florescu/ botosani/romania
(1,1,1)=6
*
5 POINTS(x4)
#25
freedom -
no diet
after the wedding
Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara
Galaţi
Roumanie
(3,1,0)=5
*
# 48
cold snap –
my kite
a fish in the sky
Adjei Agyei-Baah
Kumasi, Ghana
(0,1,1) =5
*
#61
broken rag doll ...
a girl who dared to dream
freedom
sanjuktaa asopa, India
(2,0,1)=5
*
#62
the infanticide
girl child gets freedom from all
crimes against her
Lakshita Gandotra
Jammu, India
(0,1,1)=5
*
4 POINTS(x4)
#38
windy rain
sound of our paper boat
setting sail
Vibeke Laier
Randers.
Denmark
(1,0,1)=4
*
#46
freedom
the weight of dictionary
with obsolete words
Srinivasa Rao Sambangi
City: Hyderabad
Country: India
(2,1,0)=4
*
#54
to be
then no more to be
freedom
Dainius Dirgela
Vilnius, Lithuania
(2,1,0)=4
*
#59
spelling
the martyrs' names -
Victory Day
Cristina Apetrei
BOTOSANI
ROMANIA
(1,0,1)=4
3 POINTS(x9)
#02
America First -
alphabetically on
free understanding
Gheorghe Postelnicu,(Nicu)
Bucharest, Romania
(1,1,0)=3
*
#17
clipped feathers with cage
birdie trying to soar high
in the sky ocean
Lakshay Gandotra
Jammu,India.
(0,0,1)=3
*
#18
summer asylum -
waiting for all the doctors
completely naked
Mihail Buraga
Bucharest
Romania
(0,0,1)=3
*
#24
no way of knowing
how much is enough
___freedom
Vandana Parashar
Chandimandir
India
(1,1,0)=3
*
#33
divorce-
she relieves her kids
from their drunken father
Rajeshwari Srinivasan
India.
(1,1,0)=3
*
#44
sailing off
with the wind at my back
toward the horizon
Carol Raisfeld
Atlantic Beach, New York USA
(1,1,0)=3
*
#52
woven flowers
how her hair
caresses the sun
Tia Haynes
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
(0,0,1)=3
*
#56
ripped spiderweb
in the prison window -
fly ladybug
Henryk Czempiel
Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
(0,0,1)=3
*
#58
peddling...
the scent of eucalyptus
whips my face
Madhuri Pillai
Australia
(1,1,0)=3
*
2 POINTS(x6)
# 15
freedom
the runways
from all myselves
Radostina Dragostinova
BULGARIA
(0,1,0) = 2
*
#23
freedom
the sea draws
syncope on the beach
Ivanka Yankova,
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
(0,1,0)=2
*
#41
single thought in the head
after hearing diagnosis-
freedom!
Andrius Luneckas,
Vilnius, Lituania
(2,0,0)=2
*
#42
from her gilded cage
she moves to freedom -
from dress restrictions
Sandra Martyres
Mumbai - India
(0,1,0)=2
*
#47
in her eyes
a pilot flies high...
bonded labourer
Shreya Narang
Abohar, punjab, India
(2,0,0)=2
*
#55
newborn...
the silence breaks
into a song
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad India
(2,0,0)=2
*
1 POINT(x4)
#4
by bike
the wind in your hair -
freedom
Pasquale Asprea - Italy
*
#26
a plunge
into the moon wake...
and I feel free
Marina Bellini
Bagnolo San Vito (MN) - Italy
*
#27
the joy of a smile
would that all children be blessed
with freedom from fear
Ingrid Baluchi
Ohrid, Macedonia
*
#30
last day
I can't answer
what FREEDOM means
Jurate Norvaisiene
Mazeikiai
Lithuania
*
SORRY, NO POINTS THIS TIME
#1
in the florist cafe
parrots enjoying freedom,
in the cage – a plant
Goda V. Bendoraitiene
Klaipeda, Lithuania
#7
at high tide
the gentle giant
finds freedom
Barbara A. Taylor
Mountain Top, NSW
Australia
#13
to count on fingers
five-seven and five
but no…
Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont
Brussels, Belgium
#19
the Earth is flat
I hear one time
in Hyde Park
Wiesław Karliński, (carley)
Namysłów, Poland
#22
Within its gold cage
the red parrot cries again and again:
LIBERTY!
Vasile Moldovan,
ROMANIA
#31
At the city park
sheep graze freely
shady human shapes
Richard Jodoin
Montréal, Canada
#45
freedom is sweet -
in the insectarium
a fugitive ladybug
Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria
*Haiku#51 not shown in the final list as the contestant didn't send votes.
*Haiku# 43 has been withdrawn from the contest.
Congratulations to the winners, and to all who participated. We look forward to your participation in the 26th Indian Kukai.
Organizers,
Indian Kukai
