May 2005 Kukai

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