December 2002 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Frost

First Place -- 15 points

morning frost -

your long absence

deepens

Rob Scott

055= 15 pts

Second Place -- 14 points

heavy frost

I lean deeper

into him

Naia

224= 14 pts

Third Place -- 12 points

frost in the air

the line of swallows ends

with a sparrow

Johannes Manjrekar

222= 12 pts

Fourth Place -- 11 points

morning frost

the feral cat stalks

an empty tuna can

Ellen Compton

132= 11 pts

window frost

a childs finger

traces the patterns

Allen McGill

035= 11 pts

Fifth Place -- 10 points

evening snowstorm

the window frost glistens

in the candle light

Tore Sverredal

131= 10 pts

window frost

the stovepipe damper rattles

with each gust

Darrell Byrd

(123 = 10)

bedroom window --

a child paints a face

into the frost

Peter H. Pache

042= 10 pts

first frost -

deer tracks

on the fairway

H. Gene Murtha

026= 10 pts

Sixth Place -- 9 points

first frost

a black cat creeps

toward the woodpile

Joann

033= 9 pts

Seventh Place -- 8 points

frostbitten fingers

clenching a piece of bread

Afghan winter

Edith

202= 8 pts

waving goodbye -

melted frost trickles

down the window

aruna

032= 8 pts

November frost

the stars looking

so old

Marjorie Buettner

032= 8 pts

first frost

the old wool sweater

has new moth holes

Carmel C. Lively

032= 8 pts

Eighth Place -- 7 points

almost covering

the stone water basin --

frost moon

hortensia anderson

120= 7 pts

December morning;

the bright red of the tractor

dulled by frost

Charles Trumbull

112= 7 pts

frosty night--

long shadows vanish

with the moon

Sue

112= 7 pts

frost

morning sun lit

my breath

Dove

112= 7 pts

bus stop

frost on the bench

where no one is sitting

Cindy Tebo

031= 7 pts

Ninth Place -- 6 points

forever single -

lime popsicles

grow frost whiskers

Gary Blankenship

111= 6 pts

Diamonds sparkle

on rooftops at sunrise -

overnight frost

Angie Kunath

111= 6 pts

knitting by the fire -

a frost garden grows

on the window pane

Carol Raisfeld

111= 6 pts

frost predicted

for higher elevations

kelp washes ashore

soji

111= 6 pts

morning frost

footprints in the grass

lead away

James M. Thompson

014= 6 pts

Tenth Place -- 5 points

drive-in

steamy windshields

frost over

Patricia A. Laurent

021= 5 pts

frost on her mittens--

the smell of outside

in the child's hair

DeVar

021= 5 pts

Eleventh Place -- 3 points

after company--

I scribble my name

in the window frost

Kathy Lippard Cobb

011= 3 pts

hoar frosted

old dog slowly turns his head

tail wagging

Linda P.

011= 3 pts

black swans

on a dark lake --

the shimmer of frost

ron moss

011= 3 pts

a seat at last

by the coffeehouse window--

frosted glass

Joe Kirschner

003= 3 pts

Free Format Theme: Nest

First Place -- 17 points

tundra winds~

downy feathers flutter

from the empty nest

Darrell Byrd

154=17 pts

Second Place -- 15 points

howling wind

an abandoned nest clings

to the moon

Rob Scott

322=15 pts

longest night

the empty nest

full of wind

Marjorie Buettner

055=15 pts

Third Place -- 14 points

anniversary

my mother's nesting dolls

tucked within themselves

Earl Keener

143= 14 pts

autumn leaves -

children crowd around

the fallen nest

Carol Raisfeld

046= 14 pts

Fourth Place -- 13 points

empty nest

we watch old movies

undisturbed

soji

134= 13 pts

nothing left to say

an empty nest

fills with snow

roberta beary

126= 13 pts

Fifth Place -- 12 points

leaving my home . . .

a sparrow's nest, half finished

under the eaves

Naia

044= 12 pts

Sixth Place -- 10 points

boxing day -

the empty nest

full of snow

sheila

034= 10 pts

the nest we couldn't find

now empty

in the naked oak

Janet Parker

034= 10 pts

Seventh Place -- 8 points

somewhere in the thicket

our dog's hair

lines the wren's nest

Joann

016= 8 pts

Eighth Place -- 7 points

herb tea

by the telephone--

empty nest

Linda P.

023= 7 pts

holiday company gone,

the cat nests between us

Gary Blankenship

023= 7 pts

Ninth Place -- 6 points

abandoned tree house--

I clear a few cobwebs

from the sparrow's nest

Kathy Lippard Cobb

111= 6 pts

wedge-tail eagle

returns to its nest --

the rising moon

ron moss

103= 6 pts

one feather

from the empty nest

sleeping cat

James M. Thompson

022= 6 pts

Tenth Place -- 5 points

the solemn pines --

an empty bird nest

fills with snow

hortensia anderson

005= 5 pts

Eleventh Place -- 4 points

a bird's nest

tangles with my hair

strong wind

kirsty

101= 4 pts

Hurricane cleanup

a fallen squirrel nest

and four gray babies

Theolyn Brock

101= 4 pts

a bird's empty nest

in December; cleaning

the children's room

gillena cox

020= 4 pts

thick morning fog -

bare treetops and nests

disappear

Marylouise Knight

020= 4 pts

creaky loft

the cone of light reveals

a wasp's nest

Tore Sverredal

004= 4 pts

Twelfth Place -- 3 points

lining

the empty nest -

first snow

aruna

011= 3 pts

who~

owl defends his nest

against predators

Patricia A. Laurent

011= 3 pts

new leaves

parakeets occupy

the woodpecker nest

Johannes Manjrekar

011= 3 pts

blustery day

a nest rides

birch branches

Marlene Egger

011= 3 pts

homeless

winter settles

in a bird's nest

Jessica Stampfli

011= 3 pts

cacti ---

a wren's nest

within

Peter H. Pache

011= 3 pts

sunny spot

on the tree that fell

a robin's nest

Cindy Tebo

011= 3 pts