World Haiku Series 2019 (174) Haiku by Štefanija Ludvig

World Haiku Series 2019 (174)

Haiku by Štefanija Ludvig

 

by a sugar cube
united ants feast
sweet harmony 

 

(Commendation,The Third Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2013)

 

 

角砂糖に

団結したアリのごちそう

甘い調和

 

picture on the wall

man’s eyes look at me

unblinking                                             

 

(Commendation,The Third Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2015)           

  

壁の絵

男の目が私を見る

まばたきしないで

 

sea and salt

still the smell

on the luggage                                          

 

(Second prize, Rovinj Haiku 2015)

 

海と塩

まだそのにおい

荷物に

 

coming home tired

you are waiting for me calmly

with a cooled melon                               

 

(First prize, Ivanić Grad-Gourd Haiku 2017)

 

疲れて帰宅

あなたは穏やかに私を待っている

冷やしたメロンと一緒に

 

rain washes me —

finally swelled

my wallet                                                

 

(Second prize, Vrbovsko Haiku 2018)

 

雨が私を洗う-

ようやくふくらんだ

私の財布

 

flock of swans

overtaken by the flight

of a metal eagle                                     

 

 (Praise, Iris Haiku Ivanić Grad 2017)                 

 

白鳥の群れ

飛行に追い越された

メタルイーグルの

 

morning by the sea

the bay networked

with the sunny silk                                 

 

(Mention, Constanta Haiku Romania 2019)    

 

海の朝

湾がつながりを築いた

日当たりの良いシルクと

 

an open door

on the threshold

we touched ourselves by the warmth      

 

 ( Third prize, Haiku Oroslavje 2018)

 

開いたドア

敷居の上

ぬくもりに触れた

 

view to the balcony

one long icicle

cries on the sun                                       

 

(Second prize,Samobor Forbiden Love Haiku Contest-2019)   

 

バルコニーへの眺め

1つの長い氷柱

太陽に叫ぶ

 

oil on canvas

the artist’s brush dived              

into the sea                                              

 

 (Commendation, Japan-Russian Haiku Contest 2018)   

 

画布についている油

画家の絵筆が飛び込んだ

海に

 

— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta

 

Bio:

Štefanija Ludvig, 1950 Struga -Sveti Đurđ- Croatia

She has been publishing lyric, spiritual and reflexive poetry as well as the short stories in Croatian, the Kajkavian Croatian dialect and English.

She successfully participates at poetry competitions and recitals receiving several recognitions and awards. She published 4 poetry collections.

She has been writing haiku since 2013, taking part at domestic and international competitions.

She has been publishing haiku in various common collections, post-contest anthologies and blogs referring to haiku poetry.

She participates at EU Kukai haiku group. She won several awards for her haiku works, and she is present in Croatian Haiku Antology: An Unmown Sky 2000-2018.