December 2005 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Midwinter

First Place -- 22 pts

quiet evening

the weight of snow

before the snow

j. blain

(2,5,6) = 22 pts

Second Place -- 17 pts

snowy night

a passing train tunnels

into silence

Laryalee Fraser

(0,5,7) = 17 pts

Third Place -- 15 pts

shooting stars--

we flick our ashes

into snow

Earl Keener

(0,5,5) = 15 pts

Fourth Place -- 14 pts

dawning --

a squirrel robs the snowman

of his hazel-nut buttons

Zhanna P. Rader

(2,2,4) = 14 pts

Fifth Place – 12 pts

first snow--

she powders her face

in the morning mirror

Audrey Downey

(1,3,3) = 12 pts

Fifth Place -- 11 pts

starless night--

the Christmas tree

at my neighbor's home

Israel López Balan

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

first snow

halfway across the porch

the cat turns around

Edward Dallas

(0,1,9) = 11 pts

Sixth Place -- 10 pts

fresh snowfall

the dog follows

in the boys footprints

Carmel Lively Westerman

(1,2,3) = 10 pts

cancer ward

a little girl hugs her

stuffed snowman

Dave Bacharach

(1,1,5) = 10 pts

snowy day

with each step his sneakers

blink on blink off

Peggy Heinrich

(0,3,4) == 10 pts

winter solstice--

the sun warms a spot

on the hardwood floor

DeVar

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

Seventh Place -- 9 pts

furtively grazing

the winter pastures--

shreds of haze

max verhart

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

winter fog--

the path toward home

becomes clear

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

first snow

morning papers' skid marks

on the driveway

Richmond Williams

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

long night moon

one more load of wood

before dark

Ann K. Schwader

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

Eighth Place -- 8 pts

first snow

a white mound

in my parking place

--oino sakai

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

cold day

between the graves

a snowman

Petar Tchouhov

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Ninth Place -- 7 pts

moon shadows

a rabbit emerges

from the snowman's top hat

ed markowski

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

gently covering the

curves of her body

snow

Bill Hudson

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

first frost

a butterfly

on the steamy bus pane

RaV (Flatline)

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Tenth Place -- 6 points

season of lights. . .

blue spruce scents

the stillness

Nancy Smith

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

December

The sound of rain

Through the air conditioner

martin

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

frozen ruts

in the old dirt road

first snow

Bruce Ross

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

Eleventh Place -- 5 pts

drifting snow

the scent of roses

long forgotten

Linda M. Chambers

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

countless stars--

a snowflake lets go

of the bamboo rake

Andrew Riutta

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

dark lake

slow fish--

scales of ice

Ginka Biliarska

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

dead of winter --

graveyard holly

teems with robins

--dah

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

shadows

on the snow...

juncos too

Ami

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

Twelfth Place -- 4 pts

desert heat

borne to me

winter wind

peter

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

winter stillness...

steady in the sky

a distant ferris wheel

Keiko Izawa

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

carrying

out cookie crumbs

ant parade

doris kasson

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

longest night--

more time now

for counting stars

Barbara Campitelli

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts

Auld Lang Syne

this year's bells ring out

over last year's snow

angelee deodhar

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

sandhill crane's

cries and sunrise

lost in low fog

Jim Applegate

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

snow flurries--

a far off freight train

splits the sky

ron moss

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

under all that snow --

a snowman

sleeping

--Irene Golas

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

icy wind

tears rolls down

each cheek

Allen McGill

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

snowy park

a squirrel jumps

in total silence

Origa

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

passing quarters

to a stranger--

one breath cloud

aom (tim)

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Free Format Theme: Shasei

First Place -- 23 pts

farmer's market --

the sour old woman

selling honey

--Irene Golas

(1,6,8) = 23 pts

Second Place -- 21 pts

blueberries --

my children compare their tongues

in the mirror

Zhanna P. Rader

(1,5,8) = 21 pts

Third Place -- 15 pts

on the last page

of the calendar, a cat

looking back

Keiko Izawa

(2,1,7) = 15 pts

icy windshield

a Santa scrapes off

the parking ticket

Dave

(1,1,10) = 15 pts

Fourth Place -- 12 pts

unemployed-- 

same place as yesterday

that frozen tumbleweed

Andrew Riutta 

(1,2,5) = 12 pts

Fifth Place -- 11 pts

white dogwood--

a withered black man

tunes his guitar

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

Sixth Place -- 9 pts

December rain

buzzards drip

from the water tower

martin

(0,4,1) = 9 pts

darkening sky

a loon's wail bounces

off the pilings

Laryalee Fraser

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

clearest night

venus rests in the arms

of a sequoia

Denise Lizarraga

(0,2,7) = 9 pts

Seventh Place -- 8 pts

about to snow -

all the color

on the woodpecker's head

-dah

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

moon!

shadows of trees

prostrate

Bill Gottlieb

(0,3,2) = 8 pts

stone shadows--

only the sun

seems to move

Israel López Balan

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Eighth Place -- 7 pts

Ripening fruit

Haiku

Pulled at author's request

frosty morning ...

the dead cat's paw

reaching to the sun

Gabriel Rosenstock

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

bird nests

among bare branches

white sky

- riley penaluna

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Ninth Place -- 6 pts

mountain snow

becomes the horizon

winter haze

Ann K. Schwader

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

mid-December--

two deer disappear

into twilight

Marjorie Buettner

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

Tenth Place -- 5 pts

the screech

of a rusty gate hinge

wind gust

Allen McGill

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

December--

paper snow flakes

decorate school windows

Audrey Downey

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

from your white breath

the Chinese word

for this height

Paul Pfleuger, Jr.

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

brittle leaves...

the wild roses

have caught them

Ami

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

tall evergreen

atop a fast-moving car

bound for Christmas

Peggy Heinrich

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

Eleventh Place -- 4 pts

hibernation

a tortoise digs

his cave deeper

Carmel Lively Westerman

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

snowy pines

she longs for

his return

Linda M. Chambers

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

frozen pond

a skater slips

sound of ice

max verhart

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

on the ledge

outside the classroom

pigeons mate

Mykel Board

(0,1,3) = 4 pts

December wind

another canvas fish house

slides into the bay

Edward

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

insurance cards--

police lights flicker

in the black ice

aom (tim)

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Twelfth Place – 3 pts

prairie harvest--

the steeple bell

pierces sunset

Paul R.

(1,0,0,) = 3 pts

packed malls--

a last coat of paint

dries on the piñata

DeVar

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

malay village wedding

between giant pots and pans

women smile

john tiong chunghoo

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

cookie crumbs

Christmas

damaged in transit

doris kasson

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

pacific northwest

gray & rain swallow the world--

winter sloshes on

Sandy Friedlander

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

frozen afternoon

in the deep stillness

seated Buddha

Bruce Ross

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

morning glories

a petal drains colour

into a puddle sky

ron moss

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

by the road

unfurling colors

a peacock

James M. Thompson

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

prayer plant

leaves align

to the grow-light

--ushi

(0,0,3) = 3 pts