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

preko Mliječne staze

aplikacijom mobitela

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 on seljanima

dead of night . . .

an owlet tells the dog a story

and he to 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

tmurno jutro . . .

jato čvoraka

iscrtava oblake

gloomy morning . . .

a flock of starlings

shapes the clouds

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2021. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2021

oblaci se kreću

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

linije života . . .

moje ostarjele ruke 

niz očeva rebra

life lines . . .

my aging hands

down father's ribs

Blo͞o Outlier Journal, Winter Issue 2020

od novog zapuha

sakrila se pod kaput

mrzla bura

under the coat

hiding from the next gust

frosty wind

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

zastao svijet

samo vjetar

nosi zvukove

the world at halt

only the wind

moves the sounds

Wales Haiku Journal, Summer 2020

kratki dani . . . 

tišina u čekaonici

sve dulja

short days . . .

the silence in the waiting room

lengthens

The Asahi Shimbun, Japan - ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK, 20 November 2020

posljednji poljubac

čelo još uvijek

toplo

last kiss

the forehead 

still warm

Frogpond (vol. 43.2, spring/summer 2020)

pod stablom . . .

latice trešnje jednake

gore i dolje

under the tree . . .

cherry petals alike

up and down

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2020 - Honourable Mention

na raskrižju

latice trešnje

u krivom smjeru

cherry petals

at a crossroad

the wrong way

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2020. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2020

ispod majice 

još uvijek svrbi

jučerašnje sunce

still itching

below the shirt

yesterday's sun

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

kolona mrava . . .

moj hod se pretvara

u šašavi ples

trail of ants . . . 

my walk becomes 

a silly dance

THF Monthly Kukai, September 2020 - Third Prize

razbijanje valova . . .

sunce se ponovo

preslaguje

breaking waves . . .

the sun 

reshaping itself

Wales Haiku Journal, Summer 2020

noć Sv.Lovre 

oči i zvijezde nasukane 

u pinijama

Perseids

eyes and stars stranded

in the pine trees

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2020. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2020

u mirno more 

razbilo se sunce 

u tisuće manjih

on a calm sea 

the sun shattering 

into thousands

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2020. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2020

svjetionik

uronio za svjetlom

natrag u mrak

a lighthouse 

dives after its light 

back into the dark 

Haiku zbornik Ludbreg 2020. / Haiku miscellany Ludbreg 2020

na krošnji 

produžili stablo 

ptići

in the crown 

nestlings lengthen 

the tree

seashores international haiku journal
Volume 4, April 2020

kiša

s galebovih krila

ispočetka

the rain

from a seagull’s wings

once more

cattails: The Official Journal of the United Haiku and Tanka Society, April 2020 Issue

spojeni

na kraju svojih svjetova

more i kopno

joined

at the end of their worlds

land and sea

“The Mamba” Journal of Africa Haiku Network, March 2020