March 2003 Kukai

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)