March 2012 Kukai

Kigo Theme:

SPRING

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First Place  - 26 Points

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spring fever

a murmuring brook

begins to babble

Michele L. Harvey

(1,6,11) = 26 pts

**Great word use for increased volume. Using "murmuring" and "babble" to describe water sounds is fresh and natural; hints of a baby prattling.

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Second Place  - 23 Points

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kite flying

the desire

to let go

Tom Painting

(2,3,11) = 23 pts

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Third Place  -  16 Points

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spring thaw a river of geese

John Soules

(1,1,11) = 16 pts

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15 Points

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spring rain

umbrellas blossom

here and there

Terra Martin

(1,2,8) = 15 pts

**I like the picture this depicts.

spring morning

she opens a window

for meditation

Dica

(0,5,5) = 15 pts

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14 Points

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plum blossom

one petal at a time

letting go

Ted van Zutphen

(0,4,6) = 14 pts

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13 Points

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spring equinox

we agree

to start again

John McManus

(0,4,5) = 13 pts

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12 Points

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morning stillness -

walking through puddles

of spring light

Angela Terry

(1,0,9) = 12 pts

**A perfect scene in a beautiful haiku. I can almost dream of walking there with you!

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11 Points

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spring morning

steam from the sugar shack

thickens the mist

S.E. Buffington

(1,3,2) = 11 pts

**Superb evocation of senses, tradition and season.

suburban spring

the sprouting

construction cranes

Polona

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

cold spring -

a newborn elk sees

its first sunrise

carmel lively Westerman

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

finally a burst

of good news

forsythia

Barbara Snow

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

muddy boot prints-

after-school bouquet

of pussy willows

if=

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

spring breeze

the horses prance

in their stalls

Harvey Jenkins

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

spring breeze...

I catch his gaze

and hold it

sanjukta

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

**This causes a pause in my thinking.

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9 Points

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false spring . . .

her wedding dress

held together with pins

Francine Banwarth

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

thaw

the bud I thought

i had lost

Alegria Imperial

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

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8 Points

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rose petals

on her open grave

spring rain

Cara Holman

(0,3,2) = 8 pts

spring rain...

the sweet smell

of soap on skin

Anne Curran

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

lilac buds

swollen

with spring

Peter H. Pache

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

looking for a bench

near the merry-go-round . . .

another spring

BILL KENNEY

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

where you stood

one spring day

daffodils!

Merrill Gonzales

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

spring storm:

a large raindrop

scatters the tadpoles ...

-- Chitra Rajappa

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

he said

she said

spring crosswinds

Gregory Longenecker

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

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7 Points

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bird walk

a hundred peeps

not one feather

miriam chaikin

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

spring reverie

the icicle's drip grows louder

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

**A creative expression using sound

** Excellent use of sound, an insistent tap of spring that can't be ignored.

Spring

the plant that looks like mint

- isn't

Paul Hodder

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

**Playful way to "show" taste and plant lore without the "tell".

spring -

my baby is getting  

his first tooth

Cezar F. Ciobîcă

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

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6 Points

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scribbled words -

all that remains

of spring

Hansha Teki

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

goldfinch

disappearing

into the budding willow

Donna Bauerly

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

spring bustles -

the child rides his trike

in circles

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

delivery boy

on his spectacles

specks of spring rain

André Surridge

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

** I love the freshness of raindrops on the specs of a delivery man in this. The contrast between the eye that clearly sees it and the must-be hazed view of the other eye gives it a layered sense of how we see things from opposing ends.

spring rain

a new path

to the waterfall

Ben Gieske

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

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5 Points

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hurtful as ever

snowdrops among

snowdrops

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

spring again-

shoots growing on the

breasts of the girls

Petru-Ioan Garda

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

spring madness

the sound of doves

and then a crow

Stevie Strang

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

spring rain

the popping

of forsythia

Alan S. Bridges

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

another turtle

arrives to the puddle -

spring breeze

Israel López Balan

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

spring breakup--

the smell of mud

from the creek

DeVar

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

**The spring return of outdoor smells. We forget them during winter.

spring breeze --

the walkers in the park

meet the runners

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

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4 Points

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early spring . . .

the one darkened headstone

with golden lichen

Bruce Ross

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

skulking for skunk cabbage

in a labyrinth of hyacinth...

spring stinks

dragonfly

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

I let the cat out

nosing

spring

helge t.

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

**Cats are certainly curious especially about things behind closed doors

third spring -

forget-me-nots

on your grave

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

a lone sparrow

atop the naked branch

viewing spring sun

--R.K.Singh

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

last of the winter

honeysuckle hastening

the hum of the hive

Sara Winteridge

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

frost in spring:

the distance call from a crane

deepens

Doggfall

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

spring

where the snowman dies

crocuses bloom

Edward

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

spring fog

on a bridge

to the unknown

deanna tief

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

** A beautiful picture of the way mist or fog makes the familiar mysterious, transforming an everyday place into a magical realm.

tulip tips

breaking through the dirt

more than I planted

Adelaide B. Shaw

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

unopened letters

daffodils sparkle

with sunlit frost

Ron C. Moss

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

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3 Points

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At the barn's peak

spring's shrill--

a scolding jay

Ed Higgins

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

** I like the parallel of peak and shrill

Day time equals night

and all the world awakens

from it's solemn sleep.

Robert C. Howard

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

warm spring night

a man steers my helm

towards venus

Roberta Beary

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

the lilt

of children's laughter-

spring games

Barbara Campitelli

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

daffodil moment

boy and girl stand hand in hand

kindergarten love

Deirdre Godwin

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

spring fever

waiting in the shallows

great blue heron

Stella Pierides

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

silent explosion

a crocus flower breaks through

the snow

Elaine Riddell

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

spring thaw

a seedling

breaks through

Liz Rule

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

spring wind

the chime slowly

blossoming

--Peter Newton

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

**The juxtaposition of 'sounds' with 'blossoms' got my vote in this haiku. I'm always partial to lines that skid past the expected into a delightful surprise.

gray spring morning . . .

all the butterflies I've chased

through my life

Marylouise Knight

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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2 Points

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late walk

the sound of a puck

in spring air

gogatsu

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

spring morning -

even the basket's withes

in bud

Manuela Dragomirescu

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

cherry blossoms blow

in the early morning sun ...

two lovers embrace

Keith A. Simmonds

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

kitchen window view-

the shape of spring

in a single crocus

~Devika

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

crocus pushing through

winter grass

spring switches on

Frances O'Keeffe

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

face to face

with a magnolia in bloom...

morning walk

Rita Odeh

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

sunbeam

flooding the many in one

butterfly garden

Anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

**Thank you for a beautiful picture and haiku.

finally spring

bright clouds

touch

rob scott

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

spring

running under the full moon

my shadow follows

Bill Hudson

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

spring shower

a bloated toad fished

from the rain barrel

Terri L. French

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

a tiny grave

white with snowdrops...

the name eroded

--Kirsty Karkow

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

spring gusts;

waves in the grass break-

at the fence

-manoj saranathan

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

my dancing partner

talks about his tomatoes

-Spring Hoedown

doris kasson

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

spring snow

lingers in the shady spots

. . . his broken promises

Catherine J.S. Lee

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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1 Point

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Green revolution -

Happy Planet Index:

spring at dawn

STOPS

witch hazel

aconite snowdrops crocus

he plants spinach

gourdman

Eyes barely open

Gray spring morning walk,

Oh! tulips!

Pat Lammers

that spring warbler

somewhere on the mesa

it's found water

Michael McClintock

spring

a daffodil bud pops up

in the front yard

Ramesh Anand

Window open here;

Door ajar there; breathing in

Spring's arrival.

Donald Skrivseth

dead leaves -

so colorful

spring crocuses

Virginia Popescu

 cusp of spring

waking into

the same gray

Ann K. Schwader

spring day

I turn off Respighi's Suite -

listen to the birds

Anonymous

surviving winter

possum dies

this spring day

jill

early crow wakes me

his voice thawing

with the spring

Ruth Powell

 Spring--

one of the cat graves

has sunken

Anonymous

such big snowflakes

on the purple crocus-

last day of spring

John Daleiden

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No Points This Time. Sorry.

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allergies...

counting the days

until autumn

Barbara Taylor

springtime embrace

found unexpectedly

after the storm

Judi Honiker

April breeze -

on hedges sprinkles

green dust

Vishnu P Kapoor

clumps of gritty snow

and on the sunny side

pink magnolias

Maxianne

windless spring dawn

a deer and her two calves

blend in the fall plowed earth waves

Anne Elisabet Danielsen

augury

drawn in the autumn

sign of spring

Irena Szewczyk

marshmallow feast

around a backyard fire

spring cleaning

Garry Eaton

miring spring

splashing itself -

soggy sidewalks

Juhani Tikkanen

spring -

from an old shoe

toe is sticking out

KRZYSZTOF KOKOT PL

elusive Spring

daffodils bloom

under the snow

Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black

vernal rain

the daffodils you planted

open up

natalia kuznetsova

spring morning

a green shivering

reaches the ear of the light

Oddbjørn Aardalen

dancing through magic

apple blossom rain mother

taught me to love spring

Katie Conway

the malignant sarcoma

of winter is over -

it's Spring!

Petya Gleridis

rogue tulips

tickle the puppy's nose

subverting spring cleaning

mechaieh

spring growth :

orange crocus in the

caterpillar tracks

-- ushi

Buds

eager to surprise

with blossoms bursting to bloom

Toni Dalton

pale primula patches of spring sunlight

Sonam Chhoki

cold spring rain--

between bird-feeder and worms

twelve robins

Brenda Roberts

northern March morning

at last, the missing sun features

on my milk carton

Páll Kvaran

unloading trucks

at the supermarket -

the spring's arrival

Robert Naczas

matted lawn

under the bird box

arms shoot

Ralf Bröker

my legs

buried in spring grass --

lost lawnmower

kawazu

spring morning

red birds return

from vacation

Michael S Brock

Spring forward

Bear facts...

Hibernation over.

Tanja Cilia

after a spring storm

the old family organ is played

by mouse feet

Nicholas Klacsanzky

lambs gambol --

there's a spring

in my step

James Dobson

Robins sing

six deer feed each night

early spring

Trevor Camp

black flurries over

receding snow fields -

spring starlings

Warren Gossett

In the spring garden

Amid bushes and blossoms

A pinwheel spins

Mary E. Gray

Summer shines in green

after exit of hot days

smiles spread all over

purush

cotton dispenser

hummers

on the dole

Anonymous

Philly flower show

daydreaming and planning

this year's flowerbeds

Hazel A. Witherspoon

brave crocus

still a week 'til the first

day of spring

Laurene Post

it's springtime again

I cry over los blossoms

the rocks are weeping

Mr. PC

 newly swept streets

quiet spring morning

just some honks from above

Jon Espen Vassbotn

spring

her new secret

by the river unlocking

Bill Pauly

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General Comments:

 **My short list was longer than usual

**Thanks again for a lovely collection of spring haiku!

** As a general comment I'd like to add how all these haiku are wonderfully evocative of the senses:

spring reverie

the icicle’s drip grows louder

spring fever

a murmuring brook

begins to babble

Spring

the plant that looks like mint

— isn’t

spring breakup--

the smell of mud

from the creek

spring morning

steam from the sugar shack

thickens the mist

**Overall, this classic kigo-theme yielded a stronger than usual set of haiku, IMHO.

Congratulations to all.

 **What an uplifting and delightful set of poems. They have made my morning!

Free Format Theme:

DREAM/REVERIE

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First Place  -  19 Points

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faded wallpaper -

those dreams

we shared

Angela Terry

(1,2,12) = 19 pts

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Second Place  - 18 Points

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dream flight...

the sudden loss

of my feathers

Barbara Snow

(1,4,7) = 18 pts

**Standard flying dream becomes a unique and funny story of waking.

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Third Place  -  14 Points

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a warm bed

all that remains

of my dream

John McManus

(1,1,9) = 14 pts

**Poignant, and beautiful

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13 Points

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spring reverie . . .

a hill of nodding

daffodils

Catherine J.S. Lee

(0,3,7) = 13 pts

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11 Points

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day moon . . .

a thought bubble

for my daydream

--Peter Newton

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

still

this heron

. . . these reeds

Beverley George

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

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10 Points

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a tiny hand

unfurls in starlight-

a baby dreams

Ron C. Moss

(1,1,5) = 10 pts

**This is a very beautiful image.

reverie

the blackbird's yellow

eye-ring

Stella Pierides

(1,1,5) = 10 pts

snow day

remembering

when it was fun

Adelaide B. Shaw

(1,0,7) = 10 pts

lavender dreams -

a dusty record

keeps playing

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

(1,0,7) = 10 pts

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9 Points

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the sound within the sound of window rain

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

**ps I really liked # 61 (the sound within the sound....) but couldn't really see the dream.

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8 Points

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holding on

to the child in me . . .

dreamsicle

Kala Ramesh

(2,0,2) = 8 pts

**What a unique take on "dreams." Brings back images of chasing the ice-cream truck down the street!

daydreams-

sinking in the sun-scented grass

me and a damselfly

sanjuktaa

(2,0,2) = 8 pts

in my dream

you're still beside me . . .

winter rainbow

Polona

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

in my dream

in time for father's

last words

Roberta Beary

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

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7 Points

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lost in thoughts of you

and then

your call

-sakyu-

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

in memory

circling the rim

of our old well

Donna Bauerly

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

dream catcher

she cups her hand

over one eye

Garry Eaton

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

remembering mother -

rain tapping my umbrella

Nicholas Klacsanzky

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

spring night-

a piece of moon falls

on the dog's dream

~Devika

(0,0,7) = 7 pts

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6 Points

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carried

to childhood

on a dream

Peter H. Pache

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

after

the hurricane

just dreams

left

peter o. silvani

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

**A powerful image. And I like the way the poem is structured.

on a cycle

he sells bouquets and roses

peddling dreams

--R.K.Singh

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

girl in a summer dress

just passing through

my daydream

BILL KENNEY

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

dreaming about you...

your old dog wags his tail

in his sleep

natalia kuznetsova

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

**I'd also have voted for [this haiku] which i loved, but fell short of points.

waking dream --

I still see my

long dead friend

Kawazu

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

dream or not snowflakes

gogatsu

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

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5 Points

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in a dream

my father tells me

to catch sight of the moon

Francine Banwarth

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

ah the relief--

an encounter with the ex

just a dream

DeVar

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

glassy reverie

in the old man's gaze

the glow of ash

Maxianne

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

the moment

she could say yes

my iPhone wakes me up

Ralf Bröker

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

in his dream

she keeps boarding the same train-

late spring blizzard

John Daleiden

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

this haiku

was on top of the list..

then it woke

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

daydream -

her first love

returns

carmel lively Westerman

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

**Lovely!

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4 Points

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journaling my dream

a yearning to vanish

with the morning star

Michael McClintock

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

petroglyphs

I have never dreamed

as a caveman

Alan S. Bridges

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

nightmare --

a wolf chases me towards

a dark cave

~ MALESI WINFRIDAH

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

happy birthday --

my brother blows the blanket

while asleep

~ isaac ndirangu

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

** I like the humor in this haiku.

probably blooming now

that forsythia next to our old garage

-this damn parallel parking

doris kasson

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

always younger

smoking cigarettes

in my sleep

Sara Winteridge

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

crow's feet

she follows the lines on

my hand

Irena Szewczyk

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

rolling over

I lose count

of the sheep

Barbara A Taylor

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

** I really stretched a strict adherence to using "dream" here since the sheep counted to avoid insomnia almost become the dream.

transit

the commuter train

rocks me to sleep

Tom Painting

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

**I can relate to this!

spilling over

onto sleeping sands

seafoam dream

Judi Honiker

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

howling wind

even in his dreams

he fights

Paul Hodder

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

first dream -

looking for my mother

among rubble

Cezar F. Ciobîcă

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

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3 Points

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after the giggle

follows a deafening scream --

infant's dream

~ Brian Etole

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

wake in fright...

invading my dreams

kilcundas

Liz Rule

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

dream come true --

tears roll as she picks up

her trophy

~ PAULINE WAYUA

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

woken by a dream

I turn the light back off

to the stars

Bruce Ross

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a pink butterfly

quivering upon a rose ...

ephemeral dream

Keith A. Simmonds

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

light through the window

the morning dream fades slowly

to ones I live with

Bill Hudson

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

your legs long stairs I long to climb

John Soules

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

cat's sandpaper tongue

lifts me out of a long dream--

breakfast at noon

John Thompson

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

millionaire --

the sleepy beggar

shouts

~ emmanuel muteti

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

dream -

the pillow salty

with my tears

dsnake1

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a fair world ...

I'm too old to dream

something like this

Petru-Ioan Garda

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

love dream --

I find myself hugging

my red pillow

~ EZEKIEL MBIRA

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

autumn mist ...

the apparition

of ebbing dreams

Hansha Teki

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

daybreak !

still reflecting on

what could have been ...

-- Chitra Rajappa

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

65th dream

I return through a turtle

to Schrödinger's box

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

cold winter night

I dream of old loves

long forgotten

Stevie Strang

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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2 Points

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lost in a dream...

Fujisan

wreathed in clouds

Cara Holman

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

first dream...

Portuguese fishermen

mend their nets

Michele L. Harvey

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

quickly fading

with last night's dream

the sound of the conch

Terra Martin

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

New York fly shop

he dreams of Montana

rainbows

Edward

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

last nights storm

waking from a dream

of having no home

Laurene Post

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

lost in her reverie -

with the lilac fragrance

a nightingale's song

Anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

bullet hit --

my dream in a battlefield

comes to an end

~ Elijah Juma

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

winter afternoon-

by the sunny window

daydreaming

if=

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

presque vu

his name remembered

in a dream

Terri L. French

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

**A common experience very cleverly stated.

waking up --

my heart beats faster

after the nightmare

~ Macharia Joseph

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

Potatoes and soda bread

Even my dreams

Mark the calendar

Mary E. Gray

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

my kitchen daydream

is of trampolines--

the toast pops up

James Dobson

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

recurring dream

wakening again

in a sweat

Ruth Powell

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

insomnia--

aching

for the start of a dream

Anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

dawn spills into gaps

last night's dream

almost gone

rob scott

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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1 Point

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his mind is quiet...

the man sleeps and sees no dreams

in the black hole calm

dragonfly

back to sleep

flying the same

Revolution Kite

Rita Odeh

escaping dreams-

the blackbird's story

that never ends

Ted van Zutphen

If I were awake

this magic dream might vanish

better stay in bed.

Robert C. Howard

Huddled, shivering

Under my red umbrella

Dreaming of the beach

Pat Lammers

insomnium -

even the crickets

keep silence

Israel López Balan

travel

to distant lands

only in my dreams

Barbara Campitelli

autumn dream

father wakes up

by his scream

Ramesh Anand

pregnant dog --

i visualize its breasts

sucked by puppies

~ MULANDO BRIAN

on the bank

casting a dream

for a rainbow

Ben Gieske

the spring`s first wagtail

a dream

in black-white

Oddbjørn Aardalen

Long dead relations

gather to celebrate-

Am I dreaming?

Donald Skrivseth

rumbling thunder

my dream dance interrupted

by mayhem

Bre

As daylight bleaches

the hem of your dream,

you sleeptalk of plums.

mechaieh

this moment with you -

I dream of time suspended

forever

Elaine Riddell

dawn --

a nightmare leaves me

screaming

~ DIANA DOLA

friendly match --

our school dream-team

carries the day

~ SYNAIDAH KALAHI

debts will go away

when i win the lottery

dreams ignore all odds

Mr. PC

leg in plaster --

I outrun Usain Bolt

in dreams

Sonam Chhoki

first light-

grasping for your closeness

as I waken

Hazel A. Witherspoon

quiet place --

sitting next to God

in heaven

~ VICTOR OBUTHO

if all is empty

what can be held?

this dream, then…

Dica

**I'd also have voted for [this haiku] which i loved, but fell short of points.

little league star

the innocence of her

major league dream

Anonymous

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No Points This Time, Sorry.

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Waking from bad dreams--

At midnight

lightning cracks

Ed Higgins

Pa teaching sun

fishing line throwing -

kid dreams golden fish

STOPS

hard to imagine

this calm dawn with wren warble

is a dream

gourdman

wafting on shore

summers the waves

filled my lips

Alegria Imperial

happy moment --

I recall the MP's sweet talk

on development

~ DENNIS RIGHT

that touch in dream -

each breath in morning savours

scent of her body

Vishnu P Kapoor

Snow Buddha's

trust in ever falling

snow

Juhani Tikkanen

waking to moonlight

reach out to the silver light

dreaming without sleep

Deirdre Godwin

memories and shadow

old man's reveries last

a lifetime

Harvey Jenkins

imagine a mirage

grasping elusive essences

mirrored fantasies

Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black

I leap from bed

the man with an ice axe

gone with my dream

--Kirsty Karkow

writing down

my journey to the moon --

daydreaming

~ Catherine Njeri Maina

nightmare --

dreaming that am

a satan's soldier

~ MACHEMBE WALTAH

viewfinder

framed in a window

the girl of his dreams

André Surridge

 in a dream

the twining of our legs

midsummer night

Greg Longenecker

sweaty dream --

a lady sits on my thigh

at the beach

~ Dominic Kuvonga

 white horses hooves trotting

reverberates

in a reverie

Petya Gleridis

a dream

sailing with the wind

at a mere thought

Ashi

spring fever

the days of blooming

our honeymoon dream

Merrill Gonzales

moonbeams on the lake

would a kiss too mean that

I am dreaming?

Páll Kvaran

waking from dreams

the morning foggy

as is my head

Michael S Brock

Ant yawns and stretches

Almost awake...

Smell of earth.

Tanja Cilia

happy moments --

my dream interrupted by

a cold splash

~ JESCAH AUMA

Heavy rains

sitting near the fire

early dreams.

Trevor Camp

sleeping girl -

a blue angel

watching her dreams

Virginia Popescu

dozy afternoon

armchair daydreams

a world of promise

Frances O'Keeffe

after the earthquake --

a Fukushima spa owner

dreams again

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

terrible dream--

whose heart wished

that one?

jill

the kindness of touch

in a dream

wakes up with me

Marylouise Knight

she holds me tighter--

two hearts

in the octopus dream

Bill Pauly

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General Comments:

**Not at all an easy task but i had fun selecting these...

**Outstanding poems in this section. I'd also have voted for #52 and#124 [This comment also appears with those poems] which i loved, but fell short of points. 

**Thanks again for this delightful read!  

**There is a sub-genre of haiku and linked tanka form - "dreamku", fine examples may be found at Roswila's Dream & Poetry Realm.

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