Sketchbook  Romanian Kukai

 

 

Founded on February 24, 2007, http://variantaenglezeasca.blogspot.com/,  is a web site for Romanian Kukai—the site presents information in Romanian and has a segment devoted to the English translation of the winning haiku in the monthly Romanian kukai. Currently, translation of the winning haiku are posted for the six month period—April, May, June, July, August, September, 2007. Magdalene Dale has provided the English translations.

 

Romanian Kukai Winners for September 2007   First Place: Hanging up the butterflies net on the nail… again at school Vasile Moldovan Second Place: An ink spot In the new exercise book— pressed butterfly Simona Dobrescu Third Place: Fallen book in the dust of lane a barefooted child… Florentina Loredana Dănilă Third Place: First roll call— the old school teacher listens to the crickets Eduard Ţară Third Place: Eave of the school a swallow’s nest is empty— only the yard is full Adriana C. Iacob

 

 

Romanian Kukai Winners for August 2007 First Place: Lotus in the twilight— in the fisher’s bag only despair Simona Dobrescu Second Place: Leaving behind a sad lotus in bloom— an alone rower Florinel Second Place: The sough of pond— among the yellow lotuses streaks of sun Henriette Berge Third Place:      A lotus      between the sweetheart’s breasts      hot summer…      Valeria Tamaş

 

Romanian Kukai Winners for July 2007 First Place: Field burnt by the sun; how much bitterness in the peasant’s sight… Jules Cohn Botea Second Place: Defying the sun— on the hot asphalt an ice cube Flueraşu Petre Third Place: Summer twilight— on the ditch edge the grass glimmers Florică Dan Third Place: fever of times there are more two bridges, my old father…. Dragos Tsuku

 

Romanian Kukai Winners for June 2007 First Place: Slit of light between two cherries— the sunrise Cristina Rusu Second Place: A crushed cherry through the high grass— soul, why don’t you cry? Anghel Pop Second Place: Cherries almost ripe— looking through the lattices sad child’s sight Valeria Tamaş Third Place: Butterflies dancing around the clay hovel bitter cherries Loredana Florentina Dănilă Third Place: Through the broken fence an abandoned house and the dry cherry tree Ion Untaru

 

Romanian Kukai Winners for May 2007 First Place: A breath of wind— all dandelions move to the sky mărţişor Second Place: Empty station— the wind brings to a stop to take a thistle Loredana Florentina Dănilă Third Place: An abandoned garret only the stillness inside and maybe the wind Florică Dan

 

Romanian Kukai Winners for April 2007 First Place: Ruined house the lilac branch props up the wall Dan Florică Second Place: Snow in mountains - the white lilac blossoms in the valley Maria Tirenescu Second Place: April night the lilac blossoms lighten the fence Vasile Moldovan Third Place: Guest of note: the fragrance of lilac at the supper Vasile Moldovan Third Place: Under wan stars a lilac in blossom sprinkles its dew Gabriela Marcian