December 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Goose/Geese
First Place -- 28 Points
winter solstice
a flight of geese
interrupt the moon
soji
(3,6,7) = 28
Second Place -- 19 Points
water's edge --
the goose touches
its own beak
susan bond
(0,7,5) = 19
Third Place -- 17 Points
morning twilight--
wintering snow geese
cloud the marsh
bmm
(1,4,6) = 17
Fourth Place -- 16 Points
departing geese--
a little dancer falls
out of step
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,4,5) = 16
Fifth Place -- 15 Points
after your death . . .
framed in every window
winter geese
ron moss
(4,1,1) = 15
Sixth Place -- 14 Points
last leaves--
even the geese
abandon me
Gary Steinberg
(1,4,3) = 14
early dusk
the geese on the pyjamas
fly to bed
Flatline
(0,6,2) = 14
Seventh Place -- 12 Points
falling leaves
the calls of geese
in the wind
sonoku
(1,2,5) = 12
first light--
a lone goose
calls out
Mary Lee McClure
(2,1,4) = 12
Eighth Place -- 10 Points
migrating geese
college dorms emptied
at Christmas break
Deborah P Kolodji
(1,2,3) = 10
Ninth Place -- 9 Points
tule fog-
a thermos steams
in the goose blind
Darrell Byrd
(0,2,5) = 9
honks of geese --
for a minute the family stops
raking leaves
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,3,3) = 9
Tenth Place -- 8 Points
geese
crossing the road--
some look right, some left
oino sakai
(1,1,3) = 8
wild geese--
the gate swings open
on the evening ferry
jt
(0,2,4) = 8
Eleventh Place -- 7 Points
in V-formation
the geese soar over
Pearl Harbor
Victor P. Gendrano
(0,3,1) = 7
Across a grey lake
Towing a wedge of ripples
One stranded goose.
d
(2,0,1) = 7
vee formation -
one goose too far
to the left
deborah russell
(0,2,3) = 7
geese honking --
a truck on the road
honks back
Tomislav Maretic
(0,0,7) = 7
Twelfth Place -- 6 Points
ribbons of geese
a cold morning wind
off the pond
Carol Raisfeld
(0,3,0) = 6
Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points
single goose feather
falls shivering
from endless sky
Grainne
(0,1,3) = 5
if only I knew
what they know
... wild geese
roberta beary
(0,2,1) = 5
homecoming --
a flock of geese flies over
the scrimmage
Earl Keener
(0,1,3) = 5
Alberta Clipper
geese walking
on yesterday's water
gerry bravi
(0,1,3) = 5
summer breeze
he lets the goose
peck at his palm
john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,1) = 5
craning necks--
the sound of geese
above the clouds
DeVar
(1,0,2) = 5
Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points
parking lot geese
honk at the cars
merry christmas
Patricia A. Laurent
(0,1,2) = 4
icy windshield--
the passing honks
of canada geese
Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,2) = 4
fat christmas goose
roasts in his own juice
didn't fly south
jam
(0,0,4) = 4
homeless shelter--
after prayers
the Christmas goose
doris kasson
(0,2,0) = 4
steel-gray sky
a helicopter seems
to lead the geese
Joann
(0,1,2) = 4
Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points
November wind
the distant promise
of southbound geese
Ed Markowski
(0,1,1) = 3
wild geese
raucous in passage --
the wail of a distant train
Johnye Strickland
(0,1,1) = 3
rush hour traffic
the goose honking
at hikers
Brenda Roberts
(0,0,3) = 3
geese leave
for a warmer sun
the first snow storm
David Bewley
(0,0,3) = 3
family gathering
a flock of migrating geese
graze toward the house
b'oki
(0,0,3) = 3
winter chill
an arrow of barking geese
in flight
Owen Burkhart
(0,1,1) = 3
Free Format Theme: A Visit to the Zoological Gardens
First Place -- 30 Points
summer heat
I stop to yawn
with the lions
Marie Summers
(5,2,11) = 30
Second Place -- 24 Points
city lights-
the elephant reaches
into the moon
ron moss
(3,4,7) = 24
Third Place -- 22 Points
baby flamingo--
the toddler offers
her bottle
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,5,9) = 22
Fourth Place -- 17 Points
hollyhocks--
the hummingbird's path
through the elephant cage
Earl Keener
(4,1,3) = 17
reptile house
a small child steals
my scream
Kylie Hooklyn
(1,3,8) = 17
Fifth Place -- 15 Points
giraffe :
look up
and up
ushi
(1,1,10) = 15
Sixth Place -- 14 Points
captive whales
no tank as large
as the ocean
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,4,6) = 14
Seventh Place -- 13 Points
animals in the zoo --
only the sparrows here
coming and going
Tomislav Maretic
(1,3,4) = 13
Eighth Place -- 9 Points
discussing divorce
the boy wants to adopt
an eagle
Paul Pfleuger, Jr.
(1,0,6) = 9
autumn gust
exposes the bald spot
in the lion's mane
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,2,5) = 9
Ninth Place -- 8 Points
craning my neck-
the zoo tortoise
unseen
Jason Sanford Brown
(0,3,2) = 8
a toddler
on dad's shoulders--
the ostrich blinks
Laryalee Fraser
(0,2,4) = 8
new tiger
his roar echoes
through the zoo
john tiong chunghoo
(0,0,8) = 8
Tenth Place -- 7 Points
Bronx December
the gorilla cage smells
of snow
martin
(0,2,3) = 7
Eleventh Place -- 6 Points
before sleep
lion roars from zoo
on the wind
Terry Ingram
(0,2,2) = 6
visiting
the monkey house
we stare at each other
soji
(0,1,4) = 6
REPTILES
the girl's tongue
mocks the snake
Flatline
(0,1,4) = 6
Twelfth Place -- 5 Points
great ape house
the stench
of humans
roberta beary
(0,2,1) = 5
lazing hippos
sedate in the
murky pool
meredith
(1,0,2) = 5
winter's night
two swans glide between
empty moorings
Owen Burkhart
(0,2,1) = 5
spring thaw
the bear cub fits into
her curled paw
Angele Lux
(0,1,3) = 5
brave toddler--
chasing pigeons
at the zoo
doris kasson
(0,0,5) = 5
Thirteenth Place -- 4 Points
afternoon sun
the koala sleeps
in his enclosure
Deborah P Kolodji
(0,1,2) = 4
near the kangaroos
preschoolers begin to hop
and laugh
Edward
(0,1,2) = 4
cat house--
the pacing tiger's gaze fixed
on my toddler
Nancy Smith
(0,0,4) = 4
summer sun
tiger cools
in the caged pool
divine rays
(0,0,4) = 4
Fourteenth Place -- 3 Points
outside the llamas pen
peacocks and toddlers
gathering birdseed
Brenda Roberts
(0,1,1) = 3
zoo alarm--
the bugling of pent up
elephants
Johnye Strickland
(0,1,1) = 3
watching
the playful gorilla
I see myself
Victor P. Gendrano
(0,0,3) = 3
winter in the zoo
snowflakes falling down
polar bears enjoy
Cornelia
(1,0,0) = 3
monkey house--
banana disappears
from my lunch bag
Mick O'Connor
(0,1,1) = 3
falling snow--
a bear blinks
in disinterest
jt
(0,0,3) = 3