The Shiki Monthly Kukai
February 2012 Kukai
Dear Friends,
Here are the results for the February 2012 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was LINGERING COLD, and our Free Format subject was NIGHT
LIGHTS
Congratulations to ***ELINOR PIHL HUGGETT***, winner of our Kigo section and to ***ALAN S. BRIDGES***, winner of our Free Format
section!
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The haiku are listed in order of total points received from voters. The numbers reflect the number of voters who gave the haiku either
three points, two points, or one point -- followed by the total points for all votes.
Those who were given less than three points and who requested anonymity in such a case are so noted.
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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.
VOTER'S comments are in italics below the respective poems.
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.
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