January 2014 Kukai

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WIND

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First Place -  23 Points

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arctic wind –

a seagull is catching

its own cry

Eduard TARA

(3,3,8) = 23 pts

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Second Place -  22 Points

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waning moon-

an empty cup filled

with the wind

Rita Odeh

(2,4,8) = 22 pts

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Third Place -  21 Points

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dust storms --

our beginnings

and endings

Stella Pierides

DE/UK

(3,2,8) = 21 pts

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19 Points 

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spring wind...

no longer the need

to hold on

Diane Mayr

(1,3,10) = 19 pts

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18 Points 

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chill wind

rebuilding the bridge

between us

Michele L. Harvey

USA

(1,4,7) = 18 pts

no last words

his ashes twist

in the wind

Roberta Beary

(1,3,9) = 18 pts

**No one here is resting in peace.

evening star

the back and forth of owls

where the wind was

Sandi Pray

USA

(0,4,10) = 18 pts

**Brilliant in its interplay of sound and syntax.

collecting shells -

a bit of sea breeze

in my pocket

Arvinder Kaur

Chandigarh,India

(0,4,10) = 18 pts

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17 Points 

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autumn breeze...

a thousand moons

on the lake

Nadalsuren Purevdorj

Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia

(0,6,5) = 17 pts

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14 Points 

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the way

you play with my hair...

spring wind

Anonymous

(0,2,10) = 14 pts

**I like teasers: addressed to the wind or . . . ?

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13 Points 

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dandelion seeds

gliding on the wind

the gypsy in me

Anitha Varma,

Kerala, India

(1,2,6) = 13 pts

the wind

took a long list

of things to do

Giselle Maya

(0,3,7) = 13 pts

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12 Points 

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Gust of wind -

the sparrow hops

sideways. 

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,4,4) = 12 pts

**The movement from line 2 to line 3 is sparrowlike.

father's death...

a cut kite adrift

in windless sky

Vinay Leo R.

(0,3,6) = 12 pts

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11 Points 

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chinook...

Dad's blue jeans boogie

on the line

S.E. Buffington

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

at attention the flag snaps back

Alan S. Bridges

(0,1,9) = 11 pts

**This one rates a salute; makes us see, hear, respond.

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10 Points 

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night wind –

leaves on an empty road

take on its shape

Tomislav

(1,0,7) = 10 pts

** Beautifully graceful!

just a few

leaves to rustle

winter wind

Gregory Longenecker

Pasadena, CA

(1,0,7) = 10 pts

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9 Points 

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mined war zone -

the wind takes the dandelions

away

Lavana kray

Romania

(1,0,6) = 9 pts

spring wind - 

a new canvas 

on the easel

Radka Mindova

Bulgaria

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

winter gale

a friend begins to speak

about religion

polona

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

winter wind…

sound of skaters

carried to my door

D W Skrivseth

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

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8 Points 

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sweeter

the taste of the wind

finish line

David Grayson

(1,2,1) = 8 pts

on the lake . . .

the cold wind shivers

my wrinkled face

Ramesh Anand

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

family gathering

the bride arrives at the church

with a winter wind

Harvey Jenkins

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

the wind

taking

a swing

Donna Bauerly

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

storm forecast -

she removes the

wind chimes

Carmel Lively Westerman

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

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7 Points 

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she braids

the sunlight too ...

drifting clouds

S.M. Abeles

USA

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

wind on the washing line

underwear of the neighbour

I’ve never seen

Paul Hodder

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

alone

in the woods

whispering

wind

dust

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

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6 Points 

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kite contest

does the wind

feel the tug

Kala Ramesh

Pune, India

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

swirling wind

the toddlers giggle

chasing their balloons

Edward

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

tornado

sky mixed with the ground

Robert Kania

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

billowing skirt-

the wind unveils

many secrets 

--- Kashinath Karmakar

India

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

snowballs

a boy declares war

on the wind

Dorota Pyra

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

windswept

the folded wings

of the falcon

Tom Painting

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

cold weather shelter--

away from the wind

talk of the wind

aom (tim)

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

restless wind--

feeling the touch of what

I cannot see

Yesha Shah

Surat, India

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

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5 Points 

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another day of rain and wind

but no smell of

crayons

helge t.

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

winter wind—

mapping the past

on her stretch marks

Alegria Imperial

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

my shopping bag

cartwheeling through traffic

I'm too old for this

maxianne

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

the wind

through the snow drift

faint stars

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

windswept clouds...

a deeper quiet melts

on her canvas

Paresh

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

rising wind...

traffic lights bobbing

red to green

Anne Curran

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

**The pivot on "bobbing" is beautifully handled.

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4 Points 

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Deep ice storm,

not a bird in sight.

Broken tree.

Trevor Camp

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

he teaches me

to watch the waves so 

I can see the wind

Shelley

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

gusty winter wind

over the graveyard

her flowers topple again

Bill Hudson

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

creaking branches . . .

a north wind drives the cold

into my bones

Catherine J.S. Lee

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

gust of wind –

a flight of ravens

blown away 

Virginia Popescu 

PHOENIX

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

prairie wind—nothing moves

Sondra J. Byrnes

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

gusty wind

puffs of pollen

from the pines

Elaine Riddell

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

children's park —

the gentle breeze plays

with a baby's curls

Gautam Nadkarni

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

evening walk ...

the smell of jasmine

around the corner

Jayashree Maniyil

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

night of the big wind*

jackdaws silent

in the belfry

Terri L. French

US

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

* referring to “Oiche na Gaoithe Moire,” January 6, 1839 “Night of the Big Wind” in Ireland. 

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3 Points 

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cold wind

blowing in

the new year

Tom Conally

Gibsonville, NC

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

haiku wallpaper

windblown snow circles

the bedroom

Kirsty Karkow

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a wing bone

whines by the sea

winter wind

Svend A. Doggfall

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

wind -

chimney

chatterer

JOHN McDONALD

EDINBURGH SCOTLAND

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

rolling pine cones

wind race

across road

Jane DeJonghe

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

song of the wind …

a butterfly pauses

to listen

Asni Amin

Singapore

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

after he left me--

wind in my hair

untangling

Mauree Pendergrast

Fayetteville, AR

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a bite in the wind--

feathers are ruffled

in the duck pond

James Dobson

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

winter wind

my imagination slips

into warm dreams

RD McManes

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

**I love the poignancy in it.

the wind swings

around the empty street

I snap a selfie

Ernesto P. Santiago

Philippines

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

coloring in

the story lines

wind song

Angela Terry

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

I found peace

among the haunting leaves-

cold wind

Tuvshinzaya Nergui

Tsetserleg city, Mongolia

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

gusting winds

the grasses swing

from waltz to rumba

Adelaide B. Shaw

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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2 Points 

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seeking refuge

on the wings of wind

scattered petals

--R.K.Singh

Dhanbad (India)

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

cold wind on new year's eve -

suddenly, the pine's braches

embrace the moon

Cristina Oprea

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

without wind

the brilliant ice storm branches

so still

Bruce Ross

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

howling wind

neighbor`s hounds bay

hunter`s moon

Anonymous

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

Santa Ana winds

bearing down

...a migraine

Barbara Snow

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

the night wind through the eaves a dog's howl

dsnake1

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

morning wind

we stop to admire

flowerheads of winter

Anonymous

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

lost kite

the children race,

but the wind is faster

Meredith

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

marsh haze . . .

midges begetting midges

when the wind is dead

Michael McClintock

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Alabama winter

camellias shiver

in northern wind

**camellias are winter flowers

in southern Alabama

rose marie Stutts

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

wind

her headache travels

against it

Jone Rush MacCulloch

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

ah, just a gentle breeze

but round the corner

SIBERIA

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

cooling sand . . .

the swallows loop back

in the wind

Ellen Compton

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

circling hawk

there’s a song

in this wind

carol pearce-worthington

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

winter wind

echoes the voices

of angels

Bill Pauly

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Remembrance Day -

the street musician humming

"blowin' in the wind"

CezarFlorin Ciobîcă

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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One Point

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a raging wind

blowing from the north...

chimneys smoking

Keith A. Simmonds

T & T

(0,0,1) = 1 pt

cloud shadows

find way across the heath

her flowing tresses

Vishnu P Kapoor

Chennai India

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

cliff of longing

when the moon is full

wind kinks her hair

Karin Anderson

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

northwester

whipping the sea into waves

cold moon above

natalia kuznetsova 

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

ceased wind - 

one leaf not yet reached 

nirvana

Juhani Tikkanen

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

wind blows my hair

thoughts of youth

and car rides

Anonymous

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

night wind at the window my ghost

Bill Kenney

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

new year's walk --

the wind carries the cries

of hungry cows

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

his ashes

take a windblown path

meander scar

jennie townsend

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

cold wind

a can of soup

on my own 

Ann K. Schwader

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

windless morn...

chimney smoke thickens

the fog

Laurene

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

blown in with a fierce wind

wild turkeys on our fence-

our dog whimpers behind the window

Leslie Montgomery

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

wind tearing through

my garden's tender treasures --

I wash my hands

mechaieh

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

old tractor --

its thick smoke wafts

in the air

~ James Bundi

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

whirlwind --

mother says her cabbages

are ruined now

~ Catherine Njeri Maina

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

surge of seagulls

over the wind-rough ocean

herring are spawning

Deirdre Godwin

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

sudden windbreak --

the dog sniffs the air

and leaves the room

Carol Raisfeld

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

young hockey players

down the frozen creek--

wind through the cattails

DeVar

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

wind scatters

the fallen snow –

clear morning

Miorita

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

waiting room -

distant waving trees seem 

to say goodbye

Israel López Balan

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

motorbike taxi --

dusty wind whispers

into my face

~ Patrick Wafula

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

dusty whirlwind —

the thatch of our roof

is ruffled

~ Lydia Waithira

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

crumbled stone

of the Mission Church

muted breeze

Deborah P Kolodji

Temple City, CA

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

swaying trees —

the wind blows away

a child’s balloon

~ Ann Bamboocha

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

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No Points This Time, Sorry. 

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still flame of candle 

standing ovation of wind

to a resolve

Ajaya Mahala, India

Zephyr whispering

Gale howling

Relative views

Tanja Cilia

silhouette stirrings...

coolness of January

first night

gillena cox

Trinidad and Tobago

Whipping winds

i take refugee

woolen blanket my caretaker

Purush

nashvilleTN

Harsher late fall wind —

tearing, tearing at the leaves

as it is its time.

Horst Ludwig

Chilled and bowed along the trail.

howling winter winds

lash across my face.

Robert C. Howard

howling chimney

Herefords nosing the snow

backs to the wind

Ignatius Fay

stars twinkle and trees shimmer -

a cold wind is blowing away

my harvested snow

Daniela Bullas

dozing on the beach

until the ferry comes

sand stings my cheek

assu

the wind holding it`s tongue

the oppressive silence

when there isn`t more to be said

Oddbjørn Aardalen

First morning

the lawn covered

with fallen debris

Barbara A Taylor

Australia

blowing snow hang gliding from the mountain peak

Bernard Gieske

storm swirls

bits and pieces fly...

full windy moon

Pat

 gust of wind ―

beaten narcissus

sweet scent still

Yukiko Yamada

evening sky --

the wind tosses the homecoming birds

up and down

Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India

moored boats

rock in a nor'easter

your steady hand

Doris

the snow drifts

taller than Daddy

nor'east wind

Carolyn Coit Dancy

the abandoned schoolyard

snowing down

the wind kicks

Anne Elisabeth Danielsen

March gale:

the tree surgeon looks me up & down

before naming his price

Sheila K. Barksdale

meseta winds

the demons howling

In my ears

Ruth Powell

a kite

driven by a wind

I cannot feel

Ralf Bröker

new year morning

through the silence

sound of alka-seltzer

ogi

watching on TV

the wind whipped branches-

I pray for typhoon victims

Angelee Deodhar

sunrise

cold wind blows black off

the trees

Angie Werren

Amelia, Ohio

USA

a lone white chick

wobbles into a trench --

swirling wind

~ Andrew Otinga

birds are struggling with the wind -

on the yellow cape

first drops of the rain

Krzysztof Kokot

PL

afternoon ginko

leaves whipping around a tree

flowers dancing

Hazel A. Witherspoon

pond ice

a hawk rides the wind

over the puck

Beth Powell

unstoppable

gusting through warmest clothes

winter wind

Frances O'Keeffe

hot night -

refreshing me only

wind in the long grass

Laura Csilla

the windsong

of those who have left us

goes deep within the pines

Ron C. Moss

wind

scattering seeds

and drifting leaves

Gerry Bravi

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General Comments:

**Thank you for giving me an opportunity to read and judge very lovely poems.

**Need to catch my breath after all that wind:) Lots of good ones! Thanks for all your time.

**We've already had a winter's worth of wind around here; I much prefer the poetic kind.

**Quite a challenge to vote in this category with so many wonderful takes on the prompt. Thank you for another enjoyable kukai.

**Many excellent windy haiku.

**There are just too many good haiku this time round. It's been quite a job selecting the favourites.1

**It was so hard to choose, so many wonderful poems in this section, I am sorry for the ones I needed to give up...

**Kept hoping to come across something a bit more unusual, these were very run-of-the-mill.

**There were so many that caught my eye, I think the wind has blown the best out of many of us. 6 was too less to split, and I've had to cut out some favorites. Even to split 20 points might have been difficult. Kudos to all!

**Thank you again for making these competitions possible -- they are always a great encouragement to the students here!

**Thank you all you do with Shiki. I most appreciate it and the opportunity to write haiku cause I wouldn't do it on my own. 

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