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 points were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.
(2,1,4 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
March 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Spring Field(s)
First Place -- 33 Points
spring field
the crow pecks
at its shadow
martin
(3,8,8) = 33
Second Place -- 23 Points
spring field --
the snowman's broom
on the ground
Flatline
(4,2,7) = 23
Third Place -- 17 Points
spring field
the smell of woodsmoke
among the blossoms
Earl Keener
(2,4,3) = 17
Fourth Place -- 15 Points
spring field
the birdbath
still frozen
Owen Burkhart
(0,4,7) = 15
Fifth Place -- 12 Points
between spring field
and blue sky
birdsong
Roberta Beary
(1,2,5) = 12
spring field
birds take their seats
on the scarecrow
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(1,1,7) = 12
Sixth Place -- 11 Points
spring field--
children's voices come and go
with the wind
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,2,4) = 11
Seventh Place -- 10 Points
spring field-
I crown my kid sister
with a daisy chain
Agnes Eva Savich
(1,1,5) = 10
Eighth Place -- 9 Points
spring field
peeing
with the wind
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,3,3) = 9
cardinal sings
at the edge of a spring field
I whistle back
oino sakai
(1,1,4) = 9
spring field
she picks a bunch of flowers
for his grave
Tore Sverredal
(0,3,3) = 9
moonless night
from a spring field
the scent of daffodils
aom
(0,3,3) = 9
spring fields
your footsteps next to mine
filling with rain
Lesley Dahl
(2,0,3) = 9
Ninth Place -- 8 Points
spring field -
a kite soaring
over the treetops
Audrey Downey
(1,1,3) = 8
feeling the earth
beneath my knees
spring field
Carol Raisfeld
(0,4,0) = 8
prevailing wind--
a farmer spreads manure
on the spring field
DeVar
(1,1,3) = 8
Tenth Place -- 7 Points
spring field
a fistful of pussy willows
and muddy shoes
briccone
(1,1,2) = 7
spring field
the sun in the ice
on the path
oga
(2,0,1) = 7
spring fields
behind each tractor
hungry seagulls
Edward
(1,0,4) = 7
spring field --
a worm takes off
in the crow's beak
Origa
(0,1,5) = 7
Eleventh Place -- 6 Points
spring field
the sway and song
of redwings
George Hawkins
(1,1,1) = 6
spring fields --
a farmer counts
bales of hay
Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,4) = 6
rooster crows -
over the spring field
a rainbow
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,4) = 6
Twelfth Place -- 5 Points
spring field-
teenagers circle
the bonfire
tina stanton
(0,1,3) = 5
spring fields-
brushing curls
from the barber's poncho
mak
(0,2,1) = 5
little lamb -
its first step in the world
the spring field
Cornelia
(0,1,3) = 5
Thirteenth Place -- 4 Points
spring field
the mud holds fast
to my boots
Kevin Welch
(0,0,4) = 4
spring field
a surveyor's transit
marks the center
Ed Markowski
(0,0,4) = 4
the smell
of our first kiss
spring fields
Aruna
(0,1,2) = 4
early spring fields--
the welcoming curves
of just plowed earth
Mary Lee McClure
(0,1,2) = 4
fragrant
after the rain . . .
spring field poppies
Darrell Byrd
(1,0,1) = 4
junk yard--
hub caps just beyond
the spring field
mike farley
(1,0,1) = 4
spring field
a buttercup blanket
for the lover's picnic
pamela molhuysen
(0,1,2) = 4
wasted ~
on this poet
the spring field
christy
(0,1,2) = 4
Fourteenth Place -- 3 Points
Spring field -
weeds hurrying to grow up
before the crops
Vasile Moldovan
(0,0,3) = 3
spring fields . . .
the wedding lavender
gives a dusky hue
ron moss
(0,1,1) = 3
spring fields
of wildflowers -
preschool
Deborah P Kolodji
(1,0,0) = 3
Free Format Theme: Luggage
First Place -- 18 Points
making his home
on grandpa's luggage
attic spider
Aruna
(0,5,8) = 18
Second Place -- 15 Points
luggage carousel -
the baby's eyes follow
the red bag
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,3,9) = 15
Third Place -- 14 Points
tangled vines--
my entire world tied
to the luggage rack
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,1,9) = 14
direct flight --
our luggage takes
the scenic route
Laryalee Fraser
(1,3,5) = 14
the station cat
asleep in the shadow
of my luggage
aom
(2,1,6) = 14
Fourth Place -- 13 Points
new luggage --
the first clue that
he's leaving
ushi
(0,3,7) = 13
Fifth Place -- 12 Points
second honeymoon
sunlight fills
the space between our luggage
Ed Markowski
(1,4,1) = 12
battered luggage
a used road map
tears along the fold
DeVar
(1,4,1) = 12
Sixth Place -- 11 Points
luggage check-in
she slides the bag
with her foot
Carmel C. Lively
(0,1,9) = 11
Seventh Place -- 9 Points
on the curb
against battered luggage
a lost kitten
Brenda Roberts
(1,1,4) = 9
luggage carousel -
still
waiting
tina stanton
(0,3,3) = 9
connecting flight
my only luggage
an empty stomach
Earl Keener
(1,2,2) = 9
atop the luggage
on the donkey's back --
a little boy
Tomislav Maretic
(0,2,5) = 9
Eighth Place -- 8 Points
luggage truck
the depot disappears
in the mist
martin
(0,2,4) = 8
at the airport
luggage and baggage
his and hers
Carol Raisfeld
(1,2,1) = 8
reunion
still feeling like
so much luggage
mike farley
(1,1,3) = 8
hand luggage
the sound of sea waves
in a snail shell
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(0,3,2) = 8
Ninth Place -- 6 Points
auntie's old luggage
still so full
of her Thai tales
john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,2) = 6
circling, circling
on the luggage carousel
a softly mewing box
Mary Lee McClure
(1,0,3) = 6
rush hour
a stray dog sleeps
at the luggage counter
Tore Sverredal
(0,2,2) = 6
airport mall
a dog eyes me from the dark
luggage cage
Darrell Byrd
(1,1,1) = 6
secret luggage
holding our clothes
against each other
pamela molhuysen
(0,3,0) = 6
Tenth Place -- 5 Points
almost Mardi gras--
catfish fillets
in his carry-on luggage
timothy russell
(1,0,2) = 5
long journey
on the luggage tag
the wrong name
James M. Thompson
(0,1,3) = 5
meadow slug --
both homeless
and luggageless
Flatline
(0,1,3) = 5
second marriage--
each brings luggage
from the first
bmm
(0,1,3) = 5
new hope -
arriving in America
with one piece of luggage
Angie Kunath
(0,1,3) = 5
Eleventh Place -- 4 Points
standing alone
against her luggage
at the end of the line
Audrey Downey
(0,1,2) = 4
hobo's luggage
one squeaky grocery cart
holds all he owns
Zaida Lysle
(0,1,2) = 4
bus terminal --
on a pile of luggage
a toddler sleeping
Ruzica Mokos
(0,1,2) = 4
Twelfth Place -- 3 Points
teary eyed
a lone traveller
no luggage
Kylie Hooklyn
(0,1,1) = 3
which one of us
would she want to inherit
this unused luggage
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,1,1) = 3
luggage packed
the black of night
washes into gray
gary steinberg
(0,0,3) = 3
Refugees camp -
a bloodhound sniffing
among the luggages
Vasile Moldovan
(0,1,1) = 3
Excess luggage dumped
To make way for a long life
Its all in the mind
Deepak Amembal
(1,0,0) = 3
from homespun luggage
a silk moth
takes flight
George Hawkins
(0,1,1) = 3
shine in his eyes
and a note-book full of verses --
wanderer's luggage
Josko Armanda
(0,0,3) = 3