August 2004 Kukai Results
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