April 2005 Kukai

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