June 2014 Kukai

Kigo Theme:

FRAGRANT WIND

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First Place -  26 Points

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a fragrant wind...

the things we remember

when we’re alone

Angela Terry

(3,4,9) = 26 pts

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Second Place -  25 Points

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fragrant breeze

a peony rearranges

its petticoats

Michele L. Harvey

USA

(1,8,6) = 25 pts

AND

fragrant wind

shifting the weight

of this mourning

cfc

(1,7,8) = 25 pts

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Third Place -  19 Points

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drifting

into a blackbird's song -

fragrant breeze

Asni Amin,

Singapore

(1,3,10) = 19 pts

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 18 Points

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fragrant wind

my mother's voice calls

from beyond

Roberta Beary

(2,4,4) = 18 pts

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 17 Points

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white gardenia blooms -

the bride reaches

for her inhaler

Carmel Lively Westerman

(1,4,6) = 17 pts

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16  Points

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fragrant breeze--

my daughter unfolds

her bridal dress

Anonymous

(1,2,9) = 16 pts

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14  Points

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sea wind

you remind me of someone

i once knew

Sandi Pray

North Carolina

USA

(0,3,8) = 14 pts

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12  Points

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the breeze

of our scented memories...

missing you

Rita Odeh

Nazareth, Israel

(0,3,6) = 12 pts

scent of gardenia

no way to hide

from my grief

Christine L. Villa

(0,2,8) = 12 pts

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11  Points

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scented breeze...

i linger on the

back stoop

D W Skrivseth

(1,3,2) = 11 pts

east wind —

the scent of home

near yet far

Vinay Leo R.

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

napping in hammock

the scent of honeysuckle

drifts into my dream

Bridget Cougar

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

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 10 Points

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Mother's Day

the scent of lilacs

in her hair

Carolyn Coit Dancy

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

old gardener

rests with his pipe -

fragrant breeze

John McDonald

Edinburgh Scotland

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

lemon scented breeze . . .

the girl next door

has shampooed her hair

Michael McClintock

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

deck chairs

the salt sea breeze

ruffles my skirt

Kirsty Karkow

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

**This haiku paints a beautiful picture, to which the fragrant breeze naturally belongs.

wild grape blossoms . . .

the soft fall

of her satin gown

Bill Pauly

(0,1,8) = 10 pts

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 9 Points

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fragrant summer breeze

cottonwood seeds drifting

into their future

Gerry Bravi

(Canada)

(2,0,3) = 9 pts

after our quarrel

opening the window –

the fragrant breeze

Tomislav

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

summer night

the scent of jasmine

draws us to the porch rail

Tom Painting

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

June breeze...

the scent grows stronger

by one magnolia

~Devika

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

gentle chinook--

all over town

the scent of lilacs

DeVar

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

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8  Points

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sunny wind

the scent of the ocean

circles in me

Ramesh Anand

Seattle, USA

(1,2,1) = 8 pts

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7  Points

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jasmine dreams-

the far scent of ma in

summer breeze

Yesha Shah,

Surat, India.

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

funeral flowers

such fine words drift by

on a fragrant breeze

Ron C. Moss

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

oh my word downwind of a paper mill

Alan S. Bridges

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

evening gusts

comb the lake

lilac somewhere

Ginny Hoyle

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

night stillness...

just whiffs of lilac scent

nothing more

Natalia Kuznetsova

Russia

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

new hanging dryer -

in the orange blossom wind

a crow with my sock

Daniela Bullas

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

Mojave fragrance

wind brushing across

wet stones

Barbara Snow

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

fifth hour fasting—

whiff of someone's burgers

as the wind shifts

Ellen Compton

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

fragrant breeze…

tangling with my reverie

a bluebottle's hum

Anitha Varma,

India.

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

fragrant breeze -

the way your presence

fills my life

Anonymous

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

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 6 Points

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breeze enough

to carry rose scent

and stir the paper carp

jill

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

pouring down the pass

glacier scented wind

breathing Alaska

Doris

(0,3,0) = 6 pts

^^That's the beautiful glacier wind that pours off the ice fields into Juneau where we lived for six years. Best air in the world.

savoring

the same old same old...

honeysuckle breeze

S.E. Buffington

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

scent of gardenia. . .

how it browned before

the last dance

Carole MacRury

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

on the breeze

the national anthem and

a whiff of popcorn

--Diane

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

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 5 Points

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swaying poppies...

the laughter of children

from the park

-Shloka Shankar

Bangalore, India

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

Walking to the woods -

a light wind offers me

the scent of pine.

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

daydreaming

the breath of wisteria

wafts through

Sondra J. Byrnes

South Bend, Indiana, USA

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

night breeze

from the sea

her scent

dust

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

the bride’s gown

in the scented July breeze

a glimpse of garter

Ignatius Fay

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

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4  Points

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high mountain forest --

this wafting scent of cedar

leads to new tea leaves

Pat Geyer

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

pedestrians

the cologne could be

almost anyone's

- Ru

Canada

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

fragrant summer wind

the alfalfa farmers

switch to hogs

Edward

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

laundry on the line-

jasmine sweetens the breeze

filling the sheets

Lesliemont

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

summer wind-

before opening my mailbox

a message from jasmine

--- Kashinath Karmakar

India

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

sweet-scented wind --

the weight of this basket

on my arm

Angie Werren

Amelia, OH

USA

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

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 3 Points

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kaze kaoru -

bare feet on grass

move in time

Casey Southards

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

under the arbor

a fragrant whiff wafts away

my cares

Tom Conally

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

fragrant summer wind -

unmindfulness

wafts in

Ajaya Mahala

Pune, India.

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

wild roses

touching the wind

cloudless

Ann K. Schwader

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

wisteria breeze...

my whole face wet

with fragrance

Paresh Tiwari

India

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

receiving them

at the bamboo gates

mogra breeze

Jayashree Maniyil

Australia

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

half-way up a mountain

the scent of summer larch trees

mingles with horse-sweat

Sheila K Barksdale

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Walking at sundown

A linden's gentle essence

unexpected breeze.

Robert C. Howard

Belleville Illinois

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

that scent!

a summer dalliance

stalks me

Hansha Teki

NZ

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

tailwind ---

bicycling with a fragrant

sundressed june

Svend A. Doggfall

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

scent of lilac

the breeze ruffles

her purple hair

Beth Powell

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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 2 Points

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mountains laugh intoxicated by fragrant wind

Barbara A. Taylor

Mountain Top, Australia

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

prisoner’s day pass

memories of hard steel softens

with this fragrant breeze

Harvey Jenkins

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

diverse scents from the shore-

employed seafarers sing

each in his own language

Cristian Mocanu

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

walking in the wind-

in the place of you by my side

a lavender field...

Lavana kray

Romania

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

fragrant wind -

raised to heaven

a rose garden

Virginia Popescu

PHOENIX

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

with the breeze

her kigo

"jasmine nights"

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

**A meta-haiku, and a nice one at that!

star jasmine

in the evening

the wind picks up

Jone

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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One  Point

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heady scent

of sweet olive blows in

but where is the tree

assu

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

red butterflies swoon

in shimmering sunlight...

a fragrant wind

Keith A. SIMMONDS

Rodez, FRANCE

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

scented wind

breezing from her braid

spring smells so sweet

Purush

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

from across the sea

each wave filled with the desire

of a scented breeze

Bernard Gieske

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

the evening breeze

a leisurely stroll

through the rose garden

Adelaide B. Shaw

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

the sea in a conch shell...

old sailor's dying wish—

fragrant breeze

Samar Ghose

Australia

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

evening breeze

wafts me back to

mum's lilacs

maxianne

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

summer skyline --

the breeze carries the fragrance

of the sea

Kumarendra Mallick

Hyderabad, India

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

nightingale's song

floats through the village

- jasmine breeze

Paul Hodder

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

one whiff of dried grass

I am back in the hay-loft

harvest memories

Deirdre Godwin

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

parasol fan dance

Mary Poppins lands

with fragrant wind

Karin Anderson

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

reading a book -

the breeze bringing

scent of lily

Miorita

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

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No Points This Time, Sorry.

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The park meadow mown,

a first waft of drying grass. -

I'm taking a rest.

Horst Ludwig

sipping mimosas~

days of languish at the beach

scented breeze

Judi Honiker

on the wind

from the man ahead of me

the smell of scented bath soap

Bill Hudson

pink roses bloom

down the lane-sweetness

fills the air

Tony Nasuta

fragrant summerwind:

are the white half moons

on my fingernails off or on?

Oddbjørn Aardalen

village belles in farms

wind redolent with scent

brushing their sweat

Vishnu P Kapoor

Chennai, India

summer cold

honey-steeped wind

cotton on my tongue

~mechaieh

fragrant breeze ...

hot is my sigh

Naranan Namby

Chennai, India

smiling Bhudda

the wind brings the smell

of incence and peace

Gabriel Sawicki

what a fragrant wind -

my neighbor's strawberries

are less and less

Cristina Oprea

capricious wind

you tantalize with

lilacs... lilacs... lilacs

Laurene

rustle of mango leaves

jasmine-scented morning:

summer wedding

-- Chitra Rajappa

warm wind

lilac memories of mothers

humble bees

Anonymous

blue sky over

primrose bank

fragrant breeze

Frances O'Keeffe

the breeze finds lilacs

then crosses the street

to find me

Donna Bauerly

Dubuque, IA

I catch the breeze,

and its scent

of roses

James Dobson.

fresh summer scents -

lace curtain ripples

in breeze

Jane DeJonghe

"No flowers!"

the woman's sullen look―

greens sway in the breeze

Yukiko Yamada

oh to smell again

sharp scent whisked on the wind

skunk flattened on the road

eric p

standing downwind

of a perfumed passenger --

bus stage

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

(Kenya)

on the breeze

scent of Solomon's seal

brings summer

Ruth Powell

fragrant cuddling breeze

surrounded by water

Morning-Noon-and-Night *

Anonymous

 ^^The common name of Brunfelsia australis , also known as “Eternity Plant” and “Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow”. Called “Le jasmine des îles” in French.

at the edge

breeze laden

with eucalyptus

Elaine Riddell

ah! this fragrant breeze -

so many yesterJunes

playing tag with today

Anne Zooey Lind

windy whisper

sopping up the fir smell

my memories

Anna Mazurkiewicz

park abroad...

this spring's wind and some rose

bristles

Lech Szeglowski

strawberry moon

the fruit scented breeze

ruffles its reflection in the pond

Rose Marie Stutts

Tuscaloosa, Al

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General Comments:

**Thank you for giving tis opportunity to read so many nice haiku.

**Thank you very much for the opportunity. I look forward to the prompts on your return.

**I have never smelled jasmine, but after reading all these Kigo entries, I would love to!

**This kigo, sadly, brought no surprises.

**To vote according to my personal taste, I could not, in conscience, vote other than above. I hope that is acceptable.

^^Secretary’s note: It is always acceptable to use less than 6 votes.

**Beautiful scents all round. I have a perfumed garden here. It can be over intoxicating at times. especially with datura and wisteria and rondeletia... Thanks for your time and the opportunity.

**This was a difficult kigo, which gave me plenty of new ideas for haiku at this time of year.

Free Format Theme:

HUT

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First Place -  28 Points

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empty hut...

in and out of the shadows

this black bird

Rita Odeh

Nazareth, Israel

(0,6,16) = 28 pts

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Second Place -  25 Points

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a garden hut

in the heat of the day. . .

the smell of shade

Carole MacRury

(1,9,4) = 25 pts

**"the smell of shade", Very nice! But I would have dropped the first "a", and those three dots

**Great use of the senses of touch and smell!

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Third Place -  23 Points

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our dream hut

the thatched roof leaks

moonbeams

Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy

Birmingham, UK

(1,6,8) = 23 pts

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20  Points

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a thousand voices

in the cabin's silence

summer wind

Sandi Pray

North Carolina

USA

(0,6,8) = 20 pts

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 19 Points

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hut by hut

the clickety clack

of a train

Alan S. Bridges

(2,4,5) = 19 pts

abandoned hut …

the silence of wind chimes

rusting

Asni Amin,

Singapore

(2,2,9) = 19 pts

**Interesting use of the sense of hearing nothing...

peeling walls...

the old dog licks

a new wound

Paresh Tiwari

India

(1,5,6) = 19 pts

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 16 Points

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hut in the mist -

the old yellow radio

still works

Israel López balan

(1,4,5) = 16 pts

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15  Points

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cholera leaflets

rattle at dusk . . .

the empty hut

Michael McClintock

(1,3,6) = 15 pts

hut on the hill

where the end of my world

used to be

Gabriel Sawicki

(1,3,6) = 15 pts

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 14 Points

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this spring day

as I pass his hut . . .

the coughing

--Kirsty Karkow

(0,4,6) = 14 pts

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13  Points

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My little hut -

fireflies for light,

crickets for music.

Zhanna P. Rader

(1,1,8) = 13 pts

where his hut

used to stand -

blackberry brambles

Ruth Powell

(0,4,5) = 13 pts

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12  Points

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abandoned hut

\\\/// the weeds closing in \\\///

dsnake1

(0,2,8) = 12 pts

**The concrete haiku works for me. The lines enclose just as the meaning does. I am well aware of this form. Clever is OK; in service of meaning, worthwhile.

** regarding #74, I think it meets the current guidelines.

****Although I am not a fan of concrete haiku, and I did not vote for #74, I believe you were right in accepting it. This poem follows the left-margin rule (as you pointed out).

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 11 Points

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the hut is old--

my sit-down

turns into a nap

James Dobson.

(1,3,2) = 11 pts

All Saints' Day...

a single candle flickers

in the widow's hut

Keith A. SIMMONDS

Rodez, FRANCE

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

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 10 Points

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under the full moon

the silence of barrack huts-

if tomorrow comes

--- Kashinath Karmakar

India

(2,1,2) = 10 pts

in the mountain hut

losing some signals

receiving others

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(1,3,1) = 10 pts

pizza hut --

a sliver of the moon

in her eye

Kumarendra Mallick

Hyderabad, India

(0,3,4) = 10 pts

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 9 Points

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leaky hut…

my share of summer rain

in pewter vessels

Anitha Varma

India.

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

meditation hut—

the thunder growls

incantations

Sondra J. Byrnes

South Bend, Indiana, USA

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

chai fumes -

the pony slows down

near a roadside hut

Anonymous

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

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8  Points

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fishing camp

not a comfortable chair

anywhere

Carolyn Coit Dancy

(0,3,2) = 8 pts

**I like the wry humour in this one.

barely visible

through the flowering lilacs

the old woman's shanty

Bill Hudson

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

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 7 Points

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storm-

a child sharing the hut

with a baby deer

Lavana kray

Romania

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

man huts

so many names

for escape

Beth Powell

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

my lightless hut --

a cricket responds

to those outside

Tomislav

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

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 6 Points

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meditation hut

the wing whistle of a dove

landing on the mat

Angèle Lux

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

the hut

in the woods

each camper writes their name

Jone

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

all the night

my hut's queen

a full moon

Virginia Popescu

PHOENIX

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

writers’ retreat

through chinks in the cabin

the wind

Tom Painting

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

hay-filled hut -

colors of

the summer breeze

Angela Terry

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

a spider web sparkles

in the old hut window --

morning sun

~ yamame

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

a small hut --

her earrings twinkle

in the candlelight

Dubravko

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

leaky hut...

letting doubts

to seep in

Vinay Leo R.

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

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 5 Points

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mid-monsoon...

a stray dog enters

the shanty

-Shloka Shankar

Bangalore, India

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

a light year

from its own hut

the dew drop

Svend A. Doggfall

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

old wooden hut -

a thread of water falling

from the ceiling

Miorita

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

dad's hut -

bottle of 'weed-killer'

smelling of whisky

John McDonald

Edinburgh Scotland

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

evening stroll…

crickets welcome

me back

D W Skrivseth

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

forest monastery

the monk's kuti

fills with light

Paul Hodder

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

abandoned hut

the suitcase opens

to a typewriter

Roberta Beary

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

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4  Points

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tortuous path

the roof of a mountain hut

shines below

Elaine Riddell

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

when the moon settles

in the roofless hut...

the light in the hut

Anonymous

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

sweat hut —

from every pore

darkness pours

Hansha Teki

NZ

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

sundown

from the sheep herder's hut

rising peat smoke

Adelaide B. Shaw

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

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3  Points

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hollyhocks

hold up the fence

my childhood home

Judi Honiker

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

ramshackle cabin

competing with the weeds

yellow lilies

Gerry Bravi

(Canada)

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

empty cup...

through a nipa hut's roof

a dime of moonlight

Christine L. Villa

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a toad house

made of a few stones

moss added, at no extra charge

Michele L. Harvey

USA

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

abandoned hut

mouse droppings, bear scat--

the news from ‘72

Doris

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

clever moon!

turning the old hobo's hut

into a shining castle

Anne Zooey Lind

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

from hut-to-hut...

the bag lady brings

her own linens

S.E. Buffington

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

cracks in the hut --

June wind conducting

a choir of cellos

~ mechaieh

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

close to the hut

a wolf's howl softens –

Milky Way

Anna Mazurkiewicz

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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 2 Points

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better than the Ritz

this breezy summer evening--

my riverside shack

Bridget Cougar

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

grandpa's hunting shack

each fall I patch the roof

like dad always did

Edward

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

hut

with blisters

table

dust

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

**Fine minimalistic haiku! (Hm, could even have left out «with»?)

back yard shed--

my summer road bike still

hangs from the rafters

DeVar

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

my tent

pitched by a cool summer stream...

grilled trout for supper

Tom Conally

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

backyard shade -

we build a hut

with palm fronds

Anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

the hut

breathing again

first crocus

Bernard Gieske

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

raccoons --

I’ve been sleeping

in the spare room

Angie Werren

Amelia, Ohio

USA

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

a welcome rest

from the lingering snow --

mountain hut

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

(Japan)

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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 One Points

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storm struck hut

the pigeons nibble

on my begging bowl

Jayashree Maniyil

Australia

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

Butterfly

this thatched hut

will never hurt you.

purush

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

tough alpine hike

a hut appears crouched in mist

on wildflower fields

Harvey Jenkins

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

insomnia--

watching the hutments stir

in deep sleep

Yesha Shah

Surat, India.

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

at Walden Pond

imagining his hut

the sound of water

Barbara Snow

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

outside his hut

covered in yellow leaves

praying...

Samar Ghose

Australia

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

an empty hut -

the crickets of childhood

recall everything…

Cristina Oprea

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

disused hut

just an empty

beggar's bowl

Karin Anderson

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

abandoned hillside hut    homeless man shivering beneath blanket of shattered stars

kurt w.

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

retreat

old fishing hut

riverbank

Frances O'Keeffe

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

moonlit hut

rocks piled on rocks

to make a home

Ron C. Moss

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

abandoned hut

its holes, walls and the whole

green ivy covers

Yukiko Yamada

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

strange forest –

the branches hut

speaks...

Lech Szeglowski

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

peeling a banana

in my river cottage--

fish write a haiku

Bill Pauly

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

it stopped raining

going out from the hut

into the smell of mountains

Robert Kania

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

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No Points This Time, Sorry.

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a ring of holes

and willows have been cut

wee house gone

assu

homegrown pot

for medicinal use

ice fishing hut

Ignatius Fay

Two eagles above

my old hinterland abode ...

cruising quietly

Horst Ludwig

bygone years

morning glory smothers

a shepherd's shack

Barbara A. Taylor

Mountain Top, Australia

something in my eyes?

the wellspring and the old hut

look the same but aren't

Daniela Bullas

fretting, we play

banjo after the sun sets...

our hut quiets

Pat Geyer

leaving for good

silent shadows of the past

echo in vacant hut

Vishnu P Kapoor

Chennai, India

outside is as hot

as it is inside ...

my hut

Naranan Namby

Chennai, India

hilltop huts

light array pacing down

into dawn

Ramesh Anand

Seattle, USA.

in the red hut

on top of the old oak tree

a brooding angel

Oddbjørn Aardalen

Halloween 'Boo at the Zoo'

the vultures sulk

in the tapirs' hut

Sheila K. Barksdale

a fistful of pill bugs

their ticklish escape

Ginny Hoyle

chickee hut -

a palmetto bug chases

the tourists away

Laurene

climbers' hut

half a butterfinger

left behind

--Diane Mayr

summer toys

in the garden hut

do they play nicely?

maxianne

the river-side hut

chasing a receding stream

with step count

Ajaya Mahala

Pune, India

"Ten-Hut!"

the command for my child

WW II salute

Donna Bauerly

Dubuque, IA

indoors, against hut' s

still-standing stone corners

honeysuckle bushes bloom

Jane DeJonghe

Gnomus, Catacombes,

Baba Yaba in his hut -

Mussorgsky’s Pictures

Robert C. Howard

Belleville Illinois

rain

pattered tent -

fire crackers

Casey Southards

bowed by wind and years

one-room shanty leans awry

housing memories

Deirdre Godwin

our tree hut

shimmied in the wind

secure in maple arms

eric p

the clock is ticking

in the cracks of windows

wind whistles

Krzysztof Kokot

Poland

snug driftwood hut

a shield from marauding seagulls-

she eats a sandwich

Lesliemont

small stone cottage--

squeezing in those childhood treasures

from mama's sold house

jill

summer vacation-

the homeless man furtively

enters the “tree fort”

Cristian Mocanu

mating fireflies

filling in no time

the beggar's hat

cfc 

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General Comments:

**Thank you very much for the opportunity.

** It is a pleasure to read so many good haiku.

**It was tough voting in this section. I have had to leave out at least another 4.

**What a variety. More time, and I would have entered every one.

**The concrete haiku works for me. The lines enclose just as the meaning does. I am well aware of this form. Clever is OK; in service of meaning, worthwhile.

**There are "women huts" too!

**This one brings up lots of outdoor memories.

**I enjoyed this topic and the resulting haiku.

**Again, thanks for your time and for the opportunity.

**Tough to choose. Many delightful interpretations.

**[Regarding the concrete haiku], I think it meets the current guidelines

**Some very attractive and creative haiku in this collection. Big thanks to those who write and contribute month by month -- I always enjoy the reading and selecting.

**Although I am not a fan of concrete haiku, and I did not vote for #74, I believe you were right in accepting it. This poem follows the left-margin rule (as you pointed out).

**A dozen haiku on my long list!

**Huts, for me, were childhood hide-a-ways.

**Thanks for providing this chance to write.

**Difficult themes this month 

**Thank you again for the challenge -- it is great every month to observe something new!