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 votes were cast for this poem by the other participating poets. (214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
July 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Ant
First Place - 18 points
in the throat
of a white blossom
busy black ants
gillena cox
(0-6-6 = 18)
Second Place - 16 points
the sun is setting -
even an ant on the wall
has a long shadow
Tomislav Maretic
(0-5-6 = 16)
Third Place - 12 points
new job--
an ant visits
on coffee break
Stephen Amor
(2-1-4 = 12)
Fourth Place - 11 points
long day
a trail of ants
into tall grass
w.f. owen
(1-2-4 = 11)
Fifth Place - 10 points
evening stroll
we step across
the ant parade
OwenB
(0-3-4 = 10)
in the tool box
looking for a way out
carpenter ants
peigi
(0-3-4 = 10)
yard work -
an ant lurches past
carrying a leaf
Carole MacRury
(0-3-4 = 10)
Sixth Place - 9 points
a line of ants
threading themselves
through shadows
r. wilson
(1-2-2 = 9)
wood ant
the toddler
strokes it flat
ushi
(2-1-1 = 9)
six ants
come out of his laptop -
summer school
Deborah P Kolodji
(0-3-3 = 9)
paper boats
the black ant clings
to its matchstick
Johannes Manjrekar
(1-3-0 = 9)
Seventh Place - 7 points
circle of giggles ~
guessing which ant will carry
the largest bread crumb
deborah russell
(0-2-3 = 7)
Buddha's thoughts--
a column of ants in the
furrow of his brow
Mike
(1-1-2 = 7)
recycling center -
a thousand ants
on a pepsi can
Earl Keener
(0-1-5 = 7)
Eight Place - 6 points
old sidewalk
ants cover a ball
of ice cream
martin
(0-2-2 = 6)
cool grass
a red ant crawling
between each toe
oino sakai
(1-0-3 = 6)
blood test -
red ants invade
the broken tile
roberta beary
(1-1-1 = 6)
picnic blanket
the toddler's stomp
misses all the ants
DeVar
(0-1-4 = 6)
Ninth Place - 5 points
little brother
tries out my glasses --
ant burning !
jane burton
(0-2-1 = 5)
traffic jam
an ant crawls
up my leg
Tore Sverredal
(0-1-3 = 5)
hidden park
ants find the picnic
in the woods
Patricia A. Laurent
(0-1-3 = 5)
the peony,
must not be ticklish --
all those ants
Zhanna P. Rader
(1-0-2 = 5)
Tenth Place - 4 points
feeding ants-
Lord Buddha accepts
my offering
Robert John Mestre
(0-2-0 = 4)
summer cabin
replace the old
ant traps
Audrey Downey
(0-0-4 = 4)
on the table
a vase of peonies
and tenant ants
zeyda
(0-0-4 = 4)
Eleventh Place - 3 points
garden hose
ants stream the other way
above the flood
mark e
(0-0-3 = 3)
out of the ground
another grain of sand
dropped by an ant
Peter H. Pache
(0-1-1 = 3)
the feet of a tree
ants are creeping between roots
on a summer day
Cornelia
(0-0-3 = 3)
city sidewalk
ants surround a fugitive
chocolate melt
Darrell Byrd
(0-0-3 = 3)
a new puppy
digs up the
anthills
Carmel C. Lively
(1-0-0 = 3)
ants march one by one
feasting on picnic delights
a summertime feast
Judi Honiker
(0-1-1 = 3)
a picnic table
long trails of ants collect
the left overs
late bloomer
(0-1-1 = 3)
clover-filled flower pot ...
in and out
ants
Keith Tobin
(0-1-1 = 3)
midday sun
on the concrete sidewalk
two ants
Horst Ludwig
(0-0-3 = 3)
Free Format Theme: Music
First place - 19 votes
open windows
a lullaby sung
in Cantonese
ushi
(3-2-6 = 19)
Second place - 16 votes
summer music --
pebbles being carried
in and out with the tide
Rosa Velt
(2-3-4 = 16)
Third place - 12 votes
empty bandstand
the sounds of crows rise
to the treetops
martin
(1-2-5 = 12)
heatwave
the painful sound
of violin practice
celia crook
(1-1-7 = 12)
Fourth place - 10 votes
clink of coins
the same few notes
from the blind boy's flute
Johannes Manjrekar
(1-2-3 = 10)
Fifth place - 9 votes
summertime blues
small fingers tap rhythms
of falling rain
deborah russell
(0-2-5 = 9)
Wind guiding one chime
gently into another -
Eclipse of the moon.
Kareeda
(0-2-5 = 9)
Sixth place - 8 votes
summer dusk -
two guitars seek each other
in clear tones
Tomislav Maretic
(1-1-3 = 8)
a falling drop
out of the bamboo flute
circles in the pond
emile molhuysen
(1-1-3 = 8)
flute song--
the woodpecker changes
its tempo
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(0-3-2 = 8)
summer sunset
falls on a blue note --
park jazz
Ann K. Schwader
(0-2-4 = 8)
Seventh place - 7 votes
drips in the bowl
an octave higher . . .
steady rain
jane burton
(1-0-4 = 7)
hungry
drumming on the table
boy's camp
sakyu
(0-2-3 = 7)
evening's close--
the plucked pangs
of a koto
Mark E. Smith
(0-2-3 = 7)
candles snuffed--
plainsong in the voice
of a mockingbird
Ellen Compton
(0-2-3 = 7)
Eight place - 6 votes
afterwards
the sounds of violins
continued in my mind
N. Beck
(0-1-4 = 6)
cell phone
plays Ode to Joy
class dismissed
oino sakai
(1-1-1 = 6)
concert in the park--
canvas sneakers
soak up the dew
DeVar
(1-1-1 = 6)
Ninth place - 5 votes
whistling flute
sea breeze
through the beach grass
Audrey Downey
(0-2-1 = 5)
la la... la la... la
that tune that goes on and on
all day long
Betty
(0-1-3 = 5)
beer party
her eyes connect with the
saxophone player
Carmel C. Lively
(0-1-3 = 5)
birds chirrup dripping
through the leafy silence
before the sunrise
Ruzica Mokos
(0-2-1 = 5)
Tenth place - 4 votes
straining his ears
for the right notes
the tuner talks about weather
john tiong chunghoo
(0-1-2 = 4)
dimmed hibachi
the faint tune from a koto
somewhere . . . .
Darrell Byrd
(0-1-2 = 4)
empty park;
on a stiff Northern wind
a flute solo
Keith Tobin
(0-2-0 = 4)
harvest festival--
the silent moon above
the taiko drummers
Earl Keener
(0-2-0 = 4)
Eleventh place - 3 votes
oh, stick bug -
I hear the piccolo
in your body
Carole MacRury
(0-1-1 = 3)
playing flute...
ants march through the window
to my kitchen sink
Zhanna P. Rader
(0-1-1 = 3)