Congratulations to Bill Hudson, winner of our Kigo section and to Ann Schwader, winner of our Free Format section!
January 2007 Results
Kigo Theme:
Blizzard
First Place -- 35 pts
blizzard
the barber's attention
not all mine
Bill Hudson
3,4,18) = 35 pts
Second Place -- 22 pts
blizzard . . .
the garden Buddha’s
enduring smile
Nancy Smith
(0,7,8) = 22 pts
blizzard . . .
in the knitted throw
the scent of Mom
Alice Frampton
(0,6,10) = 22 pts
Third Place -- 20 pts
six feet under ...
even this blizzard
can't reach you
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(2,4,6) = 20 pts
Fourth Place -- 17 pts
after the blizzard~
a cloud of breath
from the doe's nest
josh wikoff
(3,2,4) = 17 pts
first blizzard —
the smell of the sky
on her palms
Jacek
(1,4,6) = 17 pts
Fifth Place -- 16 pts
the touch
of a single snowflake ~
blizzard's end
Paul Hodder
(1,4,5) = 16 pts
** I was thinking that most submissions would have the blizzard approaching or going on. Here the blizzard is only just over, making the poem a rarer observation.
** I like the focus on the sense of touch -- on the single flake signaling the end of the million snowflakes.
January blizzard
she paints flowers
on the wall
Sjs
(1,3,7) = 16 pts
blizzard —
now i know
what colour is for
Pia Sosua
(0,4,8) = 16 pts
blizzard warning
she adds hot cocoa
to the grocery list
carmel lively Westerman
(0,3,10) = 16 pts
** I really liked the simplicity of this.
Sixth Place -- 15 pts
blizzard
he lifts the child
into his shadow
citygirl
(1,4,4) = 15 pts
Seventh Place -- 14 pts
blizzard night
feeding the sled dogs
by headlamp
Ruth Powell
(0,3,8) = 14 pts
Eighth Place -- 13 pts
blizzard
the view from my window
erased
Beth Powell
(0,1,11) = 13 pts
Ninth Place -- 12 pts
blizzard . . .
the warmth
of your breath
Collin Barber
(0,4,4) = 12 pts
blizzard's over —
our snowman hides
in a drift
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,10) = 12 pts
Tenth Place -- 11 pts
wood smoke —
the blizzard blows snow
on and off the roof
DeVar
(1,2,4) = 11 pts
night blizzard
the volume in the car
just above a whisper
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,3,5) = 11 pts
Eleventh Place -- 10 pts
even the spiders
abandon their webs
blizzard warning
Pris Campbell
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
late funeral-
the blizzard
even whiter
Ron Moss
(0,3,4) = 10 pts
blizzard
only static
on tv
Meredith Stern Cavalieri
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
Twelfth Place -- 9 pts
sakura snowflakes
a pink blizzard descends ...
petals in my sake.
Martin Hunt
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
** A lovely image.
blizzard
buried a little deeper
under the duvet
Lynne Rees
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
school vacation
a blizzard outside
the butterfly house
tom painting
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
night blizzard
the lights of the village
go out one by one
Petar Tchouhov
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 8 pts
loose tooth —
news of a blizzard
out west
Laurene
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 7 pts
after the blizzard
you reach out for my fingers
icicles melt
kjs
(1,0,4) = 7 pts
summer wind . . .
suddenly caught in a blizzard
of blossoms
Richard Kay
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 6 pts
blizzard
the cat spins
in my arms
Dany Fisher
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
fierce blizzard —
shadows of the fire
between us
Magdalena Dale
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
cattle fade
into the sky
blizzard wind
Ann K. Schwader
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
tax time coming
a blizzard
of paperwork
P. Williams
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
from a blizzard
of cherry blossoms
a bird's nest
Mary Lee McClure
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
Sixteenth Place -- 5 pts
blizzard
so many hands
reaching out
doris kasson
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
the blizzard
back east on the news -
my unworn scarf
-Deborah P Kolodji
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
blizzard
in all directions
all paths
Dorota Pyra
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
white bicycle
through the shop window
blizzard
Lech Szeglowski
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
old beech
in the blizzard--
the trunk cracks
-- LGD
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
desert highway
the road slips beneath
a sand blizzard
Darrell Byrd
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
Seventeenth Place -- 4 pts
Bride sails into rice
laughing at blizzard
she steps into limo
yositaka
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
blizzard —
the whimpering sound
stops
pamela molhuysen
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
three-day blizzard —
strangers coming to the aid
of strangers
Ana Cadarin
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
January blizzard —
an uninvited guest
dresses in white
Audrey Downey
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
tête-à-tête
a blizzard makes the world
disappear
Earl Keener
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
morning blizzard
a cat licks spilt milk
from the kitchen floor
Polona
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
after the blizzard —
a rabbit hops across
the dark street
Marylouise Knight
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
the blizzard:
cat and I crunching
dry food
Linda Marucci
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Nineteenth Place -- 3 pts
blizzard warning
eating soup
with chopsticks
Rap
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
blizzard
facing one another
the white wood and a man
Ginka Biliarska
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
blizzard —
the isolated houses
the abandoned cars
miorita
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
here comes the blizzard . . .
your breath carried to me
on a whisper
Bill Kenney
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
blue note —
the sound of blizzard
in the bottle
jordi climent
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
second blizzard —
my son-in-law
buys a snow blower
Ida Freilinger
((0,0,3) = 3 pts
blizzard week —
the comfort of liniment
beside the log fire
John Daleiden
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
blizzard warning
all departures
flash cancelled
Edward
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
new snow banks
in the blizzard
ewe with lambs
-- ushi
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
caressing
the edge of my snowboard;
long blizzard
Kosuke Miyata
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
stillness of
the snowbound dawn
january blizzard
Karen Briggs
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
This contained many haiku not using "blizzard" as kigo-- a pity, as it limited those eligible to receive votes.
Seems to me the kigo are always a bit better than the free format. This time I'd have loved to redistribute 2 pts from one category to the other :0
So many really good ones!
Free Format Theme:
Temperature
First Place -- 29 pts
white breath
nothing between it
& the moon
Ann K. Schwader
(1,8,10) = 29 pts
** A lovely image!
** Nicely shows the temperature situation, since the clear nights of winter are the coldest ones. Strong visual, too.
Second Place -- 24 pts
fifteen below
a man with ski mask
enters the bank
Richmond Williams
(0,5,14) = 24 pts
Third Place -- 21 pts
icy mustache
the last rusty lug nut
begins to turn
Edward
(3,2,8) = 21 pts
** I can feel the relief, too-- not just the cold-- felt by someone stuck doing a job with no escape from the elements!
tropical night ~
the long kiss of our skin
as we pull apart
Paul Hodder
(2,4,7) = 21 pts
** wow, what a perfect way to describe that heat and magnetism of two bodies. this is going in my favorites file as soon as I find out who the author is. I wish I had written it myself.
Fourth Place -- 16 pts
the shadow
of the old crow in flight —
deep winter cold
John Daleiden
(2,3,4) = 16 pts
three in the morning —
I dig for bed socks
in the dark
Marylouise Knight
(0,4,8) = 16 pts
** I like how this one 'shows' the situation rather than 'tells' us what is going on. It's what I wanted to be able to do with my submission.
Fifth Place -- 15 pts
monsoon —
he tests a drop of milk
on his wrist
cate juno
(1,3,6) = 15 pts
winter dusk
even the snowman
looks cold
Meredith Stern Cavalieri
(1,1,10) = 15 pts
red wine —
she takes off her sweater,
smiling
Ana Cadarin
(0,5,5) = 15 pts
Sixth Place -- 14 pts
cold wave
the recruiter drops
my son off
Earl Keener
(0,1,12) = 14 pts
new year's day
the collective gasp
of northern swimmers
Susan Constable
(0,1,12) = 14 pts
Seventh Place -- 13 pts
one hundred ten degrees
halfway through the book on
anger management
Laura Orabone
(0,3,7 = 13 pts
Eighth Place -- 12 pts
midday heat —
the stoplight turns
more slowly
David Grayson
(1,3,3) = 12 pts
warm weekend
a toy hedgehog emerges
from the snowmelt
mike farley
(1,2,5) = 12 pts
Ninth Place -- 11 pts
cold wind —
the inflatable Santa,
deflated
Israel López Balan
(0,4,3) = 11 pts
desert heat
the highway turns into
shimmering waves
Darrell Byrd
(0,1,9) = 11 pts
Tenth Place -- 10 pts
mild winter —
only the animals
wear fur
audrey downey
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
last dance
my ring finger swells
in the heat
Ron Moss
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
Eleventh Place -- 9 pts
January 12th —
the extra blanket
still in the closet
Laurene
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
Thanksgiving morning
the hatchet handle
ice cold
Alice Frampton
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
Twelfth Place -- 8 pts
illiterate
my tongue frozen
on a doorknob
gourdman
(1,2,1) = 8 pts
empty mailbox...
making my way back
jacketless
Scott Mason
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
32 °F
the fireman's boy
lights a candle
Petar Tchouhov
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
mercury rising~
beads of sweat pool
in her bellybutton
josh wikoff
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
school day —
the thermometer reads
98.7
aom (tim)
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 7 pts
frosted branches —
in the hollow of my hand
warmth of your lips
Magdalena Dale
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
snapping photos
the gingerbread
burns
Sandra Nickel
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
disagreement —
the warmth of her tone
drops to zero
Nancy Smith
(1,0,4) = 7 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 6 pts
my breath
breathing me...
38 degrees
citygirl
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
lovers meet
behind closed doors —
temperatures rise
Mike Montreuil
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
an icy path
wearing the tub's warmth
to the back door
Barbara Snow
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
after the hurricane
in the dark heat
only the stars move
Patricia A. Boutilier
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 5 pts
holding my own hand
under the blankets —
the cold
Linda Marucci
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
rising temperature
mom finds the kids
playing doctor
doris kasson
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
global warming . . .
earthworms sunbathe
on the sidewalk
Collin Barber
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
icicle drips
a tone between
hot and cold
Mike McCulley
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
country house
a grasshopper
on the thermometer
Marica Kolcheva
((0,2,1) = 5 pts
coldest night
The Salvation Army
hands out blankets
Beth Powell
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
Sixteenth Place -- 4 pts
summer night . . .
lying spread-eagle in a pool
of sweat
Richard Kay
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
long night —
temperature outside drops
as their baby’s rises
Elizabeth Fanto
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
fishing boat
on the mooring line
still hanging icicles
Dorota Pyra
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
night swelter . . .
my lip still bruised
from your bite
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
holding the tea cup
now the perfect temperature
to drink
Bill Hudson
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
frozen afternoon
a little snow drift covers
the birdhouse roof
Bruce Ross
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
the dog's tongue
hanging out...
hot midday
Patrick Wafula
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
zero centigrade —
the warmth of the
school principal's smile
Mary Lee McClure
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
minus twenty —
a cat parts
the vertical blinds
DeVar
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
sunburn
the heat off his back
under the cool lotion
Leslie Montgomery
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
bare skinned limbs —
cherry trees blossoming
in January
Kosuke Miyata
((0,0,4) = 4 pts
a builder lunches
under the scaffolding
midday heat
Lynne Rees
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Seventeenth Place -- 3 pts
lobster
sensing something was up
leapt from the pot
miriam chaikin
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
new year —
ominous
blossoms
William M. Gottlieb
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
Walking on brown leaves
even warm winter is late
birds twitting of spring
ashi
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
absolute zero —
not even a hot or ice tea
with my biscuits…
Daniela Bullas
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
scorching hot day —
a butterfly under
the sunflower’s hat
Corneliu Traian Atanasiu
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
dripping icicles
remembering the sunset
in Hawaii
Sjs
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
temperature dropping —
steam rises from
a sidewalk grate
Karen Cesar
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
cool shady gum trees
scorching summer sun
smells of eucalyptus
Michael Flack
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
back in the mall
the blast of hot air
that lost mitten
-- ushi
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
** It's such a stunner to go from the cold outside to that blast of hot air right at the mall entrance. The lost mitten is a nice note of humor.
twelve below —
ducks dive in the river
to worm up
robert naczas
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
General Comments:
Could have used 12 votes...so many good ones!