pusta plaža

dijete u potrazi za

suvenirom

deserted beach

a child is searching for

a souvenir

THF HAIKU DIALOGUE 2022– A Good Wander: The Art of Pilgrimage – Purpose

posjet grobu

susjedna imena već su

postala bliska

gravesite visit

these neighbouring names

have become familiar

HAIKU KLUB Gimnazija Pula – Haiku zbornik 2022. / Haiku miscellany 2022

primaju udarce

nad kišobranima

galebova krila

taking punches

above umbrellas

a seagull's wings

29. Samoborski haiku susreti 2022. / 29th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2022

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

i zrikavci

utihnuli u zvizdan . . .

cika djece

even cicadas

silent under the blazing sun . . .

children's shrieks

29. Samoborski haiku susreti 2022. / 29th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2022

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

miris brnistre

njen novi parfem

postaje trivijalan

Spanish broom

her new perfume

becomes trivial

29. Samoborski haiku susreti 2022. / 29th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2022

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

svojim bojama

ciklame unose nemir

zimskoj šumi

with their colours

cyclamens disturb the peace

of a winter forest

29. Samoborski haiku susreti 2022. / 29th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2022

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

niz vjetar

posljednja ćakula

dvaju lista

downwind

the last chit-chat

of two leaves

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2022. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2022

ulična svjetiljka

baca sjenu ovoj noći

bez mjeseca

a street lamp

casts a shadow for this

moonless night

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2022. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2022

samoizolacija

miris prvih cvjetova

u tuđem nosu

self-quarantine

the scent of first blossoms

in someone else's nose

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2022. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2022

fisija -

munja rascijepi kapi kiše

u potok

fission -

a thunderbolt splits the raindrops

into a stream

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2022. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2022

prazna mreža

ribar dijeli ulov

s galebom

empty net

a fisherman shares his catch

with a seagull

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2022. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2022

majčina smrt . . .

na šalicu s kavom

spusti se leptir

mother's death . . .

a butterfly settles

on my coffee cup

Autumn Moon Haiku Journal 5:2, Spring-Summer 2022

zimski solsticij

zajedno sklupčani

za dugu noć

winter solstice

cuddling up together

for a long night

World Haiku Review - Zima 2021/22 - Winter 2021/22

pun mjesec . . .

hodam po griljama

na njenim golim leđima

full moon . . .

walking the shutters

on her naked back

満月. . .

ブラインドの表をたどりながら

女の裸の背中に降り注ぐ

Oku-no-hosomichi Sōka Matsubara International Haiku Competition 2021

Honorable Mentions (selected by Hasegawa Kai)

toliko ljudi

a nikoga nema -

posjet groblju

so many people

but nobody there -

graveyard visit

seashores international haiku journal

Volume 7, November 2021

 dijagnoza . . .

ista vožnja kući

još duža

diagnosis . . .

the same drive home

even longer

Gradska knjižnica "Juraj Šižgorić" Šibenik - haiku natječaj 2021. /  Šibenik Public Library 2021 Haiku Competition

(uži izbor / selection)

nedjeljni doručak

miris svježih novina

na stolu

sunday breakfast

the smell of fresh newspapers

on the table

seashores international haiku journal

Volume 7, November 2021

promatranje zvijezda

aplikacijom mobitela

preko Mliječne staze

star gazing

across the Milky Way

with a mobile app

The Haiku Dialogue (Ad Astra – the universe)

mrzli dani

posljednja jesen

iscijeđena iz lišća

frigid days

last autumn drained out

from the leaves

Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Volume 5:1, Autumn/Winter 2021-22

mrzla noć

svakim novim zapuhom

zatrepere zvijezde

frosty night

with each new gust

the quiver of stars

28.Samoborski haiku susreti/28th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2021

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

s ulice

pomela lišće i ljude

bura

from the streets

swept by bora wind

leaves and people

28.Samoborski haiku susreti/28th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2021

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

prve pčele

donijele štandovima

nove boje

first bees

bringing new colours

on the market stalls

28.Samoborski haiku susreti/28th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2021

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

ljetna nevera

odnosi kišne oblake

polje predaleko

summer storm

drives the clouds

a field too far

 

28.Samoborski haiku susreti/28th Samobor Haiku Meeting 2021

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

gluha noć

ćuk ispriča priču psu 

a pas seljanima

dead of night

an owlet tells a dog a story

and the dog the villagers

7. Susreti hrvatskih haiđina u Ivanić-Gradu /7th Croatian Haiku Meeting in Ivanić-Grad - 2020.

(pohvala/commended)

uz stari kupus

bakica prodaje

svježe priče

an old lady

selling some fresh stories

with old cabbage

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2021. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2021

pomokri se

po mojim nogama

jutarnja šuma

peeing

all over my feet

morning forest

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2021. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2021

požuri

za njenim štiklama

njen miris

catching up

after her high heels

her scent

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2021. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2021

svitanje . . .

jata čvoraka

iscrtavaju oblake

daybreak . . .

flocks of starlings

shape the clouds

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2021. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2021

oblaci u pokretu

i dalje stoji tako mirno

ono daleko stablo

moving clouds

even now standing so still

that tree afar

Autumn Moon Haiku Journal 4:2, Spring/Summer 2021

očevo odijelo

kako ga je ostavio za sobom

bez svog mirisa

father's suit

how he left it behind

without his smell

The Betty Drevniok Award 2021, Canada (Druga nagrada / Second prize)

noćnu sparinu

pojačali uzdasi

znojnih tijela

night swelter

intensified by the sighs

of sweaty bodies

Časopis za haiku / Haiku Magazine IRIS International No. 6/1, 2020

otkrile se zvijezde

oblak zastane

pa krene dalje

stars uncovered

a cloud hesitates

then moves on

seashores international haiku journal

Issue 6, April 2021

preko grebena

slijeva se crvenilo

novog dana

over the ridge

the redness of a new day

pouring in

“The Mamba” Journal of Africa Haiku Network, February 2021

The Mamba