March 2013 Results

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SKY COLORS

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First Place -  21 Points

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art therapy

rendering the sky

different blues

Tom Painting

(0,5,11) = 21 pts

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Second Place -  20 Points

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evensong

the sheep on the field

turn red

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

(1,4,9) = 20 pts

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Third Place -  19 Points

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out of the blue

a day moon spills

into my cup

Ted van Zutphen

(1,5,6) = 19 pts

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Fourth Place - 18 Points 

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window seat

chasing pink clouds

for miles

Doris Lynch

(2,2,8) = 18 pts

**Love the sheer happiness of this observation!

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Fifth Place - 15 Points 

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rainbow-

my child

counts her crayons.

dsnake1

(0,4,7) = 15 pts

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Sixth Place - 14 Points 

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morning stillness . . .

fishing net thrown on

the colours of sky

Ramesh Anand

(1,4,3) = 14 pts

**I feel like the net is both gathering the image and contributing to the stillness

the minute

she was born

cotton candy sky

Christina Nguyen

(1,3,5) = 14 pts

pink sunrise

the kind of child

she might've been

Dawn Apanius

(0,3,8) = 14 pts

**I appreciate the idea of feeling called (by a beautiful sky) to imagine who the child might have been.

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Seventh Place - 13 Points 

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the warm voices

of the woman folk . . .

watermelon skies

Ron C. Moss

(0,4,5) = 13 pts

the blind man

breathes in the

sunset

Bill Hudson

(0,3,7) = 13 pts

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Eighth Place - 12 Points 

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sunset

the red sky slips

into darkness

RD McManes

(0,3,6) = 12 pts

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Ninth Place - 11 Points 

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night ward

the sky spreads

crimson

Anne Curran

Hamilton

New Zealand

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

gray on gray

this light

that hawk

Ginny Hoyle

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

blue sky --

an eagle balances 

in the wind

~ Caxton Okoth

(1,0,8) = 11 pts

hospital window –

the winter sky fills

with cobalt blue

Eduard TARA

(0,1,9) = 11 pts

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Tenth Place - 10 Points 

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violet sky

the last orange

on grandma's table

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

the weight

of autumn’s purple sky…

tattoo needle

if

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

**I like the sense of anticipation this captures

garden café 

caught in the waiter’s eyes 

the sky

Irena Szewczyk

(Warsaw, Poland) 

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

looking to the sky

for answers

shades of grey

Ruth Powell

(0,2,6) = 10 pts

surgery day

the morning sky

a steely grey

Cara Holman

(0,1,8) = 10 pts

** "steely" so coldly evokes all those stainless steel surfaces of the OR

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11th Place - 9 Points 

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pearly dawn

sparrows picnic

among cherry petals

Jan O'Loughlin

(Australia)

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

early dawn

the new bride's blush

colors the sky

Gautam Nadkarni

(0,4,1) = 9 pts

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12th Place - 8 Points 

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Basho's pond–

does a frog feel

the blueness?

Lech Szeglowski

(1,1,3) = 8 pts

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13th Place - 7 Points 

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lavender --

the long-distance train

crossing the grassland

Michael McClintock

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

dune cottage--

through the skylight

the big dipper

jill

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

spring sun

breathing the colors of an

invisible flower

-Ramona-

(0,3,1) = 7 pts

rain and more rain

the hooded crow's

slate grey voice

polona

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

**Our eyes are drawn so far out, deep into that sky.

nearly

a shade of spring

wind-sharp sky

Ann K. Schwader

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

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14th Place 6 Points 

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gun shots -

birds drawing red lines

in the sky

Lavana Kray

Romania

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

the racket

in the garden

robin's egg sky

Gregory Longenecker

(0,3,0) = 6 pts

my cup half full

of lukewarm coffee . . .

morning gray

BILL KENNEY

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

March snowstorm

the sky keeps moving

across your blue eyes

Bill Pauly

(Dubuque, IA USA)

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

grey sky --

a drop of water falls

on my nose

~ Geoffrey Maina

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

a stolen memory

apricots

in the gloaming

Jone Rush MacCulloch

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

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15th Place - 5 Points 

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crimson

after the quarrel

sky

gogatsu

(1,1,0) = 5 pts

milk-colored skies

the newborn stretches out

her arms

Stella Pierides

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

burning sky –

the crocus bud 

shaking

Miorita

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

leaden sky--

I trudge

over the moor

James Dobson.

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

winter trees

against the grey sky

crow's caw

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

that sunset

made the crescent moon

smile all night

Bill Gottlieb

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

blue 

seagulls and sailboats gliding 

blue

Christian Michel

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

**i like how the 2nd line seems to divide up the sky and sea.

india ink sky

the sweep

of the Cove Point Light

Ellen Compton

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

pea green sky

the eerie calm

before the storm

Edward

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

the sun's light

scattering blue

her white lie

Beth Powell

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

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16th Place - 4 Points 

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taste of moonshine...

aurora ripple

across the sky

Michele L. Harvey

USA

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

cloudy morning -

the color of jacarandas

on the ground

Israel López Balan

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

sheerest cloud

stretched across cold azure

his blank stare

maxianne

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

March morning

a seamless blue on

the camera lens

Ella Wagemakers

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

morning coffee. . .

a vermillion sky

warms the day

Darrell Byrd

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

tiptoeing child

yellow pencil in hand

the morning sky

Oddbjørn Aardalen

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

pink sky at morning grandmother's words thunder

Angie Werren

Amelia, Ohio

USA

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

purple dawn--

a river streams

through her diary

Alegria Imperial

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

**The third line is a complete surprise. The connection made between sky, river and diary is as real, somehow, as it is magical.

blueness

accentuated by a single

white cloud

gourdman

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

funeral day --

the Sligo sky could not

be bluer

~ Isabelle Prondzynski

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

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17th Place - 3 Points 

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A crimson sky …

the scent of cherry blossoms

floating in the air

Keith A. Simmonds

T & T

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

out of the ravine    blackbirds scoop    skyward a dark cloud rises

D W Skrivseth

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a lone figure

on the deserted beach

grayness above

natalia kuznetsova

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

bits of blue

splash up—

a deep puddle

Marylouise Knight

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Ducks paddle

through blue sky 

beneath white clouds

Yoshitaka

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

stirring oatmeal

she gazes over bent heads

apricot sky

Andromeda Jazmon

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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18th Place - 2 Points 

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her first sunglasses

wide-eyed daughter

looks at a tangerine sky

Harvey Jenkins

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

Birdy-man

looking for his bird in

deep blue

Reza-semnan

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

shooting star --

the only one seen

in the dark sky

~ Elijah Juma

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

the rosy-fingered dawns

Achilles and eons of soldiers

never awoke to

Bruce H. Feingold

Berkeley, CA

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

thanks, Hopkins!

"skies of couple-colour

as a brinded cow"

Donna Bauerly

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

scarlet evening sky --

two swallows appear as dots

after a downpour

~ Catherine Njeri Maina

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

this evening

crimson streaks across the blue

-- i wait for god to speak

miriam chaikin

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

setting sun-

her forehead mole

darkens

Rita Odeh

Nazareth, Israel

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

beyond the canvas -

beyond the lighthouse -

crimson sky

Kat Creighton

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

an unsleepy night - 

the bright morning sky 

shamelessly blue

Juhani Tikkanen

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

rooks cry

and awaken the sleepy sky-

light thaw

Tuvshinzaya Nergui

Tsetserleg city, Mongolia

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

amber burn

single malt

horizon

Jennifer Thompson

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

azure remembering her eyes

Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

state fair

a cotton-candy sky

on opening day

Carolyn Coit Dancy

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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19th Place - 1 Point

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black at night scent of a primrose

Ernesto P. Santiago

Philippines

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

steel-gray sky

mirrored by my handlebars --

I turn toward home

mechaieh

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

children paint ship's walls

in streaming red and orange

distant sun glimmers

assu

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

tears melt in icecream

a rainbow crosses

the blue

Vishnu P kapoor

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

billowing anew 

in his silver trophy - 

the jockey's sky blue silk

Sheila K.Barksdale 

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

backlit storm clouds

my shoulders ache from steering 

this boat home

--Kirsty Karkow

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

oil paint -

moving clouds change the hue

the blue now gray

Anonymous

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

lavander twilight

the lighthouse light blinks

impassively

Krzysztof Kokot PL

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

Late sunset

pines wave in the wind

red background.

Trevor Camp

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

March evening

celebrating

a first pink sky

Mike Montreuil

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

blue sky --

strong sunrays melt

my ice cream

~ Pauline Adhiambo

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

blue sky --

a dog folds its legs

at the football ground

~ Oscar Ochieng

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

daylight savings...

the purple dusk seems

a shade brighter

Diane Mayr

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

dark sky --

a sudden downpour

fills the pitch

~ Jacky Shirwatso

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

the children and I

counting the diamonds

in a black velvet sky

Rose Marie Stutts, EdD

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

the sun shines

on the flying birds --

blue sky

~ Douglas Musumba

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

Pink purple orange

Upturned paintpots splashing hues

From above the clouds

Tanja Cilia

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

blue sky --

a passing jet draws 

its smoky trail

~ Jescah Auma

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

the red sunset sky

mirrored in urban glass towers

a day moon

John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona (US) in the Sonoran Desert.

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

sunset –

a colourful 

painting

Virginia Popescu 

PHOENIX

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

lilac rose -

when i close my eyes

mountain dusk

Sandi Pray

Robbinsville, NC

USA

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

Deep blue -

on the bottom of the lake

a white trail

Petru-Ioan Garda

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

late spring

suddenly

a rainbow

Stevie Strang

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

dark sky --

a white flash of thunder

blinds my eyes

~ Mary Njambi

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

winning at pool

sky in the chalk

on my hands

LeRoy Gorman

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

**Like the through-line of happiness and "all's right with the world" which that sky blue color represents

dusk -- 

tree trunk black slowly leaking

into the sky's bowl

Shelley Krause

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

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No Points but Thank You 

For Sharing Your Haiku 

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LANTERNS' FESTIVAL -

romanian sky colors 

on Guinness Book

STOPS

wet atmosphere

many rainbows

take shape on blue canvas

purush, Guntur

icy winds

primordial amoeba

drift in metal skies

Barbara A Taylor

Australia

solar winds

flap the aurora curtains -

coloured sky

JOHN McDONALD EDINBURGH SCOTLAND

wild onions

tangerine sunset

Irish spring

Anonymous

crimson underfoot

passing through the dawn sky

on wet sand

Elaine RIddell

dark clouds...

lightning strikes hard

on the trees

~ Febril Suzat

spring sky -

splashes in a well bucket

shake off its clouds

Nadalsuren

 cloudless sky --

continous sunrays

heat the ground

~ Dennis Omondi

sunset --

the sky lit orange

on the horizon

~ John Maina

bright sky --

now the sun rises 

to a new day

~ Merciline Amunze

after storm plein air

even my sky 

monsoon green

Anonymous

dark clouds

engulf the blue sky --

sudden showers

~ Brian Mulando

approaching night --

I view the dark sky

through a camera

~ Rodgers Adega

through brooding grey

a small bright streak

shows the sun still shines

Frances O'Keeffe

Spring sky

Mauve and pinks

Heart soars

Angelika Kolompar

iridescent sky

ice crystals form out of air

sun-dog afternoon

Deirdre Godwin

massive mountain wave cloud

ablaze with the pinks and oranges

of setting sun

Jane DeJonghe

twilight...

pink streaks

adorn the sky

Tom Conally

color the sky

frozen waterfall

raises forest

Jacek Kielich

after midnight

the sky tinted green

before the tornado

Gene Doty

not a single bite

just this big smiling pink mackerell

on the evening sky

Jon Espen Vassbotn

 early morning view

squeezing breakfast juice

sun bursting orange

Bernard Gieske

spring rain

future puddles fill

with blueness

Boris Nazansky

pure joy!

pink soap bubbles mingling

the deep blue sky

Peter O. Silvani

waiting to board the flight-

starlings rise

in a rosy sky

Anonymous

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General Comments:

 **I was able to use only 2 points of the allotted 6. Fearing I might be too harsh, I went through the list several times (that's why I'm only submitting these votes on Friday afternoon), with the result that I dropped one entry I had considered voting for. 

**Sorry to make so much work but I could neither drop any of these nor decide that any was vastly better than the rest. Good stuff. 

**I was surprised at the absence of color in a challenge about color--so much gray.

**Thanks again for this chance to read some excellent haiku and vote on them.

**This month I had a long shortlist for each category - the more I read them over, the more it seemed one could get from them.

**Thank you for making this Haiku server work another year. I so look forward to each month.

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