August 2005 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Waterfall

First Place -- 30 pts

only the waterfall

just as it was...

second honeymoon

ed markowski

(3,6,9) = 30 pts

Second Place -- 28 pts

sunset--

the waterfall

on fire

Mary Lee McClure

(1,7,11) = 28 pts

Third Place -- 21 pts

down sunlit rocks

pulling a river behind it

the waterfall

Bill Kenney

(2,2,11) = 21 pts

Fourth Place -- 18 pts

roaring waterfall

everybody shouts

but a deaf couple

Flatline

(3,2,5) = 18 pts

Fifth Place -- 17 pts

waterfall

a rainbow ripples

through her fingers

Abigail

(2,3,5) = 17 pts

Sixth Place -- 16 pts

waterfall

her long hair

straightens

w. f. owen

(2,2,6) = 16 pts

Seventh Place -- 12 pts

through the roar

of the waterfall--

first cricket

Irene Golas

(1,2,7) = 12 pts

her hair

under the waterfall

a black cascade

Ella W.

0,3,6) = 12 pts

Eighth Place -- 11 pts

waterfall . . .

our voices drown

in the noise

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,1,9) = 11 pts

Ninth Place -- 10 pts

quiet stream

over the waterfall

into song

Mark Hollingsworth

(1,2,3) = 10 pts

zen fountain--

the kitten's tongue catches

the waterfall trickle

Brenda Roberts

(0,3,4) = 10 pts

Tenth Place -- 9 pts

glinting in the sunlight

the dragonfly and

the waterfall

sakyu

(2,0,3) = 9 pts

august moon

a halo arches above

the waterfall

Darrell Byrd

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

Eleventh Place -- 8 pts

last summer's photo

by the waterfall--

misty eyes

Laryalee Fraser

(0,0,8) = 8 pts

Twelfth Place -- 7 pts

the waterfall

holds on to its rainbow--

scent of yarrow

Zhanna P. Rader

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

summer grass

a tombstone faces

the waterfall

Israel López Balan

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 6 pts

winter wind. . .

the waterfall freezes

in descent

Marie Summers

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

meditation--

listening to a waterfall

in miniature

Barbara Campitelli

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

drop by drop ...

the waterfall counts

the whole night

Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

cool breeze

the waterfall's scent

through the trees

martin

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

Fourteenth Place -- 5 pts

Temple garden wall--

Zen monks sit in the coolness:

A dry waterfall

Linda Marucci

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

frozen waterfall--

a piece of canoe

juts out

Dave Bacharach

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

spring thaw--

the roar of the waterfall

raises our voices

Glen Keener

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

summer solstice

with my back to the waterfall

I lip-read her "yes"

Petar Tchouhov

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

Fifteenth Place -- 4 pts

a small rainbow

suspended in a waterfall

late summer clouds

Bruce Ross

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

stopping med-step

in the autumn forest...

waterfall!

Paul R

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

oppressive heat

the waterfall cools

an eagle's shadow

Owen Burkhart

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

waterfall trail--

young lovers

lap the old

Ami

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

waterfall pool--

a sand monitor joins me

on the hot rock

lorin ford

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

dry waterfall

moss-covered graffiti

on the rock face

Deborah P Kolodji

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

limestone cave

we're surrounded by echoes

of the waterfall

--ushi

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Sixteenth Place -- 3 pts

sooner, sooner,

waterfalling

drops and sun

Ginka Biliarska

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

thunder--

mist churns beneath

the waterfall

Allen McGill

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

last day of vacation--

skipping stones

into the waterfall

aom (tim)

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

scent of pine trees--

mist from the waterfall

covers my glasses

DeVar

((0,1,1) = 3 pts

Free Format Theme: Door

First Place -- 26 pts

ten years drought--

he closes the barn door

for the last time

Laryalee Fraser

(3,3,11) = 26 pts

Second Place -- 23 pts

childhood lane

strange people stare from

familiar doors

john tiong chunghoo

(2,6,5) = 23 pts

Third Place -- 15 pts

porch light

moths gather

at the front door

Marie Summers

(1,3,6) = 15 pts

Fourth Place -- 14 pts

sunlight

through the open door

choir practice

Allen McGill

(1,2,7) = 14 pts

doggy door--

a toddler follows

his furry friend

shane gilreath

(0,3,8) = 14 pts

family visit--

the bedroom door closes

with a sigh

Ami

(0,4,6) = 14 pts

Fifth Place -- 13 pts

through the open door

I eavesdrop on my mother

talking to sunlight

Linda Marucci

(0,3,7) = 13 pts

locked ward

moonlight seeps under

the door

lorin ford

(0,5,1) = 13 pts

abandoned house

sunlight ends

at the open door

martin

(1,2,6) = 13 pts

Sixth Place -- 11 pts

first argument

only a light under

the bathroom door

Carmel Lively Westerman

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

Seventh Place

front door--

a wreath replaces

Support Our Troops

Dave Bacharach

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

new house

the front door handle

on the wrong side

Flatline

(1,0,6) = 9 pts

new wreath

the old door

looks older

sakyu

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

Seventh Place -- 8 pts

fetching newspaper

barefooted and in pajamas

the front door clicks

Audrey Downey

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

he always knows

when the door is open--

that old fly

Barbara Campitelli

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Eight Place -- 7 pts

man lives between

leaving and entering

the same door

emile molhuysen

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

enlightenment

the door leading to

the church parking lot

ed markowski

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

sleepless night

the familiar sound

of a door

CaMILA

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

twilight--

the open door

and fireflies

Mary Lee McClure

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Ninth Place -- 6 pts

sign

on the hospital chapel

please use other door

Paul R

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

the young dog

goes to the door

an old man sighs

Gary Ford

(0,3,0) = 6 pts

sunset

the screen door screen

joins the night

Scott Mason

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

Tenth Place -- 5 pts

after sunset

the wood door creaks

even closed

ZZZeta

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

a green marsh

a frog jumps in

through an invisible door

Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

Up on the screen door

that damn scrawny cat again

smelling our chicken.

Horst Ludwig

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

police tape

a torn screen door

off its hinge

Deborah P Kolodji

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

crime scene--

a door to the past

in a strand of hair

Jim Swift

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

refrigerator door closes softly

prom corsage saved

for another day

Janet Parker

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

Eleventh Place -- 4 pts

hot summer day

stuck in mid-track

the sliding screen door

Peggy Heinrich

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

hollowed doorstep

laughter spills

from a lighted window

Beverley George

((0,2,0) = 4 pts

my dog's name

the sound of a door

opening

Laura Orabone

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

wayfarer...

in the sleet-filled night

an open door

Nancy Smith

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

dawn seeps

through the screen door

fresh skunk

Ann K. Schwader

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

basement door--

a Hitchcock movie

fades to black

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

cardboard house

a sheet of plastic

for their front door

Owen Burkhart

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Twelfth Place -- 3 pts

door closed,

door open ...

door cracked

Lise OC

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

the thin sound

of a screen door closing--

wisps of cloud

Bill Kenney

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Evening stillness

The door

Rests ajar

Anton

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

I still hear

the screen door slamming

he left us

greg lammers

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

crime scene

the screen door

banging

--ushi

(0,0,3) = 3 pts