The Shiki Monthly Kukai
May 2012 Kukai
Dear Friends,
Here are the results for the May 2012 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was ROSES, and our Free Format subject was MORNING HABITS
Congratulations to ***MARGARET DORNAUS***, winner of our Kigo section and to ***GREGORY LONGENECKER***, winner of our Free Format section!
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The haiku are listed in order of total points received from voters. The numbers reflect the number of voters who gave the haiku either three points, two points, or one point -- followed by the total points for all votes.
Those who were given less than three points and who requested anonymity in such a case are so noted.
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In the listing below, after each poem the author is listed, and then a three digit code revealing how many 3-point, 2-point, and 1-point points were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.
(2,1,4 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
VOTER'S comments are indicated by italics and "**" below the respective poems.
Kigo Theme:
Roses
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First Place - 43 Points
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origami rose . . .
his fingers gently
unfolding me
Margaret Dornaus
(4,5,21) = 43 pts
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Second Place - 18 Points
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foreclosure -
the roses blossom
after they move
Bruce H. Feingold
(0,4,10) = 18 pts
AND
unpacking grandma’s
patchwork quilt
rose scented dusk
Angela Terry
(0,2,14) = 18 pts
**Unlike #33 ("rising scent"), which zooms in on a dewdrop, this expands to embrace the dusk. A couple of beauties
**The way Line 3 expands the sphere of activity in this poem i like that very much
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Third Place - 15 Points
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night vigil --
the garden's yellow roses
afloat in the dark
Maxianne
(1,1,10) = 15 pts
AND
roses ...
my grandmother tells me
about her first love
Cezar F. Ciobica
(0,2,11) = 15 pts
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14 Points
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spring pruning --
the wild rose hedge
bites back
Ruth Powell
(1,1,9) = 14 pts
in the pocket
of his bomber jacket
crushed rose petals
Terri L. French
(0,3,8) = 14 pts
roses
climbing over the fence
the scented breeze
Adelaide B. Shaw
(0,2,10) = 14 pts
**Conventional, perhaps, but well turned, and a part of loving haiku is loving its conventions
a rose
I can't draw
the scent
Lech Szeglowski
(0,2,10) = 14 pts
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13 Points
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roses
to say he's sorry
— the cheaper ones
Paul Hodder
(1,3,4) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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straining
at the leash —
wild roses
BILL KENNEY
(0,2,8) = 12 pts
**This brings a picture clearly to me of a friend's mother's garden - the old lady had brought the wild roses from her own mother's garden years before
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11 Points
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terraced roses
the path always ends
at my favorite
Bill Hudson
(1,2,4) = 11 pts
**There is a beautiful elegance in this poem, and caught up in it i moved along to the end of the experience completely wrapped in the haijin’s moment
** Instant favourite. I love the way the haiku, like the path within it, leads to that favourite rose.
moonlit café
shadows of roses fleck
the old man
martin gottlieb cohen
(1,2,4) = 11 pts
still fresh
in the hanky's fold--
roses
--R.K.Singh
(0,2,7) = 11 pts
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10 Points
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rose petals
on a broken stair . . .
the paper dolls
Michael McClintock
(0,3,4) = 10 pts
rosebuds tearing my eyes away from the war dead
John McManus
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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a new rose bush planted
each year on mother's day
now there are thirty-six
Katie Conway
(1,3,0) = 9 pts
One white rose
on the little girl's coffin.
Thin snowflakes.
Horst Ludwig
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
reticence —
how rose petals curl
back
Stella Pierides
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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red roses
the passion
of dervish whorls
Barbara Snow
(1,2,1) = 8 pts
folded within her silk blouse the essence of a rose
Polona
(1,0,5) = 8 pts
beach roses
clinging to driftwood
her summer lover
Beth Powell
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
**Slightly poetical, but in a way appropriate to the theme
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7 Points
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climbing the staircase
pattern of roses
on old wallpaper
Alan S. Bridges
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
pillow talk
still in this morning's roses
last night's rain
Kat Creighton
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
by the road
my bush of yellow roses —
collecting compliments
Zhanna P. Rader
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
rising mist
still on a rose petal
a single dewdrop
Liz Rule
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
**Line 3 has the feeling of a discovery
dark roses ...
an old man walk by
in pouring rain
Ramona Linke
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
rose garden tour
a bee flies
up her skirt
carmel lively westerman
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
roses —
how tightly they cling
to my friend's fence
~~Merrill Ann Gonzales
(0,0,7) = 7 pts
deep
within a rose
crab spider
Peter H. Pache
(0,0,7) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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her last rose
pressed in my prayer book—
a new day
John Daleiden
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
Painted Butterflies
sharing some red roses
with the bees
Rita Odeh
(0,3,0) = 6 pts
art of living —
blooming among thorns
roses
Vishnu P Kapoor
(0,3,0) = 6 pts
cascading moonlight...
remembering how
she loved roses
Cara Holman
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
climbing roses —
a hummingbird sucks the sun
in a dew drop
Virginia Popescu
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
climbing rose
my two year old daughter says
you’re not the boss of me
Harvey Jenkins
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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blue May sky
the wisp of cloud
conjures a rose
Peter O. Silvani
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
**The choice of word 'conjures' is what cemented my choice as best enjoyed haiku for this section; as a cloud watcher myself, it just loaded all the feelings associated with the shapes in which present themselves to us
in a slim green vase
proudly being yellow
a rose
if
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
webmaster —
the roses networked
with spider silk
Elaine Riddell
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
White roses
Nana, did you see them
on your casket
Jennifer Stefanow
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
red light —
two passengers in the bus
talking about roses
Israel López Balan
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
postal clerk
returns soldier's care package ...
wilting roses
Jan Jordan
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
the deep recesses
of Grandmother's trunk
attar of roses
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
rain on May roses . . .
she whispers
her erogenous zones
Bill Pauly
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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sleepless night
red roses blossom
in moonlight color
Boris Nazansky
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
just where
the ship went aground...
dune roses freight the salt air
Michele L. Harvey
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
alone with my thoughts
I walk through the quiet woods
where roses grow wild
Deirdre Godwin
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
childhood backyard
the roses he neglected
blooming
Bob Moyer
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
red rosehips --
I reach out and touch
their roundness
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
sudden shower
of moonlight . . .
climbing roses
Ellen Compton
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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endless tales
about people’s problems . . .
let’s speak of roses
Kirsty Karkow
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
dusty rose presents
powdery mildew this May...
white fungi drama
dragonfly
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
buds in May —
I’m opening again
"The Name of the Rose"
Petru-Ioan Garda
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
May in Maine
beach roses only thinking
about it ...
Lynda True
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
on my porch
the scent of the roses
stopping me
mechaieh
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
"roses
are red, my ..."
ouch!
gogatsu
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
memories of Mom
her lavender roses
among the bluebells
Rose Marie Stutts, EdD
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
rosebuds open--
red clouds turn pink
with the sunrise
DeVar
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
rose petals drop
on the patio
a mourning dove
John Soules
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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a suitor perhaps ?
holding roses waits for
the rain to subside
--gillena cox
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
return travel
south of the scent
the rose field
Dorota Pyra
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
kneeling in anguish
through the rose window
a ray of sunshine
Ben Gieske
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
scents of memories
making me smile, laugh, weep, think
bowl of dried petals
Tanja Cilia
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
white picket fence—
the red faces of the roses
caught peeping
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
in the rose garden
I am startled
by the wind
Marylouise Knight
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
this red rose
the one you gave me
fifty years ago
Barbara Campitelli
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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the arbor roses
of my childhood home
are they still fragrant?
Bruce Ross
Love precedes the rose
that opens a waiting heart
ready for romance
Robert C. Howard
lipstick kiss in the air
in winter garden
one long red rose
miriam chaikin
the dream unfolds
fragrance of roses
streams from the sleep
Oddbjørn Aardalen
smelling roses ~
the autumn chill
fills my goosebumps
Jayashree Maniyil
on your grave
a fresh rose glowing with fire...
thorns of jealousy
natalia kuznetsova
end of month
the old couple asks for
rose ice cream
Ralf Bröker
seamless bed
of white roses ——
lone red one
Narayanan Raghunathan
springtime, greening leaves —
aphids, black spot, then mildew,
roses fade away.
John Hubbard
foggy horizon
silk roses droop
against the cross
Allison Millcock
and still
the lingering scent
of rose sachet
Carolyn Coit Dancy
red roses upon
the patient's bedside table ...
thunderous applause
Keith A. Simmonds
free roses...
my neighbor's mermaid
climbs my back fence
Anonymous
through her archway
of scented roses
a deeper breath
André Surridge
One red rose
Mother's Day present
three loud cheers
Trevor Camp
a last rose
defies the grey ...
autumn dusk
Hansha Teki
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No Points This Time. Sorry.
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new kitchen witch --
sugar-coated roses petals
drying on wax paper
bre :^)
winning haiku contest —
for my teacher
a white rose
alex serban
a beautiful rose
among many, just one holds—
my mother's embrace
Judi Honiker
drifting through the window
mountain blues
in the key of rose
shanna
pink rose petals
on the garden shovel . . .
i scatter seeds instead
Ron C. Moss
Blood dyed roses
into a bouquet cuddle
her smile slowly dries up.
Bushra Naqi
she would have loved
the roses all around
the altar
Greg Longenecker
floating in a glass bowl
or cooked into pancakes--
fragrant rose petals
Bridget Cougar
the sore eyes of the sun
through the rose eyes
coffin roses
Petya Gleridis
so much change
we must eat roses
to be rooted
Chris Howard
Pink cherry flowers
Made by Dior
A girl in spring
Bernhard Kopf
drooping flower heads
after the summer rain storm
rose fragrance
Irena Szewczyk
at polls
secret vote on "3ROSES" —
the old gardener's smile
STOPS
on her fingers
the scent of vigil flames
roses
Alegria
may rain
wetness of rose
on her braid
Ramesh Anand
dating with florist —
scent of roses
on her body
Andrzej Dembonczyk
fragrance and joy
in the cottage garden
roses
Frances O'Keeffe
yellow rose
she reminds him
of Texas
Tom Painting
mini roses
each one a perfect picture...
cloudless sky
Tom Conally
"dewiest dew"
hey, Wallace,
that's a rose for Raymond
Donna Bauerly
Fertilizing,
watering; rosy
for roses.
Donald Skrivseth
pink roses bloom--
the glow in
my love's cheeks
James Dobson
red rose
teacher of heart's poem
spring is near
Anonymous
snipped rose sweating
on steaming sidewalk —
sharp words
Kurt W
crawling blackthorn roses
along stone walls
rolling tires against gravel
Annebet D
wind changes direction —
green roses' smell hovers
above an old map
IGA
sucking the blood
from her fingertips
Rosa acicularis
Diane Mayr
despite its thorns
enjoying a rose's perfume
on the nightstand
Hazel
on our trek
to the great museum
backyard roses
Anonymous
rose aroma...
the baked geranium leaf
in the cake tin
Barbara A Taylor
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General Comments:
**It is my impression that the overall quality of poems (mine included) in this section wasn't all that great. A lot of telling and cliches leaving little for the reader to do. Still, not an easy final selection.
**GENERAL COMMENT: A pleasure making up my mind, although six points proved not enough to cover all those I liked.
**General comment : It's quite a job giving out the 6 points. There are so many good haiku.
**So many fine free form entries!!
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Free Format Theme:
Morning Habits
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First Place - 29 Points
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coffee house
the morning regulars
all have names
Gregory Longenecker
(0,7,15) = 29 pts
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Second Place - 28 Points
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morning paper
reaching into the fog
for news
Deb Koen
(1,4,17) = 28 pts
**And, I'm afraid, reaching into the news for fog (I'm sure the poet was way ahead of me on that one)
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Third Place - 26 Points
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morning--
stretching
with the cat
gogatsu
(1,2,19) = 26 pts
**Though not a cat person, this picture of morning makes me wish I was!
**Oh, this feels good from where I'm sitting
**very witty!
**i like the natural synchronicity in this poem, makes me feel like i should slip into the poem and join them
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24 Points
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backward glance
the hill a little steeper
each morning
Margaret Dornaus
(1,0,21) = 24 pts
** Yes, I can feel that! It is line 1, the "backward glance", that keeps this haiku in the present.
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21 Points
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morning sun —
she carries the dog shit
in a plastic bag
Israel López Balan
(1,4,10) = 21 pts
**And may the sun shine daily on this good citizen
**LMAO
open doors
I inhale
another day
Barbara A Taylor
(0,5,11) = 21 pts
**this is one haiku I wished I had written.
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15 Points
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morning news
the noisy flush
of the toilet
Lech Szeglowski
(1,1,10) = 15 pts
**Comment: :)
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14 Points
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morning tai chi -
trying to imitate
the crane dance
Cezar F. Ciobica
(0,4,6) = 14 pts
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13 Points
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only my voice
in the blackness --
morning prayer
~ Brian Etole
(0,3,7) = 13 pts
morning paper
skimming the columns
for what not to read
Ben Gieske
(0,1,11) = 13 pts
the aftertaste
of last night's quarrel . . .
black no sugar
BILL KENNEY
(0,1,11) = 13 pts
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11 Points
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morning apple...
relishing slices
of haiku
Ramesh Anand
(1,2,4) = 11 pts
arising--
I open the curtains
for the first act
Barbara Snow
(1,1,6) = 11 pts
sun salute . . .
a slow walk into
daybreak and birdsong
Bill Pauly
(0,3,5) = 11 pts
**Line 3 provides a lovely surprise and just edges into poetics of a Western style still remaining safely in the genre of haiku
lilacs in bloom
giving the dust mop
three extra shakes
Adelaide B. Shaw
(0,0,11) = 11 pts
**Its like God and me we have our work to do, this is not just a spring morning haiku
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10 Points
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the moon and I
growing old together...
sleepless at dawn
Cara Holman
(0,0,10) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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first cold splash
a stranger stares back
at the mirror
Alegria
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
**I can relate to this. Well done!
a bevy of nuns
wearing their morning habits...
early mass
Tom Conally
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
warm lather--
shaving the only hair
that still grows
John Daleiden
(0,1,7) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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morning espresso
living in Italy
through memories
Barbara Campitelli
(1,2,1) = 8 pts
**I love the scent of coffee and yes, an espresso takes me right back to Italy. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but these short few words make a lovely picture.
tea mist—
a kinglet chirps
on my cellphone
sanjuktaa
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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wisps of smoke
rising from my coffee cup . . .
more war news
John McManus
(1,0,4) = 7 pts
morning coffee —
in the cigarette smoke
forgotten portraits
Virginia Popescu
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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the old newspaper
replaced by email --
first cup of coffee
bre :^)
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
morning shadows
his choice
to start a beard
Michele L. Harvey
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
early run:
sluggish owl
is my only witness
Kurt W.
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
morning shave
I nick the same spot
on my chin
Harvey Jenkins
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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gentle claws
on my cheek
breakfast please
Annebet D
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
"blowin a pome"
over morning coffee
my breath becomes a cloud
shanna
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
venetian blinded—
your tiger arm stretches
for the snooze button
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
t'ai chi at sunrise —
a mantis
dances in the morning
-- dsnake1
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
**i did a few t'ai chi classes with my daughter a number of years ago, and remember the lovely calming feel of the exercises. i like the juxtaposition of the natural movement of the mantis here
counting
the invisible waves...
dawn prayer
Rita Odeh
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
A walk in the woods
chasing away shadows
in morning sunlight
Bushra Naqi
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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breakfast dishes —
we pick hibiscus blooms
for the tortoise
carmel lively westerman
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
**i like the caring that’s reported here, i have no pets but always admire others and the concern for them
each dawn's horizon
picture window frame
sun inching northward
Donna Bauerly
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
it is my intent
to rise early — my habit
rarely to do so
Elaine Riddell
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
early rising . . .
for in the dark I have
no shadow
Ron C. Moss
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
old man's morning piss —
don't panic
o magpie!
Juhani Tikkanen
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
first light---
communion
with the birds
John Soules
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
sunrise lights
my coffee
in a clear glass cup
Rose Marie Stutts, EdD
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
each morning
confirming
my bald spot
Paul Hodder
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
moment of silence —
marking the same kid tardy
day after day
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
**having been there in the position of being late for school, it’s refreshing to sit in the other chair now that of the teacher; though my lateness was not a habitual thing, i remember the discipline of those days and the pounding in my hear t as i gave the teacher a note written by my mother; i was never a teacher, but this haiku does make me empathize with the persona here, so curtly the writer draws us in
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3 Points
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Fido barks
and brings his leash—
no excuses!
Kirsty Karkow
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
first crow --
my dad lights a cigar
and takes some puffs
~ Brian Mulando
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
book, coffee
kitty in my lap
hummingbird at the feeder
Bill Hudson
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
I open a tin--
the cat flap
starts to rise
James Dobson
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
another morning —
black coffee as usual
but...without you
natalia kuznetsova
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
morning
breath
of sunrise
Peter H. Pache
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
**stunning imagery
April sunrise --
the hot water waits
for my morning tea
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
**It's what the poet gets out of that simple "waits."
dandelion clock —
getting up when
it’s time
Stella Pierides
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
outdoor café
blackbird's song permeates
my first cappuccino
Polona
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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your alarm clock
buzzes long before mine
again and again
Maxianne
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
extend my hand
let the morning
eat
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
morning cold --
yawning as I stretch
on my bed
~ Jackline Shirwatso
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
stumble grumble
switches flick to
morning tea and toast
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
rise and shine, stretch, yawn
breathe in and out, windmill arms
hop back into bed?
Tanja Cilia
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
I eat toast and jam
watching herons stalk the lake
good start to morning
Deirdre Godwin
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
7 am
the cats don't appreciate
my “Arthur Itis” joke
Diane Mayr
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
a weathered green cup
to hold my morning tea
what is this life?
Bruce Ross
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Dawn at the café
Steam rising from coffee mugs
The banter of friends
Robert C. Howard
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
morning walk —
ti marie blooms at the crease
of a stone wall
-- gillena cox
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
**Isn't noticing what blooms at the crease of a wall what haiku is all about?
morning cold --
I ignore the tick tock
of my alarm
~ Elijah Juma
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
without a word
rinsing his whiskers
from the washbasin
Terri L. French
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
before breakfast ...
giving the stray kitten
a bowl of milk
Ramona Linke
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
purring cat
usurps the morning paper
on my lap
Ruth Powell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
start of the day
matching eyeshadow
to the rest
Dorota Pyra
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
**Ah, the fine detachment of "the rest!"
after weighing myself
fake sugar
in my tea
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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juxtaposed...
vitamins and coffee
every morning
dragonfly
out of the dawn crackling campfire birdsong
martin gottlieb cohen
painting my face --
the brushes dot over
the pocks on my skin
mechaieh
misty morning
fades to black and white
waiting for you
Judi Honiker
cold morning --
I pull the blankets tight
around my head
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
After shaving slaps
considering the wrinkles
in a tired face
Horst Ludwig
yoga
her body stretches
to greet the sun
Beth Powell
dog-walking
making new friends
along the way
Carolyn Coit Dancy
dawn chorus ...
I rise for the sun
once more
Hansha Teki
the smell of morning--
joggers, cyclists and dogs
all on the same path
DeVar
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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Morning run
stopping to hug one
who runs faster
who runs by
Jennifer Stefanow
morning walkers
make water in the open--
ISM
--R.K.Singh
winter pre-dawn
shirt buttoned crooked
dry cereal
if
waking from dreams
to dream awakening —
contemplation
~~Merrill Ann Gonzales
gazing at your peaceful face
is my cherished morning routine
wake now sweet child
Katie Conway
morning habits ~
so out of whack
in my jet lag
Jayashree Maniyil
jazz espresso
breathes life
into the air
Petya Gleridis
Condemned to rise,
bathe, eat, drive
to awaiting employment
Chris Howard
morning breeze —
birds' music galore
on the bird cherry
Narayanan Raghunathan
through tea silence
each word hard won
morning pages
Angela Terry
rise,
yawn, scratch, stretch...
COFFEE!
John Hubbard
early morning gym —
my chihuahua's turning around
to surprise me
STOPS
name any morning ---
I'm okay with tea
and fresh bread
Michael McClintock
neglected garden
spring grass stalks stroked
the wrong way
Irena Szewczyk
greeting the morning
blue skies or gray
pen in hand
Marylouise Knight
No more coffee —
I boil again
yesterday grounds
Petru-Ioan Garda
coffee to go
on a first name
basis
Tom Painting
Wafts of bath oil on
early morning breeze.
Donald Skrivseth
breakfast time
the meowing fridge door
— oh, my temple cat!
Peter O. Silvani
five in the morning
sparrows awake with me
tweeter overcrowded
IGA
Six o'clock
newspaper has come
puzzles done.
Trevor Camp
Urgent chirruping —
Cold floors, Darkness and Mist —
Morning walks in park
Philip Mizener
from palm tree
tweets the muezzin -
my 'fajr namaaz'*
( Muslim morning prayers )*
Vishnu P Kapoor
morning coffee
the aftertaste
lingering
Liz Rule
daylight —
they urge me out,
my spring flowers
Anonymous
morning moon
each day my toast
with coffee
Anonymous
walking my son to school
one chance encounter
-- i long for disruption
- ru
first light
the sun warms the sky
i bow in worship
Hazel
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General Comments:
**There were so many wonderful haiku in this section, it was tortuous to choose between them.
**So many beautiful roses from which to choose!
**GENERAL COMMENT: Is it possible to say anything about roses that hasn't been said before? On the evidence of many of this month's entries, the answer is "Yes!"
**There were so many death images in this one it left a lump in my throat. So many very beautiful images to chose from.
**Tough choices--many good haiku.
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