May 2004 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Beetle

First Place -- 22 Points

full moon

a beetle carves some light

from a lily

Paul Pfleuger, Jr.

(3,3,7) = 22

Second Place -- 16 Points

in spring sun - 

a black beetle's 

true colors . . .

Carole MacRury

(0,3,10) = 16

Third Place -- 15 Points

garden party

a red beetle lands

on her hat

Audrey Downey

(1,2,8) = 15

Fourth Place -- 14 Points

moon sliver

the crunch of a beetle

beneath my bare foot

Joshua Gage

(2,2,4) = 14

Fifth Place -- 12 Points

summer heat --

a ladybird beetle

crosses my navel

Peter H. Pache

(0,2,8) = 12

Sixth Place -- 10 Points

spring noon

beetles brighten

the wood pile

martin

(0,3,4) = 10

Seventh Place -- 9 Points

finger wiggles

he invents a Sign

for "beetle"

ushi

(2,1,1) = 9

no calls today 

the screen-porch beetle

in yesterday's spot

roberta beary

(0,3,3) = 9

Eighth Place -- 7 Points

best dressed beetle

in the garden

ladybug

Patricia A. Laurent

(0,2,3) = 7

deadfall pine

a beetle aims its backside

skyward

Darrell Byrd

(0,2,3) = 7

tornado warning

a dark brown beetle

spins on it's back

Ed Markowski

(1,0,4) = 7

origami folds--

a lady beetle's wings

draw under her shell

DeVar

(0,0,7) = 7

Ninth Place -- 6 Points

green iridescence

of the scarab beetle

desert breeze

Allen McGill

(0,1,4) = 6

Morning Glory

a beetle reflects

sunlight

Juanito

(0,1,4) = 6

warm sun by the sea - 

she lets the beetle journey

the length of her leg

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,1,4) = 6

beetle 

with each step

your shadow moves along

aom

(0,1,4) = 6

biology lab

cringing at the beetle

in a jar

jane burton

(1,0,3) = 6

moonlit night

beetles making love

near a dung ball

Flatline

(0,1,4) = 6

Tenth Place -- 5 Points

weekend get-away

whirlygig beetles scatter

from my reflection

Earl Keener

(1,0,2) = 5

spring floral dress

a beetle follows

her to work

john tiong chunghoo

(0,1,3) = 5

mountain hike -- 

the gecko enjoys

a wood beetle

Carol Raisfeld

(0,2,1) = 5

cotton string --

a June beetle circles 

the laughing boy

Edward

(0,2,1) = 5

late for work

a beetle makes its way

across the windshield

Aruna

(0,0,5) = 5

woodpecker's beak

so close to the beetle

spring mist

ORIGA

(1,1,0) = 5

late spring sun

the blue sheen of a crow

and beetle

Cliff Roberts

(0,2,1) = 5

Eleventh Place -- 4 Points

sunny day.

a beetle is dying

upside down.

Sergio Francisco Pichorim

(1,0,1) = 4

deathwatch--

even the beetle

will not stay

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,1,2) = 4

bark beetles

a stand of pine browns

behind the cabin

Deborah P Kolodji

(0,1,2) = 4

old man napping -

a beetle leaves the warmth

of the compost heap

Norman Darlington

(0,1,2) = 4

my grandson

and his jar of beetles

counting sheep

peigi

(0,1,2) = 4

"The Last Samurai"

a lone helmet beetle clings

to an ancient pine

Carmen Sterba

(0,2,0) = 4

Twelfth Place -- 3 Points

hot fans

at the airport

an old beetle

paula fisher

(0,0,3) = 3

a June beetle

wings into it: 

summer dawn

Robert

(0,1,1) = 3

only playing dead

beetle in goldfish pond

see she crawls away.

Zaida Lysle

(0,1,1) = 3

summer cottage

we evict a large beetle

from the shower

Owen Burkhart

(0,0,3) = 3

evening whispers

a may beetle

breaks the silence

Grzegorz Sionkowski

(0,1,1) = 3

after swallowing

a beetle - tulip keeps on 

buzzing and buzzing

Boris Nazansky

(0,0,3) = 3

sultry summer evening

turning on the light

beetles in the bath

Tomislav Maretic

(0,1,1) = 3

at night - 

ticking on the floor

of beetle paws

Cornelia

(0,0,3) = 3

empty matchbox - 

her pet beetle just escaped

followed by a sigh

Nancy Smith

(0,0,3) = 3

Free Format Theme: Sunset

First Place -- 33 Points

sunset

the skin of the orange

still warm

sheila windsor

(3,6,12) = 33

Second Place -- 15 Points

prairie sunset

the glow of the cattleman's 

branding iron

Ed Markowski

(1,3,6) = 15

sunset

no one 

looks east

Grzegorz Sionkowski

(1,4,4) = 15

Third Place -- 11 Points

sunset

my shadow grows

with each step

ORIGA

(1,3,2) = 11

Fourth Place -- 10 Points

sunset

a red balloon 

trails its string

ushi

(0,4,2) = 10

sunset --

in a drop of resin

on the pine

Dubravko Marijanovic

(0,2,6) = 10

sunset

the flicker of the first

firefly

Cliff Roberts

(1,2,3) = 10

Fifth Place -- 9 Points

sunset

black locust blossoms

lighten the trail

Robert B. 

(1,2,2) = 9

strawberry sunset--

the baby's hand closes

over my finger

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(1,0,6) = 9

in the silence

of an orange sunset -

the stroke of our oars

Carole MacRury

(0,3,3) = 9

Sixth Place -- 8 Points

sunset

her blonde hair sparkles

in the wind

john tiong chunghoo

(0,2,4) = 8

sunset

two silhouettes

holding hands

gb

(0,2,4) = 8

Seventh Place -- 7 Points

sunset

the first porch light visible

on the horizon

Earl Keener

(0,1,5) = 7

sunset - 

the face of East Rock

begins to blush

Audrey Downey

(0,2,3) = 7

painting

no colours to match

the sunset

Kylie Hooklyn

(0,2,3) = 7

sunset --

a warmed beer bottle

on the table

Tomislav Maretic

(0,0,7) = 7

sunset

the coolness of your skin

on mine

Aruna

(0,0,7) = 7

sunset

making herself up

for the night

Flatline

(0,2,3) = 7

Eighth Place -- 5 Points

bikini buttocks

baby mosquitos

wait for sunset

Carmel C. Lively

(0,0,5) = 5

Ninth Place -- 4 Points

sunset 

in tiffany's crystal dish

rainbow sherbet

Brenda Roberts

(0,2,0) = 4

snowy owl

in the tree top 

sunset

Patricia A. Laurent

(0,1,2) = 4

Summer sunset - 

one after another

the glow worms

Vasile Moldovan

(0,1,2) = 4

front porch rocking chairs.

sunset at the nursing home.

not a vacant seat.

Adnil

(0,1,2) = 4

Papayas

sunrise / sunset

in each half

Owen Burkhart

(0,0,4) = 4

sunset long past -- 

by the empty bed

a clock ticks

Laryalee Fraser

(0,1,2) = 4

radio

a favorite song fades

at sunset

James M. Thompson

(0,1,2) = 4

timeshare sunset

tasting the mix

in the margarita

roberta beary

(0,1,2) = 4

sunset

light climbs

to the top of the trees

aom

(0,1,2) = 4

father..

how many sunsets?

Christy

(0,1,2) = 4

Tenth Place -- 3 Points

crows sing

through the spring trees

sunset

martin

(0,0,3) = 3

Trooping home, 

cowboys and indians

at sunset

Mark Staniforth

(0,1,1) = 3

autumn sunset

no more

swallows

Peter H. Pache

(0,1,1) = 3

sunset

beyond the Sierras

a new sunrise

Allen McGill

(1,0,0) = 3

shift change --

opposite the setting sun

full moon rises

a. callister

(0,1,1) = 3

small garden

all the sunflowers watch

the sun set

Juanito

(0,1,1) = 3