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

razigran

usred suhe trave

plamen vatre

playful

amidst dry grass

a flame

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

procvjetalo drvo

progovorilo 

jezikom pčela

a blossoming tree

speaking 

in bee language

A LITTLE IRIS HAIKU CONTEST, CROATIA 2019 - Pohvala/Honorable Mention

Theme: Indigenous Languages

Judged by Jim Kacian

vjetar 

joj počešlja kosu

na drugu stranu

the wind

combs her hair

to the other side

Haiku Sanctuary February 2020 Kukai

Haiku Sanctuary

iz ribarnice 

lakša nego zadnji put 

vrećica sa ribom 

from the fish market 

lighter than the last time 

a bag of fish

Haiku časopis IRIS br. 13 / IRIS haiku magazine No. 13 – 2019

kumulusi 

oblikuju osmijeh 

djevojčice 

cumulus clouds

shaping the smile

of a little girl

Haiku časopis IRIS br. 13 / IRIS haiku magazine No. 13 – 2019

glasnije

od velikog slapa

kapi kiše

louder 

than the big waterfall

raindrops

7. Susret haiku pjesnika, Brod Moravice 2019. / 7th Haiku Meeting in Brod Moravice 2019

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

kroz jedno oko

palčićem i kažiprstićem

premošćuje rijeku

through one eye 

with his thumb and index finger 

bridging the river

'Haiku kraj mogile' haiku natječaj, Oroslavje 2019/'Haiku kraj mogile' haiku contest, Oroslavje, Croatia 2019 

(3.nagrada/3rd prize)

3. Haiku kraj mogile 2019

prazna klupa

puna čavrljanja

otpalog lišća

empty bench

full of chatter of

fallen leaves

7. Susret haiku pjesnika, Brod Moravice 2019. / 7th Haiku Meeting in Brod Moravice 2019

(iz zbornika/from the miscellany)

očevim stopama

po istom kamenjaru

ista škripa

on father's footsteps

over the same rocky ground

the same crunch

EUROPEAN KUKAI 2019 (#2/22)

za oseke 

izli se cijelo more 

u školjkicu 

low tide 

into a little shell 

a whole sea

5. Susreti hrvatskih haiđina u Ivanić-Gradu /5th Croatian Haiku Meeting in Ivanić-Grad - 2018.

(pohvala/commended)

empty battlefield 

the soldiers still aligned

in the mounds

prazno bojište 

vojnici i dalje postrojeni

u humcima

空漠とした戦場

兵士たちは今も

墳墓の盛り土となって並んでいる

24th "Kusamakura" International Haiku Competition 2019, Kumamoto, Japan

(Tokusen - Second prize / Druga nagrada)

24th International "Kusamakura" Haiku Competition

during downpour 

under the umbrella 

a droplet 

tijekom pljuska 

pod kišobranom 

i mala kap

Haiku časopis IRIS br. 13 / IRIS haiku magazine No. 13 – 2019

skinute čarape ...

pred mojim stopalima 

pobjegle ribe 

socks off . . . 

before my feet 

fishes fleeing 

Haiku časopis IRIS br. 13 / IRIS haiku magazine No. 13 – 2019