The first award

Frans Terryn – Belgium

Back from hospital –
in the middle of my lawn
a thistle in bloom

Second award

Sandra Simpson – New Zealand

One more harvest moon –
on the cancer ward someone
sings an old love song

Third award

Francesco de Sabata – Italy

Bilingual haiku –
sharpening on either end
the used pencil

Mentions

Andre Surridge – New Zealand

Daily ritual –
an old man brings fresh flowers
to the roadside shrine

Djurdja Vukelič Rozič - Croatia

Night butterfly
walking over piano keys…
silent music

Patricia Prime – New Zealand

The flooded river –
a child’s plastic racing car
floats into the reeds

Vera Primorac – Croatia

April morning –
the sky skipping
from puddle to puddle

Sasa Vazič – Serbia

Snowy fields...
villager’s silence lit
by candlelight

Award for senryu

Amitava Dasgupta – U.S.A.

Meeting with boss…
through the office window
thunderstorm