First edition of Santoka International Haiga Contest

We received 42 works from 20 countries for the haiga contest within the Santoka Festival. We singled out 6 haiga for their exceptional strength and poetics, and awarded them on this occasion.

Translation into Serbian by Aleksandar Vasić.

1st place

Ingrid Baluch, Pakistan

©Tahemina Baluch

clearing my mind

from the clutter of life…

new horizons

čistim um

od meteži života…

novi horizonti

2nd place

Gordana Petković, Serbia

©Natalija Dabić

night after night

the same dream

feel of the ocean

iz noći u noć

sanjam isti san

iskustvo okeana

3rd place

Don Baird, United States of America

©Don Baird

the untold story

…being homeless within

your home

neispričana priča

…biti beskućnik

u sopstvenom domu

 Highly commended

Ron C. Moss, Australia

©Ron C. Moss

summer light

the sweet afterglow

of your lips

letnja svetlost

slatki odsjaj

tvojih usana

Ester Milentijević, Serbia

©Ester Milentijević

attempt to understand

when is the right time for a change…

pokušaj da shvatim

kada je pravo vreme za promene…

Cezar Florescu, Romania

©Paul Alexandru

hide and seek

the wind carrying

a promise

igra žmurke

vetar nosi

obećanje