December 2013 Kukai
Congratulations to *** Sondra J. Byrnes ***, winner of our Kigo section and to *** Paresh Tiwari ***, winner of our Free Format section!
** Voter's comments indicated below haiku
Kigo Theme:
ANY DECEMBER OBSERVANCE
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First Place - 35 Points
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winter solstice—
i chip the darkness
off my toast
Sondra J. Byrnes
(3,7,12) = 35 pts
**"darkness" + kigo, and the most mundane of gestures acquires cosmic implications.
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Second Place - 23 Points
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Christmas night-
looking for that star
in every star
---kashinath karmakar
India
(1,3,14) = 23 pts
**This haiku touched me profoundly. The writer has caught the true essence of Christmas.
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Third Place - 21 Points
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cold moonlight -
a menorah's shadow
crosses the wall
Sandi Pray
USA
(1,6,6) = 21 pts
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19 Points
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Christmas eve
we watch our children
become angels
Beth Powell
(1,2,12) = 19 pts
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18 Points
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after the typhoon-
the christmas sky full
of new stars
Rita Odeh
Nazareth, Israel
(1,3,7) = 16 pts
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15 Points
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annual bird count
the heron and I
on separate shores
j cully
(2,1,7) = 15 pts
(*the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count)
holidays
i visit to places
within me
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India.
(0,6,3) = 15 pts
**Wondering why the places visited are only within! a tinge of sadness here!
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13 Points
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only a cardinal
on the snow-hatted mailbox
that's enough
Maxianne
(0,5,3) = 13 pts
the black hole
reveals the advent stars
ice fishing
Svend A. Doggfall
(0,3,7) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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Christmas Eve —
rechecking my list
of good deeds
Vinay Leo R.
(1,3,3) = 12 pts
**Why do I suspect that list is shorter than one would like?
ho-ooooowly night
our dachshund joins
the carol singers
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(1,2,5) = 12 pts
not enough beds
at the homeless shelter...
Christmas lights
Laurene
(0,4,4) = 12 pts
**Nothing subtle here, but nothing wasted, either.
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11 Points
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winter solstice;
a moonbeam finds its way
onto the tatami
-manoj saranathan
(1,3,2) = 11 pts
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10 Points
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home
for christmas
snow
dust
(0,3,4) = 10 pts
solstice
our candles burn
all night
Ann K. Schwader
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
**Quite nice, this one. shows darkness coming early in winter.
Christmas --
on twisted limbs
wild apples
Peter Pache
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
my son tells me
that every one is real—
store Santas
David Grayson
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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ancestral ruins . . .
blackbirds in my memory
of a Christmas day
Michael McClintock
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
winter solstice
I promise her
the dawn
Bill Kenney
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
sixteenth Christmas
a story in every
snowflake
Yesha Shah
Surat, India.
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
rest home -
much shorter the list of gifts
this Christmas
Lavana kray
Romania
(0,1,7) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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shortest day the Wassail’s scent fills its shadow
martin gottlieb (hiccup) cohen
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
hunger haunts
a pavement dweller--
Christmas again
--Ram Krishna Singh
Dhanbad, India
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
silver strands
in my hair---
Christmas tinsel
Dica
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
winter solstice--
both sides of her face
in gathering light
Bill Pauly
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
Christmas pageant
the smallest angel
tries out his wings
Angela Terry
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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same tree
different christmas
now grandma is only a picture
tori inu
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
white Christmas
garbage peeks out
from every trash can
Collin Barber
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
lilting carols-
the cold night gets warm
with memories
Anitha Varma,
Kerala, India.
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
** Yes, I can feel the nostalgia!
Christmas Eve...
finally he remembers
his prayers
Gautam Nadkarni
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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snow covers
footprints in the mud
Christmas forgiveness
Gabriel Sawicki
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
local orphanage
no child received that one gift
they asked from Santa
Harvey Jenkins
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
Christmas morning fresh prints in the snow
John Soules
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
winter solstice--
my fingers turn blue
at the tips
Aalix Roake
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
only Christmas lights
guide us
this late fog
Chandra Bales
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Small Christmas party -
finding out we are all
atheists.
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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Holy Night
the labor room bears
look of a stable
Ajaya Mahala
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
redbird
in the evergreen
Christmas colors
RD McManes
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
he talks about
christmas lights -
venus close to the moon
Israel López Balan
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Christmas night...
Grandmother's fruit cake
disappears
S.E. Buffington
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
midnight fireworks –
our scared cat looks for
the company
Tomislav
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
**I think skipping "the" and bringing "for" to L3 would have made it even better!
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4 Points
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Christmas
on the square- the wonderment
of an outsider
Ernesto P. Santiago
Philippines
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
the languid hound
raises an eye brow
—Christmas concert
Ignatius Fay
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
Bodhi day –
a jet exhaust splits
the silence
Paresh Tiwari
India
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
Christmas at war . . .
more angels than trees
for every lost child
Ron C. Moss
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
christmas fair
my lone shadow under
the patio heater
Claudius Gottstein
Borgloh, Germany
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
christmas carolers
the girl from ipanema
plays on my iphone
Carlos Gesmundo
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
Christmas Eve -
the child offers fresh hay
for the manger
Kat Creighton
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
a lot like christmas...
I listen to
the white chrysanthemums
Anonymous
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
thunderclap!
she asks if heaven is rattling
with Christmas gifts
Kala Ramesh
Pune, India
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
solstice fire
my old bones
absorbing heat
Tom Painting
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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in this rose,
the fire and the rose
become flesh
Hansha Teki
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
a white Christmas -
a tramp with a red hat on
caroling off-key
natalia kuznetsova
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
end of midnight mass...
once-a-year Christians flowing
from the cathedral
Keith A. Simmonds
Trinidad & Tobago
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
nativity play pangs of remorse
Ralf Bröker
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
Christmas peace
always creeps up softly—
this little tree
Marylouise Knight
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
clear light
before the rain--
Bodhi Day
Autumn Moon
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
Christmas eve:
a new star rises
in the river of Heaven
-- Chitra Rajappa
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
clusters of berries
accent Christmas twilight -
heavenly bamboo
Stephen Rojcewicz
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
pohutukawa…
the message of christmas
blossoms
Ted van Zutphen
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
*Metrosideros excelsa is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens. The pōhutukawa is one of twelve Metrosideros species endemic to New Zealand.
glass ornaments
hanging on the Christmas tree
cat heaven
Tom Conally
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
at the same market
the friend I don't talk to –
I say Merry Christmas first
Steliana Cristina Voicu
Ploiesti, Romania
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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Holiday snowfall
blankets our peaceful village.
Hope is in the air.
Robert C. Howard
Belleville Illinois
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
antique christmas ball
sways on a fraser fir branch ~
old wasp nest blows down
Pat
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
short December day
respecting
the sleeping sun
Juhani Tikkanen
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
New Year's Eve
icicles jingle and clink
clank of Champagne
Doris Lynch
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
airport arrivals --
Ireland is pouring back
for Christmas
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
Christmas carols-
the sweetness of melodies
still unheard
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh,India
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
child's voice
above the village –
Christmas carol
Miorita
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
tawdry,torn wrapping
spiralling under the tree....
fallen angels nest
Jilly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
a shoe smoulders
in the refugees’ stove…
longest night
Stella Pierides
Neusaess, DE & London, UK
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
quiet Christmas--
she misses the jingle
of young voices
James Dobson.
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Holy Night –
cradled by light
the new-born’s sleep
Virginia Popescu
PHOENIX
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
winter solstice...
suddenly remembered
returned birds
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Christmas Eve -
in the kindergarten yard
a rusted swing
Andronic Andra
Roumania
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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Christmas eve
remembering
Birth and Deaths
Tanja Cilia
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Winter chill
my festive queen in vase
catches cold
Purush-nashville
TN[USA]
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Christmas evening -
the perfect time to not turn
the sandglass over
Eduard TARA
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
December date book-
my plan to celebrate
ALL the holidays
Kirsty Karkow
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
december snow
overdue visit of Magi
refugee camp
Vishnu P Kapoor
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
christmassy--
a kid puts the bells
on the shrub
Neelam Dadhwal
Chandigarh, India
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
flying home
a dove a branch in its beak
in time for Christmas
Bernard Gieske
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Boxing Day match ...
the morning sun flips
with a coin
Jayashree Maniyil
Australia
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
hearing St. Nick's boots
just before Mom came home
from work
Donna Bauerly
Dubuque, IA
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
clap on
clap off
the Christmas ad
Alan S. Bridges
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
winter solstice
shadows of snowflakes
skim across the snowdrift
deanna tiefenthal
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
timid knock
estranged daughter`s visit
Advent of hope
Anonymous
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
longest night
perennial seeds
shared with me
Anonymous
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Christmas-
kitchen frenzy to finish
everyone's favorites
Hazel A. Witherspoon
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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a motif
for the Christmas tree
city restoration
Angelo B. Ancheta
harvest blend
interracial marriages
at the Christmas feast
Bill Hudson
in the kitchen darkness
a child and a Christmas cake -
suddenly, the city lights up
Daniela Bullas
garland of lights
old and young, the fervent prayer
for snow
Michele L. Harvey
USA
Christmas carols
drowned out:
ferris wheelers' screams
JOHN McDONALD
EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
despite icy snow
young carollers assemble
on the bandstand
Barbara A. Taylor
Boxing Day morning
Nanaimo Bars for breakfast
pyjamas all day
Deirdre Godwin
unpacking
the soft christmas present
the child exclaims: the ocean!
Oddbjørn Aardalen
dreaming on skates
the Ortho-grip cane…
window moon
Alegria Imperial
Canada
Three fir trees
bright red and green lights
merry time.
Trevor Camp
dark night
in Christmas lights flash
red fox, white snow
Jane DeJonghe
late Christmas lunch
grandpa's mistletoe
lip tastings
Karin Anderson
Eid morning
silk sarung in bloom
a kitten's in warmth*
Ken Sawitri
Indonesia
(* sarung or sarong (sheath, length of fabric often wrapped around
the waist) worn by men and women in Indonesia as the lower garment,
especially in Eid celebration.
Eid (al-Fitr) or 'Feast of Breaking the Fast' marks the end of
Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.)
Jamhuri eve --
the national flag sways
on the front car
~ Andrew Otinga
(Kenya)
(* Jamhuri Day is Kenya's Independence Day. On 12 December, Kenya celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence.)
cold and wet
with no chance of snow
christmas eve
Angie Werren
Amelia, Ohio
USA
in the cathedral
Lessons and Carols*
by candle light
Rose Marie Stutts
(*The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a service of
Christian worship celebrating the birth of Jesus that is
traditionally followed at Christmas.)
Indian Nativity scene-
a black baby Jesus
with curly black hair
Angelee Deodhar
red berried holly
and boozy tipple
joys of winter
Frances O'Keeffe
they tie a pink ribbon
on you and you are given
one, new year to live
Bill Gottlieb
birthday
i blow out my
last cigarette
- Ru Price
star jasmine
fragrance of christmas
down under
Elaine Riddell
winter solstice
lights on at four
seed catalogue
D W Skrivseth
chimney smoke --
a column of silent music dances
on the Christmas night
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India
tree light reflections
on the new bicycle
snowbound
Barbara Snow
never knew
my uncle sang different words
Chanukah song
assu
christmas cookie crumbs
sink into the hot chocolate--
everybody's home
DeVar
status update —
no time to open
the advent calendar
Anonymous
Silent night -
near the manger a spinster
swinging a rag doll
Cezar F. Ciobîcă
Because of Xmas
certainly more part-time jobs
and fairly well paid.
Horst
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General Comments:
**So many good ones!
** So many good haiku in this collection. It was hard to narrow it down for the vote -- particularly since I wanted to give my favourite 3 points!
**Thanks again for this great opportunity to participate in another kukai.
**Thanks again for this great chance of reading and voting on some very good haiku.
Free Format Theme:
HEART
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First Place - 28 Points
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cardiogram ...
this trembling distance
between us
Paresh Tiwari
India
(3,5,9) = 28 pts
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Second Place - 21 Points
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spring rain my heart greener
John Soules
(1,6,6) = 21 pts
AND
all that's left –
the heart with her name
on the wall
Tomislav
(0,5,11) = 21 pts
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Third Place - 18 Points
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silent night-
a thornbird's heart
empties of song
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh,India
(1,4,7) = 18 pts
AND
red berries
edged with snow—
the heart of things
Marylouise Knight
(1,4,7) = 18 pts
AND
drum beats
the woodpecker reaches
a maple’s heart
Michele L. Harvey
USA
(1,3,9) = 18 pts
AND
having felt
everything and nothing ...
this old heart
Kat Creighton
(0,5,8) = 18 pts
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17 Points
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winter again --
I hold mom's unfinished pullover
close to my heart
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India
(2,2,7) = 17 pts
**A very poignant image.
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16 Points
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heart murmur
in the silence this coo
of a dove
Angie Werren
Amelia, Ohio
USA
(0,5,6) = 16 pts
**Breathtaking!
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15 Points
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her faded photograph -
i draw a heart
in red ink.
dsnake1
(1,4,4) = 15 pts
solo camping;
only the sounds of cicadas
and my heart
-manoj saranathan
(0,3,9) = 15 pts
**Can be refreshing!
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14 Points
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bitter cold—
the chickadee
a heartbeat away
Sondra J. Byrnes
(1,3,5) = 14 pts
steamy window -
a heart frames
the sunrise
Eduard TARA
(0,3,8) = 14 pts
**Lovely image.
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13 Points
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divorce
separating all the items
but the heart
Bill Hudson
(1,2,6) = 13 pts
**So true...
too late
for change of heart
new tattoo
Tom Painting
(0,4,5) = 13 pts
**Two ways (or more) of looking at it. Clever use of words.
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12 Points
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death date...
the man with his heart
sends flowers
S.E. Buffington
(2,1,4) = 12 pts
**I like this Haiku most... even though it is so sad and tragic, it's a life lesson about metamorphosis, continuity and share... the same heart will beat in another chest... So emotional...
solitaire-
the void in her heart
as it is
Yesha Shah
Surat, Gujarat.
(0,4,4) = 12 pts
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11 Points
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anticlimax -
journey to the heart
of an onion
Anitha Varma
Kerala, India.
(2,0,5) = 11 pts
**Tricky.Lines 2-3 cleverly illustrate the concept named in line 1 and, in doing so, spring an amusing surprise on the reader.
radiant smile
on her wrinkled face...
young at heart
natalia kuznetsova
Moscow, Russia
(1,4,0) = 11 pts
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10 Points
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heart of Africa
the old lion has left us
drums of the world weep
Deirdre Godwin
(1,3,1) = 10 pts
loneliness –
a heart-shaped leaf
gone with the wind
Virginia Popescu
PHOENIX
(0,3,4) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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nothing to say -
a heart like cloud
disappears
Israel López Balan
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
**Sigh! I know that feeling,. poignant one.
she collects
hearts -
made of stone
Jane DeJonghe
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
full of fingerprints
the mechanical heart
of an old clock
Michael McClintock
(0,1,7) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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winter festival--
the beggar rolls under
the gifted blanket
Neelam Dadhwal
Chandigarh, India
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
winter moon
my heart longs
for the past
Ernesto P. Santiago
Philippines
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
**Another familiar feeling. hmm!
heirloom heart
she tries to remember
who loved who
Beth Powell
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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christmas heartache
mom's place
or dad's
DeVar
(1,0,4) = 7 pts
your melting heart
says so much about love
snowman
Bill Gottlieb
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
winter wind
the heart and moon sway
together
RD McManes
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
warm in my hand
her heart-shaped
dog tag
Maxianne
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
evening hush--
he reaches the heart
of the maze
James Dobson.
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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in the heart of the Milky Way tea scent
martin gottlieb cohen
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
**Oh that got a smile! thank you.
stampeding horses
a storm of heartbeats trying
to outrun lightning
Harvey Jenkins
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
deep autumn —
the tears in the heart
of a clown
Gautam Nadkarni
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
jilted valentine
wondering how long
a dead rose lasts
Alan S. Bridges
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
all souls' day
placed on a waiting list
for a donor heart
Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
**The first word of line 2 could be dispensed with, but the jux is quite poignant.
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5 Points
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beach--
drawing an arrow
through
dust
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
gathering myself ...
his faraway footsteps
in my heart
Jayashree Maniyil
Australia
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
end of love?
straight line
of the electrocardiogram
Robert Kania
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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cooling hands rest
upon her silent heart...
hospice evening
Kirsty Karkow
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
incarnation
heart of the universe
new born
Elaine Riddell
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
so much more
we wanted to share
heart nebula
Angela Terry
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
a child's death -
ashes of heartwood
and sage
Sandi Pray
USA
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
grimy toddlers -
heart-shaped gingerbread
disappear one after another
Krzysztof Kokot PL
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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sun dog a place i could call home
polona
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
heart transplant
now his muse thrills
with to-live-for haiku
Karin Anderson
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
origami hearts
folded with loving hands
under the tree
Tom Conally
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
final exam
she answers
to my heart
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India.
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
saying good bye
she presents me with
a bleeding heart plant
Angelee Deodhar
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early morning meteor...
a growing hollow
in the old tree
j cully
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
an hour
gazing at the new moon—
this old heartache
Ignatius Fay
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
broken promises
wild artichoke hearts
laden with dew
Ron C. Moss
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
heartbeats
on the ultrasound
coffee with milk
Claudius Gottstein
Borgloh
Germany
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Valentine's Day again
just another initial
in her heart tatoo
Gabriel Sawicki
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
the sound
of hearts breaking--
empty cookie tin
Anonymous
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
his touch,
my heart does
a somersault
Kala Ramesh
Pune, India
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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quiet breath of God
whispers to my heart and soul...
mystery of faith
Pat
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
Fired by the grandeur
of a world I long to share,
I give you my heart!
Robert C. Howard
Belleville IL
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
Winter
through the open window
my heart in the fog
-- Shakib Hasan
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
seven-year itch
the heart-shaped cloud
becomes a snake
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
buttery chin—
finding my way to the heart
of the artichoke
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
like my heartbeat --
the sound of a steamship
at work
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
Sweden
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Assorted chocolates -
he offers me the one
shaped as a heart.
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
divorce talk-
your cologne
at my pulse points
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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heart’s desire
you loving me
again
Anonymous
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
first lightning-
my heart rumbles
and thunders
Rita Odeh
Nazareth. Israel
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
My daughter's solo:
"If today you hear God's voice,
harden not your hearts."
Horst
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
green vigil . . .
a couple mark their tree
with a heart
Vinay Leo R.
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
a linden leaf
in the palm of my hand
both hearts fade away
Svend A. Doggfall
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
ICU monitor
sporadic flickers
longest night
Vishnu P Kapoor
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
her heart monitor
pulses -
through the window stars
JOHN McDONALD
EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
his old love
has lost her heart
to his haggis
Ralf Bröker
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
under the mistletoe
my heart suddenly ____
a lit-up Christmas Tree
Bernard Gieske
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Heart Sutra
shattered glass
red at sunset
Autumn Moon
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
crow chick in my hand-
the heartbeats faster
than the hailstorm
lavana kray
Romania
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
century-old spruce
marred by carved
lovers’ hearts
Doris ynch
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
what is a flower?
a vendor covers with moonlight
the artichoke hearts
Alegria Imperial
Canada
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
the answer
to the guessing game...
broken heart
Laurene
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Mater Heart run --
a decorated poodle
also takes part
~ Patrick Wafula
Kenya
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
(* The Mater Heart run is a fund-raising marathon every June for the Mater Hospital heart unit in Nairobi (Kenya).)
two letters in a heart
on the log
burning love
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
last letter
near the women’s heart –
it's snowing
Miorita
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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my heart
battered and bruised
your love is salve
Tanja Ciia
stone-filled well
depth of her heart reduces
with every spat
Ajaya Mahala
surging ahead
my boat capsizes
dreaming heart sleeps in coma
PURUSH
nashville TN[USA]
all syllables
on my Christmas Tree - calligram
little pulsing hearts
STOPS
ROMANIA
the temple bells ring -
New Year's Eve icicles
fall into my heart
Daniela Bullas
Pink hearts, red hearts…
learning quilling art *
for mom's birthday
Steliana Cristina Voicu
Ploiesti, Romania
(*"the art of roll paper, shape it, and glue together to create decorative designs")
the sound of two hearts
beating in unison...
lovers' first kiss
Keith A. Simmonds
T &T
living life's routine
cycled in infinite loop
heart so limited
--Ram Krishna Singh
Dhanbad, India
stampede for food
the heart of the matter is
greed or poverty
Barbara A. Taylor
Mountain Top NSW
Australia
the in-flight dove
against our window--
a fading heart
Chandra Bales
winter solstice
her heartbeats melts
the wolves cry
Oddbjørn Aardalen
Christmas day,
one more time sweetheart
peace, joy, kiss.
Trevor Camp
haiku breath caught in a heart-shaped hole
Stella Pierides
Neusaess, DE & London, UK
epaulette --
he traces where he has lost
his heart
Ken Sawitri
Indonesia
heart transplant
he wipes the dust
from his trike...ride!
Rose Marie Stutts
snakes!
I hear my heart pounding
in my chest
~ Barrack Elungata
Kenya
dirty cotton sky--
somewhere a lone Lamprocapnos bleeds
like me
tori inu
heart-stopping
each candle flicker
in her eyes
Hansha
my heart skips
a beat with her smile-
will she..won't she
---kashinath karmakar,India
after the transplant
he brings her a gift
of bleeding hearts
Bill Pauly
dog looks
to human
heart shown in his eyes
Frances O'Keeffe
December
heart of a deep freeze
cheeks glow red
D W Skrivseth
"Noel, Noel..."
children's voices swelling
her heart
Barbara Snow
red plastic cutters
in animal shapes
baking hearts
assu
a new heart tattoo
visible over her
left breast
Anonymous
not quite a heart
my daughter's heart-shaped
valentine
Anonymous
icy gravestone
teacher of the heart
warm memories
Anonymous
heart-shaped box -
inside the single by Nirvana:
"heart-shaped box"
Andrzej Dembonczyk
Silesia
augur crow...
warm glow to my heart
oh, he is near me
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
mom, dying,
your strong pulse beating against
my fingertips
Donna Bauerly
lunchtime death at work
helping heavy hearts limp
towards shift's end
Hazel. A, Witherspoon
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General Comments:
**Some really great haiku in this batch. Thanks again for this opportunity to read and vote on them.
**Thank you for all these kukai challenges over the past year -- I enjoyed each one of them…
**Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all our poets.
**These December themes are really tough ones! A great challenge!
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Thank you for participating in the December 2013 Kukai!
We will announce the January 2014 Call for Submissions on Monday, January 6th. See you then!
With much appreciation,
The Shiki Monthly Kukai Team