3rd Annual Poet's Choice Kukai 2005

Kigo from Year 3

First Place -- 22 pts

winter dusk – 

silently a snow owl 

changes trees

Zhanna P. Rader 

(2,3,10) = 22 pts

Second Place – 18 pts

origami class 

a purple heron nests 

on every desk

~~~ 

ò¿ó 

Owen Burkhart

- Third Place – 14 pts

only the waterfall 

just as it was… 

second honeymoon

ed markowski 

(1,2,7) = 14 pts

moonlit swim . . . 

the galaxy moves 

around me

Kathy Lippard Cobb 

(1,2,7) = 14 pts

clear night – 

a lone pine points 

to the moon

Ella W. 

(0,4,6) = 14 pts

Fourth Place – 13 pts

highway rest stop— 

a heron stretches 

its neck

Laryalee Fraser 

(1,4,2) = 13 pts

Fifth Place – 12 pts

winter dusk 

into each furrow 

a darker crow

Ian Daw 

(1,2,5) = 12 pts

Sixth Place – 11 pts

indian summer 

the old cat rubs against 

a pumpkin

--ushi 

(1,3,2) = 11 pts

the pine tree’s shadow 

slips into the pond 

-spring evening

raven 

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

down sunlit rocks 

pulling a river behind it 

the waterfall

Bill Kenney 

(0,3,5) = 11

nightfall 

a firefly blinks its way 

toward Mars

ed markowski 

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

winter solstice 

a flight of geese 

interrupt the moon

soji 

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

Seventh Place – 10 pts

first robins… 

still no letter 

from the front

Zhanna P. Rader 

(2,0,4) = 10 pts

moth 

I want in 

too

William M. Gottlieb 

(1,2,3) = 10 pts

after our swim 

the taste of salt 

on your body

Bill Kenney 

(0,4,2) = 10 pts

- Eighth Place – 9 pts

- the widow’s gate 

clangs into the latch— 

winter dusk

Beverley George 

(1,2,2) = 9 pts

talk of separation 

we reach for the same 

pine cone

sheila windsor 

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

in the shop 

a moth and I selecting 

a wool sweater

D.V.Rozic 

((0,3,3) = 9 pts

- Ninth Place – 8 pts

- cement truck – 

apple blossoms speckle 

a worker’s boot

Laryalee Fraser 

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

Tenth Place – 7 pts

polaris— 

a north wind levels 

the chimney smoke

DeVar 

(1,2,0) = 7 pts

glassy lake 

a sudden icy wind 

wrinkles the stars

bmm 

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

little league tryouts 

a robin 

in the outfield

Mark Hollingsworth 

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

mud puddle 

a child teaches the worm 

how to swim

Owen Burkhart 

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Eleventh Place – 6 pts

midnight swim— 

every move 

sparkles

Mary Lee McClure 

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

Mother’s Day— 

a bit of sky 

in the robin’s nest

George Hawkins 

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

sunset— 

the waterfall 

on fire

Mary Lee McClure 

(0,3,0) = 6 pts

- Twelfth Place – 5 pts

- spring rain— 

the pine cone caught 

in an eddy

aom (tim) 

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

red tide— 

a lone heron circles 

the lighthouse

Kathy Lippard Cobb 

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

morning twilight— 

wintering snow geese 

cloud the marsh

bmm 

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

--- Thirteenth Place – 4 pts

---- Indian summer 

moonshine slowly drips 

into a tin cup

Edward 

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

swim meet 

her eyes bluer 

than the water

Earl Keener 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

a yellowed postcard 

falls from the book— 

indian summer

Earl Keener 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

small town gossip— 

a pair of robins fly 

from tree to tree

DeVar 

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

first robin— 

a gift from 

the cat

Dave Bacharach 

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Fourteenth Place – 3 pts

magnolia blossoms 

a line of black cars 

follow the hearse

Carmel C. Lively-Westerman 

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Indian summer – 

the cricket in the house 

gets louder

Zhanna P. Rader 

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

water’s edge – 

the goose touches 

its own beak

susan bond 

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Free Format from Year 3

First Place -- 25 pts

sheep country – 

passing clouds graze 

the hilltop

Lorin Ford 

(4,3,7) = 25 pts

Second Place -- 23 pts

sandpiper 

one footprint ahead 

of the wave

Mark Hollingsworth 

(1,5,10) = 23 pts

still water 

a dragonfly holds tightly 

to its reflection

Linda Chambers 

(0,8,7) = 23 pts

Third Place -- 19 pts

autumn wake-- 

the widow's tremor 

in her coffee

Ron Moss 

(1,6,4) = 19 pts

Fourth Place -- 15 pts

ten years drought-- 

he closes the barn door 

for the last time

Laryalee Fraser 

(2,2,5) = 15 pts

bread in the oven-- 

the baker opens 

his lunchbox

max verhart 

(1,4,4) = 15 pts

Fifth Place – 13 pts

childhood lane 

strange people stare 

from familiar doors

john tiong chunghoo 

(0,5,3) = 13 pts

Sixth Place – 12 pts

spring cleaning done . . . 

a window spider starts 

a new web

Darrell Byrd 

(1,1,7) = 12 pts

homesick— 

only the moon 

looks familiar

Earl Keener 

(0,2,10) = 12 pts

Seventh Place – 11 pts

Mother’s Day: 

my son serves the takeout 

on china

Irene Golas 

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

full moon 

a white cat prowls 

the tennis court

Laryalee Fraser 

(0,4,3) = 11 pts

Eighth Place – 9 pts

talking divorce 

he pours his coffee 

then mine

roberta beary 

(2,1,1) = 9 pts

scent of coffee… 

my cat opens 

one eye

Marili Deandrea 

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

post game interview 

the space between 

the goalie’s teeth

ed markowski 

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

summer heat 

I stop to yawn 

with the lions

Marie Summers 

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

Ninth Place – 7 pts

watercolor class— 

everyone starts 

with blue

Ami 

(0,3,1) = 7 pts

unfinished chores – 

so many butterflies 

invade the garden

brahman-narayanan 

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

full moon 

I put the knife 

beside the round bread

Petar Tchouhov 

(0,2,3) – 7 pts

pizza delivery— 

opening the door 

to Orion

Scott Mason 

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Tenth Place – 6 pts

early spring 

hoof prints on the heifer’s 

shoulders

Dave Bacharach 

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

sick-room window 

slowly a butterfly 

opens its wings

sheila windsor 

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

storm clouds 

the tugboat moves deeper 

into each wave

Owen Burkhart 

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

baby flamingo— 

the toddler offers 

her bottle

Kathy Lippard Cobb 

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

Eleventh Place – 4 pts

restaurant chatter— 

a child grins through 

the goldfish

Kathy Lippard Cobb 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

forest pathway 

the tractor’s tyreprint 

full of tadpoles

Flatline 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

morning rain. . . 

aftershocks 

in my coffee

Marie Summers 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

low tide 

a sandpiper’s tracks 

in virgin sand

Deborah P Kolodji 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

winter sun 

buffing the leaves 

of the jade plant

w.f. owen 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

Twelfth Place – 3 pts

biking to the park 

a new pitcher’s mitt 

on the handlebars

Carol Raisfeld 

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

midsummer’s eve 

thick clouds erase 

the moon

Marie 

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

new fishing rod – 

borrowing an old line 

he phones in sick

Laryalee Fraser 

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

morning sickness – 

he blames the red wine 

she didn’t drink

--ushi 

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

first hot day 

the splat 

of a water balloon

Ed Markowski 

(0,0,3) = 3

scattered for the birds 

even bread is too heavy 

after her chemo

Chandra Bales 

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Chinese takeout— 

once again she prefers 

my order

Dave Bacharach 

(0,0,3) = 3 pts