Congratulations to Ed Markowski, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Laryalee Fraser, the winner of our Free Format section!
August 2005 Kukai Results
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