In the listing below, after each poem the author is listed, and then a three digit code revealing how many 3-point, 2-point, and 1-point points were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.
(214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
December 2002 Kukai Results
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