Players: 1.Alex Serban, Romania; 2. Cara Holman, USA; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 4. Caude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland ; 5.Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 6. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 7. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 8. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 9. Stella Pierides, DE/UK; 10. Michael OBrein, Ireland; 11. John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert; 12.Christine L. Villa, USA ; 13. Dan Iulian, Bucharest Romania; 14. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 15. Diane Mayr, USA; 16. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 17. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 18. Rita B. Fox, The Netherlands; 19. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 20. John McDonald, Scotland; 21. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 22.William Kenney, UISA; 23. Andronic Andra, Romania; 24. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 25. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;
FIRST PLACE
19
grandmother -
she recognizes us
by touch
Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland;
Votes: 423*** Points: 17
Comment: very moving
SECOND PLACE
14
mother explains
grandmother's recipe -
autumn rain --Bouwe
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comment:
17
at the window
buds on plum branches...
grandmother's smile
--Magdalena Dale, Romania
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comment:
THIRD PLACE
7
in sepia colours
my grandmother
at my age
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:62**** Points: 10
Comment:
RESULTS CONTINUES
1
ring a little bell -
visiting grandmother
on her birthday
--alex serban
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:
2
grandma’s old letters
the lingering scent
of heirloom roses
--Cara Holman
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comment:
3
blossomed chesnut trees -
hand in hand two damaged toys
grandma and grandpa
--STOPS
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:
4
Although she is gone
Grandmother is still present
In some good old songs
--claude lopez-ginisty
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:
5
grandma's window-
feeding a large cuckoo chick,
a small reed warbler
--Rita Odeh
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:
6
blue velvet coat
still keeps me warm...
grandmother's favorite
--Pat
Votes: 2*2*** Points: 08
Comment:
8
mum washes
her mother ... will these soldiers
come?
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:
9
grandmother’s drawer
a dried rose and a thimble
full of soil
--Stella Pierides, DE/UK
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comment:
10
snow falling -
a memory of
grandmother’s cooking
--Michael O'Brien
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:
11
at grandmother’s house
colorful quits on each bed--
fresh bread baking
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comment:
12
white tulips
my grandmother beats me
at blackjack
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes: 3*2*** Points: 09
Comment:
13
Memories-
the grandmother talking
to the Virgin Mary.
--Dan Iulian
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comment:
15
grandma's closet...
half-finished projects
left behind
--Diane
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comment:
16
pure white
my wedding dress
his grandmother wore
--Irena Szewczyk, Poland
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:
18
at my grandmothers house
always the smell of ...
baked cookies
--Rita B. Fox
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comment:
20
full moon -
grandmother's
pandrops
--John Mcdonald
Votes: 1**1** Points: 05
Comment:
21
convivial glow
in the family party...
grandmother's rum punch
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comment:
22
spring begins –
my grandmother's first look
at my son
--BILL KENNEY
Notes:PS: He was the 25th great grandchild she lived to see. This, of course, is a memory-ku. John is now 47.
Votes: 112*** Points: 09
Comment:
23
the sunset -
in my granny's chest
old letters
--Andronic Andra; Romania
Votes: 33**** Points: 09
Comment:
24
winter night -
my granny tells me about
Penelope's cloth
-- Ailoaei Cristina
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:
25
on dying bed -
my granny gives me
her wedding ring
--Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comment:
LATE ENTRY
26
bus stop -
grandmother goes back
to empty home
--Robert Kania, Poland
27
granma's oil-down...
the shopkeeper wiping her fingers
with plain brown paper
--Virgil Babb, Trinidad and Tobago
