Congratulations to j. blain, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Irene Golas, the winner of our Free Format section!
December 2005 Kukai Results
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