August 2004 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Dog Days

First Place -- 28 Points

dog days

the old fence leans towards

its shadow

Sue Stanford

(2,4,14) = 28

Second Place -- 19 Points

dog days

a copperhead slithers

out of its skin

Robert 

(0,6,7) = 19

Third Place -- 18 Points

dog days--

a fly in the lemonade

rests now and then

DeVar

(1,5,5) = 18

Fourth Place -- 17 Points

dog day afternoon - 

he preaches salvation

over mint juleps

sara winteridge

(1,5,4) = 17

Fifth Place -- 14 Points

Dog day…

a bank of clouds

stalls on the horizon

Ed Markowski

(0,4,6) = 14

dog days

once again the cicada's cry

fills the cemetery

Earl Keener

(0,2,10) = 14

Sixth Place -- 13 Points

dog day night ---

I dream, covered

by the moon

Carol Raisfeld

(0,4,5) = 13

dog day stillness - 

a horse blinks away

his flies . . .

Carole MacRury

(0,2,9) = 13

Seventh Place -- 12 Points

dog days -- 

in each shadow

a stray

Nancy Smith

(0,5,2) = 12

dog days

the vulture sits

motionless

Peter H. Pache

(0,2,8) = 12

Eighth Place -- 10 Points

dog days

a tree frog leaps

from its shadow

martin

(1,1,5) = 10

Ninth Place -- 9 Points

head propped

on the empty water dish

dog days

Allen McGill

(0,0,9) = 9

dog days

a mirage shimmers

the highway

Carmel C. Lively

(0,2,5) = 9

dog days

the suction cup lets go

of the suncatcher

Joann

(0,1,7) = 9

Tenth Place -- 7 Points

dog days -- 

a whiff of my neighbor's 

barbecue

Laryalee Fraser

(0,3,1) = 7

dog day--

I pull a red dress

from the closet

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,1,5) = 7

dog day heat---

a wasp makes us alive

one by one

Grzegorz Sionkowski

(0,2,3) = 7

Eleventh Place -- 6 Points

dog days:

my computer

freezes up

oino sakai

(0,0,6) = 6

Tucson dog days

a poplar growing through

a rusted sun roof

linda galloway

(0,2,2) = 6

dog days

an air-conditioner whines

at the sunrise

Mark Hollingsworth

(0,2,2) = 6

dog day . . . 

blossom to blossom

a hummingbird

H. Gene Murtha

(0,2,2) = 6

a hound snores

under the porch . . . 

dog days of summer

David Bewley

(1,0,3) = 6

Twelfth Place -- 5 Points

his tongue hangs out

twice as long as usual--

these dog days

Paul O. Williams

(0,1,3) = 5

dog days

I save a wasp from drowning

in the salad dressing

Tore Sverredal

(1,0,2) = 5

dog days

the cat laying under the AC

till dusk

kawazu

(0,1,3) = 5

Thirteenth Place -- 4 Points

dog day blue

the calm

in the heat

john tiong chunghoo

(0,1,2) = 4

the same sentence

over and over -- 

dog day haze

roberta beary

(0,1,2) = 4

sunlight filled

with cicada buzz

dog day haze

greg lammers

(0,1,2) = 4

dog days--

a chorus of crickets

each night

Owen Burkhart

(0,0,4) = 4

Fourteenth Place -- 3 Points

dog days of summer

rabbits remain

in the shade

Audrey Downey

(0,1,1) = 3

dog days

cat and I footprint

the flagstones

sheila windsor

(0,0,3) = 3

iced tea glasses sweat

rocking in the moonlight

dog day evening

Rose Marie Stutts

(0,0,3) = 3

dog days

the chow seeking

the tree's shadow

bre ;^)

(0,0,3) = 3

dog day golf

a pup stretches his belly

on the damp green

Darrell Byrd

(0,0,3) = 3

lazy dog days

Sirius rises with the sun

as I turn over

Deborah P Kolodji

(1,0,0) = 3

dog days hang

on winds from the south

green thunderclouds

J Blain

(0,0,3) = 3

Free Format Theme: Cookies

First Place -- 20 Points

day moon

a tray of cookies cools

on the window sill

Sue 

(0,4,12) = 20

Second Place -- 17 Points

distant crow---

my last cookie falls

from its beak

Israel L. Balan

(2,3,5) = 17

sermon over --

on a back pew

cookie crumbs

Laryalee Fraser

(2,2,7) = 17

wanting to write

a haiku about cookies,

I eat the whole jar

Zhanna P. Rader

(1,3,8) = 17

Third Place -- 14 Points

cookies

our footsteps

quicken

sheila windsor

(1,3,5) = 14

Fourth Place -- 12 Points

January moon

in the office window

an almond cookie

J Blain

(0,4,4) = 12

Fifth Place -- 11 Points

Oaschsmeal cookie…

remembering grandmother's 

broken english

Ed Markowski

(1,1,6) = 11

cookie crumbs

a finger finds the hole

in my pocket

Darrell Byrd

(0,2,7) = 11

tattered diary--

cookie crumbs and memories

beneath lock and key

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(1,2,4) = 11

remembering

cookies and milk--

a mother cries

Owen Burkhart

(1,3,2) = 11

Sixth Place -- 10 Points

toothless

spitting pecans out of 

her shortbread cookie

bre ;^)

(1,2,3) = 10

stop light

brushing cookie crumbs

off my sunburn

ushi

(0,3,4) = 10

Seventh Place -- 9 Points

summer comfort --

warm sugar cookies

dipped in cold milk

Carol Raisfeld

(0,2,5) = 9

one cookie

two children

the puppy snatches it

Janet Parker

(1,2,2) = 9

bits of conversation

from cell phones in the park--

cookie crumbs

DeVar

(1,2,2) = 9

half-eaten cookie

a chocolate fingerprint

on the lace curtain

Deborah P Kolodji

(1,0,6) = 9

after the picnic

three magpies scrap

over cookie crumbs

Peter H. Pache

(1,2,2) = 9

Eighth Place -- 8 Points

leaving home

mothers cookie secrets

smudged with tears

Kylie Hooklyn

(1,1,3) = 8

little finger

scooping cookie dough

Mom's half smile

greg lammers

(0,1,6) = 8

holiday cookies-

maintaining their

shape

Aparna Iyer

(1,1,3) = 8

Ninth Place -- 7 Points

in the crease

between chin and jowl

a cookie crumb

Sue Stanford

(1,1,2) = 7

Tenth Place -- 6 Points

Patio tray,

three raisin cookies.

Are those ants?

Trevor Camp

(1,1,1) = 6

Eleventh Place -- 5 Points

after tea - 

a fly is taking a bite

from a last cookie

Cornelia

(0,2,1) = 5

the lost child found

in the smell of cookies--

Christmas Eve

Dan Schwerin

(0,1,3) = 5

fortune cookie advice

everything will be fine

learn chinese

angelee deodhar

(1,0,2) = 5

porch screen--

cookie crumbs scattered

on the moon

martin

(1,0,2) = 5

a cookie lies

trampled down in the grass

thunderclouds

Tore Sverredal

(0,1,3) = 5

Twelfth Place -- 4 Points

break-up lunch

for once no one splits

the last cookie

roberta beary

(0,1,2) = 4

picking cookie crumbs

from my shirt pocket lint--

that hungry

Paul O. Williams

(0,1,2) = 4

grocery store tantrum

the teenage mother heads for

the cookie aisle

Edward

(0,0,4) = 4

stubborn itch

remnants of last night's 

cookies in bed

Allen McGill

(0,1,2) = 4

midterm exams

he eats the last

chocolate chip cookie

Carmel C. Lively

(0,0,4) = 4

late night movie - 

waking up with

cookie crumbs

Ao Tomato

(0,0,4) = 4

Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points

camper making friends

with fortune cookies

from home

Nancy Smith

(0,0,3) = 3