2nd Annual Poet's Choice Kukai 2004

Kigo from Monthly Winners

First Place -- 22 Points

heat lightning--

ice cubes crack

in the lemonade

aom

(2,6,4) = 22

Second Place -- 21 Points

old pond --

the speckled stone

becomes a frog

Carol Raisfeld

(1,7,4) = 21

Third Place -- 18 Points

dog days

the old fence leans towards

its shadow

Sue Stanford

(2,3,6) = 18

Fourth Place -- 16 Points

distant thunder

the spent log collapses

in the fireplace

Allen McGill

(3,1,5) = 16

Fifth Place -- 15 Points

winter branch

the sparrow's roundness

in the wind

Martin Cohen

(2,2,5) = 15

Sixth Place -- 11 Points

deepening dusk - 

an owl adds its voice

to the campfire song

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,3,5) = 11

Seventh Place -- 10 Points

tomatoes on sale

a blind man selects one

for me

Kylie Hooklyn

(2,0,4) = 10

peace rally

red leaves

cover the river

Tore Sverredal

(1,3,1) = 10

distant lightning…

the feel

of a scar

Paul Pfleuger, Jr.

(1,2,3) = 10

winter--

sipping tea

alone

oga

(0,4,2) = 10

Eighth Place -- 9 Points

distant thunder

counting the minutes

during labour

ushi

(0,2,5) = 9

first snow

a hopping sparrow

prints arrows

Grzegorz Sionkowski

(0,2,5) = 9

Ninth Place -- 8 Points

lightning flash

the suckling baby

curls his toes

Aruna

(0,1,6) = 8

Tenth Place -- 7 Points

first snow

on the rusted pump

sunset

Larry Gross

(1,1,2) = 7

spring field

the crow pecks

at its shadow

martin

(0,2,3) = 7

dog days

a copperhead slithers

out of its skin

Robert 

(1,0,4) = 7

Eleventh Place -- 6 Points

garden party

a red beetle lands

on her hat

Audrey Downey

(1,0,3) = 6

red leaves

the house for sale

still sits vacant

Joann

(0,1,4) = 6

spring field -- 

the snowman's broom

on the ground

Flatline

(0,2,2) = 6

campfire

the occasional hiss

of snowflakes

soji

(0,1,4) = 6

afternoon calm--

a bullfrog leaps into

its reflection

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,2,2) = 6

dog days--

a fly in the lemonade

rests now and then

DeVar

(1,0,3) = 6

Twelfth Place -- 5 Points

lightning …

a flash of your photograph

at my bedside

Mark Hollingsworth

(0,2,1) = 5

midnight thunder …

a shaft of moonlight

strikes the pine

Robert Bauer

(0,2,1) = 5

campfire

brass rivets sparkle

in her jeans

Darrell Byrd

(0,1,3) = 5

rumble of thunder

a tomato falls

from the vine

Robert Bauer

(0,2,1) = 5

soup line--

a tattered child makes

the first snow angel

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,2,1) = 5

Thirteenth Place -- 4 Points

first snow

already yellow--

neighbor's dog

oino sakai

(0,1,2) = 4

summer solstice

the first ripe tomato

cut in half

sheila windsor

(0,0,4) = 4

cloudless sky -

ladder against the garage

anchored in red leaves

Debi Faulkner

(0,2,0) = 4

full moon

a beetle carves some light

from a lily

Paul Pfleuger, Jr.

(0,2,0) = 4

Free Form Monthly Winners

First Place -- 31 Points

sunset

the skin of the orange

still warm

sheila windsor

(4,6,7) = 31

Second Place -- 16 Points

prairie sunset

the glow of the cattleman's 

branding iron

Ed Markowski

(2,3,4) = 16

Third Place -- 13 Points

hotel check-in

the pool boy 

filters the moonlight

roberta beary

(1,4,2) = 13

Fourth Place -- 12 Points

the Japanese gardens -

friends taking pictures of

friends taking pictures

Brenda Roberts

(2,1,4) = 12

Fifth Place -- 11 Points

morning dew--

so many suns

on the spider's web

susan bond

(1,2,4) = 11

Sixth Place -- 10 Points

filling pools

all over town

harvest moon

Aruna

(0,3,4) = 10

tidal pool--

another cloud

passes

Mary Lee McClure

(0,4,2) = 10

cold night air

the leaves in my teacup

settling.

Zaida Lysle

(1,2,3) = 10

photograph album

no one left to tell

their stories

Carmel C. Lively

(0,4,2) = 10

Seventh Place -- 9 Points

hot air balloon

the landing field

is full of cows

ushi

(0,2,5) = 9

day moon

a tray of cookies cools

on the window sill

Sue

(1,3,0) = 9

sunset

no one 

looks east

Grzegorz Sionkowski

(0,3,3) = 9

home office

each child's height marked

on the door frame

Carol Raisfeld

(1,1,4) = 9

Eighth Place -- 8 Points

wanting to write

a haiku about cookies, 

I eat the whole jar

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,1,6) = 8

pool party

two shades of lipstick

on one glass

Flatline

(0,2,4) = 8

sunset

my shadow grows

with each step

Origa

(1,1,3) = 8

Ninth Place -- 7 Points

desert air

behind the veil

blue eyes

Paula Fisher

(0,2,3) = 7

casual Friday : 

the office temp's 

purple Mohawk

ushi

(1,1,2) = 7

wedding day

grandmother's gown

walks again

Kylie Hooklyn

(0,0,7) = 7

four generations

of the same nose--

family pictures

DeVar

(1,1,2) = 7

Tenth Place -- 6 Points

the station cat

asleep in the shadow

of my luggage

aom

(0,1,4) = 6

curtains flutter - 

the feel of the air through

half-closed eyes

Carol Raisfeld

(0,3,0) = 6

direct flight --

our luggage takes

the scenic route

Laryalee Fraser

(0,2,2) = 6

fisherman's lunch…

a hawk follows

the bend of the river

Ed Markowski

(0,3,0) = 6

fog on the bridge--

a flicker of headlights

from the other side

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(1,1,1) = 6

Eleventh Place -- 5 Points

sermon over --

on a back pew

cookie crumbs

Laryalee Fraser

(0,1,3) = 5

sleepless night --

counting the headlights

on the wall

Flatline

(0,1,3) = 5

attic dust

bronze baby shoes

and a purple heart

Carol Raisfeld

(0,1,3) = 5

lunch hour

waiters share

a cigarette

aom

(0,1,3) = 5