Players: 1. Keith Simmonds, France; 2. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 3. Marina Bellini, Italy; 4. Giovanna Restuccia, Italy; 5. Ana Drobot, Romania; 6. Nikolay Grankin, Russia; 7. Pasquale Asprea- Italy; 8. Billy Antonio, Philippines; 9. Pat Geyer; USA; 10. Nazarena Rampini, Italy; 11. Christine L. Villa, USA; 12. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 13. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 14. Cristina Apetrei, Romania; 15. Henryk Czempiel, Poland; 16. Kaiser v Kahn, Germany
FIRST PLACE
13
silent night
three little masked magi
watching the stars
--Cezar Florescu
VOTE: 233*** SCORE: 17
COMMENT 1: This is traditional in a new norm kind'a way.
COMMENT 2: The mask has become part of our lives and accompanies our winter holidays spirit.
SECOND PLACE
10
take off the mask
to tell my deaf mother
wishes
--Nazarena Rampini, Italy
VOTE: 422*** SCORE: 14
COMMENT 1: This shows that loving is not easy these days.
COMMENT 2: A high sadness haiku. At the pandemic that obsesses us all add a severe comorbidity. How to endure the old mother both?!
THIRD PLACE
14
waiting for Santa
behind the children's masks
the same delight
--Cristina Apetrei
VOTE: 132*** SCORE: 13
COMMENT:
RESULTS CONTINUES
1
Social distancing…
our first Christmas with masks
among family
--Keith Simmonds, France
VOTE: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENT:
2
Santa”s mask –
I recognize it
from a distance
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
VOTE: 1***** SCORE: 01
COMMENT: The mask serves as a kigo for our times. Even Santa Claus wears one, to set a good example for children.
3
festive atmosphere—
a mask with Rudolph's nose
on the shopping list
--Marina Bellini, Bagnolo San Vito (MN) – Italy
VOTE: 21**** SCORE: 04
COMMENT: We accept the fact that we are during the pandemic, we respect the rules and wear masks, yet this does not mean that we cannot have fun. We become creative with the masks as they are here to stay. We turn to the Christmas spirit to help ease our tension and worries regarding the pandemic and the protection of our loved ones.
4
Christmas lights-
eyes above the mask
they look down
--Giovanna Restuccia; Modena, Italy
VOTE: 3***** SCORE: 03
COMMENT:
5
together again -
under the Christmas tree
your mask
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTE: 2***** SCORE: 02
COMMENT: An atypical Christmas. At the mask of Santa Clara is added, seen or just suspected, the anticovid mask. A very interesting company
6
Christmas masks
the hare chasing
the lion
--Nikolay Grankin. Russia, Krasnodar.
VOTE: 31**** SCORE: 05
COMMENT:
7
Misted glasses -
"beautiful the mask" says someone
with the flower design
--Pasquale Asprea- Italy
VOTE: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENT:
8
online shopping
even the masks
in holiday colors
--Billy Antonio, Philippines
VOTE: *2**** SCORE: 04
COMMENT: Thin humour. Online shopping is pandemic specific. But even in these circumstances, the masks have cheerfully colored, because Christmas is coming.
9
the old shopkeeper
gives his son a Santa mask...
hides it 'neath the tree
--Pat Geyer; East Brunswick, NJ USA
VOTE: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENT:
11.
getting more hellos
with my smiley mask
sunny winter
--Christine L. Villa, USA
VOTE: 32**** SCORE: 07
COMMENT: The mask with a smiley face becomes like an avatar on online social media, and no longer serves to hide ourselves but to express ourselves
12
snowflakes
on her covered lips:
"Merry Christmas!"
--Lucia Cardillo - Rodi Garganico (FG) Italy
VOTE: 131*** SCORE: 10
COMMENT: This haiku shows the ways in which we adapt our language of gestures to the conditions of the covid-19 pandemic. We adapt our facial expressions to our mask, our mask becomes a means to express ourselves. We use a snowflake on the mask to compensate for the smile hidden by the mask which says Happy Holidays.
15
to see the mask
only on Jim Carrey's face
Christmas wishes
--Henryk Czempiel, Poland
VOTE: 23**** SCORE: 08
COMMENT: Funny in a new norm sad kind'a way.
16
Christmas Eve
red face masks filtering
old carols
--Kaiser v Kahn, Germany
VOTE: 2*2*** SCORE: 08
COMMENT:
