July 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Tomatoes
First Place -- 19 Points
tomatoes on sale
a blind man selects one
for me
Kylie Hooklyn
(0,5,9) = 19
Second Place -- 17 Points
summer solstice
the first ripe tomato
cut in half
sheila windsor
(2,1,9) = 17
Third Place -- 14 Points
rumble of thunder
a tomato falls
from the vine
Robert Bauer
(1,3,5) = 14
Fourth Place -- 12 Points
Autumn solitude…
the last green tomato
falls from the vine
Ed Markowski
(0,2,8) = 12
Fifth Place -- 9 Points
turning soil
in dad's tomato patch
same smell as his grave
Gary Steinberg
(0,4,1) = 9
abundant rain
tomatoes on the vines
split their skins
cindy bene
(0,3,3) = 9
cool nights:
just two tomatoes
so far
oino sakai
(0,3,3) = 9
Sixth Place -- 8 Points
fouth of july -
the tomato patch shows
its colors
Darrell Byrd
(0,2,4) = 8
fallen tomato
the robin pulls out
a lengthy worm
bmm
(1,0,5) = 8
staking
his tomato plant
her knitting needle
roberta beary
(0,2,4) = 8
Seventh Place -- 6 Points
after the pickers
migrant children
glean the tomato field
Carmel C. Lively
(0,1,4) = 6
sitting in the boat --
so tasty this tomato
washed in the sea
Tomislav Maretic
(0,2,2) = 6
bamboo stakes
the smell of tomato leaves
on my fingers
DeVar
(0,1,4) = 6
sultry southern night
the sound of tree frogs,
the scent of tomatoes
Soji
(1,1,1) = 6
tomato
fattening day by day
a caterpillar
ito
(0,3,0) = 6
Eighth Place -- 5 Points
tomato patch
the smell of water
in the heat
martin
(0,1,3) = 5
rising sun -
slices of fresh tomato
for breakfast
Audrey Downey
(0,0,5) = 5
twelve pound rainbow trout
my father brags about
his prize tomatoes
Deborah P Kolodji
(0,1,3) = 5
summer rain--
in the last tomato
a caterpillar
Sue
(0,1,3) = 5
tomatoes ~
tasting the sun
in my father's garden
deborah russell
(0,2,1) = 5
morning rush
a slice of tomato
on trousers
Flatline
(1,0,2) = 5
heat wave
wilting tomato leaves
perfume the air
j blain
(0,1,3) = 5
dog day
ripe tomato juice drips
down his chin
Angele Lux
(0,2,1) = 5
Ninth Place -- 4 Points
marbles game
with cherry tomatoes--
winner eats all!
susan bond
(0,0,4) = 4
green tomato relish
put up in jars -
mother's memory
~K~
(0,1,2) = 4
ripe tomatoes -
a green snake
in the crow's beak
lynne steel
(0,1,2) = 4
first tomato
a tattoo on her left cheek
peeking out
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,2,0) = 4
summer garden--
he hands his grandson
the ripest tomato
John White
(0,1,2) = 4
Tenth Place -- 3 Points
morning sunlight
on the new tomato plants
shade for the ants
sakyu
(0,1,1) = 3
summer morning
sunlight catches
a tomato hornworm
w.f. owen
(0,1,1) = 3
red festival--
the sound of tomatoes
here and there
Israel L. Balan
(0,1,1) = 3
tomato battle -
mother catches them
in a deep pan
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,1) = 3
back porch gardener
tomatoes and cucumbers
in the same pot
bre
(0,1,1) = 3
ripe tomatoes
on the kitchen counter
red ants dine first
Peigi
(0,0,3) = 3
ready for the meal
two little red tomatoes
lying in the sun
Cornelia
(0,0,3) = 3
Free Format Theme: Web
First Place -- 25 Points
morning dew--
so many suns
on the spider's web
susan bond
(1,6,10) = 25
Second Place -- 17 Points
rising mist -
the cow walks through
a cobweb
Sue Stanford
(1,3,8) = 17
Third Place -- 13 Points
desert sun
a rusty bike wheel
full of webs
Carmel C. Lively
(0,2,9) = 13
Fourth Place -- 12 Points
oppressive heat:
last year's spider web
layered in dust
Linda Galloway
(1,4,1) = 12
Fifth Place -- 9 Points
river's edge . . .
a swinging spider
tests the web
Darrell Byrd
(0,3,3) = 9
Sixth Place -- 8 Points
at dawn
only the shining web
without spider
Israel L. Balan
(1,0,5) = 8
after midnight
the motel's sign lights up
a vacant spider web
Owen Burkhart
(1,0,5) = 8
Seventh Place -- 7 Points
rose petals
caught in the web
wind storm
Patricia A. Laurent
(0,1,5) = 7
winter frost
dawn light revealing
a hundred webs
Sue
(1,1,2) = 7
Eighth Place -- 6 Points
moonlight flashes
on the spider's web-
lacing trees together
Rose Marie Stutts
(0,2,2) = 6
dinner for two --
by the porch light
a sagging cobweb
Laryalee Fraser
(0,2,2) = 6
a spider
enters the computer -
surfing the web
David Bewley
(1,1,1) = 6
overgrown garden-
a single leaf hangs
from the tattered web
John White
(0,0,6) = 6
spider web
behind each bookcase--
moving day
oino sakai
(0,2,2) = 6
Ninth Place -- 5 Points
moth eaten. . .
moonlights drifts
through the empty web
Ed Markowski
(0,2,1) = 5
dressing for work
on a closet corner web
a struggling fly.
Zaida Lysle
(0,0,5) = 5
summer relocation --
cobwebs
in the fireplace
Audrey Downey
(0,1,3) = 5
lovely garden spider--
10 hits
on her website
mike farley
(0,2,1) = 5
empty spiderweb--
a tiny leaf trapped
between strands
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(0,1,3) = 5
fresh squeezed orange juice
morning dew
weighs down the web
DeVar
(1,0,2) = 5
Tenth Place -- 4 Points
hanging its web
by the warm moonlight
a companion
Colo Buchanan
(0,2,0) = 4
doorframe corner
a spider web
full of raindrops
Meredith
(0,1,2) = 4
the morning sun
shines in every dewdrop
of the spider web
Tomislav Maretic
(0,0,4) = 4
on the window's
web-like crack,
a tiny spider
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,2) = 4
mid-summer leaves-
brushing sleep webs from my eyes
I see dawn's red shaft
Nancy Smith
(1,0,1) = 4
first light -
dewdrops tremble
on an invisible web
Norman Darlington
(0,0,4) = 4
lotus blossoms
between them
the spider web
deborah russell
(0,2,0) = 4
swaying spiderweb
up and down up and down
a lavender-winged moth
Angele Lux
(0,1,2) = 4
Eleventh Place -- 3 Points
on the map they draw
the routes to the reunion:
the web of family
~K~
(0,0,3) = 3
daybreak
a face full of web
on a thin mountain trail
Gary Steinberg
(0,0,3) = 3
early morning
the spider's web adorned
with dew
cindy bene
(1,0,0) = 3
a baseball glove
with a blown-out web--
all that's left
Earl Keener
(0,1,1) = 3
web of thoughts
a solitary walk beneath
dense tree branches
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,1,1) = 3
fallen leaves
on a spider web --
fragile nest
Sergio Francisco Pichorim
(0,1,1) = 3
his painting -- Arachnae's web
the moon
a dreamcatcher bead
bre
(0,1,1) = 3
my ten dollars
under the couch
saved in a web
Peigi
(0,1,1) = 3
July divorce
a black widow spins her web
under his canoe
Edward
(0,1,1) = 3