December 2003 Kukai

Kigo Theme: First Snow

First Place -- 13 Points

recess

the first snow

already gone

Michael Baribeau

(0,4,5) = 13

Second Place -- 12 Points

first snow

the frozen shadow

of the steeple

Carol Raisfeld

(0,4,4) = 12

soup line--

a tattered child makes

the first snow angel

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(1,2,5) = 12

Third Place -- 11 Points

first snow

already yellow--

neighbor's dog

oino sakai

(0,3,5) = 11

first snow

a hopping sparrow

prints arrows

Grzegorz Sionkowski

(1,0,8) = 11

first snow

on the rusted pump

sunset

Larry Gross

(2,1,3) = 11

Fourth Place -- 9 Points

meowing

at the back door--

first snow

Robert Mestre

(0,2,5) = 9

pink tongues

of the pre-schoolers

first snow

Allen McGill

(0,3,3) = 9

scent of woodsmoke

last leaf falling

with the first snow

Kurumi

(0,2,5) = 9

first snow

on the baby's nose . . . 

crossed eyes

ushi

(0,2,5) = 9

Fifth Place -- 8 Points

the leaves

I've neglected--

first snow

Toshiro Takeshita

(0,1,6) = 8

first snow--

the suckling lapses

into deep slumber

an'ya

(1,2,1) = 8

this path

that we always walk

first snow

Tiong Chunghoo

(1,1,3) = 8

first snow

the cat door remains

firmly closed

celia crook

(0,3,2) = 8

first snow

everywhere

so much quieter

Richard Goring

(0,1,6) = 8

Sixth Place -- 7 Points

early morning

paw prints in first snow

from tree to tree

Dusko Matas

(0,2,3) = 7

first snow

today I'll wash

the dishes by hand

Joann

(1,1,2) = 7

Seventh Place -- 6 Points

first snow

his tiny face crinkles

with the touch of it

Earl Keener

(0,0,6) = 6

sea gulls huddled

on the parking lot . . . 

first snow

Darrell Byrd

(0,1,4) = 6

Eighth Place -- 5 Points

first snow

sound of a zipper

the laughing boy

emile molhuysen

(0,2,1) = 5

first snow

not quite believing

the white

Mary Lee McClure

(0,1,3) = 5

first snow --

the bright red 

of a cardinal

Janet Parker

(0,1,3) = 5

Ninth Place -- 4 Points

first snow

every word jingles

in december

Owen Burkhart

(0,1,2) = 4

first snow . . .

the kids' upturned heads

and open mouths

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,0,4) = 4

Free Format Theme: Heirloom

First Place -- 23 Points

attic dust

bronze baby shoes

and a purple heart

Carol Raisfeld

(1,8,4) = 23

Second Place -- 16 Points

late dad's rolex

the time he promised 

to spend with me

Tiong Chunghoo

(1,2,9) = 16

Third Place -- 14 Points

wedding day

grandmother's gown

walks again

Kylie Hooklyn

(0,3,8) = 14

Fourth Place -- 13 Points

after sixty years

grandpa's pocket watch still set

on Berlin time

c. lee robinson

(2,2,3) = 13

Fifth Place -- 10 Points

yellowed paper

bound with darning thread

gran's recipes

ushi

(0,2,6) = 10

my sister's house

realizing who got

grandmother's silver

roberta beary

(0,3,4) = 10

Sixth Place -- 8 Points

above the mantle

our family's legacy

a clock with no hands

Owen Burkhart

(0,2,4) = 8

my mother's face

looks back at me

from the mirror

Helen Ruggieri

(2,0,2) = 8

Seventh Place -- 7 Points

grave marker

the family history

carved in stone

Allen McGill

(0,2,3) = 7

hardened leather now - 

grandad's razor strop

curled in a trunk

Glen Keener

(0,2,3) = 7

heirloom smile

the curve 

of her mother's lips

J Blain

(1,2,0) = 7

year on year

more of my mother 

in her mirror

Hugh Waterhouse

(1,1,2) = 7

Eighth Place -- 6 Points

wishing we had

a little more time--

dad's pocket watch

Toshiro Takeshita

(0,0,6) = 6

a squirrel's heirloom

from one buried acorn

this oak full of new nests

Tim Singleton

(1,1,1) = 6

pine and cinnamon

centering the punch bowl

on mother's old lace

Kurumi

(0,2,2) = 6

winter wedding

grandmother's ring

in a new setting

Joann

(0,1,4) = 6

in the bottom drawer

flowers stitched on fine linen --

my grandmother's hand

Marylouise Knight

(0,0,6) = 6

on the flyleaf

my name under hers -

Gramma's Bible

oino sakai

(0,1,4) = 6

Ninth Place -- 5 Points

Christmas week

each watch comes with a story

crowded pawn shop

Edward

(0,0,5) = 5

moon shadows stir

on the bedroom wall--

lace doilies

DeVar

(0,2,1) = 5

grandma's quilt

how faint the stars

in the evening night

Angèle Lux

(0,1,3) = 5

Tenth Place -- 4 Points

cleaning out our stuff

everything that's hers

is an heirloom

soji

(0,2,0) = 4

tiffany lamp -- 

remembering her from

the patterns on the wall

mike farley

(0,1,2) = 4

knob-footed--

grandma's footstool

still four-square

Mary Lee McClure

(0,2,0) = 4

the youngest's letter

browning on the Yule log: 

Please Santa, be real . . .

Nancy Smith

(0,1,2) = 4

his graduation gift -- 

a gold pocketwatch

engraved 1902

Janet Parker

(0,0,4) = 4

my first grandchild

wearing the christening robe

worn by my grandmother

Richard Goring

(0,0,4) = 4

silver earrings

from my great grandmother - 

still kept in their case

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,0,4) = 4

old turquoise

catches winter light

inherited sky

Ann K. Schwader

(1,0,1) = 4

mother's hat box--

my childhood captured

in black and white squares

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(1,0,1) = 4

a magpie nest

in the old silver fir

granny's wedding ring

Tore Sverredal

(0,2,0) = 4

at her funeral

mother's best china dishes

on the table

Lesley Dahl

(0,1,2) = 4