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 votes 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.
August 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Sunflower
First Place - Fifteen Points
storm clouds
a sunflower faces
the cracked earth
Darrell Byrd
(047 = 15)
Second Place - Twelve Points
cloudy sky -
every sunflower looking
in another direction
Tomislav Maretic
(125 = 12)
sunflowers ~
my grand daughter leaps from
shadow to shadow
deborah russell
(036 = 12)
sunflower seeds
scattered on the sidewalk
a homeless man
Deborah P Kolodji
(214 = 12)
Third Place - Eleven Points
easing off the gas
wild sunflowers
on both sides now
mark e
(043 = 11)
Fourth Place - Nine Points
my yellow straw hat...
every sunflower in the field
turned toward me
Zhanna P. Rader
(122 = 9)
Fifth Place - Eight Points
between green fields
one sunflower blooms
by the ditch
Norman Darlington
(113 = 8)
cloudy afternoon-
munching sunflower seeds
with coffee
angelee deodhar
(113 = 8)
Sixth Place - Seven Points
in summer twilight
the darkening eyes
of sunflowers
Mark Smith
(023 = 7)
cool breeze
a firefly sparks
in the sunflower
Earl Keener
(023 = 7)
Seventh Place - Six Points
big smile
in the girl's hand
a sunflower
w.f. owen
(006 = 6)
a sunflower face
peeks through the gate -
how can we quarrel?
Carol Raisfeld
(022 = 6)
high noon –
sunflower’s shadow seeps
into itself
Nancy Smith
(022 = 6)
in the face
of sunflowers
no time
but the present
Cindy Tebo
(200 = 6) garden party --
a scarecrow supports
the drooping sunflower
Lesley Dahl
(022 = 6)
siesta ~
the drooping sunflower
nodding
Cliff Roberts
(111 = 6)
Eighth Place - Five Points
sunflowers
on a cloudy day
children's laughter
Allen McGill
(021 = 5)
sunflower seeds
the chipmunk jumps
to the bird feeder
Carmel C. Lively
(021 = 5)
a mouse
trembles in the shadow
of the sunflower
Jim Mullins
(021 = 5)
gathering dusk --
the sunflower field
faces west
Andrew Callister
(013 = 5)
Ninth Place - Four Points
summer storm-
the sunflower bows
defeated
Robert John Mestre
(004 = 4)
the sunflower
at night,
a moonflower
r.wilson
(012 = 4)
a hint of autumn ~~
first sunflower to ignore
the morning sun
Edward
(004 = 4)
under the feeder
a squabble of sparrows
a sunflower
Ann K. Schwader
(020 = 4)
dog days--
a grasshopper chews
the sunflower leaf
DeVar
(004 = 4)
sunflower
a blue jay pecks at
the last seeds of sun
Angèle Lux
(020 = 4)
Tenth Place - Three Points
thunderhead
an ant shines
on a sunflower
martin
(011 = 3)
sunflower swaying
with the breeze --
a chickadee clings
Rosa Velt
(003 = 3)
traffic jam--
sticking out of the truckbed
the plastic sunflower
c. lee robinson
(003 = 3)
field of yellow
one sunflower faces
the other way
celia crook
(003 = 3)
cloudless day
the train glides
through a field of sunflowers
Tore Sverredal
(003 = 3)
evening drizzle
the sunflowers
facing west
jane burton
(011 = 3)
Free Format Theme: School Classroom
First Place – Thirteen Points
old desktop
the principal looks for
his initials
Jim Mullins
(037 = 13)
Second Place – Eleven Points
writing his name
with a lot of screeches
the new teacher
emile molhuysen
(124 = 11)
summer breeze ~
the clink of empty swings
circles the schoolyard
deborah russell
(043 = 11)
band practice night
the board approves a quote
for soundproofing
ushi
(124 = 11)
Third Place – Ten Points
first grader's scream
a pet snake
at show and tell
Carmel C. Lively
(026 = 10)
on the book cover
the same name
over and over
c. lee robinson
(034 = 10)
first school day
he hides his glasses
in the pocket
Tore Sverredal
(115 = 10)
Fourth Place – Nine Points
the school bus gone
from room to silent room
the dog follows me
angelee deodhar
(122 = 9)
one-room schoolhouse . . .
initials carved on the desk
from a child long-dead
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(122 = 9)
first day of class
sounds of nervous students
turning new pages.
zaida lysle
(122 = 9)
Fifth Place – Eight Points
the first day of school –
he passes his nursery playground
looking straight a head
Ruzica Mokos
(105 = 8)
august sunlight--
in an empty classroom
the teacher unpacks
Linda P
(024 = 8)
Sixth Place – Six Points
Night school.
A fat moth
trying to get in.
Horst Ludwig
(006 = 6)
with bear in her arms
waking up the teacher
for homeschool
pamela molhuysen
(022 = 6)
sharpening pencils
just to stand beside her
puppy love
oino sakai
(014 = 6)
summer ends--
a school of fish
under the bridge
DeVar
(030 = 6)
abandoned schoolhouse
a horned owl stares
through the broken window
Lesley Dahl
(030 = 6)
Seventh Place – Five Points
art class
the teacher draws the line
no smoking
gillena cox
(005 = 5)
first day of school,
separated twins
both look sad
Nancy Smith
(013 = 5)
kindergarten
the box of crayons
neat as a choir
Earl Keener
(013 = 5)
Eighth Place – Four Points
poker face teacher --
test results placed
facedown on desk
Rosa Velt
(004 = 4)
a familiar voice
from the back of the room
last year's friend
Carol Raisfeld
(012 = 4)
each fall
same red geranium
first grade window
Ann K. Schwader
(012 = 4)
dusty silence
fills the now empty
classroom
n. beck
(101 = 4)
Ninth Place – Three Points
morning class--
shadows of heat waves
rise on the wall
martin
(003 = 3)
a bed of moss
in a closed terrarium
the north star
allen
(100 = 3)
The leaf leaves
its home –
first school day.
Rositsa Yakimova
(003 = 3)
Eighth grade
computers, rules, hearts
break before lunch.
Cheryle Jenson
(011 = 3)
home coming
a combination lock
on the student’s pack
Darrell Byrd
(011 = 3)
chewed eraser
he stares at the blank page
during the exam
Deborah P Kolodji
(003 = 3)
Small troubles,
tears down chubby cheeks –
lost pencil.
Trevor Camp
(011 = 3)