February 2012 Kukai

Kigo Theme:

LINGERING COLD

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First Place - 33 Points

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lingering cold...

the sleeping cat breathes

into his tail

Elinor Pihl Huggett

(1,4,22) = 33 pts

**I like the absolute concentration on the physical moment; no ideas need apply.

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Second Place - 28 Points

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lingering cold

the long ride home

from the cemetery

Cara Holman

(0,8,12) = 28 pts

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Third Place - 26 Points

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lingering cold

my daughter's hand print

on the window

Bill Hudson

(1,6,11) = 26 pts

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25  Points

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cold lingers...

the crackle of moonlight

under our feet

Polona

(0,8,9) = 25 pts

**Well done! This haiku has taken a sensation (cold) and linked it

with the visual of moonlight inverted into sound! Quite complex in a

simple way.

**The senses nicely confused

lingering cold

the click of knitting needles

into the night

Terri L. French

(0,3,19) = 25 pts

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 21 Points

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lingering cold—

the prisoner counts

his breaths

Penny Harter

(0,7,7) = 21 pts

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 20 Points

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another cold dawn . . .

she whispers me

back to bed

BILL KENNEY

(1,1,15) = 20 pts

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 19 Points

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lingering cold

the feral cat's cry

thinned to a hiss

André Surridge

(1,3,10) = 19 pts

**3 points - And all my other points if I could.

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17  Points

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cold night—

the warmth of those

wrinkled hands

Rita Odeh

(1,5,4) = 17 pts

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 16 Points

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lingering cold...

my daughter skips stones

across the ice

rob scott

(1,0,13) = 16 pts

** Now this would be a trick.  Made me smile!

**A winning combination of acceptance of what is and impatience for

what is to come.

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15  Points

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lingering cold —

still warm in my hand

empty tea-cup

Vishnu P Kapoor

(1,4,4) = 15 pts

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 12 Points

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winter sunshine

all the Clydesdales

facing south

Carolyn Coit Dancy

(2,2,2) = 12 pts

**A lovely observation!

**Probably my favourite

**Saw them up close... Magnificent mighty beasties.

lingering cold --

in the temple courtyard

silence of prayer wheels

Sonam Chhoki

(0,4,4) = 12 pts

despite

the lingering cold

crocuses

Kat Creighton

(0,1,10) = 12 pts

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 11 Points

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snow piles up

on a jackdaw's head

lingering cold

Ella Wagemakers

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

frozen clods

of newly turned earth

lingering cold

Tom Painting

(0,4,3) = 11 pts

** This speaks of the hope for spring while the cold yet lingers --

the earth has been turned, new growth is near, but the

clods are still frozen. To me, a very vivid picture and fine haiku.

lingering cold—

behind the headstone

cigarette butts

Carole MacRury

(0,4,3) = 11 pts

stirring up

the embers ...

lingering cold

gogatsu

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

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 10 Points

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in the morning

still blaming myself

lingering cold

Gregory Longenecker

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

**Call the Haiku Police! Three "-ing" words in one haiku – but each

performs a different grammatical function.

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 7 Points

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lingering cold

i find another hole

in my toque

Alegria

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

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6  Points

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lingering cold...

the chasm between us

deepens

Liz Rule

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

she intended

to paint the thaw

with a frozen brush

Oddbjørn Aardalen

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

lingering cold--

a handful of stars

in the soup tureen

sanjukta

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

**How poignant. Although we have seen a few fine haiku with this same

idea in previous kukai, I will still give points here simply because I

love this kind of imagery. Also ‘soup tureen’ is remarkably evocative

of the homeless and adds another level to this already skilful haiku.

winter night

one side of the bed

much colder now

John Soules

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

stalling

under the ice —

spring bulbs

Hansha Tek

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

valentine snow . . .

the wind

crossing the river again

Francine Banwarth

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

lingering cold

fingerlings wait

in the shallows

Beth Powell

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

lingering cold –

how beautiful a story sounds

at the fireside!

Patricia Lidia

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

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 5 Points

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in the shade

of a sunlit sycamore,

snow and saplings

- freddy gier

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

see-you-later kiss

the lingering cold

of her mint

Robert Naczas

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

** I could taste it!

lingering cold

the widows first spring

without him

S.E. Buffington

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

February ice

the depth

of her resentment

Paul Hodder

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

frozen fog

a lone soul shivers

at the bus stop

Ruth Powell

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

late winter's morning—

the street book-ended

with sleeping dogs

~Devika

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

lingering cold

the wetland dawn spreads

on the road

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

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 4 Points

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lingering  cold

even  sounds are

coated in icicles

Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

lingering cold

the clock's pendulum sunders

sound from sound

Dorota Pyra

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

**The sound of the pendulum is so skillfully given another shape here.

 The silence is beautifully implied and described.

lingering cold

i turn my sweaters over

. . . start again

Beverley George

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

a lonely bottle of milk

in the doorway

half empty, half frozen

Petya Gleridis

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

the winter sun lingers

Pale, chill fingers

Cling to the frozen eaves

Christine Howard

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

lingering cold

the frogs chorus

from the distance

Ramesh Anand

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

deep and cold

the falling snow

our shared silence

if

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

icy day

sweeping a few cobwebs

from the barn

Bruce Ross

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

descending mist . . .

mountains walking on

by themselves

Ron C. Moss

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

brittle ice

in the bird bath

lingering cold

Ann K. Schwader

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

**So simple and so expressive of the lingering cold -- just lovely!

snowshoeing

over the frozen lake

a north wind through the pines

DeVar

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

starlight colliding

with a winter sea

lingering chill

Angela Terry

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

the answering machine

yet again:

... lingering cold

-- Chitra Rajappa

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

touched

by sunrise

lingering cold

Peter H. Pache

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

**The touch is light; the effect is beauty.

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 3 Points

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Sitting on the vent

Lingering cold, stinging toes

Mom brings me cocoa

Pat Lammers

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

groundhog day:

the moon came out

@3:15 for a look

miriam chaikin

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

lingering cold...

through a closed window

The Four Seasons

Stella Pierides

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

lingering cold–

his eye embraces

the child’s coffin

Lech Szeglowski

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Lingering cold--

Winter boots and

Easter bonnets

Dica

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

After our quarrel

A lingering cold

In your eyes

Angelika Kolompar

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

still a rosebush

desiccated calyces

cupping snow

Maxianne

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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2  Points

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big cold moon

wool scarf almost hides

warm small eyes

Anonymous

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

Birds chirp mating calls

Sun creeps out from behind clouds

But chill in my bones

Mary E. Gray

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

more rambling dreams

that I can’t recall ...

the cold snap hangs on

Marylouise Knight

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

bagpipes quiver

lingering cold graces

the funeral

c t doebler

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

vines on the garage

gray and thin as the morning --

my bones yearn for spring

mechaieh

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

she rolls over,

moonlight on her shoulder---

This lingering cold

D. Scott

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

lingering cold

a ruffed grouse seeks warmth

beneath the snow

gerry bravi (Canada)

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

lingering cold--

absent whispers

from her room

--Ram Krishna Singh

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

pigeons

already courting

on smoking chimneys

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

lingering cold —

calling all night long

on hot line

Cezar F. Ciobîcã

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

lingering cold —

their wedding date

indefinitely postponed

Michele L. Harvey

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

lingering chill—

the guest room door closed

for another week

--Kirsty Karkow

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

lingering cold

eyeing his hawaii shirt

from another life

--Marleen Hulst

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

lingering cold

is there an end

to god's silence

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

5 degrees of frost--

he tries to sleep

in a doorway

James Dobson

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

daffodil buds

still tight in the chill

lingering dispute

Barbara Snow

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Persistent cold —

I'm putting on the fire even

the memories

Petru-Ioan Garda

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

another night alone . . .

this lingering cold seeps

into my bones

Catherine J.S. Lee

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

icy kisses

winter in love

with spring

Vinay Leo Ravindranath

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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 1 Point

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winter morning —

the blue color of the bathroom

before bath

Israel López Balan

winter leaves me

a cold floor in the closet

at the end of the hall

Michael McClintock

icicles

sparkling in the sun...

cold again

natalia kuznetsova

 ** The cheerfulness of this has won me completely.

winter sales:

asking for a thick duvet

-- she unfolds … chuckling

peter o. silvani

cold crunch under foot

rhododendron leaves curl up

and nostril hairs freeze

dragonfly

shivers at the bus stop

winter keeping hold

of spring

Frances O'Keeffe

 **An affectionate look at daily life and its struggles! Also shows a

tender understanding of the natural world.

lingering cold...

there's only reflection

in her window

--iokua

lingering cold

Bert and Ernie

keeping me company

Mike Montreuil

sleet —

our shoes

become skis

Anonymous

divorce court--

the cold of the rain

in your gaze

Anonymous

log fire

I nearly burn

my frozen feet

Tore Sverredal

 rain puddles frozen--

snow falling

on snowdrops

jill

chocolate chip

she pops one

with her cold medicine

--Peter Newton

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No Points This Time. Sorry.

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Echoes of the crunch

of snowflakes beneath my boots

haunt my frosted dreams.

Robert C. Howard

(0,0,0) = 0 pts

 Warm Planet's shadow —

lingering cold there

paradox over there

GHEORGHE POSTELNICU

STOPS

 lingering cold

white ants scarper

when he sneezes

Barbara A Taylor

lingering cold

she settles down for the night

near snowdrops

Harvey Jenkins

lingering cold:

the inexpressible

windowed

oana aurora boazu

 through the snow

into his arms

lingering cold

Ben Gieske

rolling winter wind

lullaby

for the squirrel's nest

Donna Bauerly

lingering cold —

preferring a foot rub

to sex

Bruce H. Feingold

Early spring

three crows walk the street

it's still cold.

Trevor Camp

 Stopped at 3“

The stainless steel

soil sampler

gourdman

 lingering cold —

his lashes and mustache white

with ice crystals

Anonymous

purple violets

bloom in the lingering cold

each one limned in frost

Deirdre Godwin

grinding adzuki beans

the stove starves

Ralf Bröker

 dark lingering cold

a rabbit shudders

in the snow

Tony Nasuta

snow drops blooming

at the memorial--

February wind

carol pearce-worthington

an old icicle

not going to melt —

lingering cold

Juhani Tikkanen

lingering cold ...

mounds of sparkling snow

imprison the town

Keith A. Simmonds

only some cars

still covered in snow --

lingering cold

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

distant sneeze;

on the bare cherry branches—

just raindrops !

manoj saranathan

spring divorce

the summer solstice

a frozen moment

Anonymous

ice fisherman...

drilling one more hole

in the lake

Diane Mayr

August heat wave--

grandpa's root cellar becomes

the grandkid's playhouse

Edward

winter half over--

the lingering cold

in her smile

Bill Pauly

walking up the stairs

waiting for

first hint of warmth

Hazel A. Witherspoon

morning coffee

over last night's argument

lingering cold

Stevie Strang

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General Comments:

**So many excellent haiku.  Whoever rises to the top is TOPS, that's

for sure. This time I wish for, at least, 6 more for votes!

**So many more…wish I had more votes J

**My problem with this month's kigo is that, for me, "lingering cold"

means "I've had the sniffles for a week, now." I'm pleased that, for

so many of our poets, this was no barrier to excellence.

**Pity that not everyone used "lingering cold" as a

kigo in accordance with the invitation, but that head colds and cold

moods were brought in as well...

Free Format Theme:

NIGHT LIGHTS

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First Place - 29 Points

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Northern Lights the bar empties

Alan S. Bridges

(2,5,13) = 29 pts

**It would take that spectacular light show to empty a bar - ha!

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Second Place - 28 Points

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shooting stars...

the fizz of champagne

on my tongue

Stella Pierides

(0,5,18) = 28 pts

**Just perfect! A shooting star is just as festive as a glass of

champagne. Lovely combination.

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Third Place - 21 Points

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tired of half truths--

the blurred edges of a

haloed moon

Terri L. French

(0,3,15) = 21 pts

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20 Points

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painted moon

the glow of lightning

in the ink-stone

Ron C. Moss

(1,4,9) = 20 pts

**I liked the image of 18 but felt it employed the wrong preposition.

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19 Points

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sheet lightning—

he asks

if I've been faithful

Francine Banwarth

(1,4,8) = 19 pts

**A powerful metaphor that derives much of its power from its force as

literal observation.

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18 Points

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forked lightning

I make up one more

bedtime story

Paul Hodder

(0,2,14) = 18 pts

**"make up" makes this one memorable

** Such a vivid picture of a child scared of the noisy storm outside.

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16 Points

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northern lights

yesterday's atheist

becomes agnostic

S.E. Buffington

(2,3,4) = 16 pts

**An "aha" moment here to be sure.

falling stars

letting go of memories...

almost

sanjukta

(2,2,6) = 16 pts

northern lights

staining the snow

the deer's blood

Liz Rule

(1,3,7) = 16 pts

sheet lightning

the things that never

come to pass

John Soules

(0,4,8) = 16 pts

winter stillness...

an airliner

among the stars

Carole MacRury

(0,4,8) = 16 pts

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14 Points

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auroral light -

a voice crackles

on the ham radio

Michele L. Harvey

(1,0,11) = 14 pts

bullfrogs at night --

a shooting star falls

across their sound

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

(0,3,8) = 14 pts

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13 Points

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 shooting star

over quiet water

a cigarette's arc

Barbara Snow

(1,2,6) = 13 pts

**A striking visual rhyme, but it's that quiet pivot that does it.

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 12 Points

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outdoor cinema

the gun fight punctuated

by lightning

Allison Millcock

(0,3,6) = 12 pts

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9 Points

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shooting star

my wish

always the same

Cara Holman

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

**The suddenness of sameness, well caught.

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8 Points

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night lights ...

there’s always a fool

on a hill

gogatsu

(2,0,2) = 8 pts

sudden blackout —

in the middle of the city

moon dog

Israel López Balan

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

meteor shower

children watch angels

getting their wings

Frances O'Keeffe

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

night thickens

around the screened porch

heat lightning

Tom Painting

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

a morepork

echoes its name ...

haloed moon

Hansha Teki

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

stormy night —

the world outside my window

flickering

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,0,8) = 8 pts

**That last line calls so much into question.

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7 Points

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Northern Lights!

my goose-down parka

and wide-angle lens

--Kirsty Karkow

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

**Won me both with its enthusiasm and the way the syllables "clicked"

just so (pun intended).

Northern lights

behind tall bare oaks

an owl hoots.

Trevor Camp

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

the aurora cavorting

across the night sky

frost garden

Angela Terry

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

conversation

continues on the porch

--heat lightning

Diane Mayr

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

swirling aurora

she runs her fingers

through my hair

John McManus

(0,0,7) = 7 pts

moon halo—

sinking deeper and deeper

into myself

Lech Szeglowski

(0,0,7) = 7 pts

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6 Points

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a lightning

splitting the night sky in two...

our last quarrel

natalia kuznetsova

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

lightening flash--

all the animal tracks

on the white snow field

jill

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

leaving las vegas

the city lights still dancing

in my rear view mirror

Stevie Strang

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

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5 Points

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red heart nebula

in cassiopeia...

the queen's valentine

dragonfly

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

meteor shower:

I try to wish away

the clouds overhead

-- Chitra Rajappa

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

aurora borealis

for a moment feeling

one with the sky

André Surridge

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

morning rainbow

the beggar puts some coins

in his cup

rob scott

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

a soul

crosses the bridge

shooting star

Peter H. Pache

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

Disappearing

With each lightning flash-

Fireflies !

-manoj saranathan

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

leaving the party

at 4:00 am

moon dog

Beth Powell

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

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4 Points

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Northern Lights...

Odin on a midnight stroll

swings his lantern

Elinor Pihl Huggett

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

a cold clear sky

the Cathedral’s twin spires

glow through the night

Marylouise Knight

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

her pillow

every morning

alpenglow

peter o.silvani

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

false sunrise

her reawakened

libido

Polona

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

moon dog

near Orion

cirrus hunting Sirius

Donna Bauerly

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

midnight lightning--

I catch a glimpse

of wide-open eyes

James Dobson

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

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3 Points

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over the ocean

a flash of lightning—

the unfinished mystery

Penny Harter

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

I wake

to noises in the night

shooting star

Elaine Riddell

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

break in the pines --

a curtain of northern lights

sweeps the sky

Catherine J.S. Lee

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

no one awake yet . . .

lightning runs down the back

of the dry mountain

Michael McClintock

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

night flight-

this side of the wing

a faint band of light

oana aurora boazu

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

aurora flashes!

now I have seen

a pink polar bear

- freddy gier

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

**A lovely idea; if only the present tense of the verb had been used,

i.e. "I see".

packing away

my old high school trophies

haloed moon

Gregory Longenecker

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

northern lights —

the Alaska sky full

of rippling green

carmel lively Westerman

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

power failure

aurora borealis

in a new light

Tore Sverredal

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

night skiing

the aurora dancing

above us

Ruth Powell

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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2 Points

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 moon ring

my child shows

her size of bangle

Ramesh Anand

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

alpine glow

snow capped mountains

no longer white

Bill Hudson

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

polar dance time

as the sun strips luminous

skirts whirl through the night

Christine Howard

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

Northern Lights--

searching for her

chameleon

Bill Pauly

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

strange glowing ovals --

have the aliens come?   ahh . . .

lenticular clouds

Bridget Cougar

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

renaming the stars —

a Sunday afternoon

at the planetarium

--Marleen Hulst

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Luna Park

between the stringer lights

halo moon

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

**Pure picture, and magical all the same.

Iditarod trail

the old woman mountain dances

with the northern lights

Edward

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

gazillions, I confirm

and count my blessings

beneath the stars

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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1 Point

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patches of skin

stuck to the door knob

halo moon

if

Perseids?

darkness around the stars deepens

my loneliness

Maxianne

bathroom visit

stepping between night’s

lightning flashes

Ben Gieske

glimpse of crocus

February lightning

first snow soon

Anonymous

Min Min lights . . .

Morgan le Fay taunts

a lonely driver

Anonymous

winter journey

parhelia

me too

Ralf Bröker

 City of Homs –

dimming the mortar fire

an arc of sun dog

Sonam Chhoki

through lace curtains

coaxing me out for a walk

twilight's afterglow

Kat Creighton

lover's lane--

the way a first shooting star

leaves your lips

Anonymous

city lights

the sparkles

from her stilettos

Mike Montreuil

the big red cat –

neon tube of cabaret

shine all night

KRZYSZTOF KOKOT PL

shooting star —

in a black & white picture

Marilyn still laughing

Cezar F. Ciobîcã

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No Points This Time, Sorry.

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half in a dream

so close I could touch it

one of the Taurids

Bruce Ross

a beautiful dream—

boreal aurora

at the North Pole

Alex Serban

Star showers flaring

across the blacken heavens —

hope will never die.

Robert C. Howard

dreamlike Nights' Lights —

atmospheric chemistry

doubles the rainbow

GHEORGHE POSTELNICU STOPS

 fast flying fire balls...

wow, again and again

this bone-chilling night

Barbara A Taylor

Icicle lanterns

Lit by winter’s moon rays

In Line Outside My Window

Pat Lammers

sky’s sweep of light

crack and hum of particles

cold above the snow

Harvey Jenkins

lightning —

night sky mends sans delay

the tear again

Vishnu P Kapoor

a little girl

picking colours from a broken rainbow

in the flowery mead

Oddbjørn Aardalen

lightning flashes—

HE is taking photos

of the universe

Rita Odeh

light ribbons

clouds and pillars flow

across the sky

Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black

moonlight --

a shooting star passes

across the sky

~ Caxton Okoth

as eyes adjust

to snow blindness

sundogs appear

gourdman

our tracks

through green waves

rolling over the snow

Jon Espen Vassbotn

Deep-frozen snow

glittering at night —

Northern light!

Juhani Tikkanen

pink glow through the blinds

gilds the curve of your belly --

belt of Venus

mechaieh

crepuscular-rays

sending gold across the land

dragon clouds gather

Deirdre Godwin

rare sighting

in western New York

a red aurora

Carolyn Coit Dancy

illuminating

the immense ocean

shooting stars

Keith A. Simmonds

dusk

drive a neon highway

to home

Anonymous

stars fall to leisurely trace the fallen milky way

Anonymous

Aurora’s tempting dance

her absinthe veil over

the wings of the god’s eagle

Petya Gleridis

the moon

illusion...

finally he arrives

carol pearce-worthington

Misty fog

The primulas

Drop their heads

Angelika Kolompar

 fingers feel

decaying fireflies

in night lights

--Ram Krishna Singh

midshift-

enjoying the knight sky

twinkle in the pond

Hazel A. Witherspoon

A kiss in the night

Shooting stars

Remind me

Dica

shooting stars —

baby cries to buy

fireworks

Petru-Ioan Garda

distant cell tower

where my eyes

always land

--Peter Newton

veilleuse —

with safety net, I conquer

fear of darkness

Vinay Leo Ravindranath

northern lights--

the new year's baby

after midnight

DeVar

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General Comments:

**I couldn't come up with one in this category. I don't get out much.

**Many good ones here.  Wish I had more points to give.