The Shiki Monthly Kukai
July 2012 Results
Dear Friends,
First an announcement:
After many years of hard work and dedicated service to the Shiki Kukai, with several co-secretaries, Jennie Townsend will be leaving after the Poet's Choice Kukai in October. Since Robert Bauer is currently unable to help, we will be left with one secretary. If any of you would be interested in helping as a co-secretary, please let us know. The biggest requirement would be experience with Microsoft Excel.
And now...
Here are the results for the July 2012 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was TALK, and our Free Format subject was BLUE
Congratulations to *** RITA ODEH ***, winner of our Kigo section and to ***MICHAEL McCLINTOCK***, winner of our Free Format section!
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The haiku are listed in order of total points received from voters. The numbers reflect the number of voters who gave the haiku either three points, two points, or one point -- followed by the total points for all votes.
Those who were given less than three points and who requested anonymity in such a case are so noted.
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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 points were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.
(2,1,4 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
VOTER'S comments are in italics below the respective poems.
Kigo Theme:
TALK
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First Place - 29 Points
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war talk—
the two roosters eye
each other
Rita Odeh
(2,6,11) = 29 pts
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Second Place - 25 Points
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falling snow
even our voices
are softer
Kat Creighton
(0,4,17) = 25 pts
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Third Place - 20 Points
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haiku group
the discussion stops
for a robin
Adelaide B. Shaw
(0,2,16) = 20 pts
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19 Points
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separated we talk it over
Tom Painting
(1,5,6) = 19 pts
** The spacing is imaginative, not merely clever.
rising sea
we settle on
safe topics
Polona
(0,3,13) = 19 pts
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18 Points
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after confession...
a flock of seagulls
shouting at me
Lech Szeglowski
(1,4,7) = 18 pts
**I hope they're not saying "Blabbermouth!"
pebbly path
our words
keep stumbling
Angela Terry
(0,3,12) = 18 pts
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17 Points
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in the wind
the dying chatter
of leaves
Hansha Teki
(2,2,7) = 17 pts
** Undeniably atmospheric.
sunlight
through the window
her voice
martin gottlieb cohen
(1,5,4) = 17 pts
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16 Points
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waiting room
the tranquility fountain's
endless chatter
Roberta Beary
(0,3,10) = 16 pts
**The interest here is psychological, rather than poetic. But the interest is here.
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15 Points
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Grand Central Station --
they talk in silence
with rapid fingers
Brenda Roberts
(0,4,7) = 15 pts
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13 Points
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gust
chattering all at once
a million leaves
Alegria
(0,3,7) = 13 pts
two tin cans
and a length of string —
sharing summer secrets
Douglas Carlsen
(0,2,9) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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sprig of rosemary--
replaying his last
phone message
Barbara Snow
(1,1,7) = 12 pts
first night together
over morning coffee
their eyes do the talking
Bill Hudson
(0,4,4) = 12 pts
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11 Points
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new parrot...
the swear word
not her own
Michele L. Harvey
(0,4,3) = 11 pts
phoning dad
i untie a knot
in the cable
Jon Baldwin
(0,0,11) = 11 pts
**a nice feeling to it in the dual meaning of 'untying a knot'
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10 Points
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talking with dad
she twists the phone cord
around her finger
Paul Hodder
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
airport intercom
in the din of departures
she signs, I love you
Earl Randal Keener
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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grandpa farts
the conversation turns
to the weather
Laurene
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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talking a blue streak
runningtheredlight
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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low clouds
above the garden fence
small talk
Bouwe Brouwer
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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autumn dusk...
the cheap talk we saved
for a rainy day
Ted van Zutphen
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
load-shedding
our talk lightens up with
the rising moon
Kala Ramesh
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
first talk . . .
my infant echoes
every sound of mine
Ramesh Anand
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
leaning on the fence
the old man with Alzheimer's
still knows horse talk
Penny Harter
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
raining just
on one side of the road —
we talk about injustice
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
** " . . . on the just and the unjust . . ."
back and forth across the net
the ball and
our banter
sanjuktaa
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
**having played a few games of volleyball / tennis in a past life i can definitely relate but feel omitting the "and" would lift it a notch
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5 Points
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Grandpa, talk to me;
weave me tales of yesteryears.
Tell me who I am.
Robert C. Howard
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
yackety clack clack
her dentures
keeping time
Donna Bauerly
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
** like the humor and the rhyme
summer night —
in the middle of rain
she says my name
Israel López Balan
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
oppressive night —
a breeze from the fans
stirring up chitchat
Tomislav
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
wedding vows
the warmth of the sun
on my back
John McManus
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
alfresco dinner
our laughter mingles
with the breeze
Cara Holman
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
**Lovely haiku, and so expressive in few words. My favourite this month
linguistics . . .
our baby is twittering
with a dolphin
Peter O. Silvani
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
the offer
we talk
long into the night
Beth Powell
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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an old widow
talking to her dead poodle
all dressed in black
Keith Simmonds
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
hoot of owls
the people in asylum
stop talking in sleep
Cezar F. Ciobika
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
greenhouse
my mother's small talks
with her babies
Rob Logan
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
billowing clouds
through the afternoon
the chatter of children
BILL KENNEY
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
zazensoo
this time I think about
what to say
Ralf Bröker
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
low whispers . . .
the scent of jasmine
wandering in the dew
Ron C. Moss
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
drought
the old man talks about
snow
Angie Werren
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
toddler —
with perfect intonation
he utters nonsense
Elaine Riddell
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
**This made me laugh out loud -- beautiful observation!
summer heat--
the cicadas murmur
we are not immortal
Dica
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
summers end
thinking of all the talks
we could have had, dad
Stevie Strang
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
light summer night
she keeps on talking
in her sleep
Tore Sverredal
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
lunch break
workmen's voices
in a summer breeze
carol pearce-worthington
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
arriving home --
a trio of crows
argue on my lawn
Ruth Powell
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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two painters
talk about Vermeer
themselves, a study
Anne Curran
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
walk with me
talk to me . . .
always my friend
eric
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
afternoon tea --
would you care for some milk?
she asks her teddy
Maxianne
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
two beacons
flash their messages . . .
the sultry sky
Kirsty Karkow
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
all morning long
feed me feed me feed me
raven chicks
Chandra Bales
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
Grandpa's violin
younger voices
from the attic
Bill Pauly
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
table of twelve
every conversation
about haiku
Kawazu
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
chess in the park
my opponent talks non-stop
mate in twelve moves
Rose Marie Stutts, EdD
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
avocado stall --
the vendors' argument draws
quite a crowd
~ Brian Mulando
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
caught in the crossfire. . .
what he says
what he means
Liz Rule
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
sultry heat
our conversation cut down
to necessities
Johannes S. H. Bjerg
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
our conversation
punctuated
by my nervous tic
Christopher Pickslay
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
clear days —
my parents talking
to each other again
Ailoaei Cristina
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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stammering vows
while insects buzz and bite --
August wedding
mechaieh
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
stormy day today —
not enough memory
all my friends on chat
STOPS
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
Ouija board --
blowing out the candle,
saying goodnight
Michael McClintock
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
loves me...loves me not...
each gold petal falls
along the path
John Daleiden
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
chatting with neighbors
ominous cloud brings reprieve
D W Skrivseth
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
a broken string
suddenly cathy
lost her voice
Judi Honiker
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
**would have received points if the verb had been in the present tense--"loses her voice".
**Poor Chatty Cathy!
a thicket ...
talkative
mosquitoes
Juhani Tikkanen
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
migrating geese
filling the dusk--
grandma talks faster
~Devika
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
she still talks
he puts down the watering can
listening carefully
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
a cold breakfast
for the two of us--
I talk but...
James Dobson
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
Sunday talk show
the presidential candidate
backpedals
Diane Mayr
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
Time to talk
to the inner child--
baby sitting
--R.K.Singh
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
the five year old girl
to her daddy:
why is the bluebell blue?
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
fall equinox I'll ask her tonight
John Soules
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Silent kisses
In the sunset breeze —
She talks from heaven
V.Leo.
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
muting the horn
a sudden stroke steals
Dad's gift of gab
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
TALKTALK—TALK—TALKTALK
TALKTALKTALKTALKTALKTALKTALK
hototogisu
Beate Conrad
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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Tattle-tales, gossips
On a a street corner
Living someone's life
Tanja Cilia
the talk
she beats me to the punch
poplar buds
if
walking
and quacking—
old pond
Maria Santomauro
stammering --
the tout stops shouting
for a while
~ Elijah Juma
slow sunset —
he banters away
our one chance to talk
Elsa Colligan
the long drive
AM news station
talk talk talk
Ben Gieske
day dreamer
talks
to the clouds
Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
fading embers...
we talk late into the night
of his dreams
Gregory Longenecker
phone call
the doctor's office --
'it's benign'
Peter Pache
window of the hospice
behind its glass
a small talk
Irena Szewczyk
through the fog
feral mama cat--
her eyes talk to me
jill
misty eyes —
she insists his sweet nothings
meant something
André Surridge
a movement of hands
during ballet in the park
the deaf couple talks
Harvey Jenkins
night of fog --
heads of state gather
in crisis talks
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
when his master talks
that old deaf hound dog
still cocks his head just so
Haiku Rue
on the radio
a man confidently talks
to no one he knows
Bill Gottlieb
they talk and talk
only thing that matter
weather
Ashi
my father
to his assembled children
am I dead?
--Peter Newton
hey, batta batta
while his son learns to pitch
dad learns to talk smack
eddybacher
Chinese whispers —
the first word on the line
already forgotten
Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
rainbow
he whispers
I love you
Barbara Campitelli
frosty night —
lovers quarrel
in tango
Robert Kania
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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starlings flock
the noise
grows louder
dragonfly
july blended words
from behind islets soar
when seagulls sleep
annebet danielsen
political talk
in the dusty stadium --
high tempo
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
talk
communication inconsequential
incapacitates appreciation
Katie Conway
as I look out
I hear someone talking
the lonely sunset
Bernhard Kopf
Mockingbird talks cheap
Sore feet hit the morning floor
alarming beep bleep
Keith Moser
speak volumes
raising and lowering
of her eyes
Vishnu P Kapoor
praise prayer
what other way is there
through this life?
~~Merrill Ann Gonzales
I'm happy
we both sit and talk
of the past.
Trevor Camp
lunch break --
she convokes her friends
for a talk
~ Dennis Peacock
electioneering—
day in, day out
it’s all just talk
Barbara A. Taylor
gathering near
glowing charcoal remains --
whispers in the cold
~ James Bundi
free talk time —
strangers sit across in train
- Naranan Namby
full moon —
how many fools can say
two lovers!
Petru-Ioan Garda
we talk in hushed tones
loathe to break summer’s quiet
at the end of day
Deirdre Godwin
no need to talk
deeper into my thought
the long day
Bruce Ross
drowsy buzz of
fireside talk
fastening friendship
Frances O'Keeffe
cherry blossoms —
the love birds
share sweet nothings
Jayashree Maniyil
Soda shop —
your whispering in my ear,
sweltry night
Ramona Linke
Little girl and doll
talking about love —
the grandma’s smile
Miorita
whispers,
a word here and there...
lovers' talk
Tom Conally
burning bush
people still talking
about miracle based on desire
Ernesto P. Santiago
talk with friends —
they’re warbling
I’m obeying
CTA
Kettle whistle ...
"tea is ready" mom said
by sign language
Reza- Iran
whose first language is not words
his argument
rages
Kathy in the Wallowas
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General Comments:
**Not so many (my own included) poems with a real kigo in the kigo class. Maybe this needs to be stressed?
**It took so long to decide between those I'd shortlisted.
**here were so many different impressions and images left in my mind about talking etc..I wish I could have given all of the haiku poets points…
**Once again I narrowed it down to 12 haiku that I felt had equal merit and wanted 12 points!
**Some good haiku again, in this kukai. Thanks for the chance to read them
**I found some of the haiku I had not chosen here were in groups with some I have chosen and had to go back a weigh which was written in an engaging way... It's still hard to choose just 6.
**Thanks for a HOT KIGO!
Free Format Theme:
BLUE
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First Place - 35 Points
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all the blues
I ever knew --
mountain lake
Michael McClintock
(3,5,16) = 35 pts
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Second Place - 21 Points
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prairie sunrise...
wagon wheels
part the bluestem
Michele L. Harvey
(1,5,8) = 21 pts
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Third Place - 18 Points
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morning thoughts
a patch of blue
in the puddle
BILL KENNEY
(0,2,14) = 18 pts
**I like how 'blue' can mean two things in it
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16 Points
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mockingbird song...
the blues in the spruce
at twilight
S.E. Buffington
(1,1,11) = 16 pts
forget-me-nots
blooming at the headstone
...your blue eyes
natalia kuznetsova
(0,2,12) = 16 pts
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15 Points
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on the giraffe's blue tongue a taste of sky
André Surridge
(1,4,4) = 15 pts
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14 Points
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blue lake —
troubling the sky
with pebbles
Ailoaei Cristina
(0,5,4) = 14 pts
**Juxtaposition of the vast and the tiny, and the ironic pretension of "troubling," which, for me at least, carries biblical echoes.
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13 Points
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fresh crop of apples
the taste
of the blue sky
Angela Terry
(0,3,7) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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garage sale —
blue loveseat
gently used
Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,4,4) = 12 pts
**This says either very little or a lot, and that's haiku.
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11 Points
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cornflower blue
always the first crayon
out of the box
Kat Creighton
(0,4,3) = 11 pts
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10 Points
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flight to Bahamas —
the blue above,
the blue below
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,4,2) = 10 pts
painting my toenails
robin's egg blue --
hatching new plans
mechaieh
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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blue chicory
last year's field notes
before we moved
~~Merrill Ann Gonzales
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
blue moon . . .
after a long time
sudden emptiness
Ramesh Anand
(0,1,7) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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barber shop --
the blue bulb shines
on his bald head
~ Moses Obimo
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
from the blue
heron's feet, ripples
to the horizon
Penny Harter
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
still you don't write . . .
the blue budgie sheds
his tail feather
Polona
(0,0,8) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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world-wide web
across the blue screen
a spider's night work
Percival
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
wild blue flax...
she can't take her eyes
off his
Gregory Longenecker
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
Blue —
The ocean lies
In my ink pot
V.Leo.R
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
**how spare yet how vivid and expansive
chicory in bloom
still seeing her eyes
everywhere
Cezar F. Ciobika
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
funeral day --
the Sligo sky could not
be bluer
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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chemo patient
she plants pots of periwinkle
on her good days
Kawazu
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
**this one offers such hope despite the horror of the disease.
summer sky
white eloping
with blue
Bill Gottlieb
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
a tangle of blue
the boys' soccer team
celebrates their win
Harvey Jenkins
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
**The word "tangle" is so expressive here!
blue mom and dad
other colored pencils
need sharpening
Boris Nazansky
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Crayola
his sister hides
the blue
Tom Painting
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
first class —
only blue and white
for a winter painting
Israel López Balan
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
beach to sky
a blend of blues
on her bikini
Barbara Snow
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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a sparkle of dew
on the last blue iris
it is finished
Earl Keener
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
out in the blue . . .
a wisp of scattered ash
on the sea breeze
Ron C. Moss
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
chemtrails
dissolve into night...
blue moon
Ted van Zutphen
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
empty sky—
forget-me-nots turn
my shadow bluer
Lech Szeglowski
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
between palms
blue skies dance
with each breeze
Barbara A. Taylor
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
porcelain doll
Grandma's all knowing gaze
in China blue eyes
Adelaide B. Shaw
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
striking the match
inner blue
the heat of the affair
Ben Gieske
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
blue flame --
the welder points the rod
to the ground
~ moureen wangui
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
**nice use of 'blue' for 'flame', which hardly comes up and how down to earth the image becomes in a welder's hands
on a grey day
flashes of blue —
kingfishers
Elaine Riddell
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
hour of the wolf
a lonely dog barks
at the blue sky
Tore Sverredal
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
new snow
the blueness of the sky
martin gottlieb cohen
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
**"blue," rather than "blueness," would have earned another point,
but I like this no-frills haiku.
the blue hydrangea--
my mother's eyes
jill
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
smart car
turning left
blue fingernails
carol pearce-worthington
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
**Stereotyping, or a comment on stereotyping? Amusing, anyway.
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4 Points
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blue marker pen --
I draw a kitten
on my note book
~ Nancy Otinga
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
an indigo bunting
drops to the rose cane . . .
the baby's eyes
Ellen Compton
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
Ol' Blue Eyes
singing Stardust --
the night is still young
Maxianne
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
on the book cover
Krishna is the blue
of Mary
Jon Baldwin
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
blue grass —
little boy draws
his first drawings
Robert Kania
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
blue sea
taking a deep breath before
the first date
Irena Szewczyk
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
receding waves —
blue marbles among
broken sand castles
Jayashree Maniyil
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Chagall's Blue Angel
... a gentle breath
of dharma
Ramona Linke
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
an azure sky...
the pop star announces
her baby's name
Diane Mayr
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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Incognito moon
veiled behind the white gauze clouds
white on white on blue
Robert C. Howard
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
her eyes drowning
in the wild blue yonder
a child on tiptoes
Hansha Teki
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
lapse of reason
riding the lavender nights
burning giraffes
Beate Conrad
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
sky blue
the colour of
her tears
Revivandi
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
Cerulean sky
Clouds scudding across the span
In my heart, the rain
Tanja
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
daybreak light—
the goldfinch's body shines
against the blue sky
Rita Odeh
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
the blues singer
on a blue bench
bluer than the sea
Bernhard Kopf
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
seven shades of blue
tied during the full moon --
she prays for a boy
Brenda Roberts
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
blue above
below blue
in tune a lotus blue
Vishnu P Kapoor
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
blue bells —
bored with me, the puppy
plays with shadows
- Naranan Namby
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
Montana
horizon to horizon
nothing but blue skies
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
her blue eyes
hide behind dark glasses--
the curve of her leg...
John Daleiden
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
ninety years old
she signs her name
in blue pen
Anne Curran
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
across
my purple tongue --
blueberries
Peter Pache
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
african grey parrot talking a blue streak
Alan S. Bridges
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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earth loves moon...
together they create
starlight on the ocean blue
dragonfly
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
resting on her palm
the light blue egg
of a little blue heron
John McManus
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
a ship
and a hundred hues of blue—
between sea and sky !
-manoj saranathan
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
graduation party
I remember my first
Blue Curaçao
Ralf Bröker
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
blue sky —
her eyes like two
deep holes
Petru-Ioan Garda
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
pieces of the sky
a splendid show of colour
hydrangeas in bloom
Deirdre Godwin
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
note taking --
she flicks her blue dyed hair
off her face
~ Wright Dennis
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
all round blue
sad heart
soft summer sky
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
in dyed blue waders
the park's crew
shovel up wishes
--Peter Newton
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
blue glance
a sudden scent
of bitter almonds
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
a clematis blossom
melting into the blue dusk
on the pergola
Tomislav
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
sailing
on the sea and sky—
the blue Danube
Maria Santomauro
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
clear blue sky . . .
the darker blue
of a Steller’s jay
Liz Rule
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
coloring her blue sky
it overlaps into her
sea of yellow daises
Bill Hudson
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
sunset can't dim
the cobalt blue
of the fire-eater's eyes
Elsa Colligan
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Mother always
wished for me
a bluebird
Bill Pauly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
punished --
a boy scrubs blue graffiti
from the wall
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
school holidays
we wait for the sea
to turn blue
Paul Hodder
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Two blue eyes
at the frosted window-panes —
the sun in clouds
Miorita
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
vegan luncheon
her "healthy" drink
an unnatural blue
Laurene
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
blue Pleiades
shining in a deer's eyes —
night hunt
cristina-monica moldoveanu
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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long walk through fields of snow
leaving behind
deep blue footprints
elizabeth warren
blue dress
in a market stall --
morning walk
~ Isaac Ndirangu
QSA?-.-
hearing you 5
while blue
STOPS
the earth
with its sun, moon and stars
. . . the blue sky
Anonymous
cherry blooms glowing
in the bright morning sunshine ...
blue patches of sky
Keith A. Simmonds
novice nuns
their vacant eyes at vespers
blue
Alegria
at odds with the world
I search
for a blue flower
Beth Powell
out of the
her wisecrack
Donna Bauerly
Kangundo walk --
five donated blue bags
on their backs
~ Ceciliah Wambui
tonight's sky
bruised deep indigo and orange
with the scent of rain
Haiku Rue
blue drops
on unfinished last will —
emptied ink bottle
Juhani Tikkanen
arboretum corner
blue flowers in every shade
orange butterflies dance
Rose Marie Stutts, EdD
fog in the harbour
the morning coffee tastes grey
the blue ferry
helge t.
moon set and star light —
black is the color blue
at night
Douglas Carlsen
minibus lights --
everybody appears
with a blue face
~ Bonareri
silhouette
against the deep blue sky
spider's web
Tom Conally
knowing her time nears
she gives away her brooches
save "his" azure one
eddybacher
the ocean
bathed in moonlight
his deep blue eyes
Cara Holman
shimmering heat waves
between the blues
of ocean and sky
Ruth Powell
small white tail
of afar motor boat ...
clouds in blue
reza-iran
hot afternoon —
a wandering cloud stops
to admire the blue dome.
dsnake1
reflected
in her eyes
the water's blue
Barbara Campitelli
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blue clematis climbs
the pillar of a white veranda
the moon is howling
annebet Danielsen
concord grapes
right from the basket
blue tongues and fingers
if
neighborhood pool,
blue water,
shimmering invitingly
Hrushikesh Oka
sunset
red bird-cloud
rides plane-cloud
into the night
miriam chaikin
welcoming spring
blue bells in Burrows Lea:
spirit heals
--R.K.Singh
Deep blue sky
kids come and visit —
the kids leave.
Trevor Camp
ragged clouds tattered across
a moment of sky and mind . . .
make the blues go away
eric
chemistry practical --
a blue flame pops out
from a bunsen burner
~ Malesi Winfridah
my eyes gaze
to the blue, painted blue
flying high
Judi Honiker
as we arrive
at the outdoor wedding
a blaze of blue sky
--Kirsty Karkow
sultry day
wears unpopular blue skirt
to keep cool
D W Skrivseth
sunny blue
moods of a
Summer day
Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
the house with the high-pitched voice
asking my little sister:
do I have another drink?
Oddbjørn Aardalen
grenade attack --
a blue siren strikes
on the blast scene
~ CAXTON OKOTH
'round midnight
Kind of Blue in a bed
too large
Johannes S. H. Bjerg
first dictation --
the blue ink spreads
on my paper
~ ROSE AKALICHE
so pale blue
the sky one-dimensional
summer heat
Bruce Ross
empty feeder the jays displeasure
John Soules
summer without rain
only blue sky
what a dream
Ashi
After the team's defeat
An old blue jacket
Held close for comfort
Mary E. Gray
blue eyes
the haunting thoughts
of a future without Wi-Fi
Ernesto P. Santiago
I can still see
the blue in your eyes as I turn
and walk away
Stevie Strang
whirling water drops
pops up by the azure rocks
— a hippo!
Peter O. Silvani
my blue eyes flash--
I catch a glimpse
of kingfisher
James Dobson
as if there's no tomorrow—
blue starlight
in Forget-me-nots
Anonymous
alone
summer saturday at work
blue tshirt, shorts, sandals
- Ruthanne Price
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General Comments:
**I wasn't crazy about any of the free format haiku this month, so I only have a couple of points to award.
**What a great set of submissions!! This is the first time I gave three poems equal votes. I regret that I couldn't do the same for four more.
**After awhile the word blue itself became a hurdle to enjoying the haiku.... Although I did find some fine ones.
**Adding a general comment: a lot to choose from in both categories, a lot of good stuff. i haven't had such a hard time selecting the few to give my points to in quite a while.
**These rainy days make me very blue, and now it's tax time!!! I think I'll make this into a haiku.
**Thank you for making it possible to assemble so many fine haiku together in the one place.
Thank you for participating in the July 2012 Kukai!
There will be no kukai in August
We will announce the September 2012 Call for Submissions on Monday, September 3rd. See you then!
With much appreciation,
The Shiki Monthly Kukai Team