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.
(2,1,4 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
February 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Campfire
First Place -- 17 Points
campfire
brass rivets sparkle
in her jeans
Darrell Byrd
(1,4,6) = 17
campfire
the northern lights
shift above the forest
Ed Markowski
(1,4,6) = 17
deepening dusk -
an owl adds its voice
to the campfire song
Zhanna P. Rader
(1,6,2) = 17
Second Place -- 16 Points
campfire
the occasional hiss
of snowflakes
soji
(1,3,7) = 16
Third Place -- 12 Points
clearing-
the campfire smokes
in the mist
martin
(2,1,4) = 12
Fourth Place -- 11 Points
campfire --
shadows of my friends
dancing on the snow
Tomislav Maretic
(1,2,4) = 11
family tradition
each fish gains a pound or two
around the campfire
Edward
(0,3,5) = 11
head and taillights--
the highway splits
a herd of deer
DeVar
(1,2,4) = 11
Fifth Place -- 10 Points
campfire
once upon
the stars
oga
(0,4,2) = 10
campfire shadows -
a spray of embers
in the rising moon
Carol Raisfeld
(0,3,4) = 10
Sixth Place -- 9 Points
around
the roaring campfire
so little talk
Peter Brady
(0,3,3) = 9
breaking up -
the last sputters
of our campfire
Aruna
(1,1,4) = 9
Seventh Place -- 8 Points
campfire across the lake:
the songs we used
to sing
Nancy Smith
(0,2,4) = 8
Eighth Place -- 7 Points
beyond the campfire
not flickering
the winter moon
Paul O. Williams
(0,2,3) = 7
campfire songs--
bits of your face
in the flames
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,1,2) = 7
shadows flicker
in the distant pines
campfire
Don Baird
(0,2,3) = 7
Ninth Place -- 6 Points
no more marshmallows:
the stick goes into
the campfire
oino sakai
(0,2,2) = 6
Tenth Place -- 5 Points
a new log
tossed on the campfire
eruption of sparks
Allen McGill
(0,0,5) = 5
flames of a campfire
in the eyes of a coyote
searching for some food
Cornelia
(1,0,2) = 5
the campfire darkens
the brook
babbles on
aom
(0,1,3) = 5
all winter long
his sleeping bag smells
like campfire.
Zaida Lysle
(0,1,3) = 5
each spark
a distant campfire
winter stars
Ann K. Schwader
(0,2,1) = 5
Eleventh Place -- 4 Points
campfire
a woman passerby talks about
her first love
john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,0) = 4
skating party
toasting marshmallows
by the campfire
Patricia A. Laurent
(0,1,2) = 4
Cast iron pot
cobbler simmers
in the campfire
Linda Warner
(0,0,4) = 4
campfire sing-along
the circle is broken
by sparks and smoke
Carmel C. Lively
(0,1,2) = 4
just you and I
sitting around the campfire--
adding another flame
Toshiro Takeshita
(0,1,2) = 4
Twelfth Place -- 3 Points
Candlemas campfires
showing the far away sun
the way back
Helen Ruggieri
(1,0,0) = 3
far from home
a chance encounter
round the campfire
celia crook
(0,1,1) = 3
summers end-
teary-eye goodbye
around campfire
tina Stanton
(0,1,1) = 3
rain at dawn --
the campfire sighs
so does she
Flatline
(0,1,1) = 3
rainstorm
the campfire's smoke
invades our tent
Owen Burkhart
(0,1,1) = 3
gasoline can
to start the campfire
"daddy's hair's on fire!"
ushi
(0,1,1) = 3
campfire sparks
competing with
the fireflies
Ruzica Matuka
(0,1,1) = 3
campfire intimacy
a spray of sparks
from dying embers
Deborah P Kolodji
(0,1,1) = 3
lake's edge--
ice chunks float
in the campfire
bmm
(0,1,1) = 3
Free Format Theme: Headlights
First Place -- 29 Points
sleepless night --
counting the headlights
on the wall
Flatline
(1,9,8) = 29
Second Place -- 15 Points
family reunion
playing basketball
by headlights
Michael Baribeau
(1,3,6) = 15
Third Place -- 13 Points
homecoming
the play of his headlights
on the ceiling
Aruna
(1,4,2) = 13
fog on the bridge--
a flicker of headlights
from the other side
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(0,5,3) = 13
Fourth Place -- 12 Points
after the journey
the sight of my own home
in the headlights
Glen Keener
(1,2,5) = 12
Fifth Place -- 10 Points
headlights
on a lonely road
broken white lines
Allen McGill
(0,3,4) = 10
Sixth Place -- 9 Points
deep winter
in the headlights' beam
a pale moon
Ed Markowski
(0,4,1) = 9
Seventh Place -- 8 Points
headlights
the innocent stare
of a child
Audrey Downey
(0,3,2) = 8
homeward bound
headlights and horns
team victory
Carmel C. Lively
(0,3,2) = 8
Eighth Place -- 7 Points
headlights
on the road
uphill
oga
(0,1,5) = 7
snow dust
in a doe's eyes
my headlights
Darrell Byrd
(1,1,2) = 7
headlights --
a cat's eyes hopping
by the road
Tomislav Maretic
(0,3,1) = 7
late again -
the anxious wait
for headlights in the drive
soji
(0,2,3) = 7
Ninth Place -- 6 Points
glowing eyes
caught in the headlights
then gone
James M. Thompson
(0,1,4) = 6
passing headlights
scan empty cars
down lovers lane
peigi
(0,2,2) = 6
fading moonlight-
suddenly
a moose in the headlights
tina Stanton
(1,0,3) = 6
morning
headlights bright
with snow
martin
(0,3,0) = 6
sudden silence
a pair of headlights
pierce the fog
Tore Sverredal
(1,1,1) = 6
Tenth Place -- 5 Points
in the headlights
the startled eyes
of a doe
Janet Parker
(1,0,2) = 5
skyward leap--
a rabbit caught
between headlights
George Hawkins
(0,2,1) = 5
a horse drawn wagon
complete with headlights--
Amish Country
Toshiro Takeshita
(0,1,3) = 5
Eleventh Place -- 4 Points
lonely headlights
pushing apart the raindrops
down an empty road
Boris Nazansky
(1,0,1) = 4
sighs of relief
visible between spectators
ambulance headlights
Kylie Hooklyn
(0,1,2) = 4
lovers in the park --
a car's
intruding headlights
Zvonko Petrovic
(0,1,2) = 4
headlights --
the cat's eyes rushing
and dying
Ruzica Mokos
(0,1,2) = 4
wrong exit
our headlight's find
a burma-shave sign
Owen Burkhart
(1,0,1) = 4
Twelfth Place -- 3 Points
starless night -
my headlights skim the grasses
and the black beyond
Norman Darlington
(0,1,1) = 3
shivers of sadness
the cortege headlights
veiled in mist
Carol Raisfeld
(1,0,0) = 3
motorway bridge
ribbons of white headlights
dotted with red
celia crook
(0,0,3) = 3
the car headlights
fall on a dead tree,
its ghostly shape
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,1) = 3
head and taillights--
the highway splits
a herd of deer
DeVar
(0,1,1) = 3
beetle mania
painting thick black eyebrows
over the headlights
ushi
(0,1,1) = 3
icy street:
shattered glasses
and headlights
oino sakai
(0,1,1) = 3
leaping
the cast of headlights
a deer
Don Baird
(0,0,3) = 3