June 2004 Kukai

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