Congratulations to Bill Kenney, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Darrell Byrd, the winner of our Free Format section!
February 2006 Results
Kigo Theme: Early Thaw
First Place -- 32 pts
early thaw--
the earth tugging
at my footsteps
Bill Kenney
(2,7,12) = 32 pts
Second Place -- 28 pts
early thaw--
walking the long way home
to hear the brook
angelee deodhar
(2,6,10) = 28 pts
Third Place -- 27 pts
early thaw
the hedge alive
with twitter
oga
(1,7,10) = 27 pts
Fourth Place -- 23 pts
early thaw--
at the school bus stop
a red mitten
Betty Kaplan
(1,8,4) = 23 pts
Fifth Place -- 20 pts
early thaw...
for a moment
mother remembers my name
ed markowski
(1,4,9) = 20 pts
Sixth Place -- 18 pts
early thaw--
the pot on the snowman's head
gets bigger and bigger
Tom
(1,4,7) = 18 pts
Seventh Place -- 16 pts
early thaw--
a footprint on ice
drifting away
Odu Kim
(1,2,9) = 16 pts
Eighth Place -- 13 pts
early thaw
marsh mud glistens
in the rowboat
Martin
(0,2,9) = 13 pts
early thaw
the children armed
with icicle swords
Earl Keener
(0,2,9) = 13 pts
Ninth Place -- 11 pts
early thaw
the smell of wet bark
fills the air
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(1,1,6) = 11 pts
Tenth Place -- 10 pts
early thaw
a white lie about
the snowman's fate
RaV
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
Eleventh Place -- 9 pts)
early thaw
they put off
the divorce
Dave Bacharach
(1,0,6) = 9 pts
Twelfth Place -- 8 pts
early thaw
ironing out the folds
of her floral tablecloth
Beverley George
(2,0,2) = 8 pts
early thaw--
faintly the waitress
smiles at me
max verhart
(1,0,5) = 8 pts
early thaw
a street person looks
for lost coins
--Irene Golas
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
early thaw
sounds of a rolling marble
across the wood floor
Denise Lizarraga
(0,0,8) = 8 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 7 pts
early thaw
fog covers the fields
covered with snow
Fr.RP
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
early thaw
a stiff wing
in the black snow
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
early thaw--
slowly filling up
the baptistery
Dustin Neal
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
early thaw
a dead spider floats
in the bucket
Meredith
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
one crocus
for my Valentine
early thaw
kokoumolou
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
rock garden
a stone toad appears
early thaw
Edward
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
early thaw
crocuses appear outside
the flower shops
Citygirl
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
early thaw
standing in line
for seed potatoes
Paul R
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 6 pts
early thaw
she opens
the long sealed letter
Keiko Izawa
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
ice skating outfit
covered with mud and tears
early thaw
Barbara Curry
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
Eight sparrows
at a full birdbath--
early thaw.
Trevor Camp
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
early thaw
her white bathrobe
missing
Petar Tchouhov
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
early thaw--
snowman's body parts
piled on the lawn
Richmond Williams
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
early thaw:
my ice-fishing shanty
has sunk
-- lucindab
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
a droplet
waits at the sprig tip
early thaw
greg lammers
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 5 pts
early thaw
she brings up the least
of my worries
Tom Painting
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
early thaw--
beer cans afloat
in the esky
lorin
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
early thaw
down at the forest stream
new fairy shrimp
Paul O. Williams
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
early thaw--
a new seed catalogue
in the letterbox
---Skin
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
early thaw--
a robin's cracked
note
john tiong chunghoo
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
early thaw--
I pretend not to see
his smile
Marie
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
early thaw
the swelling lake nears
yesterdays footprints
Kylie Hooklyn
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
early thaw
the bruise on her arm
fading to yellow
Francine Banwarth
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
Sixteenth Place -- 4 pts
with or without
the groundhog's shadow
early thaw
--ushi
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
early thaw
the roses she thought
were from him
Deborah P Kolodji
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
cracked snow shovel
the almanac predicts
an early thaw
Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
an early thaw
the flooded creek washes out
a small fleck of gold
Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
early thaw--
he flings the blue crab
back into the bay
~K~
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
early thaw
drop by drop
beats the rhythm
Maria Kowal
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
Seventeenth Place -- 3 pts
early thaw
mending the prayer strip
in two places
Bruce Ross
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early thaw--
raccoon tracks along
the creek bank
Darrell Byrd
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
the stranger casts
a warm smile
early thaw
Linda Chambers
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early thaw
crocus blooming
through snow and mud
Rose Marie Stutts
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early thaw
from under the snow
ashes of house
--Derwisz
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early thaw
and the wood duck boxes
still uncleaned
Glen Keener
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early thaw--
the Olympic skater
takes falsestart
Origa
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early thaw--
this watery ring
becoming a pond
Ed Schwellenbach
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
early thaw--
in the tire tracks
dirty puddles
--Strange Little Being
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
under the eaves
the water drop by drop--
early thaw
Vasile Moldovan
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
early thaw -
my child's scooter
reveals itself
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Free Format Theme: Sunlight
First Place -- 17 pts
sunlight . . .
a wasp taps
at the window
Darrell Byrd
(0,4,9) = 17 pts
Second Place -- 16 pts
breaking wave
winter sunlight curls
into itself
martin
(1,3,7) = 16 pts
Third Place -- 15 pts
fading sunlight--
he takes off
his wedding ring
Laryalee Fraser
(0,4,7) = 15 pts
Fourth Place -- 14 pts
backs to the sunlight
the migrant workers break
for lunch
Carmel Lively Westerman
(1,3,5) - 14 pts
Fifth Place -- 13 pts
afternoon train
sunlight slants into the eyes
of a guide dog
Keiko Izawa
(0,4,5) = 13 pts
clear night
the moon's face
full of sunlight
RaV
(0,3,7) = 13 pts
Sixth Place -- 12 pts
open window-
in the bottom of my cup
sunlight
Betty Kaplan
(1,3,3) = 12 pts
dust
dancing in winter
sunlight
oga
(1,2,5) = 12 pts
in an empty bowl
two sets of chop sticks
sunlight on plum trees
Bill Hudson
(1,1,7) = 12 pts
Seventh Place -- 11 pts
winter sunlight--
the first hint of color
in my baby's eyes
Dejah Leger
(0,4,3) = 11 pts
Eighth Place -- 10 pts
a hole in
the woodpile
fills with sunlight
Linda Chambers
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
the eggs
comes to a slow boil
dappled sunlight
Tom Painting
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
shattered sunlight . . .
I pick myself up
in mirrored pieces
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
morning sunlight--
the sparkles of my ring
in the front page news
Audrey Downey
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
morning sunlight
the dog's face
in my coffee
paula fisher
(0,4,2) = 10 pts
sunlight fades
through the chapel doors
final words
James M. Thompson
(0,3,4) = 10 pts
departing guest . . .
more room now
for sunlight
Ann K. Schwader
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
Ninth Place -- 9 pts
first warm day
pink sunlight
through eyelids
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
that old dog
only moves when sunlight moves
across the room
Glen Keener
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
shaft of sunlight
in the potting shed--
the rustle of bulbs
Beverley George
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
winter sunlight--
the dog lays
on her back
Mary Chapman
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
Tenth Place -- 8 pts
dusk wind
reeds dance
with sunlight
john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
winter tree--
branches clothed
in sunlight
Bill Kenney
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
cold sunlight--
empty nesters
on the treadmill
Bruce H. Feingold
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
early sunlight
a black dog sniffs
the long shadows
Israel López Balan
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
Eleventh Place -- 7 pts
morning sunlight
rainbows
on a blank page
shanna
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
winter sunlight,
acres of snow geese
in the fields
~K~
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
Twelfth Place -- 6 pts
sunlight
a sky blue morning glory
says it all
ed markowski
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
filtered sunlight--
something stirs
among the cypress knees
Ellen Compton
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
frozen sunlight--
a crow swears at the dog
from the oak branch
Origa
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
sudden sunlight--
giving the prism
another twirl
Francine Banwarth
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
February sunlight
turtles snooze
deep in the mud
Citygirl
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 5 pts
the blond rinse
fading from her hair
morning sunlight
Deborah P. Kolodji
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
Echoes
of sunlight--
stained glass
kami
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
sunlight moves
across the exposed root --
a day at home
Marylouise Knight
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
March sunlight
on the couch a ball
a sleepy kittens
Edward
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
winter sunlight--
the rooftop snow
silent
j blain
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
"press three for. . ."
sunlight recedes across
the desk
Dave Bacharach
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
mountain pines
their snow caps
in sunlight
--ushi
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 4 pts
frozen sunlight
in the icicles - on the ditch
frozen wind
max verhart
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
sunlight sparkles
ladybugs-- wintering
on the windowsill
Rose Marie Stutts
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
science lesson:
a beam of sunlight
through a prism
--lucindab
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
a wide crack
widened by sunlight
frozen river
Chandra Bales
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
in the sunlight--
a cat with a mandala
on his forehead
Ami
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 3 pts
flower garden
full of sunlight and water--
the smell of dung
Fr. R.P.
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
Sunlight slants through springtime
trees; what would the dead give
for a moment of this?
Michael Doherty
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
catching the sunlight
a rainbow lorikeet soars
in the kite's talons
cate juno
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
poor blossoms
on the little tree--
winter sunlight
Linda Marucci
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
warm sunlight
the dog twitches
canine dreams
-sakyu-
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
sunlight
seeps through the pines -
this lace of shadows
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
sunlight
through the maples leaves
fleeting shadows
--Irene Golas
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
argument
shards of sunlight
pierce the air
Meredith
(0,0,3) = 3 pts