March 2010 Kukai

Kigo Theme: 

Planting/Sowing

First Place -- 30 Points

spring planting

another turn

of earth

Tom Painting

(2,6,12) = 30 pts

A pearl among ore pellets. A contender for Best of the New Millennium. I mean, I'm jealous.

I like the simplicity of this haiku, as well as the double entendre in L3.

Second Place -- 17 Points

Planting roses—

the young farmer hums

an old love song

Vasile Moldovan

(0,4,9) = 17 pts

'the young farmer' nicely placed sets a mood in this haiku.

The first of three wonderful haiku that deal with a glimpse of eternity. This one is a clear peek at eternity through tradition. Whose old love song is the farmer humming? Who planted that tune in the farmers young brain? Mother/father, grandfather/mother, great-grandmother/father? Very human. Very well done!

wind takes the seeds

I return the hat

to the scarecrow

Boris Nazansky

(0,2,13) = 17 pts

Third Place -- 16 Points

planting rice —

my fathers peer

from my reflection

Earl R. Keener

(2,1,8) = 16 pts

The third in this wonderful triad of haikus shows past and present nose to nose through the reflection in a rice paddy. How many times has this happened, how many times will this happen? Very well done!

A gust of wind

drops corn between

the bones of a crow.

mechaieh

(1,4,5) = 16 pts

Here, I'm caught in the warp of a juxtaposition of new life and life spent.

Late spring and lingering winter is well married here.

Fourth Place -- 15 Points

old plowman

the crooked furrows

on his brow

Roberta Beary

(1,2,8) = 15 pts

Not a common image in haiku, perhaps, but the surprise of L3 makes this one work.

shadows gather

in the long furrows

planter’s moon

Catherine J.S. Lee

(1,2,8) = 15 pts

A lovely image, seeing the moon, the shadows, and perhaps the seeds/seedlings all gathered in the furrows.

loneliness...

filling every furrow

with this seed

iokua

(0,4,7) = 15 pts

Fifth Place -- 14 Points

a row

of upturned backs —

women planting

Isabelle Prondzynski

(1,3,5) = 14 pts

A image that approximates that of emerging seedlings. Rather timeless.

small clay pots

on the window sill —

the taste of basil

Marylouise Knight

(1,1,9) = 14 pts

Though we do not write with the intention to rhyme in haiku, I liked the Line 2 and 3 'sil' endings.

my son's fresh grave —

I sow his saved seeds

of forget-me-nots...

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,5,4) = 14 pts

A touching picture of continuance in grief - son would be happy I think to know his sowing was still being done.

plowing the earth

where the barn used to be

winter's end

Stevie Strang

(0,4,6) = 14 pts

Sixth Place -- 12 Points

spring breeze

fastened to the curtain

a few dandelion seeds

Jacek M.

(0,3,6) = 12 pts

I like the choice of the word fastened in Line 2.

Seventh Place -- 11 Points

hands in the dirt

she says she’s unavailable

until fall

Mike Montreuil

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

Eighth Place -- 10 Points

cancer scan

then home to sow

pumpkin seeds

Frances McCarthy

(1,2,3) = 10 pts

Hope, hope, hope; a haiku dripping with hope.

Ninth Place -- 9 Points

dragging a rake

the gardener

wipes her furrowed brow

Elizabeth Warren

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

planting lesson

the schoolboy chases girls

with an earthworm

Rafal Zabratynski

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

I like the lightness of this haiku; the theme of mischief overtakes that of planting, very senryuish, enjoyed the humour.

4H teens

show each other how to sow

wild oats

Brenda J. Gannam

(1,0,6) = 9 pts

Tenth Place -- 8 Points

senior housing

always an empty spot

in the lettuce row

Michele L. Harvey

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

spring planting

the fog rolls over

the pet’s grave

martin

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

in unplowed fields

soldiers planting land mines...

spring sunshine

natalia kuznetsova

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

Eleventh Place -- 7 Points

seeding time

the John Deere trailed by

ribbons of gulls

andrea

(0,0,7) = 7 pts

Twelfth Place -- 6 Points

ancient harrow

behind yoked oxen

—muddy rubber boots

if

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

turning earth ~

my mother shows my daughter

how to sow

Paul Hodder

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

skimming seed catalogs

he tills the soil again

...from his armchair

A Dharma Bum

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

reversible coat

memories of dad plowing

the earth brown again

Angele Lux

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

11th floor

she transplants a snowdrop

to a plastic pot

polona

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

Bringing nature indoors very appealing.

humid morning —

egrets flying over

stooping farmers

Patrick Wafula

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

Another haiku tying people to land but the added image of the egrets in flight, something anyone might envy while working on a humid morning, rather than becoming a distraction made the observation palpable.

spring planting

the growing pain

in my back

Mary Davila

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points

reflect on yesterday

harvest for today

plant for tomorrow

eric

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

warm winds

scatter seed from the poppies

hospice home

Garry Eaton

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

Warm and winds are beautiful introductory catch words which pivot well with Lines 2 and 3. I like the juxtaposition of seed scattering in the hope of new life and the hospice were the seeds of life lived are there in contained.

jasmine breeze —

she tried to raise me

a southern lady

Nancy Smith

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

sowing a seed

in warm soil . . .

the lightness of rain

Ron Moss

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

Hope and the mood of lightness are well put together for the sowing of these seeds. It makes a very personal and touching statement.

Her fingers push

the roots into the earth —

touch-me-not

R.K. Singh

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

under warm covers

seeds of a haiku

sprouting

Barbara Campitelli

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

Many of us must identify with the splendid images in this haiku( albeit using a metaphor). I know I do!

drought —

millet and hope

are sown again

James Dobson.

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

freshly seeded grass

under the blossoming plum

a flock of starlings

Susan Constable

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points

my mum weeds

in my new patch

Ralf Bröker (1,0,1) = 4 pts

I plant

the avocado seed

thinking of guacamole

Meredith Cavalieri

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

and now, at ease

he looks up from his plow and sees

the geese

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

ritual cleansing

throwing out all the seeds

we planned to plant last spring

soji

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

the child

and a milk carton of dirt

waiting...

C.P. Harrison

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

This is a sentence, it's all tell and no show, still I found it deeply appealing and true.

sowing seeds

from last year's harvest

one by one

Beth Powell

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

blistered hands —

the farmer still holding

ox-plough handles

Enoch Johana

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

planting corn

before the storm arrives

cloud of crows

Ben Gieske

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

The cloud of crows instead of just ominous clouds heightens the anticipation of the storm here.

dry heat

the field and the farmer's brow

both furrowed

Terri L. French

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

one sunflower seed

in my hand —

all or nothing

Dorota Pyra

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

windowsill sunlight —

the bowed emergence

of seedlings

aom (tim)

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

alone now

thirty peas

is all she plants

Barbara Snow

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points

school playground

a Victory Garden

for all the Daddys

Carolyn Coit Dancy

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

buds about to burst

brilliant beauty bounds

before the bounty

corri johanson

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

my ground

still too frozen

to receive the seed

Merrill Ann Gonzales

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

while I breakfasted,

my barren field was sown

with meadowlarks

Michael McClintock

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

rites of spring —

the fragrance

of new-turned earth

Ellen Compton

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

frost warning empty seed bags cover the seedlings

Alan S. Bridges

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

past their graves

hills beyond hills

farmers planting corn

carol pearce-worthington

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

The second of the eternity haiku trio. Here we get an epochal view of eternity. The first 2 lines pull me out of sorrow so new I barely grasp it before the last line throws me back in time to mankind's earliest efforts to tame the earth through planting crops. Then I come back to the present and know that all those probably farmers who walk away from the graveside, walk into the future. To plant until they too are planted. (sorry!) Very well done!

first garden

my grandson digs a deep hole

for his pumpkin seed

Harvey Jenkins

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

first planting

along with tea roses

a sprouted onion

Laurene

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

lovely morning

forget-me-not seeds

can wait for one day

jennie townsend

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

full worm moon —

a handful of earth

the gardener squeezed

Diane Mayr

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Field sowed —

the snow of lambs

spreading out

Miorita

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

the smell of turned earth —

tomato seedlings lean

toward the light

DeVar

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

'lean to...' I liked that phrase, very vivid, without motion; germination, well expressed.

Sixteenth Place -- 2 Points

sowing the seeds —

looking forward to ripe tomatoes

and my newborn baby.

Daniela Bullas

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

after long winter

picking through seed catalogs,

finally planting!

Bridget Cougar

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

March evening —

a tired farmer shouldering

a soiled hoe

Vivian Adhiambo

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

planting seedlings —

my shoe gets stuck

in wet cotton soil

James Bundi

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

planting day —

a student carries a

spade to school

William Odongo

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

hands

turn the garden soil

earthworms wake

peter h. pache

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

her arthritic fingers

trying to scatter

carrot seeds

Donna Bauerly

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

the freshly plowed patch

a section of newspaper

carried by the wind

gillena cox

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Mother's Day —

I'm planting on her grave

hydrangeas

Kaiser

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

high hopes

grandpa plants the sweet corn

grandson holds the worm can

Edward

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

March rain —

the farmer's oxen

on a yoke

Faith Achieng

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

trampled seedlings —

two farmers fiercely

quarreling

Isaac Ndirangu

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

newly tilled earth

sprouting paw prints overnight

neighborhood cats

Elaine Riddell

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

wildflower mix —

stars, sticks, saucers and spheres

sift through my sowing hand

John Thompson

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Seventeenth Place -- 1 Point

sewing winter socks

cold season coming to an end

sowing spring plantings

dragonfly

Adolescent bulbs

Straining against melting snow

Anticipating

Pat Lammers

hanging on the porch

upside down tomatoes

yum-yum

betty kaplan

new tomato plants

in kitchen window

above snowy yard

Jim Applegate

moist rainfall...

a young farmer planting

his first crop

Keith A. Simmonds

a spring planting

young fingers work the dirt

to fertility

Anne Curran

frost crystals sprout

in new-plowed furrows

returning cold

Janice Hornburg

tobacco sets

wilt in red-clay furrows

another cloudless day

Kilah C.

Abernathy, Lowrey, King,

plowing, planting, cultivating —

harvesting rights for all

John Hubbard

knees dark with dirt —

in my mind a picture

of last year's garden

Shelley Krause

black birds swooping

into the furrows

cut by the plow

Rose Marie Stutts

a lotus seed soaking

summertime

fragrance in the air

Stella

nose to nose

with the first green

seedling trays

Ann K. Schwader

chilly morning —

grandma plants the seed

at an acute angle

Franciscah Katethya

turning the earth

in the flower garden

we bury our cat

Francine Banwarth

No points this time, sorry.

In spring he sowed seeds,

tended carefully they grew,

blossomed into love.

Jean Lewis

the scent

of newly-turned earth

o - my heart!

miriam chaikin

without water

there's no point

in sowing

Barbara A Taylor

a single tulip

sown among the heather —

squirrel's forgotten cache

Cara Holman

tulip bulbs

maybe the rabbit's

Easter meal

Carlos Gesmundo

new rubber boots

helping Grandma plant blue bells

at Nana's grave

maxianne berger

her stored seeds —

she would never see the plants

even if they are sown

vishnu p kapoor

window dark with soot

treetop greenery shading

seedlings underfoot

Keith

early March

a few grass seeds fallen snugly

into acorn holes

anonymous

farm —

furrows, flooded

with sweat

og_a

plowing

a bluetooth rides along

on the tractor.

anonymous

spring plowing

colt watches

tractor

Goblet

This year, too,

my seedlings, near the window,

won't make it.

Horst Ludwig

the old farmer's dream:

a dove sowing golden seeds

in his deep hammock

Svend A. Doggfall

the dark of the moon

a time for spells and planting

old ways still observed

Deirdre Godwin

Early March,

reseed the front lawn.

Goldfinches feed.

Trevor Camp

long rains —

I dig maize seed holes

with a machete

Anne Wairimu

mid term break —

a little child plants a tree

in a manured field

Angeline Muthoki

calm morning —

a sweating man prepares his

garden for planting

Kevin Asava

ouch my back —

an old woman prepares

her garden for planting

Adan Isaac

heavy downpour —

grandma holds a stick as

she plants groundnuts

Duncan Omoto

chilly morning —

step by step he plants

his maize seedlings

Rodgers Nzomo

hot afternoon —

gumboots make their move

as he sows his seed

Scholastica Mumbe

Snow glistens and gleams

a powdered sugar marvel

undisturbed by man

Heidi

Oncidiums slumber,

their seeds beneath the earth

Awaken...and grow again.

Mark Lonergan

wind-twisted hair,

seeding the garden

weeds

jeanette blain

Sowing sunflower —

the seed will be guided

after the sun too?

Petru-Ioan Garda

Free Format Theme: Cookies

First Place -- 28 Points

summer picnic —

the last of the cookie crumbs

walk by

C.P. Harrison

(2,8,6) = 28 pts

I was tempted to give this one all of my votes! Great imagery.

home alone

my finger circles

the cookie tin

Tom Painting

(1,7,11) = 28 pts

Simple, yet elegant. Oh, the temptation when there's no one to notice!

Second Place -- 18 Points

winter romance —

crumbs at the bottom

of a cookie jar

polona

(1,2,11) = 18 pts

To me, this is a gem of a haiku - it tells a whole, lovely story in ten words.

Third Place -- 17 Points

morning bake shop

the last cookies sold

for a smile

Michele Harvey

(1,3,8) = 17 pts

I very rarely choose to award 3 points to a haiku because there are so many that deserve recognition. This kukai I will have to ask forgiveness from the other haiku that deserve a point from me because I find this haiku to be very well crafted and evocative of scenes from my childhood. It's a hit with me!

Fourth Place -- 16 Points

Mom's recipe

each cookie touching

the next

Beth Powell

(2,2,6) = 16 pts

morning moon

a plate of sugar cookies

cooling

Francine Banwarth

(0,3,10) = 16 pts

Fifth Place -- 15 Points

shortbread

my taste buds

listen to bagpipes

Ralf Bröker

(0,5,5) = 15 pts

Sixth Place -- 14 Points

memorial plans —

we search her recipe box

for shortbread cookies

Susan Constable

(1,2,7) = 14 pts

Seventh Place -- 13 Points

ginger snaps

she pretends not to know

what he did

Earl R. Keener

(1,3,4) = 13 pts

The choice of cookie brings the phrase to life with multiple interpretations.

Eighth Place -- 12 Points

making grandma's cookies —

wondering what a "smidgen" is

Terri L. French

(2,1,4) = 12 pts

I liked the humour in this one.

school party ...

a gingerbread man

loses his head

Carol Raisfeld

(0,0,12) = 12 pts

Ninth Place -- 9 Points

before sunrise

carrot cookies

on the porch

mechaieh

(2,1,1) = 9 pts

enough cookies for

two girls, five dolls, a puppy

and the thieving jay

Bridget Cougar

(1,2,2) = 9 pts

still talking

he takes

the last cookie

Paul Hodder

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

Tenth Place -- 8 Points

East River Park

the smell of the coal barge

in the cookies

martin

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

spring rain

one batch of cookies

follows another

jennie townsend

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

beach house cookies

with honey scented milk —

ocean moonrise

Ron Moss

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

midnight

I can hear my son

emptying the cookie jar

Mike Montreuil

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

only crumbs

on the kitchen top —

the dog wags its tail

sil_dev

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Christmas tea —

he whispers the recipe

for bourbon balls

Ellen Compton

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

My favourite this month. The scene is so vivid --and I love the fact that he "whispers"! Good kigo too. A memorable haiku.

I wish I had more points--I think this is fabulous.

field trip —

breaking the last of a cookie

in thirds

aom (tim)

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

on a cookie sheet

still warm from the oven

only crumbs

frederick c gier

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

Eleventh Place -- 7 Points

cayenne sprinkled

on the gingerbread man...

my redhead

Alan S. Bridges

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

careful construction

first the floor and walls and roof

then the licorice

Deirdre Godwin

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

March madness

sorting the shipment

of Girl Scout cookies

soji

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

my old neighbour-

her friends are old

her cookies too

Gryta Wansdronk

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

This tickles my funny bone. It is so matter-of-fact it's comical. Love it!

Twelfth Place -- 6 Points

she answers the door

a telltale smudge of batter

on her nose

Meredith Cavalieri

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

my desk drawer —

a whiff of

maple leaf cookies

Marylouise Knight

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

I liked the appeal of aroma. Just imagine the co workers being extra friendly on that day.

in loneliness...

just one more

piece of cake

Lech Szeglowski

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

chocolate chips

the cookie dough

gets half

Ann K. Schwader

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

Reading through the rove of 'o's in this is appealing.

Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points

my sister's child

shares her cookie

with my disk drive

Rose Marie Stutts

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

Aesop's fable —

one girl hugs her

gingerbread man

andrea

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

lingering warmth

the snowman now headless

on the cookie rack

Angele Lux

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

making memories

grandchildrens' thumbprints

baked in the cookies

Frances McCarthy

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

sprinkling sugar

on the shamrock cookies . . .

rainy afternoon

Catherine J.S. Lee

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

Near St Patrick's day, I appreciated the timeliness of this haiku.

suspicious silence

a track of chocolate cookies

leads to the toddler

Rafal Zabratynski

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points

delicious cookies —

the toll is paid

by my waistline

James Dobson

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

baking cookies

for our troops abroad —

in my son's memory...

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

This one made me feel a bit sad.

my seat by the galley...

warm cookies destined

for business class

Scott Mason

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

three safari ants

pulling a biscuit crumb —

March rain

Isaac Ndirangu

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points

picking up crumbs

along the new path

leads the way

Merrill Ann Gonzales

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

Gingerbread pantry

Molasses flavored dreams

Grandma’s house in summer

Pat Lammers

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

part of his daily life —

the holy and the wicked

wafers

Daniela Bullas

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

breakfast —

remains of cookie crumbles

on the plate

Hussein Haji

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

prediabetic —

chocolate chip eyes follow

my every move

Nancy Smith

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

potluck cookies

our hostess whispers

"they're pretty strong"

iokua

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

magpies squabbling

under the teeter-totter

an Oreo

maxianne berger

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

dieter

lost in the cookie

cookbook

Diane Mayr

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

after-school treat

the scent of snickerdoodles

In the oven

Carolyn Coit Dancy

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

birthday party —

she puts some more cream

on her biscuits

Duncan Omoto

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Sixteenth Place -- 2 Points

stale cookies tossed —

skidding claws,

plunging wings

Kurt R. W

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

still married

with grandchildren

fortune cookie fortune

Stevie Strang

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

bonding

in the kitchen

Monster Cookies

betty kaplan

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

tea time —

these ginger snaps

have lost their snap

Barbara Campitelli

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

garden party

with hilarious voices...

grandma's cookies

Keith A. Simmonds

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

cowboy & Indians

peace pow-wow

freshly-baked cookies

Ben Gieske

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

empty cookie box

hidden in the rubbish bin

another failed diet

Janice Hornburg

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Easter Sunday

the daffodil lips pucker up

ready to kiss

anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

homealone rain —

a handful of crumbs

in the cookie jar

anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Hansel und Gretel

walk straight through the woods knowing

quality cookies

Horst Ludwig

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

crunch time —

strategies discussed over

a jar of cookies

sanjuktaa

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

New Year's resolution

giving way to temptation -

Girl Scout cookies

A Dharma Bum

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

junk mail

I offer the carrier

Oreo cookies

Barbara Snow

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

deep recession —

she burns the batch

of financiers

Brenda J. Gannam

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Seventeenth Place -- 1 Point

shaking hands

in the cookie jar

old Gypsy lyre

Garry Eaton

boiled too hard...

the toffee on the cookie

breaks a tooth

Barbara A Taylor

Christmas market —

we buy an assortment of cookies

from the pretty stand girl

Walter Franceschi

walking in my sleep:

with brown sugar in my hair

and grandma's oatcakes

Svend A. Doggfall

grandma

hiding new-baked cookies —

grandpa averts his eyes

Juhani Tikkanen

in the middle

of the lecture

dreaming about apple pie

Jacek M.

Kudos

my grand child ask for my

cookie recipe

anonymous

3D effect

popcorn rain

in cinema

Goblet

perfect ginger snaps

grandma's measuring cup and spoons

her gnarly left hand

Edward

cookies

give way to daffodils —

Spring!

John Hubbard

hot evening —

a child enjoys ginger biscuits

under a tree

Franciscah Katethya

raindrops —

a black hen feeds on a

piece of biscuit

Scholasticah Mumbe

washing crockery —

a cockroach trapped in a glass

with biscuit crumbs

Stephen Macharia

story telling

around the hearth —

munching biscuits

Elkana Mogaka

home from school

the smell of new-baked cookies

meets me at the gate

Elaine Riddell

all day rain —

cooling Anzacs

flood the house

rob scott

time for tea

ginger....

snap to it

MM

birthday thirty-six,

a single box of

girl-scout cookies

jeanette blain

Bars on the windows —

lying down and

eating cookies

Petru-Ioan Garda

No points this time, sorry.

dipping oreos

sport without any venue

always an event

dragonfly

very finicky

an ideal crisp chip cookie

found, can be tricky

corri johanson

Girl Scouts

Cookies

Calories

It's a good cause

Mary E. Gray

Chocolate cookies,

loved by commoner or king,

smile now and indulge.

Jean Lewis

flaking white paint

wasps in the old well

grandma’s jam cookies

if

Martyr's Day —

forty eight-shaped honey cakes

under icons

Kaiser

box of grandma’s cookies

only one left now

warm fire

Jim Applegate

Making lemon tea

and warm buttery toast —

birds singing outside

R.K.SINGH

spring days are here . . .

the neighbor gives a cookie

to my wandering dog

Michael McClintock

Grammy —

the only one who can make

cookies like Grammy's

anonymous

chocolate chip cookies

fresh out of the oven —

the taste of comfort

Cara Holman

just like an oreo

our wafer outsides

with sweet soft centers

Jeanne Fiedler

Grandma's cookies

heavier

than her Pound Cake

Donna Bauerly

cookie crumbs

a crumbled napkin

the empty table

gillena cox

carnival comes

and goes, malasada fever

lives

Stella

a monkey appears

from the shade of a tree...

our biscuits!

Isabelle Prondzynski

undivided sky

circular horizon eats

swallows flying by

Keith

Grease, slip. fall,

more broken biscuits.

Blue Jays eat.

Trevor Camp

Sun over the field —

a magpie pecking

some biscuits

Miorita

hot afternoon —

a monkey snatches a piece

of biscuit from my hand

Angeline Muthoki

a packet of biscuits —

she goes for it as

a present

Esther Obwamu

arrival of sponsors —

students compete to

win the biscuits

Celestine Otieno

dark clouds —

a little boy stoops to pick up

crunched biscuits

Antony Mwangi

hot tea —

every dip to soften

reduces the biscuit

James Bundi

we laugh at our toothless

grandma munching biscuits —

birthday party

Faith Achieng

brownies delectable

shortbread favorites

angel hearts heavenly

eric

small morsels of joy

a chocolaty wonderland

bursts into life

Heidi

a bit of cream

in the cold raw milk —

warm chocolate chips

DeVar

Christmas cookies

my job: the sprinkles

grandma's tired smile

John Thompson