Congratulations to Jennie, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Mark Hollingsworth, the winner of our Free Format section!
April 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Blossom
First Place -- 22 Points
all the blossoms …
one grandchild
imitates my sigh
Jennie
(2,3,10) = 22
Second Place -- 17 Points
magnolia blossoms
a line of black cars
follow the hearse
Carmel C. Lively
(1,4,6) = 17
Third Place -- 16 Points
cement truck --
apple blossoms speckle
a worker's boot
Laryalee Fraser
(1,3,7) = 16
Fourth Place -- 15 Points
renewing their vows-
the gentle descent
of cherry blossoms
Marie Summers
(2,3,3) = 15
Fifth Place -- 14 Points
morning gust--
cupped apple blossoms
spill rainwater
bmm
(1,3,5) = 14
Sixth Place -- 12 Points
hide and seek
behind the rusting tractor--
strawberry blossoms
alexx
(0,3,6) = 12
apricot blossoms …
and we thought
the tree had died
Ella W
(0,3,6) = 12
Seventh Place -- 11 Points
family reunion--
cicada husks cling
to the blossoms
Andrew Riutta
(0,2,7) = 11
Eighth Place -- 10 Points
magnolia blossoms
floating in a crystal bowl
-- my grandmother's face
Laura Orabone
(0,3,4) = 10
cool wind
pear blossoms falling
on the apple stump
George Hawkins
(2,0,4) = 10
Ninth Place -- 9 Points
midnight mist
moist blossoms bend
to touch the pond
Carol Raisfeld
(1,2,2) = 9
Tenth Place -- 8 Points
a vulture circles -
the agave blossom
reaches its peak
Allen McGill
(1,0,5) = 8
desert sunrise
ocotillo blossoms
reach for light
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,2,4) = 8
lilac blossoms…
the first carnival
arrives in town
Irene Golas
(0,2,4) = 8
Eleventh Place -- 7 Points
bird courtship
jacaranda blossoms
fall on my head
Israel López Balan
(0,1,5) = 7
death row--
behind the windowless wall
peach blossoms open
Nancy Smith
(2,0,1) = 7
Twelfth Place -- 6 Points
neighbour's plum-orchard
covered with white blossoms
- his head too
D.V. Rozic
(0,1,4) = 6
muffled buzz
bee backs from blossom
dusted gold
Terry Ingram
(1,0,3) = 6
orange blossoms . .
one eye peeks from beneath
the baby blanket
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,1,1) = 6
lilac blossoms
the brimstone's wings
fan the scent
Flatline
(1,1,1) = 6
Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points
before the rain…
in the camellia blossoms,
a spider rests
Kate
(0,0,5) = 5
apple blossoms
on an old knurled tree-
grandpa smiles
Dave Bacharach
(0,2,1) = 5
blossoms twist in the breeze
an old man contemplates
death and taxes
Gary R. Ford
(0,1,3) = 5
again this year
they haven't waited for the leaves-
magnolia blossoms
Bill Kenney
(0,1,3) = 5
up to the street-end
by my cycle again --
cherry blossoms
Tom
(0,2,1) = 5
broken fledgling
amongst scattered
apple blossom
Hugh
(1,1,0) = 5
Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points
spring warmth
among the sakura blossoms
sparrows chirp
john tiong chunghoo
(0,1,2) = 4
magnolia blossoms
the kindness of a stranger
on a louisiana backroad
ed markowski
(0,1,2) = 4
wisping dunes-
a fox pauses to water
primrose blossoms
Darrell Byrd
(0,1,2) = 4
April wind--
her whisper stirs me
under plum blossoms
Earl Keener
(1,0,1) = 4
Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points
broken dream
orange blossoms
in the dust
Patricia A. Laurent
(0,0,3) = 3
in leafless trees
gnarled limbs and thorns
and plum blossoms
Glen Keener
(0,1,1) = 3
long time ago
under the cherry blossoms
our first hug
emile molhuysen
(0,1,1) = 3
shutting door-
the almond blossoms
smell more bitter
Ginka Biliarska
(0,0,3) = 3
carefully cradled
between wounded palms;
cactus blossom
Jason Ferguson
(0,0,3) = 3
dogwood blossoms
clouds
on the loose
Wililam M. Gottlieb
(0,0,3) = 3
dogwood blossoms-
travelling home
to make amends
Clive Oseman
(0,1,1) = 3
tourists gone --
a night breeze
stirs the blossoms
roberta beary
(0,1,1) = 3
cherry blossoms
are dancing in the wind
sun behind clouds
Cornelia
(0,1,1) = 3
grand slam
spring's first blossom
off the bat
Suzume Shi
(1,0,0) = 3
hint of blue
on a rainy day--
gladiolus blossoms
Paul R
(0,1,1) = 3
only the nose
of the hiding rabbit moves--
wolfwillow blossoms
DeVar
(0,0,3) = 3
Free Format Theme: Pawprint (or other animal print)
First Place -- 34 Points
sandpiper
one footprint ahead
of the wave
Mark Hollingsworth
(5,7,5) = 34
Second Place -- 17 Points
low tide
a sandpiper's tracks
in virgin sand
Deborah P Kolodji
(2,4,3) = 17
Third Place -- 15 Points
early spring
hoof prints on the heifer's
shoulders
Dave Bacharach
(0,5,5) = 15
forest pathway
the tractor's tyreprint
full of tadpoles
Flatline
(2,2,5) = 15
Fourth Place -- 14 Points
ignoring
the orange cones…
fresh pawprints
Kate
(1,3,5) = 14
morning fog--
raccoon prints
on the skylight
aom (tim)
(0,2,10) = 14
Fifth Place -- 13 Points
cat
pawprinting
my heart
Linda Marucci
(2,2,3) = 13
Sixth Place -- 12 Points
pawprints
in concrete - all that's left
of our tomcat
Tom
(0,2,8) = 12
Seventh Place -- 11 Points
a long journey
pawprints follow
the same way
Israel López Balan
(1,4,0) = 11
fingerpainting --
sudden giggles follow
the cat's paw prints
Laryalee Fraser
(0,4,3) = 11
Eighth Place -- 10 Points
muddy portage trail
a woodcock probes each moose track
for worms
Edward
(0,3,4) = 10
Ninth Place -- 9 Points
time
covers its tracks in
apple blossoms
William M. Gottlieb
(1,3,0) = 9
sandy sea shore -
a jaguar's footprints
fill with water
Zhanna P. Rader
(2,1,1) = 9
Tenth Place -- 8 Points
November night -
Viewed through a dingy windshield,
catprint on the moon.
Stephen Koritta
(1,1,3) = 8
a butterfly at
a pond - an elephant's
footprint puddle
brahman~narayanan
(0,2,4) = 8
stray cat -
wet pawprints
by the empty bowl
yasuko z
(1,2,1) = 8
Eleventh Place -- 7 Points
early spring. . .
in the spilled cough syrup,
paw prints
Marie Summers
(1,0,4) = 7
wolf moon . . .
fresh paw prints
on the trail
Darrell Byrd
(1,0,4) = 7
Twelfth Place -- 6 Points
fragrant breeze--
beaver footprints circle
the cottonwood
bmm
(0,1,4) = 6
a bamboo flute
its musical footprints still in me
long after the concert
Kala Ramesh
(1,1,1) = 6
glass topped table
sunlight reveals my kitten's
pawprints
teri
(0,1,4) = 6
yellow tape
across the new sidewalk
crow foot prints
ushi
(0,0,6) = 6
Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points
cicada song…
unknown pawprints
end into the night
Marili Deandrea
(0,2,1) = 5
homemade apple pie
animal footprints
at the compost pile
Carmel C. Lively
(0,2,1) = 5
french doors
with expressionist pawprints
… autumn rain
Lorin Ford
(0,2,1) = 5
Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points
tracks pressed into wet
300 million-year-old shale
these hills were tidal
assu
(0,2,0) = 4
a bearpaw buckle--
his fat hand hooked
on it
Paul O. Williams
(1,0,1) = 4
muddy pasture
the foal's unsteady hoofprints
follow its mother's
Sue
(0,1,2) = 4
Christmas Day:
squirrel prints
on the roof
lucindab
(0,1,2) = 4
approaching storm -
a dog's two pawprints
on my pillow
Myron Lysenko
(0,2,0) = 4
Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points
shaman's chest . . .
a faded bear print surrenders
to butterflies
Andrew Riutta
(0,1,1) = 3
dusk settles in the canyon
bear prints walk the trail
to our camp
Gary R. Ford
(0,0,3) = 3
feuding neighbours-
the cat leaves pawprints
along the fence
Clive Oseman
(0,0,3) = 3
dinosaur tracks
in the rock by the river--
abandoned hawk nest
DeVar
(0,0,3) = 3
lone spring meadow -
fresh hoofprints of a horse
and footprints of a man
Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic
(0,1,1) = 3
fresh snow
the interlacing lines
of rabbit prints
George Hawkins
(0,0,3) = 3
pawprints of a cat
on a just written haiku
cold april --
Cornelia
(1,0,0) = 3
snowmelt-
the hoof prints of mountain goats
beside a foaming brook
Nancy Smith
(0,1,1) = 3
in from the rain--
the house guest leaves
paw prints on the toilet seat
Paul R
(0,0,3) = 3