SUGAR HAIKU COLLECTION 2006
TEN MILLION SUGAR BAGS
to spread 74 haikus
ranked at the International Haiku Poetry Contest in Italian,
4th Edition - Year 2006
edited by Cascina Macondo

you too can cooperate sweetly
to the diffusion and knowledge of Haiku in Italy
utilizing our sugar bags in your house,
public bar, club, office,
making a present to your friends
who in turn will utilize them at home
when they offer a cup of tea or coffee to their friends.

TECHNICAL DATA ABOUT THE SUGAR BAGS
Lots in boxes of 10 kilograms
Each box encloses about 2,000 bags
Each bag contains about 5 grams of sugar (standard dosage for coffee in pubs)
Each box encloses 8 assorted Haikus
sugar bag’s dimensions: 7,0 x 4,5 cm
colours: blue characters on white bag

Cost of each box 16.50 euro + vat (10%)
+ about 9.00 euro for mail charges (italian mail tariffs)

YOU MAY ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE PRODUCER
CLICKING HERE
Delivery times about 15 days

THE COMPLETE COLLECTION 2006
OF THE HAIKU SUGAR PACKS
(84 packs: 74 Haikus of the International Contest, 6 Haikus out of Contest,
4 messages printed at the rear of the packs)
IS EXPOSED IN A GLASS SHOW-CASE AT CASCINA MACONDO
(for information about the complete collection CLICK HERE

TO ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE PRODUCER ONE OR MORE BOXES
OF SUGAR BAGS WITH THE DESIRED HAIKUS
JUST INDICATE THE NUMBER OF THE RELEVANT BLOCK

box macondo 1 – haiku 1/8
Franco Galato -The fog grows deeper/the ringbell of the tramcar/is getting farther
Jim Kacian-new green leaves/a child I don't know/waves to me
Livia Cesarin-Suddenly, perchance,/a cricket on my left hand./While I was reading
Terry Olivi-A year has passed by-/In the magnolia tree too/an annual ring more
Serena Bacchiarri -Everything's ready,/like springtime getting near/here comes the bride
Alessandro Novellini-In a windy March/From the toilet outside/we can hear a cough
Alberta Del Chiaro-A flowery shawl/to soothe a light shivering/The wind of April
Andrea Falegnami-Super-telly blue/on the blossoming cherry/the beautiful goal

box macondo 2 – haiku 9/16
Milena Signorini-All in a blossom/the path of the cherry trees/and the young maidens
Olga Neagu-On the white plum tree/the hooded crow is sitting -/it's nice all the same
Carlo Bramanti -Me and my shadow/on a luminous carpet -/almond trees in bud.
Laura Roberta Santamaria-Light as a feather/on disorderly petals/an attempt to fly
Paola Carrea-A hemline of light/is embroidering the clouds/It rains somewhere else
Angela Domingo –classe 3D –Elementare “Manzoni”-Hail stones are dropping./Little bells tinkling, tinkling/upon the pavement.
classe 5 B–Elementare “O.Foglietta”-The leaf is playing/and turning into a flower/in the full sunlight.
Martina Delmedico-classe 4-Elementare Triggiano -Here the clouds/lay down playing/on the green meadow

box macondo 3 – haiku 17/24
Felice La Medica - Associazione Vivere -TO-by my hand/light little plant/I put in the pot
Mariateresa Verdirame -like green eyes/the small almonds/soft at the touch
Maria Cira Marrone-And among the ears of wheat,/like sea wave,/cornflowers.
Emilian Ratis - classe 2A-Elementare “Tommaseo” -TO-beautiful/dad’s flowers in the garden/my haiku
Guy Vanden Broeck -The ladybird/climbs a blade of grass/already bending
Eduard Tarã-So near -/a cobweb/between two butterflies
Giulia Perna - 2B-El. Convitto Nazionale “Umberto I” (TO)-pounding raspberry/in the groove mum/what a nice smell
Alessandra Gallo-the lake at dawn -/the moon above me/the moon below

box macondo 4 – haiku 25/32
Carmela,Rosa,Caterina, Bruna,Stefano,Michelina)- VI Circ. TO-frog leaping/from leave to water/blooming flowers
Sirio Zot-out of the basil/bought at the marketplace:/a cricket comes up!
Norma Bombelli-Sultry evening,/the first cricket-chirp/yawning already.
Luca Martinelli -Trembling on the lake/the reflection of a mountain:/the goose drinks it.
Antonio César Libonati Bianchi -still in the air/posing for the photo/the hummingbird
Rudi Stopar -crescent moon/in the curtain pleat/a moth
Gianfranco Zampedri-breaks of light/on those picking snails/after the rain
Luca Grazian-summer day/in puddles left behind/faces go by

box macondo 5 – haiku 33/40
Tonino Bergera-Silver fox/between car lights and moon./Exchange of glances
Rafis Raham-classe 3D-Elementare “Manzoni” –TO-Hidden food/in the kneading trough./Black ants.
Francesco Mulè-2A –El. Convitto Nazionale “Umberto I”-TO-frogs leaping/in the dark of the night/on the pavement
Boris Nazansky-pure white light/of the moon glides/on the olives
Bogdanka Stojanovski -The wind rocks/the paper streetlights/samba rhythm
Vanes Ferlini-Even the last/cicada on the platan trees/slowly goes out
Rob Flipse -infinite sea/fish comes bird/my name is called
Pietro Bebawy-classe 3D – Elementare “Manzoni” -TO-Seaweeds on rocks/slowly waving./Waltz in the sea.

box macondo 6 – haiku 41/48
Alessandro Gallieri -Moonlight/bending tired heads/the sunflowers
Giuditta, Alessandro, Alessandra, Giuseppe, Angela, Marina-VI Circ.-TO-full of people/shopping with mum/the pomegranates
Luciana Moretto -flights of starlings/at dusk: a ritual/a dizzy spell
Anna Tancredi-Amid dry stubbles/the white muzzle of a goat./Behind it, the night.
Dusko Matas-at dusk/the sound of a bell tower/empties the streets
Oscar Luparia -October paints/the leafage in the wood/with a bit of red
Giuditta, Alessandro, Alessandra, Giuseppe, Angela, Marina-VI Circ.-TO-looking at the rocks/near the trees/dad fishing
Germana Gottero -Associazione Vivere -TO-moved/putting off the candle/and the blue sky

box macondo 7 – haiku 49/56
Elena Giraudo -Fog rising./On the date plum tree/a raven caws.
Silvija Butkovic -Wet glass,/next to the drop/I stop my finger.
Frans Terryn -Stars on the glass -/the child brushes them/with his big toe
Gloria Venturini -Autumn leaves/confetti in the wind/homeless
Sergio Tresin Satalich -In yellow tails/going to his last party/the old elm tree
Laura Bossi-Autumn light:/it tastes like embers/and tired shadows.
classe 3° -Elementare “G.Cena Aré” -TO-Chilly night/Mum’s washing/is frozen
Alessandro Morello-classe 3°-El “Vittorio Amedeo II”-TO-Early morning,/running to school./Frosted grass.

box macondo 8 – haiku 57/64
Jadranka Vucak -Milky way/The timber is neat/Here for the winter
Amerigo Iannacone-Pouring with rain:/in the fireplace the wood/crackles and croons
Massimiliano Fiorin-Garden in December./In the corner/a reddish cyclamen.
Carla Lorizzo -Little girl’s laughter:/umbrella hopping/under rain and snow
Fabrizio Casali -Child’s delight:/from every window/snowflakes!
Grazia Valente-Rippling slowly/the milk on the cooker/winter sunrise
Lella Buzzacchi -all in white/surprised by the snow/tiny blackbird
Maurizio Marota -In the pine forest/just a swing./Winter wind.

box macondo 9 – haiku 65/72
Rita M. Ch. Marchesoni -a good paper bag/of hot chestnuts/child anew
Simonetta Pedrelli -Days go by/gnarled and tired hands/until the evening
Geert Verbeke -so lonely/without my book of haiku/and my kite
Vinciane Saelens -on the table/two chillies/for next summer
Cristiana Lavanga -Rainy March-Walls oozing with echoes/news and forks
Liette Janelle-In the ikebana/sitting all alone/the red rose
Emma Bonaguri -classe 3 B – Elementare “De Amicis”-Forlì-Year-old lines/natural sculpture,/grandfather tree
Mariano Gemini -washing the wrinkles/of the old fisherman/the sea frost

box macondo 10 – haiku 73/80
Jim Kacian-a prisoner's letter/the wide spaces/between words
classe 5 A-Elementare Vagli di Sotto - Lucca-Under the water/my village stagnates/in its silence.
Out of Contest-Sono Uchida-gli alberi spogli/sulle sponde del fiume/ora s’ignorano
Out of Contest-Pietro Tartamella- vecchio albero/lungo la strada spoglio/come mio padre
Out of Contest-Fabrizio Virgili-pigra calura/dal cavo delle mani/bevo la luna
Out of Contest-Yosa Buson-Caduti i fiori/tra i rami degli alberi/il tempio appare
Out of Contest-Kobayashi Issa-Nel convolvolo/soffia il suo naso/ragazza in fiore
Out of Contest-Jack Kerouac-notte perfetta/la luna rovinata/da liti in famiglia