Congratulations to Dave Bacharach, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Linda Chambers, the winner of our Free Format section!
May 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Robin
First Place -- 25 Points
first robin--
a gift from
the cat
Dave Bacharach
(1,7,8) = 25 Points
Second Place -- 22 Points
first robins...
still no letter
from the front
Zhanna P. Rader
(1,6,7) = 22 Points
Third Place -- 17 Points
Mother's Day--
a bit of sky
in the robin's nest
George Hawkins
(2,2,7) = 17 Points
small town gossip--
a pair of robins fly
from tree to tree
DeVar
(0,6,5) = 17 Points
little league tryouts
a robin
in the outfield
Mark Hollingsworth
(0,3,11) = 17 Points
Fourth Place -- 15 Points
equinox
a robin bows
to a worm
Earl Keener
(1,5,2) = 15 Points
robin song
he wears a red vest
to the prom
Deborah P Kolodji
(1,3,6) = 15 Points
Fifth Place -- 11 Points
small hands
cradle a pine seedling --
robin's song
Laryalee Fraser
(1,1,6) = 11 Points
early spring
the robin carries
icy twigs
Owen Burkhart
(1,2,4) = 11 Points
school bell--
the robin's egg
safe in her palm
aom (tim)
(0,2,7) = 11 Points
Sixth Place -- 10 Points
robin song
the blush on a
baby's cheek
Allen McGill
(1,1,5) = 10 Points
early evening
the baby robins
still hungry
Edward
(0,1,8) = 10 Points
Seventh Place -- 9 Points
city cafe garden
a robin pecks at the joints
between bricks
Alan Summers
(0,3,3) = 9 Points
moonlit bough . . .
a robin's nest becomes
the dark
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,2,4) = 9 Points
Eighth Place -- 6 Points
fragrant breeze -
a robin vanishes
with a clear song
brahman~narayanan
(1,1,1) = 6 Points
cold breeze
a robin hops
between the blossoms
martin
(1,0,3) = 6 Points
thundershower
the robin wins a tug of war
with an earthworm
Linda Chambers
(1,0,3) = 6 Points
horn solo
an audience
of robins
Kate (Steere)
(0,1,4) = 6 Points
hopping robin -
an exuberant boy
on his pogo stick
Audrey Downey
(0,2,2) = 6 Points
first robin
the clatter of a smoky
lawn mower
Darrell Byrd
(0,1,4) = 6 Points
Ninth Place -- 5 Points
after the rain
a robin shakes
its wings
Zeta
(1,1,0) = 5 Points
twilight shadows
the pip-pip of robins
behind the house
Irene Golas
(1,1,0) = 5 Points
enraptured by its song
the robin doesn't notice
how close I am
Tomislav Maretic
(1,1,0) = 5 Points
morning light
on the robin's back
worm shadows
peigi
(0,2,1) = 5 Points
the third graders prayed
when their baby robin died -
I sprayed for bird lice
Bill Tallmadge
(0,2,1) = 5 Points
mountain calm
a bush robin
pads its hole
Paul Pfleuger, Jr.
(0,2,1) = 5 Points
the smell of mown grass--
a robin singing
his rain song
Paul O. Willliams
(0,1,3) = 5 Points
robin redbreast
a Christmas card
from home
ushi
(0,1,3) = 5 Points
after the rain -
robins listen for
the sound of worms
Jim Swift
(0,1,3) = 5 Points
Tenth Place -- 4 Points
a robin
listens - then flies off
the swing sways
Hugh
(0,2,0) = 4 Points
planting seeds . . .
the little robin hops
just a little ahead
kala ramesh
(0,0,4) = 4 Points
two robins
tug of war
the worm lost
Brenda Roberts
(0,0,4) = 4 Points
forest trail -
a robin keeps 10 feet
ahead of me
yasuko z
(0,0,4) = 4 Points
Eleventh Place -- 3 Points
stoic in hard rain
robin perches on boulder --
new garden statue
Sandy Friedlander
(1,0,0) = 3 Points
fussy wet
sparrows scatter
bathing robin
Ann K. Schwader
(1,0,0) = 3 Points
old graveyard:
robin hops between
pitching tombstones
Linda Marucci
(1,0,0) = 3 Points
a robin builds her nest
in the old apple tree --
an old swing rides the breeze
Janet Parker
(1,0,0) = 3 Points
robin hatchlings. . .
no worms left
for fishing
Marie Summers
(0,0,3) = 3 Points
leaving for work
a robin on the lawn
not moving
Bill Kenney
(0,0,3) = 3 Points
Free Format Theme: Water
First Place -- 36 Points
still water
a dragonfly holds tightly to
it's reflection
Linda Chambers
(4,10,4) = 36 pts
Second Place -- 23 Points
watercolor class--
everyone starts
with blue
Ami
(0,4,15) = 23 pts
Third Place -- 21 Points
first hot day
the splat
of a water balloon
Ed Markowski
(0,7,7) = 21 pts
Fourth Place -- 15 Points
horizon
bit by bit the ship emerges
from the water
john tiong chunghoo
(0,5,5) = 15 pts
Fifth Place -- 14 Points
morning haze---
mayflies adrift
in the watering trough
Andrew Riutta
(1,3,5) = 14 pts
Sixth Place -- 13 Points
moonlight
on the lake water
a leaf falls
Patricia A. Laurent
(1,3,5) = 13 pts
hole-in-one
at the water wheel --
grandpa's grin
Laryalee Fraser
(1,1,8) = 13 pts
Seventh Place -- 12 Points
rushing water
up and down the canyon
rainbows
Edward
(1,2,5) = 12 pts
a water spaniel. . .
pulling his wake
through sunrise
Nancy Smith
(0,2,8) = 12 pts
Eighth Place -- 11 Points
lazy afternoon
a pond skater
dimples the water
Owen Burkhart
(1,0,8) = 11 pts
Easter Sunday
Father throws holy water
a little boy ducks.
Denise Lizarraga
(1,3,2) = 11 pts
Ninth Place -- 10 Points
filling the kettle—
the water's sound
deepens
Bill Kenney
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
Tenth Place -- 8 Points
naptime
I tiptoe from the crib
to water seedlings
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,2,6) = 8 pts
fishing season...
pulling water bottles
from the creek
Irene Golas
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
Eleventh Place -- 7 Points
beach sunset--
she admires the water
that ruined her home
bmm
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
wattle birds!
no need to water the herbs
around the birdbath
Lorin Ford
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
dry spell
naked boys take turns
at the water pump
Ito
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
Twelfth Place -- 6 Points
in deep water-
shouting their vows
over the thunder
Kate (Kate Steere)
(2,0,0) = 6 pts
rising water
the sun ripples
between the reeds
martin
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
writer's block
forgetting to water
the houseplants
riley penaluna
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points
mirror water
at last a frog
breaks it
sheila windsor
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
spring swim--
water dripping off
the goosebumps
Dave Bacharach
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
kukai deadline...
the sound of water
keeps me awake
Earl Keener
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
sweaty socks--
creek water cools
my rubber boots
DeVar
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points
symphony concert
his suit sprayed with water
from the fountain
Deborah P Kolodji
(0,1,3) = 4 pts
water's sound:
a loon becomes
cloud-whorls
George Hawkins
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Old horologe-
a droplet of water
again and again
Vasile Moldovan
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
“water...”
his lips barely move -
a wounded soldier
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
ALL ABOARD--
ripples in the water cooler
aom (tim)
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
sunday mass--
water collects
in the tent folds
Paul R
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points
dripping stalactite
the cavern holds tribal water
unseen
-sakyu-
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
sunlight
seeping from the cliff
this water
Mark Hollingsworth
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
a head pops up
from still water
the seal and I stare
ushi
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
a dark well
disk of clouds and sky
floats on water
Terry Ingram
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
spring shower -
birdbath collects
fresh water
Audrey Downey
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
closing my eyes:
seagulls’ circling cries
above the water
Linda Marucci
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
leaking tap
drops of water
play with silence
Flatline
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
at the trailhead
this mystery --
water, ice, and mist
Mark Knickelbine
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
after the storm
water everywhere --
birds bathe in the puddles
Janet Parker
(0,1,1) = 3 pts