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 2003 Kukai Results
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