June 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Thunder
First Place -- 30 Points
distant thunder
the spent log collapses
in the fireplace
Allen McGill
(3,6,9) = 30
Second Place -- 16 Points
distant thunder
counting the minutes
during labour
ushi
(0,6,4) = 16
Third Place -- 14 Points
midnight thunder …
a shaft of moonlight
strikes the pine
Robert Bauer
(0,4,6) = 14
Fourth Place -- 13 Points
thunder
momma tells another story
… a little louder
pamela molhuysen
(0,3,7) = 13
lakefront walk:
a gull's cry follows
the thunder
oino sakai
(2,2,3) = 13
Fifth Place -- 12 Points
distant thunder
the trees start to shiver
one by one
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(1,1,7) = 12
Sixth Place -- 11 Points
spring thunder
vibrating our bed
a nervous dog
b'oki
(1,3,2) = 11
Seventh Place -- 9 Points
rolling thunder
through the trees
Niagara Falls
martin
(1,2,2) = 9
morning thunder…
baby's
first word
Ed Markowski
(0,2,5) = 9
summer thunder
shaking the peas
from their pods
Kate Creighton
(0,3,3) = 9
the phone
still silent
distant thunder
Colin Buchanan
(0,4,1) = 9
Eighth Place -- 8 Points
evening thunder
the drip drop of tears
at each onion chop
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,1,6) = 8
evening thunder
the still pond water
ripples
John White
(0,2,4) = 8
Ninth Place -- 7 Points
thunder
rattles the tin roof
coffee break
Patricia A. Laurent
(1,1,2) = 7
dinner with an ex
distant sounds
of thunder
paula fisher
(0,2,3) = 7
night thunder
the teddy bear owner
sleeps with parents
Flatline
(0,2,3) = 7
thunder --
waking when the Saint Bernard
sits on my face
Nancy Smith
(1,1,2) = 7
Tenth Place -- 6 Points
approaching thunder
the timpani of rain
on red iron roofs
Sue Mill
(0,1,4) = 6
thunder booms!
children stampede
from the ball field
Rose Marie Stutts
(1,0,3) = 6
thunder showers
he stirs one more sugar
into his coffee
Gillena Cox
(1,1,1) = 6
Eleventh Place -- 5 Points
lights flicker
then a thunderclap --
hitting "save"
Laryalee Fraser
(0,0,5) = 5
refugee camp
the sleeping child
mimes thunder . . .
ron moss
(1,1,0) = 5
thunder
trail dust darkens
with the first drops of rain
aom
(0,1,3) = 5
lightning and thunder
the dog rushes in
between my legs
Carmel C. Lively
(0,0,5) = 5
distant thunder -
lightening crackles
on the radio
Debs Watson
(0,1,3) = 5
Twelfth Place -- 4 Points
desert thunder --
the silent moments
with voices of toads
Peter H. Pache
(0,1,2) = 4
at the car wash --
the distant rumble
of thunder
James M. Thompson
(0,1,2) = 4
dawn thunder -
the silencing
of the crow
Audrey Downey
(0,0,4) = 4
counting seconds
from flash to thunder
the annual picnic
David Bewley
(0,1,2) = 4
fragrance of the rain
thunder is fading away
under the rainbow
Boris Nazansky
(0,1,2) = 4
distant thunder
the stroke of oars
much faster now
Owen Burkhart
(0,0,4) = 4
distant thunder
a layor of dust
on his congas
erk
(0,1,2) = 4
thunder…
the tulips stir
in their own light
George Hawkins
(0,1,2) = 4
Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points
thunder and frightening'
the two year old won't sleep
alone
Sue Stanford
(1,0,0) = 3
rumble of thunder
I hurriedly shut down
my computer
(xeno-unit)
(0,1,1) = 3
sultry heat
rolling over horizon
slow thunder
ORIGA
(0,1,1) = 3
thunder claps
the brooding cloud cluster
gives birth to rain.
Zaida Lysle
(0,1,1) = 3
Thunder;
ants zigzag
across the path.
george
(0,1,1) = 3
powerless
between lightning and thunder
our faces . . .
Carole MacRury
(1,0,0) = 3
at the same time
light in all windows
and the thunder
Sérgio Francisco Pichorim
(1,0,0) = 3
Free Format Theme: Lunch
First Place -- 21 Points
lunch hour
waiters share
a cigarette
aom
(2,4,7) = 21
Second Place -- 20 Points
business lunch--
a muted symphony
of cell phones
Sue Mill
(2,2,10) = 20
Third Place -- 17 Points
fisherman's lunch…
a hawk follows
the bend of the river
ed markowski
(0,5,7) = 17
Fourth Place -- 15 Points
spring field
a weathered lunch box
full of ants
martin
(0,4,7) = 15
Fifth Place -- 14 Points
a dog's eyes
the sandwich for lunch
divided by two
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(1,3,5) = 14
Sixth Place -- 13 Points
picnic lunch
a magpie drops by
for a cherry
Marlene Egger
(1,2,6) = 13
Seventh Place -- 12 Points
out to lunch
a sign swings gently
on the dock
ushi
(0,4,4) = 12
Eighth Place -- 11 Points
outdoor lunch
mosquitoes bring
their own utensils
Laryalee Fraser
(0,3,5) = 11
outdoor lunch
a glass of juice
hushes a bee
Flatline
(0,3,5) = 11
Ninth Place -- 10 Points
lunch time -
breathing in
garden air
Audrey Downey
(0,2,6) = 10
in mom's pantry
the lone ranger and tonto
lunch box
Nancy Hollingsworth
(0,3,4) = 10
sidewalk café
only the mosquitoes
enjoy a free lunch
Owen Burkhart
(0,2,6) = 10
Tenth Place -- 9 Points
biopsy day
my daughter makes lunch
and doesn't ask for the car
Roberta Beary
(0,3,3) = 9
Eleventh Place -- 8 Points
A picnic lunch;
minnows nibble breadcrumbs
and toes.
george
(0,2,4) = 8
noon whistle -
searching his lunch pail
for her note . . .
Carole MacRury
(0,1,6) = 8
Twelfth Place -- 7 Points
the squeak
of rusty hinges --
old lunch box
James M. Thompson
(1,2,0) = 7
school lunch-
sharing a lettuce sandwich
with a rabbit
angelee deodhar
(1,0,4) = 7
Thirteenth Place -- 6 Points
brown bag lunch
mom sends her love
via a paper heart
lmw
(0,1,4) = 6
afternoon shift
watching a melon sun set
during lunch break
Hazel
(0,3,0) = 6
Fourteenth Place -- 5 Points
lunchtime downpour
the doorway huddlers
check their watches
Allen McGill
(0,1,3) = 5
lunch break
pigeons scuffle
for a dog-end
John White
(0,2,1) = 5
at the frog pond
an unsuspecting beetle
ends up being lunch
Zaida Lysle
(0,2,1) = 5
lunch bell--
students and seagulls crowd
the parking lot
DeVar
(1,0,2) = 5
Fifteenth Place -- 4 Points
lunch in the shade;
a sleeping tomcat
paws a dream grasshopper
J Blain
(0,1,2) = 4
lunch date
and invitation to dinner
her cleavage
Carmel C. LIvely
(0,1,2) = 4
early afternoon
garden lizard and I
looking for lunch
Margaret Hehman-Smith
(0,1,2) = 4
long lunch
a grasshopper lands
just anywhere
Paul Pfleuger, Jr.
(0,0,4) = 4
Sixteenth Place -- 3 Points
playground lunch
eating a sandwich
tasting of rain
ron moss
(0,0,3) = 3
chopsticks
a lunch of sushi
and piano
sakyu
(0,0,3) = 3
ants
invade the kitchen
lunch time
Patricia A. Laurent
(1,0,0) = 3
hometown diner
a burger and fries lunch
restores my youth
Darrell Byrd
(0,0,3) = 3
seagulls squawk
fight on the playground
over lunch
paula fisher
(0,1,1) = 3
lunch hour
hundred of goats on the dry,
grassy slope
ito
(0,0,3) = 3
heat wave
her book more tempting
than lunch
Kate Creighton
(0,0,3) = 3