Congratulations to bmm, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Ron Moss, the winner of our Free Format section!
January 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Celestial Bodies
First Place -- 36 Points
glassy lake
a sudden icy wind
wrinkles the stars
bmm
(4,7,10) = 36
Second Place -- 19 Points
nightfall
a firefly blinks its way
toward Mars
Ed Markowski
(0,4,11) = 19
Third Place -- 15 Points
polaris--
a north wind levels
the chimney smoke
DeVar
(1,2,8) = 15
Fourth Place -- 13 Points
cloudless night…
a plane flies into
the Big Dipper
Marie Summers
(0,3,7) = 13
a cat prowls
the midnight fence
milky way
Allen McGill
(0,2,9) = 13
cold harbor . . .
the blind girl's hand
twirls a star
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,4,2) = 13
long journey--
a distant star becomes
a porch light
Earl Keener
(1,3,4) = 13
midnight mass
Orion rises low
over the fields
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,5,3) = 13
Fifth Place -- 10 Points
celestial map
she finds a planet
with her name
Carmel C. Lively
(1,1,5) = 10
Sixth Place -- 9 Points
summer night--
Sagittarius fires
a shooting star
Tristan Coleridge
(1,0,6) = 9
fast moving comet
a cluster of aid workers
eyes the dark sea
Angèle Lux
(1,1,4) = 9
Seventh Place -- 8 Points
star glow -
a pitched tent
on the ridge
ron moss
(0,4,0) = 8
cloudless sky
walking home
down the Milky Way
Flatline
(0,3,2) = 8
Eighth Place -- 7 Points
midnight pleasure
viewing Orion with
her naked eye
Carol Raisfeld
(0,2,3) = 7
star chart
my son finds
the little dipper
Meredith
(0,3,1) = 7
Ninth Place -- 6 Points
a frog croak -
galaxies inside and
outside the lake
brahman~narayanan
(0,1,4) = 6
housebond and waiting
for winter's end--
Canis Major
susan bond
(0,2,2) = 6
spaceship on Titan
my sons crash-land
after school
Deborah P Kolodji
(0,1,4) = 6
Tenth Place -- 5 Points
the north star
through dotted lace curtains--
her son's birthday
Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,3) = 5
In the dead of night
a sleepless puppy barking
towards The Great Dog
Vasile Moldovan
(0,1,3) = 5
new zealand -
one curled frond encircles
saturn
Kathy Earsman
(1,1,0) = 5
Christmas Eve--
through the shepherd's crook
the Star of David
Nancy Smith
(1,0,2) = 5
that evening
during a romantic walk
a clear Venus
Cornelia
(1,0,2) = 5
wrapped in a blanket
in the gently rocking boat--
Orion sparkles
Raven
(1,0,2) = 5
big talker
he woos her with his tall tales
under Taurus
Linda Warner
(0,0,5) = 5
Eleventh Place -- 4 Points
marriage date
the astrologer checks
their stars
john tiong chunghoo
(0,1,2) = 4
more war dead…
over the tv tower
orion
roberta beary
(0,0,4) = 4
Almost dawn--
a bright meteor flashes
into a summer sea
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,0,4) = 4
Twelfth Place -- 3 Points
at each window
looking for winter stars
abandoned hut
Israel Lopez Balan
(0,1,1) = 3
airplane light
blinking
eyes of the Twins
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,0,3) = 3
celestial map
with Orion missing
jigsaw puzzle
Origa
(1,0,0) = 3
a view of Mars
until it turned on
its landing lights
Owen Burkhart
(0,1,1) = 3
winter night hunt
Orion and wolf howls
prowl the sky
Edward
(0,0,3) = 3
shorter nights
Mars and Jupiter
aligned
teri
(0,0,3) = 3
shooting star!
make a wish
too late
lucindab
(0,0,3) = 3
Free Format Theme: Coffee
First Place -- 35 Points
autumn wake--
the widow's tremor
in her coffee
Ron Moss
(4,5,13) = 35
Second Place -- 26 Points
talking divorce
he pours his coffee
then mine
roberta beary
(1,8,7) = 26
Third Place -- 14 Points
morning rain. . .
aftershocks
in my coffee
Marie Summers
(0,3,8) = 14
scent of coffee…
my cat opens
one eye
Marili Deandrea
(2,0,8) = 14
Fourth Place -- 13 Points
coffee stains
on a paper napkin--
her goodbye note
Darrell Byrd
(0,4,5) = 13
Fifth Place -- 12 Points
winter night storm--
the coffee grows colder
chapter by chapter
Edward
(0,3,6) = 12
Sixth Place -- 11 Points
grandpa's coffee rings
with a yellow marker
she makes smiley faces
pamela molhuysen
(0,3,5) = 11
Seventh Place -- 10 Points
writer's block--
stale coffee
and cigarettes
Tristan Coleridge
(1,2,3) = 10
old love letter--
how this coffee steam
blurs my vision
susan bond
(1,1,5) = 10
Eighth Place -- 8 Points
sunrise coffee--
horses graze the meadow
dusted with frost
bmm
(0,3,2) = 8
cold morning walk
steam from coffee cup
fogs my glasses
Terry Ingram
(0,3,2) = 8
melancholy morning
black coffee engulfs
a pour of cream
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,2,4) = 8
Ninth Place -- 7 Points
blind date
each eyes the other
over coffee
ushi
(1,0,4) = 7
night classes:
the professor first in line
at the coffee machine
oino sakai
(0,1,5) = 7
black coffee
darker than the nights
without you
Vic Gendrano
(1,0,4) = 7
Tenth Place -- 6 Points
new year's eve
waitress pours coffee
in my tea cup
Audrey Downey
(0,1,4) = 6
the phone still silent…
she scatters coffee grounds
by the rose bush
Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,4) = 6
wood stove--
the enamel coffee pot
heavier each day
Owen Burkhart
(1,0,3) = 6
family news
the new bride
refuses coffee
Kylie Hooklyn
(0,0,6) = 6
my manuscript back,
a coffee ring on page two--
someone got that far
Paul O. Williams
(0,0,6) = 6
coffee aroma-
morning birds drift in
spring breeze
brahman~narayanan
(0,2,2) = 6
Eleventh Place -- 5 Points
dark coffee bar
the moth-eaten deer head
misses a glass eye
Angèle Lux
(0,1,3) = 5
morning coffee
the night lights up
with each sip
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(0,0,5) = 5
skylight rain . . .
a morning of coffee clouds
and your silence
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(0,2,1) = 5
five day forecast--
the weatherman grips
his coffee mug
jt
(0,1,3) = 5
new widower
looking for a coffee cup,
only his wife's is clean
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,0,5) = 5
Twelfth Place -- 4 Points
empty office
still in the air
smell of coffee
Israel Lopez Balan
(0,1,2) = 4
after your news
a second coffee
…a third
Irene Golas
(0,0,4) = 4
coffee break--
ants mountain climbing
among sugar cubes
Nancy Smith
(0,1,2) = 4
alien cultures
worlds bizarre and wonderful
god i miss coffee
eric marin
(1,0,1) = 4
sudden change--
the coffee we shared
frozen to the cup
Earl Keener
(0,1,2) = 4
Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points
sound of coffee poured--
tinging of the stirring spoon-
swirling mist above
Linda Warner
(1,0,0) = 3
winter bus stop
twilight floats
in the coffee cup
martin
(0,1,1) = 3
early morning--
waking to the smell of coffee
I make green tea
Origa
(0,0,3) = 3
back from vacation--
the grey-bearded coffee grounds
left in the pot
Glen Keener
(0,0,3) = 3
Alone at morning
grasp dark bitter company--
warmth in a cup.
Sandra Lee Friedlander
(1,0,0) = 3