Congratulations to Carol Raisfeld, whose poem you chose as the best "kigo" entry of the year!
Congratulations also to Andrea Gradidge, whose poem you chose as the best "free format" entry of the year!
In the listing below, after each poem the author is listed, and then a three digit code revealing how many 3-point, 2-point, and 1-point points were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.
(214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
First Annual Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: various
First Place -- 26 Points
winter rain
one flowered umbrella
at the funeral
Carol Raisfeld
jan2003
(1,6,11) = 26
Second Place -- 20 Points
morning fog
the creak of boats
at anchor
OwenB
may2003
(2,5,4) = 20
Third Place -- 19 Points
morning fog
the sound the river makes
when I close my eyes
Marjorie Buettner
may2003
(1,5,6) = 19
Fourth Place -- 14 Points
mail call …
the scent of violets
from home
Carol Raisfeld
apr2003
(0,5,4) = 14
first day of school --
the bus slowly taken
by the morning fog
Peter H. Pache
may2003
(1,4,3) = 14
Fifth Place -- 13 Points
on spread legs
the deer is drinking
it's reflection
Emile Molhuysen
nov2002
(2,2,3) = 13
Sixth Place -- 10 Points
lalique hummingbird--
a thousand pieces
of scattered sun
Kathy Lippard Cobb
feb2003
(1,3,1) = 10
Seventh Place -- 9 Points
storm clouds
a sunflower faces
the cracked earth
Darrell Byrd
aug2003
(0,2,5) = 9
Sunset deepens . . .
blackbirds on the lawn
become the darkness
karma tenzing wangchuk
oct2002
(1,1,4) = 9
the sun is setting -
even an ant on the wall
has a long shadow
Tomislav Maretic
jul2003
(3,0,0) = 9
Eighth Place -- 8 Points
heavy frost
I lean deeper
into him
Naia
dec2002
(1,1,3) = 8
cloudy sky -
every sunflower looking
in another direction
Tomislav Maretic
aug2003
(0,2,4) = 8
climbing over the fence
my younger sister
and honeysuckle
Deborah Russell
jun2003
(1,2,1) = 8
Ninth Place -- 7 Points
deserted wharf
swept by winter rain--
the neon crab blinks
Ellen Compton
jan2003
(0,2,3) = 7
after the funeral
the seeds she ordered
in today's mail
Roberta Beary
mar2003
(0,2,3) = 7
Tenth Place -- 6 Points
row of coral bells
a hummingbird
rings each one
OwenB
feb2003
(0,2,2) = 6
Eleventh Place -- 5 Points
morning frost -
your long absence
deepens
Rob Scott
dec2002
(1,1,0) = 5
Twelfth Place -- 4 Points
frost in the air
the line of swallows ends
with a sparrow
Johannes Manjrekar
dec2002
(0,1,2) = 4
divorce papers
I pick the nuts out of
the waldorf salad
Carmel C. Lively
sep2002
(0,1,2) = 4
sunflowers~
my grand daughter leaps from
shadow to shadow
Deborah Russell
aug2003
(0,1,2) = 4
bamboo cage
a finch feeding seed
to the mirror
Darrell Byrd
mar2003
(0,1,2) = 4
Gettysburg --
a stone hand reaches
through morning fog
Earl Keener
may2003
(0,0,4) = 4
deer tracks -
imagining my garden
beneath the snow
Carol Raisfeld
nov2002
(0,1,2) = 4
red hibiscus
a hummingbird in place
above her ear
Darrell Byrd
feb2003
(0,2,0) = 4
Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points
melted snow
where a ewe has slept
wild violets
Ray MacKenzie
apr2003
(0,1,1) = 3
almost bedtime…
one last walnut shell
ignites the embers
Sheila Windsor
sep2002
(0,1,1) = 3
night clouds--
the blind man plucks an acorn
from his tin cup
Kathy Lippard Cobb
sep2002
(0,1,1) = 3
honeysuckle
a cloud of gnats drifts
over the pond
martin
jun2003
(0,0,3) = 3
easing off the gas
wild sunflowers
on both sides now
mark e
aug2003
(0,1,1) = 3
fog swirls
through the boat yard -
winter rain
Darrell Byrd
jan2003
(0,1,1) = 3
afterward --
the scent of violets
in her lingerie
Carole MacRury
apr2003
(0,1,1) = 3
sunflower seeds
scattered on the sidewalk
a homeless man
Deborah P Kolodji
aug2003
(0,0,3) = 3
Free Format Theme: various
First Place -- 19 Points
open windows
a lullaby sung
in Cantonese
Andrea Gradidge (ushi)
Jul2003
(1,7,2) = 19
Second Place -- 13 Points
in my shadow
I see more deeply
into the water
Nancy Smith
Feb2003
(2,3,1) = 13
Third Place -- 10 Points
her last canvas --
the artist captures
a fading sunset
Rosa Velt
jun2003
(0,4,2) = 10
moving day
echoes in a house
no longer my home
Kate Creighton
jan2003
(0,2,6) = 10
Fourth Place -- 9 Points
old desktop
the principal looks for
his initials
Jim Mullins
Aug2003
(0,3,3) = 9
sketchpad --
sunlight inches
towards the fly
Martin
jun2003
(1,2,2) = 9
winter night
an empty train disappears
into falling snow
Pamela Molhuysen
mar2003
(1,2,2) = 9
sidewalk café -
an alley cat licks
spilled latte
Darrell Byrd
May2003
(1,2,2) = 9
Fifth Place -- 8 Points
dried clay on his hands
the potter
rolls a cigarette
w.f. owen
jun2003
(1,1,3) = 8
summer breeze ~
the clink of empty swings
circles the schoolyard
Deborah Russell
Aug2003
(1,2,1) = 8
pencil shavings--
the student's tongue
curls and uncurls
DeVar Dahl
Jun2003
(2,0,2) = 8
Sixth Place -- 7 Points
garden sculptures
children strike poses
near a sunlit wall
Allen McGill
May2003
(0,2,3) = 7
cobblestone alley
his cane
knows the way
w.f. owen
apr2003
(1,1,2) = 7
summer music --
pebbles being carried
in and out with the tide
Rosa Velt
Jul2003
(0,2,3) = 7
bicycling
through plum blossoms --
a sudden gust
Carole MacRury
mar2003
(0,2,3) = 7
Seventh Place -- 6 Points
cooler nights -
the curve of your back
nestled in mine
Carol Raisfeld
sep2002
(0,1,4) = 6
light rain
the moving van
pulls away
Linda Papanicoulauo
Mar 2003
(0,2,2) = 6
on the book cover
the same name
over and over
C. Lee Robinson
Aug2003
(1,0,3) = 6
the widow's house
window by window
lights go out
Carol Raisfeld
jan2003
(0,2,2) = 6
on grandma's brass lamp
three generations
of fingerprints
Cindy Tebo
oct2002
(0,2,2) = 6
boundary waters
the cry of the loon
by my canoe
Deborah P. Kolodji
mar2003
(0,1,4) = 6
spring rain --
we bicycle through
the scent of violets
Hortensia Anderson
mar2003
(1,0,3) = 6
cooler days
a fallen leaf twists
on a strand of web
Sue
sep2002
(0,3,0) = 6
Eighth Place -- 5 Points
campfire shadows--
pine smoke flavors
the pork and beans
DeVar Dahl
Feb2003
(0,1,3) = 5
village heat--
a donkey's ear twitches
out of its hat
Martin
nov2002
(0,1,3) = 5
autumn leaves -
children crowd around
the fallen nest
Carol Raisfeld
dec2002
(0,0,5) = 5
Ninth Place -- 4 Points
first grader's scream
a pet snake
at show and tell
Carmel C. Lively
Aug2003
(0,1,2) = 4
October night
the neighbor's bug lamp catches
nothing but snow
OwenB
oct2002
(1,0,1) = 4
daybreak --
windows across the valley
turn rose gold
Hortensia Anderson
apr2003
(0,2,0) = 4
summer garden--
frog and stone bathed
in moonlight
Sheila Windsor
May2003
(1,0,1) = 4
howling wind
an abandoned nest clings
to the moon
Rob Scott
dec2002
(0,1,2) = 4
first school day
he hides his glasses
in the pocket
Tore Sverredal
Aug2003
(0,0,4) = 4
Tenth Place -- 3 Points
band practice night
the board approves a quote
for soundproofing
Andrea Gradidge (ushi)
Aug2003
(0,1,1) = 3
heatwave
the painful sound
of violin practice
Celia Crook
Jul2003
(0,1,1) = 3
writing his name
with a lot of screeches
the new teacher
Emile Molhuysen
Aug2003
(0,0,3) = 3
open house
laughter spills out
on the porch
Carmen Sterba
Jan2003
(0,0,3) = 3
Sunday morning
in the steeple's shadow
virgin snow
Carol Raisfeld
feb2003
(0,1,1) = 3