May 2004 Kukai Results
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