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 votes were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.
(214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
March 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Seed
First Place - 25 points
after the funeral
the seeds she ordered
in today's mail
roberta beary
(437 = 25)
Second Place - 20 points
bamboo cage
a finch feeding seed
to the mirror
Darrell Byrd
(254 = 20)
Third Place - 16 points
dandelion seeds--
a sky diver drifts
into the mountain
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(226 = 16)
Fourth Place - 14 points
spring planting--
the seed remembers
what it is
Mary Lee McClure
(135 = 14)
grandpa's old toolbox -
a packet of carrot seeds
neatly folded down . . .
ron moss
(135 = 14)
abandoned road
a seedling takes root
in the asphalt
soji
(127 = 14)
Fifth Place - 13 points
winter night
the core of an apple
full of seeds
Martin
(134 = 13)
Sixth Place - 8 points
spring cleaning
from grandma's closet
a seed pearl
Angelee Deodhar
(113 = 8)
Seventh Place - 7 points
freshly sown seed
a crow alights
on the scarecrow
Rajiv Lather
(112 = 7)
revenge
i spit watermelon seeds
in my neighbors grass
Carmel C. Lively
(023 = 7)
Eighth Place - 6 points
forget-me-nots
a dog eared packet of seeds
from the old house
sheila windsor
(014 = 6)
traffic roundabout--
dandelion seeds drift
out of reach
Sue
(014 = 6)
Ninth Place - 5 points
seeds from the fair -
parsley, sage, rosemary
and thyme
Carol Raisfeld
(102 = 5)
Tenth Place - 4 points
more than it was
a seed that she had planted
fifty years ago
pamela molhuysen
(020 = 4)
even in the storm
it could not be lost
dandelion seed
Tom
(012 = 4)
snowed in--
crushed chiles and seeds
in the pasta
DeVar Dahl
(004 = 4)
spring morning
a head full of sunflower seeds
hangs in the garage
paul Conneally
(012 = 4)
Free Format Theme: mode of transportation
first place - 13 points
boundary waters
the cry of the loon
by my canoe
Deborah P. Kolodji
(223 = 13)
second place - 12 points
light rain
the moving van
pulls away
Linda Papanicolaou
(028 = 12)
bicycling
through plum blossoms –
a sudden gust
Carole MacRury
(036 = 12)
spring rain --
we bicycle through
the scent of violets
hortensia anderson
(125 = 12)
third place - 11 points
winter night
an empty train disappears
into falling snow
pamela molhuysen
(205 = 11)
fourth place - 10 points
mountain pass
the old van slows
to a crawl
celia crook
(107 = 10)
morning sun
a train glides
through the snowscape
Tore Sverredal
(123 = 10)
fifth place - 9 points
icy road home ...
horses in the trailer
puffing steam
Darrell Byrd
(025 = 9)
mountain
beneath my boots
a crust of mud
Jannet Blain
(122 = 9)
sixth place - 7 points
graffiti-covered train
you change stations
in between expletives
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(112 = 7)
lunar module five
a boy and his hamster
prepare for take-off
sheila Windsor
(112 = 7)
curbside leaf pile
a sports car whooshes
through it
mike farley
(023 = 7)
51' ford -
dad's old flat bed
sprouts rust
Deborah Russell
(112 = 7)
seventh place - 6 points
long car journey -
the plastic Elvis
keeps me awake
ron moss
(103 = 6)
deep in winter
his mountain bike still tied
to the fence
Angèle Lux
(111 = 6)
Eighth Place - 5 points
passing wind -
almost zero-emission
cycling to work
Carol Raisfeld
(102 = 5)
pushing through the spokes
of a rusting bicycle -
tendrils of bindweed
Jon Davey
(005 = 5)