March 2005 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Pine

First Place -- 32 Points

clear night --

a lone pine points

to the moon

Ella W.

(4,7,6) = 32

Second Place -- 15 Points

spring rain--

the pine cone caught

in an eddie

aom (tim) 

(0,5,5) = 15

Third Place -- 13 Points

talk of separation

we reach for the same

pine cone

sheila windsor

(0,3,7) = 13

the pine tree's shadow

slips into the pond

-spring evening

raven

(1,3,4) = 13

Fourth Place -- 12 Points

barefoot

the path to the lake lined

with pine cones

Marie Summers

(1,1,7) = 12

Fifth Place -- 11 Points

twilight

a pine cone caught

between two branches

john tiong chunghoo

(1,2,4) = 11

winter pines

the ski instructor's 

spiked hair

ed markowski

(0,2,7) = 11

spring thaw

a pinecone rolls

to first base

roberta beary

(1,3,2) = 11

real estate

a stranger sweeps pine cones

from my father's sidewalk

Earl Keener

(1,2,4) = 11

pinecones. . . 

spider silks between spines

glimmer with dawn

Nancy Smith

(1,2,4) = 11

Sixth Place -- 10 Points

first light

mist stirs in the

pine barrens

Allen McGill

(0,3,4) = 10

Seventh Place -- 9 Points

night walk

to the camp outhouse --

pine sap on the latch

Laryalee Fraser

(0,2,5) = 9

distant pines

the trail hiked last summer

outlined in snow

bmm

(1,2,2) = 9

a pine cone

drops to forest duff

silent bounce

Terry Ingram

(0,2,5) = 9

lone pine-

bugle notes fading

into dawn

Sue 

(1,1,4) = 9

hot chocolate--

pine cones pop

in the bonfire

DeVar

(0,1,7) = 9

Eighth Place -- 8 Points

swirling rain - 

a watered pine

brushes the sky

Carol Raisfeld

(0,3,2) = 8

collecting pinecones--

my niece brings me a basket

of bagworms

Ami Shecter

(0,3,2) = 8

Ninth Place -- 6 Points

mating blackbirds

shake down March snow

from the pine

Tom

(1,1,1) = 6

Tenth Place -- 5 Points

grouse drumming-

a pine cone shows through

the snow patch

Darrell Byrd

(0,2,1) = 5

Eleventh Place -- 4 Points

day moon

adding a pine cone

to the cornucopia

Johnye Strickland

(1,0,1) = 4

windy day

the sound of pine cones

under my shoes

Israel López Balan

(0,1,2) = 4

Christmas trees--

fiber optic firs

patent pending pines

Owen Burkhart

(0,1,2) = 4

Pine cones are nature's 

Magic when Fibonacci

Numbers fall from trees.

Zephyr (Deborah Stark)

(0,2,0) = 4

gathering sunlight--

the ice melts

around a pine cone

Paul R

(0,1,2) = 4

wind in the pines

distant lovers

talk by phone

oino sakai

(1,0,1) = 4

Twelfth Place -- 3 Points

Pine cones, rubber balls

and a Marti Gras necklace

mark the froggy's grave.

Linda Warner

(0,1,1) = 3

horse hooves - 

here and there a pine cone

appears through the mist

Sue Stanford

(0,1,1) = 3

the wind roars in the pines --

down here, old limestone, 

who can feel the snow?

Mark Knickelbine

(0,1,1) = 3

moon sickle turns pale

pine cones peeping out

from the last snow

Boris Nazansky

(0,1,1) = 3

winter stroll

the retriever finds

another pine cone

ushi

(0,0,3) = 3

biting frost - 

a jay pecks at pinecones

stuffed with suet

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,1,1) = 3

rainstorm

pine needles

under the windshield wipers

Carmel C. Lively

(0,0,3) = 3

Free Format Theme: Housework/Chores

First Place -- 33 Points

spring cleaning done . . . 

the window spider starts

a new web

Darrell Byrd

(1,8,14) = 33

Second Place -- 17 Points

winter sun

buffing the leaves

of the jade plant

w.f. owen

(3,2,4) = 17

Third Place -- 14 Points

unfinished chores - 

so many butterflies

invade the garden

brahman~narayanan

(0,4,6) = 14

Fourth Place -- 13 Points

removal day

only the shapes

left behind

sheila windsor

(1,2,6) = 13

Fifth Place -- 12 Points

morning coffee

clearing the cobwebs

with a danish

Johnye Strickland

(1,3,3) = 12

thousand piece puzzle

the peak of a mountain

in the vacuum bag

Kylie Hooklyn

(0,2,8) = 12

rainy day--

I wash all the dishes

by hand

Jason Sanford Brown

(1,2,5) = 12

spring planting--

the retriever drops his ball

in each hole she digs

Nancy Smith

(1,2,5) = 12

Sixth Place -- 10 Points

steamed windows

cinnamon and cloves

in the peach jars

Allen McGill

(1,2,3) = 10

rainy morning

scent of magnolia

in the dish soap

Agnes Eva Savich

(1,2,3) = 10

Seventh Place -- 9 Points

busy weekend

a withered leaf falls

beside the broom

Israel López Balan

(1,1,4) = 9

sharing the housework

our dog licking the crumbs

off the floor

D.V. Rozic

(0,3,3) = 9

snapping beans-

sunset fills

the steamy window

aom (tim)

(0,3,3) = 9

Eighth Place -- 8 Points

the plumber

dripping with sarcasm

fixes a leak

Linda Marucci

(0,2,4) = 8

autumn dusk...

the lingering smell

of pickled beets

Irene Golas

(0,3,2) = 8

Ninth Place -- 7 Points

after dinner-

watching the flurries

as dishes soak

Kate

(1,1,2) = 7

Tenth Place -- 6 Points

slow morning

pouring fresh water

from vase to vase

roberta beary

(0,1,4) = 6

yesterday's news

rubs the window clean

again

Sue Stanford

(1,1,1) = 6

dust motes swirl

in a single sunbeam-

spring clean

Sue 

(0,2,2) = 6

Eleventh Place -- 5 Points

spring cleaning-

faded dreams

on scented paper

Clive Oseman

(0,2,1) = 5

cricket on 

my broom and I sweeping

the summer house

Ana Puskaric

(0,1,3) = 5

corner web 

catches sunlight --

sparing it

Ann K. Schwader

(0,1,3) = 5

saturday yard work--

her shadow lines up

with his fishing pole

jt

(0,2,1) = 5

Twelfth Place -- 4 Points

ave maria' 

her dustcloth pauses

by a child's photo

Laryalee Fraser

(0,1,2) = 4

spring cleaning

behind the sofa

dried geckos

Terry Ingram

(0,0,4) = 4

the neighbors' walks all cleared.

am I the only one

who made love this morning?

Mark Knickelbine

(0,2,0) = 4

cleaning house--

the vacuum's eaten

his fishing line

Earl Keener

(0,1,2) = 4

spring cleaning - 

my last-year haiku

found at last

Tom

(0,1,2) = 4

vacuum cleaner noise

blots out the words

of our argument

Carmel Lively

(0,1,2) = 4

early spring

a moth circles

in dust

Paul R 

(0,1,2) = 4

dry and shrunken

yellow, pink, scratchy green . . .

sponges wait

Christine OC

(0,2,0) = 4

Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points

Washing muddy boots, 

Mopping up the dirty floor - 

Spring has come to tea.

Sandra Hanna Segal

(0,0,3) = 3

Sunday afternoon --

sweeping last night's party jokes

under the rug

Ella W

(0,0,3) = 3

I could knit a dog

From fuzzy tumbleweeds that

Lurk in dark corners.

Zephyr Deborah Stark

(0,1,1) = 3

mowing around

all the wildflowers--

a patchy lawn

Paul O. Williams

(0,0,3) = 3

home alone

and making supper--

old potatoes

DeVar

(0,1,1) = 3