Rengay
New Year's
Greetings
Winter story—
the tinfoil moon lighting
a Christmas Tree
VM
The carol singers meet
by the fragrance of sponge cake MD
Only a passenger
at the international airport:
the year ready to go
VM
In this magical night
the noiseless snow
MD
Fresh traces
on the old passage—
the year runs out
VM
The house with trimmings
waiting for its guests
MD
Near the church
an old beggar drinking
for the new year
VM
End of divine service
from afar steaming chimneys
MD
A shooting star
lost among the fire works—
the yesteryear
VM
In the middle of the crowd
I listen to “Ode to Joy”
MD
New Year’s dawn—
the northern wind playing
the fir’s cones
VM
In the champagne bubbles
effervescence of hope
MD
Icicles
at the window eave—
first sunrise
MD
Gift for my boy
a pair of skates
VM
First laughter,
snowman’s nose
fallen down
MD
The postman is calling:
New Year’s greetings
VM
Fierce blizzard—
the shadows of the fire
just between us
MD
Under the old icon a candle
lighting the new calendar
VM
In a dark corner
a cat is purring…
the first sunset
MD
Telling the same old stories
mother puts her child to sleep
VM
A white dove
carrying the green olive branch—
New Year’s day dream
MD
Even in this day our Earth
suffers from the global heating
VM
Holy water
in a plastic bottle—
prayer for peace
MD
And a sign of abundance:
even the dogs are eating cakes… VM
Participants:
Vasile Moldovan - Romania - sabaki, the
president of Romania Society of Haiku
Magdalena Dale - Romania
Composed by email 24 December 2006 to 6 January 2007
