Here are the results for the February 2014 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was LONGING, and our Free Format subject was ANYTHING ROMANTIC
Congratulations to ***Lavana Kray***, winner of our Kigo section and to ***Gerry Bravi***, winner of our Free Format section!
Kigo Theme:
LONGING
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First Place - 26 Points
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war news-
I wear
your shirts...
Lavana kray
Romania
(3,4,9) = 26 pts
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Second Place - 25 Points
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mail call -
a soldier waits
and waits
Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,11,3) = 25 pts
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Third Place - 23 Points
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mid-February
the last jar of peach jam
empty
Diane Mayr
(1,5,10) = 23 pts
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21 Points
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winter rain—
the tulips
stir
Sondra J. Byrnes
(2,5,5) = 21 pts
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17 Points
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that cry of cranes -
still waiting for
the echo
Eduard TARA
(1,4,6) = 17 pts
incessant snowstorms
my neighbor's snowman dressed
in a bikini
Stevie Strang
(1,3,8) = 17 pts
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15 Points
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old diary
the dog-eared page I visit
on Valentine's
carlos gesmundo
(2,1,7) = 15 pts
the garden
still deep in snow---
seed catalogues
John Soules
(1,3,6) = 15 pts
faraway thoughts..
a pine cone crumbles in
my coat pocket
-manoj saranathan
(1,3,6) = 15 pts
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14 Points
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snow moon –
the pillow holds
his shape
Anna Mazurkiewicz
(1,2,7) = 14 pts
winter's end
the child asks
if we're there yet
Bill Kenney
(0,5,4) = 14 pts
all my hopes
of being free. . .
butterfly tattoo
Vinay Leo R.
(0,2,10) = 14 pts
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13 Points
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geese
heading north
...my homeland
JOHN McDONALD EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
(1,1,8) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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late-life dreams . . .
the rustle of aspen leaves
just before they fall
Catherine J.S. Lee
(2,1,4) = 12 pts
spring cleaning
I come upon her
missing earring
Tom
(0,3,6) = 12 pts
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11 Points
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tramper* departing
small tethered boats
tug at their ropes
Michele L. Harvey
(1,2,4) = 11 pts
(*tramper: a tramp steamer)
scanning the sky
for those black clouds -
the cracked earth
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan
(Mumbai)
(0,2,7) = 11 pts
*(Explanation: In India, the monsoon is the season most looked forward to)
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10 Points
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icicles
the sun in a drop
of hope
dust
(1,3,1) = 10 pts
following the hearse
as far
as I can go
Donna Bauerly
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
hanging from the eave
the last icicle waters
the first daffodil
Alan S. Bridges
(0,4,2) = 10 pts
a recurring dream...
cherry blossoms falling
upon my head
Keith A. Simmonds
T & T
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
today
I almost forgot her
pink sunset
Paul Hodder
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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snowmelt
listening for a chickadee
to answer back
Dawn Apanius
USA
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
snow squalls
wishing for a home
to go back to
Ignatius Fay
(1,0,6) = 9 pts
the empty playground
twirling in all this whiteness
a green swing
Anne Zooey Lind
(1,0,6) = 9 pts
last days of summer
her dress strap holds
the tattoo butterfly
Dorota Pyra
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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fallen leaves
drifting down the river
those moments with you
Bernard Gieske
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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curacao sky –
my window opens up
to a brick wall
Paresh
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
summer dusk
a lone cicada's
cry
Jan O'Loughlin
(Australia)
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
the wood
knotted with birdsong ...
cabin fever
S.M. Abeles
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
silent cicadas -
the wishes that drifted
beyond the stars
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh,India
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
snowflakes
falling on more snow
my tears on your grave
RD McManes
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
sunrise...
the path of returned birds
appearing
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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a little taste of spring
then more, and more
snow
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
onset of spring --
how I long to tuck the first rose in
her curl again
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad (Now in Houston), India
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
between
snowfalls
the robin's song
Jone Rush MacCulloch
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
winter sun...
Dad stays warm searching
for old flames
S.E. Buffington
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
first ultrasound
the muffled voices
from the waiting room
Bouwe Brouwer
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
farm widow—
cold moonlight brims
with lowing
Nancy Smith
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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hungering to hold
her premature winter baby
her milk spills over
angelee deodhar
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
empty sky
cradled in the scythe
winter moon
j blain
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
still wearing
my snow boots . . .
I embrace the ocean
- Deborah P Kolodji
Temple City, CA
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
Red boots squeaky sleighs
Chapped cheeks & runny noses
They grow up too fast
C. Johanson
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
winter solstice
pretend i'm an albatross
in a summer breeze
Svend A. Doggfall
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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Winter's end -
her eyes glide over the snow
for crocus buds.
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
look up in the sky
a kite gives birth to a hawk –
childhood nostalgia
Daniela Bullas
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
letter from home
in wall and cupboard
ocean winds
Michael McClintock
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
tender greens-
how eager lie the seeds
long dormant
Yesha Shah
India.
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
empty Valentine
alone with the dying fire
I wait for your step
Deirdre Godwin
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
cool evening --
she raises her eyes
to the sinking sun
~ Lilian Kaggillos
(Kenya)
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
more snow
I dance the broom
to a bossa nova
Beth Powell
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
waiting for me to go...
the butterfly playing
dead
Neelam Dadhwal
India
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
the birch`s winterbuds
the green sound
of longing
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
withered fields
how many days until
the rain crow's call
Ellen Compton
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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Through icy wasteland
in every direction. -
Come, Emmanuel.
Horst Ludwig
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
here will be crocus
and there the daffodils
dead weeds like gray teeth
assu
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
first rain --
my landlord waters
three flowerpots
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
(Kenya)
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
longing for spring
i dream of warmer days
poor honeybees
Tom Conally
Gibsonville, NC
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
just for the sound of Mary Lee McClure sunlit snow
martin gottlieb cohen
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
icicles drip . . . drip . . .
drip . . . she imagines
pink water lilies
Jane DeJonghe
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
an owl calls . .
i wait for another
after midnight
Sandi Pray
USA
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
waiting for spring...
the first weak bird song
from a tree-top
Tomislav
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
mid-night snow
thoughts of
Pink Camellias
Tony N.
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
stormy day --
a glint of snowdrops
among the debris
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(Ireland)
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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melting snowman -
longing for frost
Robert Kania
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
sleepless night --
I wonder when the
morning will come
~ Walter Machembe
(Kenya)
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
frozen night -
a stray dog
longing for shelter
Virginia Popescu
PHOENIX
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
in these frozen days
we long after fresh honey -
still cubic sugar
Cristina Oprea
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
desert stillness-
a serpent's slough
cast at a burrow
Arie Regev
Magshimim, Israel
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
pigeon couple
with locked beaks...
oh, the longing!
Rita Odeh
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
beneath the snow
a small white crocus waits -
remembered sun
Gerry Bravi
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
barefoot childhood…
granny’s ironing
my sailor dress
Stella Pierides
Neusaess, DE / London, UK
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
bald cherry
where silver birches
used to sway
Ralf Bröker
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
little dog
waiting at the window
still no mommy
maxianne
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
yellow petals
of forsythia
shall spring ever come
todd
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
this longing
for the furnace hum
ice storm
Barbara Snow
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
her poetry...
the deepest of winter
here at the end
jennie
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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dead of winter...
sunless dreams long
for spring
Shloka Shankar
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
thistle cup -
the first rain drop
that she fails to hold
Ajaya Mahala
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
pinks on snow peaks old x-country trails back home
Barbara A. Taylor
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
warmth lingers
the quilt though could never
cover both of us
Vishnu P Kapoor
Chennai, India
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
crickets
started to sing tonight
coolness of autumn
Anonymous
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
shadows of rain clouds
merely darken the earth -
the thirst
Anonymous
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
secreted seeds
wildflower daydreams
thirsting for rain
Mark A. Fisher
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
this dust!!!
I sigh at the sight
of a dark cloud
~ Iddi Rajab
(Kenya)
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
a cuckoo calls…
the memories of a spring
riding on the wind
Anitha Varma,
Kerala, India.
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
deep snow
he spends his evenings reading
seed catalogs
Edward
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
deep snow winter --
snowdrops and I
snowbound
jill
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
icy lake
longing for its depths
to enfold me
Ruth Powell
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
seeking the sunbird
the swollen buds
of tulips
Anonymous
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
stiff joints--
she longs for the warmth
of Spring
James Dobson.
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
lake frozen over
a man in a bosun's hat
shovels snow from a door
LeRoy Gorman
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
longing for spring...
the old master painting only
flowering cherry trees
Cezar F. Ciobîcă
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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longing for her
my eyes
stretched far and wide
Purush
nashville TN [usa]
Tangle together
flames of a double lamp
on the terrace
--R.K.Singh
Dhanbad, India)
we gather
as their story turns red ...
Anzac moon
Jayashree Maniyil
all is awaiting
the last glance of summer
before long winter stares
Judi Honiker
cheerless landscape...
flowering meadows in my dreams
all day long
natalia kuznetsova
Leaden winter day;
suddenly a sunny smile…
dream of long ago.
John Hubbard
bon festival
rantan illuminate
heaven
C. Southards
wintry backyard
the crows chase away
the last chickadee
Harvey Jenkins
the white paper
the sun touches with his brush
green watercolor
Petya Gleridis
first scent of spring air
the longing for
early primroses
Frances O'Keeffe
same daydream
day after day
freedom
Bill Hudson
where, oh, where
is my magic wand. . .
the Asian ‘flu’
--Kirsty Karkow
plumbing deeper
the abyss of sea~
expectant mother
Ernesto P. Santiago
Philippines
deep beneath snow fiddlehead ferns
soon, soon greens sizzling in a pan
Doris
under body curves
he craves winter steam
vintage chevrolet
Anonymous
dew condensation ―
waiting for spring
early shift
Yukiko Yamada
Together
we walk the deer trail.
Where are you?
Trevor Camp
a farmer tilling land
gazes at clouds in the sky --
hot sun
~ Patrick Wafula
(Kenya)
longing for rain
when there should be rain-
winter climate change
Leslie Montgomery
longing for summer
smell of brine, diving for whelks
Mediterranean
Tanja Cilia
deep longings . . .
the first blooms of yellow
on sacred ground
Ron C. Moss
Valentine's Day
and you are gone
longing to see you
Barbara Campitelli
extreme cold
wave after wave beyond the horizon
Mom and Dad
Irena Szewczyk
I dreaming
many blooming crocuses –
cloudless sky
Miorita
oppressive heat
yearning for autumn mist
and moderation
Elaine Riddell
summer rain-
floating our paper boats to
monsoon way
--- kashinath
karmakar,India
snow-covered road --
suddenly I remember
the dogwood
Angie Werren
Amelia, Ohio
USA
do the forsythia branches
look yellow?
longing
April Serock
fractured sunlight
in a droplet of my sweat
....rusts golds reds
Samar Ghose
Australia
wild wind--
a longing among reeds
for starlight
Alegria Imperial
the street vendor's tears
were more than enough,it seems:
early crocuses
Cristian Mocanu
shoveling for days
wishing for blacktop
and safe driving
Hazel A. Witherspoon
Arizonans pray
P. Phil predicts
six more months of winter.
- Jennifer di Stefano
And now…
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Free Format Theme:
ANYTHING ROMANTIC
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First Place - 41 Points
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buttoning my shirt
the roughness of clothes
after you
Gerry Bravi
(4,10,9) = 41 pts
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Second Place - 31 Points
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ripe grapes
the way you taste
of summer
S.M. Abeles
(3,6,10) = 31 pts
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Third Place - 22 Points
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moondew...
the way her hand
melts in mine
Paresh
(2,4,8) = 22 pts
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19 Points
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scattered leaves
the dream of growing old
Together
Vishnu P Kapoor
Chennai, India
(2,2,9) = 19 pts
first love-
i scold my dog for
chasing her cat
---- kashinath
karmakar,India
(1,1,14) = 19 pts
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15 Points
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spring fever
the sound of my name
on his lips
Kala Ramesh
India
(2,2,5) = 15 pts
a flower
with a name I do not know
first kiss
Paul Hodder
(1,2,8) = 15 pts
first date
close together
to study the menu
Bouwe Brouwer
The Netherlands
(1,1,10) = 15 pts
pressed rose...
the lasting essence
of you
Vinay Leo R.
(0,3,9) = 15 pts
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14 Points
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after your kiss
wrong turn
on a one-way street
Donna Bauerly
Dubuque, IA
(0,2,10) = 14 pts
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13 Points
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Milky Way -
we plan our journey
from star to star
Eduard TARA
(0,2,9) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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open window –
lying down in my bed
the moonlight
Virginia Popescu
PHOENIX
(0,3,6) = 12 pts
strains of sitar…
I catch my breath
every time he smiles
Anitha Varma,
Kerala, India.
(0,4,3) = 11 pts
* The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Indian classical music
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10 Points
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hot days-
a golden ring
inside an ice cube
Lavana kray
Romania
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
humid night
the buzz of neon
from the love motel
Tom
(1,0,7) = 10 pts
I love you ---
well-worn, broken-in shoes
and no blisters
--Kirsty Karkow
(0,3,4) = 10 pts
he paints her toenails-
the baby bump very
big now
Leslie Montgomery
(0,3,4) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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today too...
every mirror I stare into
I see you
Rita Odeh
(2,0,3) = 9 pts
caught in the rain --
he asks me
to dance
jill
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
the old tree
deep in this autumn forest
wearing a new heart
Anne Zooey Lind
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
spring tides
he plays me the music
of his youth
Stella Pierides
Neusaess, DE / London, UK
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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fanning the embers valentine's day
John Soules
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
hunger moon
let me count the beat
of your pulse
Angie Werren
Amelia, Ohio
USA
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
her smile
makes me turn --
evening walk
~ Max Kutai
(Kenya)
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
to your door
a single set of footprints
in newfallen snow
LeRoy Gorman
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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snow angels in a breath another
martin gottlieb cohen
(2,0,1) = 7 pts
lingering kisses
she tells me we need
a new oven
Bill Kenney
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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his shadow
appears
before he does
Jane DeJonghe
(0,3,0) = 6 pts
twilight scent--
his breath tastes
of rose dew
Alegria Imperial
(0,3,0) = 6 pts
daddy's arms --
a little girl screeches
with pleasure
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(Kenya)
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
We part for the night -
her fragrance stays with me
driving home.
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
two hands
arranging flowers...
candles glow.
Jill Campbell
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
waking sunrise ...
just for my ears
the sparrow's song
Jayashree Maniyil
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
our conversation
lost in a crowd of words
unspoken
j blain
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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cold night
our pallet by the fire
covered in moon
Sandi Pray
USA
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
empty parking lot
only her car left next
to a rose bush
Tomislav
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
autumn sunrise
a rosy mist lingers
over the rice paddy
Alan S. Bridges
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
at the cafe --
a man brings a chair
for his girlfriend
~ Walter Machembe
(Kenya)
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
lost love -
her gnarled hands feel
the faded rose
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh ,India
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
concert al fresco
a full moon rises
to a serenade
Elaine Riddell
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
sheet lightning
the things we confess
to each other
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
pushing away
the seed catalog--
he plants a kiss
jennie
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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my husband's kiss
still moist on my lips
three hours later
Karen McClintock
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
I console
every bit of me
you loved
Samar Ghose
Australia
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
saying goodbye -
he delays
letting go
Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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cats in love and us
in the moonlight - raccoon dogs
under plum blossoms
Daniela Bullas
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
what postage -
a strand of your hair
and a lip print
Ajaya Mahala
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
his soft breath
on the back of my neck
awakens my rose
- Jennifer di Stefano
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
Niagara Falls
she snuggles closer
in the cool mist
Edward
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
an orchid
my colleagues smile
at my blush
Ruth Powell
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
under the moonlight
the cats, too, stop to listen:
vinyl collection
Cristian Mocanu
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
yellow roses...
a perfect cuppa'
brewed 50 years
S.E. Buffington
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
spring flowers
every day is valentine’s day
when in love
RD McManes
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
breakfast in bed
the sunny side
of fried eggs
Michele L. Harvey
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
veiled
the two swans
upstream
dust
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
ripening plums
deep purple...
our song
Barbara Snow
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
a dozen people
with a dozen roses
Valentine's Day train
- Deborah P Kolodji
Temple City, CA
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
under an ash tree
the wind mixes
their breaths
Anna Mazurkiewicz
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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snowdrops
as on your wedding day -
time's eternal posy
JOHN McDONALD
EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
centenarians
falling in love again...
Valentine's Day
Keith A. Simmonds
T & T
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
through the years
eight horses of happiness
coming...
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
* 8 horses symbolize luck and happiness. Each horse symbolize certain meaning like freedom, friendship etc.
ultrasound—
a vase of baby’s breath, red roses
and two pink buds
Anonymous
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
under the down quilt
your size 13 feet
find mine
Doris
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
valentine’s day—
where to hide
my heart?
Sondra J. Byrnes
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
lopsided heart card
still sticky with glitter glue...
homemade is better
Tanja Cilia
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
frosted window --
our anniversary bowl
filled with crystal hearts
maxianne
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
kindling from summer
we bundled together...
fireside without you
Anonymous
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
endlessly
these two flies salute
the spring night
Svend A. Doggfall
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
romantic dinner -
two happy flies
ignoring us
Cristina Oprea
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
then and now
steeple bells chime
her lover's name
Judi Honiker
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
crossing a stream --
I saw the ripple of love in the depth
of her eyes
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad (Now Houston), India
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
his Mom's recipe
her third attempt
declared a winner
Diane Mayr
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
romantic movie -
after the closing credits
we continue to fight
Radka Mindova
Bulgaria
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
I read my long, romantic poem
she stares
at the box of chocolats
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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fast approaching
fifty years of marriage
i still love her
Tom Conally
Gibsonville, NC
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
early thaw
buying a girl flowers
no longer seems lame
Ignatius Fay
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
lovers' lookout
the one full moon
over Kansas
Michael McClintock
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
first impressions
an intimate table for two
in the candlelight
Barbara A. Taylor
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
fed up with all chores...
"An Affair to Remember"
umpteenth time
natalia kuznetsova
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
family heirloom
I replace the gold locket
near her pillow
Harvey Jenkins
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
she and her belly
goodbye kiss and a hand-drawn
cartoon as proof
assu
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
the sea laps
the jealous eye of the moon
tangled bodies
Petya Gleridis
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
april shower
two people
one umbrella
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
champagne sea
his knees deep in stars
venus lifts to our brim
Karin Anderson
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
is it normal
to fall for one's own
divorce lawyer?
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan,
M.S.(I.I.Sc.), B.Sc. (Mumbai)
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
open air...
to a neighbor's jasmine
a smile
Ernesto P. Santiago
Philippines
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
sun touching
distant dark horizon
fleeting kiss
Mark A. Fisher
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
dead silence
blanket of snow
new footprints
Yukiko Yamada
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
very much in love
sixty-two years and counting
my parents hold hands
Deirdre Godwin
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
valentine's day
roses before
and after
Stevie Strang
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
she winks
on reading my article --
love poem
~ James Bundi
(Kenya)
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
beach wedding...
the sun too rises
with their love
--Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, India
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
their seventieth Valentines-
they share their heart
shaped pills
angelee deodhar
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
red flowers --
he forces her to say
happy Valentine
~ STEVEN MUNYAO
(Kenya)
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Valentine's Day
he asks why the heart wants
chocolate
Beth Powell
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
ocean waves surge
her response
unheard
Jone Rush MacCulloch
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
nocturnal yearning
turns into daytime blossom...
soft caress
Arie Regev
Magshimim,Israel
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
valentine's day -
on the widow's windowsill
two mating tits
Cezar-Florin Ciobica
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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a caterpillar--
seeing her go, choosing the stairs
than an escalator
Neelam Dadhwal
India
Inn at the Forest.
The blonde waitress is sure new,
Rapunzel, leggy
Horst
Hidden between the sheets
my smothered senses--
salted honey
--R.K.Singh
Dhanbad, India)
on the canvas board
the heart symbol
painted half me and other half--?
Purush
NashvilleTN
all night
cats in heat -
first bird
Israel Lopez Balan
warm dream –
her look repeats
from my past
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India.
tempest wind
her hair ruffles but
the mind is still
C. Southards
first taste of bliss-
on a cue the sun slips
into the sea
Yesha Shah
India.
pillow to pillow
time to be connubial
not yet, please fluff me
Bernard Gieske
oil on canvas
her rosy cheeks
in this sunset
Bill Hudson
a good night wish
and tender touch to her cheek—
a warm soft breast
Tony N.
a frog croaks
your kiss tastes
morning dew
Oddbjørn Aardalen
I hear you,
early Valentine's day
Morning kiss.
Trevor Camp
stories of love --
St. Valentine's article
in the Irish Times
~ Patrick Wafula
(Kenya)
black roses--
a water droplet glistens
on her smile
Ron C. Moss
Valentine's eve --
I recite a love poem
for my girlfriend
~ Johnathan Sibo
(Kenya)
mono film night
both of us switch off
whattsapp
Ralf Bröker
Taarab music --
two dancers locked
in a long embrace
~ Andrew Odinga
(Kenya)
a warm hug
from my boyfriend --
school parade
~ Diana Dola
(Kenya)
Valentine's Eve --
a white rose opens up
in a red rosebush
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
(Kenya)
married twenty years
and still the desire to
tumble on the floor
todd
from you
that special valentine
forever
Barbara Campitelli
Valentine --
she opens her present
with a smile
~ DORAH MALEMBA
(Kenya)
faint stars...
sucking on my toes
the young summer grass
Anonymous
he folds his love
a Kawasaki rose--
forever
James Dobson.
Physics lab –
the professor talks
about snow
Miorita
February snow squall -
how long til
sunbathing weather?
deanna tiefenthal
valentine's day;
with each bee-kiss they bob-
geraniums.
-manoj saranathan
during the night
making cupcakes
for other's valentine
Hazel A. Witherspoon
Thank you for participating in the February 2014 Kukai!
With much appreciation,
The Shiki Monthly Kukai Team