May 2013 Results

Kigo Theme:

LONG RAIN(S)

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First Place -  44 Points

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long rains

I give a name

to the stray dog

Dorota Pyra

(3,7,21) = 44 pts

**A perfect little story in just ten syllables.

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Second Place -  28 Points

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long rains

the monk adjusts

his posture

Paul Hodder

(1,5,15) = 28 pts

**One imagines an eternity from one adjustment to the next.

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Third Place -  24 Points

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days of rain...

beginning a chapter

i've already read

polona

(3,3,9) = 24 pts

 AND

another visit

to the hospital...

unending rain

Gregory Longenecker

(0,7,10) = 24 pts

**Successfully yokes the feeling of "will this ever end" to both the

unending rain & hospital visits.

**Not flashy, but solid

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19 Points

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tea in china cups

the wet afternoon perfumed

with tangerine peels

Adelaide B. Shaw

(0,7,5) = 19 pts

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14 Points

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ceaseless rain -

the autistic child

drawing an ark

Cezar F. Ciobîcă

(1,2,7) = 14 pts

**would have given more points if no gerund in l.3

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12 Points

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cold rain -

hugging

her urn

Seby Lucacs

(1,3,3) = 12 pts

**would have given more points if no dash in l.1

monsoon season . . .

the tyrannosaurus skeleton

loses a tooth

Michael McClintock

(1,1,7) = 12 pts

Sunday rain -

cleaning the old wax

from the candlestick

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

(0,1,10) = 12 pts

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11 Points

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relentless rain

the long frozen stalk

of a heron

Barbara Snow

(0,4,3) = 11 pts

**Love it!

long rain -

thousands of drops

between she and I

Israel López Balan

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

I warned you

about me --

downpour

S.M. Abeles

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

**Not sure what we are being warned of, but that's what makes it work.

long rains,

every night

the same lullaby

j. blain

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

all day rain...

pond carp nibble

at the ripples

Anonymous

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

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10 Points

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field in rain -

scarecrow’s hat

for shelter

Virginia Popescu

PHOENIX

(2,0,4) = 10 pts

the river

dredged of sunsets—

long rains

Alegria Imperial

(1,2,3) = 10 pts

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9 Points

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river rise -

the fragrance of life

passing by

Sandi Pray

Robbinsville, NC

USA

(1,2,2) = 9 pts

between rains

the long walk home

in wet shoes

RD McManes

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

**This one jumped out at me as I was first reading the email, and, as

is often the case when that happens for me, it held up well... so

perfectly capturing the feeling of inescapability that comes with long

rains.

long rain

I empty the catch pan

again

kawazu

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

long rain

a stray cat

under the bench

Tatsuya Onai

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

endless rain –

she’s hiding her tears

in a handkerchief

Eduard TARA

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

**i.m.o.-would be better with "she hides..." in line two.

rainy season ...

the rut in the driveway

grows deeper

Kat Creighton

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

losing you . . .

the patter of rain

on the car roof

Ron C. Moss

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

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8 Points

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long rain

the school reopens

for homelessness

Ramesh Anand

(2,0,2) = 8 pts

the sound

of an audience clapping

morning rain

helge t.

(1,2,1) = 8 pts

long winter rain

beyond the wall of clouds my longing

Dietmar Tauchner

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

**Although I think this would be better in 3 lines instead of only 2,

I gave it my vote. Perhaps it was intended to be 3 and just showed up

on my computer as 2.

[It was intended to be 2 lines – GH]

downpour...

a little stream swallows

the new road

Nadalsuren Purevdorj

Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

**My favourite this month. The verb "swallows" is so apt!

winter rain

new cracks

in our foundation

John Soules

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

**A couple? A culture? A cosmos?

long rain

puddles turning

to pools turning

to ponds.

Bill Hudson

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

long rain --

I find an old friend

in my voicemail

Angie Werren

Amelia, Ohio

(0,0,8) = 8 pts

**Love this one for its hints of both melancholy and hope.

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7 Points

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long rain

while you take me

to your heart

Ernesto P. Santiago

Philippines

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

cancer scare …

the chapter of long rain

in my book

Origa

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

morning breeze--

the remnant rain drops

holding on to leaves

Pravat Kumar

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

week-long rain

even the earthworms

drown in sorrow

Christina Nguyen

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

last hug on the beach -

the rain still smells

of your after shave

lavana kra

Romania(RO)

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

incessant rain ...

chasing each other

between the folds

Jayashree Maniyil

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

drizzle…

the anticipation

of her voice

Ted van Zutphen

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

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6 Points

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tiger lotus

floats beautifully

warm rain

C.D. Southards

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

**A rare case in which "beautifully" doesn't seem too extravagant for a haiku.

seventh day

no longer singing

in the rain

Ellen Compton

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

rainy days sweeping soggy maple buds a robin’s song

d w skrivseth

(0,3,0) = 6 pts

long weeks of rain

black ants parade in and out

of my recipe box

Nancy Smith

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

**My son says, "I always like these funny ones." Me, too.

rain day 3

my donation bag

splits in 2

Roberta Beary

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

your longlasting fall

drop after drop after drop

made a hole in stone

Trygve Johnsen

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

days of rain

the talk turns

to boat buying

Michele L. Harvey

USA

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

two-day rain —

the old deck of cards

rediscovered

Shelley Krause

(0,0,6) = 6 pts

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5 Points

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learning taiko

Japanese rainy season

inside and outside

charlie smith

raleigh, nc

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

long rain

after a dry summer...

the grass grows green

Anne Curran

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

monsoon rain

a boathouse slips its tether

to the river moon

Garry Eaton

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

fetal heartbeat doubling the effects of rain

Cherie Hunter Day

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

may jazz

the percussion solo

drags on

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

**Perhaps my favorite in this month's submissions. We've all felt this

about a drum solo - or a rain storm - at one point or another!

long rains...

a stranded herd of beasts

in knee-deep waters

Barbara A. Taylor

Australia

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

washed-out roads

only frogs praise

long rains

-- ushi

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

garden puddles

the tangled roots

of our love

Dawn Apanius

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

in the mailbox

one windowed envelope

- long rain

Bouwe Brouwer

The Netherlands

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

the long rain

after the long drought -

sound of jazz

Laura Csilla

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

endless rain ...

tears keep streaming

from the willow

Tore Sverredal

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

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4 Points

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long soaking rain

garden and gardener breathe

sighs of relief

gourdman

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

phantom pain

in the springs missing arm

itching rain

Oddbjørn Aardalen

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

persistent rain

after the long drought—

realtor’s sign

–if–

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

long rain

nearly as good

as a car wash

Barbara Campitelli

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

day-long drizzle

reading a novel

600 more pages

Bernard Gieske

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

quiet with eyes closed

the baby sparrows huddle

beneath wet branches

Harvey Jenkins

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

week-long rain

work takes me south

to week-long rain

- ru

Canada

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

walk

a blackbird’s song

in long rain

gogatsu

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

long rain –

returning home our cat

complains

Tomislav

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

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3 Points

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downpour...

under faintly fluttering tree

sparrows

Tuvshinzaya Nergui

Tsetserleg city, Mongolia

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

long rain –

the joy of snail who is away

for a walk

Miorita

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

long rain-

little wings going

up, down

Rita Odeh

Nazareth, Israel

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

sightseeing...

untaken pictures

with the flood

Dejan Pavlinovic

Pula, Croatia

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Nyatike floods --

a white chick balancing

on a floating branch

~ Andrew Otinga (Kenya)

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

at last--

the gentle rain

falling, falling...filing

Rose Marie Stutts, EdD

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

long rain ---

longer a robin's wait

in her nest

---kashinath karmakar

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

flooding delta -

somewhere at least

one long rain?

Juhani Tikkanen

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

rain patter

on the window pane -

long night blues

natalia kuznetsova

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

steady weekend rain

his boardwalk monopoly

bankrupts all but one

Edward

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

to find again—

the musical notes in

a steady rain

Marylouise Knight

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

deluge the remains of dignity

Stella Pierides

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

long rain -

the acacia trees remain

without flowers

Ailoaei Cristina

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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2 Points

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another day of rain

even the thunder

drowned out

Warren Gossett

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

farmers wilting

under the dry season...

the rains procrastinate

Keith A. Simmonds

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

all that mattered--

swept along and drowning

in the rains of spring

--Kirsty Karkow

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

finally sun

my bean sprout's

outgrown her raincoat

maxianne

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

will it ever stop

incessant pitter-patter

drumming in my brain

Tanja Cilia

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

rain on the roof

children running

updown the halls

--Aalix Roake

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

unvoiced words . . .

rain soughs persistently

through the leaves

Hansha Teki

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

over eyes

a dark cloud hovers

long rains

Vinay Leo R.

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

rain in the rain

moles on her back

in the shape of The Dipper

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

after rain -

from the flowers round

cricket song

Andronic Andra

Roumania

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

long rain

I salvage myself

in her fiction

Tom Painting

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

"caw-caw, caw-caw"

disgruntled by the weather

a crow in the rain

todd eddy

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

boarding the school bus

omigosh

mom brings me galoshes

doris kasson

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

rain collection -

our fifty-five gallon drum

overflows

Anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

no cricket song,

no star in the window -

will this rain ever stop?

Cristina Oprea

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

round of robins

hunting for worms—

family secrets

Doris Lynch

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

on our barn roof

the sound of summer rain--

soon three foot tall corn

Eduardo Rojas

Wheaton, ILL.

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

sudden showers --

our child still playing

with the raindrops

~ Kelin Akidia (Kenya)

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

sudden downpour --

a pair of slippers floating

on roadside water

~ Parrot (Kenya)

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

midnight call

she holds me up to

the thunderstorm

Terry O'Connor

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

rain rain rain...

Mom and two ducklings

float on the lawn

S.E. Buffington.

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

high-water mark half-way up the settee

Alan S. Bridges

Littleton, Massachusetts

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

after the long rain-

blueberries are much sweeter

outstanding roses

Hazel A. Witherspoon

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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One Point

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drowsy dawn::

last night’s rain still drums

at my window

Darrell Byrd

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

torrential downpour

waiting at the school bus stop

my windows fog up

-sakyu-

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

no birds sing

no sun no moon no stars

puddles more puddles each hour

Vishnu P Kapoor

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

endless rain

bicycle thief’s snoring

between thunderclaps

Kurt W.

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

spring stream

rolling, roaring, rumbling

through the threshold

Irena Szewczyk

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

on the beach

colorful umbrellas

sold out

Ralf Bröker

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

more raindrops

through this leaking roof --

I shift my bed

~ Catherine Njeri Maina (Kenya)

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

after the rains

the welcomed scent

of grilled hamburgers

--Diane

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

water puddle --

a clear reflection

of the sky

~ James Bundi (Kenya)

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

long rain...

passion fruit sizzle

on the table

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

full water-butts --

I am close

to tears

James Dobson.

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

our day off together

turning

into a long rain

--Peter Newton

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

long rain-

I'm searching on Google,

images with the rainbow

Petru Ioan Garda

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

dripping rain

in the lantern light

still new pearls

Robert Kania

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

rain for a week

in the sodden leaf litter

hens scratching

Elaine Riddell

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

spring rain

your message soaks in

atop the mesa

- Jone Rush MacCulloch

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

long rains

on the leaky roof . . .

measure of my loss

Bill Pauly

Dubuque, IA

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

spring rain

those extra hours

spent in bed

Stevie Strang

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

looming rain clouds

an ant hurries

with its grocery

Naranan Namby

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

long rain--

a collect call

from overseas

Michael Dylan Welch

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

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No Points This Time, Sorry.

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sudden downpour

noisy trucks at midnight

crowded footbridge

--R.K. Singh

Dhanbad (India)

ninth day clouds

sink through sky sieve

wagtail’s bubbling song

greenfinch

norway

A side-walk drawing

of Picasso's young girlfriend —

and needed spring rain.

Horst Ludwig

dancing in the rain -

all inclusive Argen' Tango

tanga exclusive

STOPS

shivering as

the third day of rain

gnaws at my ceiling

mechaieh

puny blooms

a broken spring: how we long

for rain

Ginny Hoyle

water seeping in

waterproof tent

vacation rain

Mark A. Fisher

hoped for harvest

drowns in watery furrows

swollen seeds

assu

 long cold rain

shadows stretch to flamingos

hot pink toenails

Anonymous

seeking lots of stuff

I hung out to dry

in a dry time

Donna Bauerly

Heavy rain,

thunder and lightning

and then peace.

Trevor Camp

spring rain

icy diamonds splashing

on our hair

Gabriele Brunsch

 flooded road --

a mattress floating

on running water

~ Velma Adhiambo (Kenya)

I clean

my muddy gumboots --

rain aftermath

~ Elijah Juma (Kenya)

students run

to a nearby kibanda * --

sudden downpour

 ~ Jescah Auma (Kenya)

 * A kibanda is a small shop created from wooden poles and plastic

sheeting for a roof.

 heavy downpour --

a girl on a narrow path

runs for shelter

~ Anne Ambongo (Kenya)

raindrops falling

on my plaited hair --

scent of lotion

~ Eunice Muthoni (Kenya)

tornado season --

six inches of rain in

four hours

bre

 afternoon rain --

students in our classroom

huddle together

~ Shilo (Kenya)

still raining-

more and more green

slice of the bread

Krzysztof Kokot PL

hail pings at the glass

thunder rolls closer

the rising sound of rain

Tony Nasuta

rainbow this morning

after ten straight days of rain

welcome sight to see

Deirdre Godwin

early rains...

thirsty roots

suckle

dragonfly

dark night -

sounds of rain on roof

and foxes barking

Jane DeJonghe

incessant down pour

the mouths of plants

duly wet.

purush-guntur

the discount rack

discounted again

rain without end

Cara Holman

brimming gutters

at the kitchen door

sopping dog wants in

Frances O'Keeffe

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General Comments:

**A strong batch of poems, and there were some very nice entries I had

to eliminate because they failed to indicate the duration of the rain

(anything sudden or occurring at a certain time of day, not to mention

the absence of it, is not "long" in my mind).

 **I had a long list from which to cull! Many excellent haiku for the

dull days of "long rains."

**This was a really difficult vote for me. So many poems deserved

points. Congratulations to all that entered. Reading your entries was

a real treat!

**So many great haiku here! It was hard to pick.

**It was difficult to pick from this list. There are so many good ones

I decided to give 6 of them one vote each. I could have chosen 6

different ones equally good, but in the end these made a slightly

greater impression.

**Thanks for your time, and the opportunity. We have had a lot of rain

over the last two years! At last the sun is shining but it's autumn

chilly, with dancing toadstools....

**Some very interesting takes on the season reference. Enjoyed reading

through the whole batch.

**LONG RAINS is a season in East Africa (mid-March to mid-May). This

year, the rains were so heavy that they caused mudslides and deaths in

many parts of Kenya.

**A lot more than six fine haiku in these, and three worth more than

one point. So ... what a difficult choice. Thank you!

**as kigo efforts go this is pretty confused according to Gabi's

saijiki which say "long rain(s) is not a kigo." Though on the same

site Kenya claims is for March to May. The same database says ants are

generally summer... so... aargh!

**Thank you for another chance to read and vote on some wonderful

haiku and have mine be read, perhaps, get votes, too.

** Such a long rain of long rain haiku :)  jiggity jog

Free Format Theme:

DUST

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First Place -  39 Points

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first raindrops –

the fragrance

of dust

Tomislav

(3,6,18) = 39 pts

**The kind of moment of heightened awareness that is close to the

heart of haiku.

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Second Place -  35 Points

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dusty attic -

a one-eyed doll

still smiling

Virginia Popescu

PHOENIX

(1,7,18) = 35 pts

**A strong image, poignant, and even creepy.

**If we forget that it's a painted smile, this slips into

sentimentality. But that would be our fault.

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Third Place -  32 Points

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second marriage

I remove the dust

from my dress shoes

Harvey Jenkins

(1,6,17) = 32 pts

**Interesting but "dress shoes" in line 3 is too general.

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27 Points

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moving day

dust from one attic

to the next

Adelaide B. Shaw

(2,5,11) = 27 pts

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24 Points

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empty room

the moon tiptoeing

over dust

gogatsu

(2,5,8) = 24 pts

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23 Points

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solitude

a winter fly

stirs the dust

Bill Kenney

(0,5,13) = 23 pts

**This one has been done many times before so am giving it just 1 point.

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20 Points

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the summer we loved...

brushing dust

from a conch shell

polona

(1,3,11) = 20 pts

**A sentimental haiku or a haiku about sentimentality? I like the ambiguity.

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19 Points

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deep-south drought--

a puff of dust

from the catcher's mitt

Michael Dylan Welch

(0,4,11) = 19 pts

**I can see, feel, hear this one!

**Brilliant! I can hear the thud of the ball on leather.

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18 Points

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dust on the black keys--

her Chopin

still haunts me

James Dobson.

(1,3,9) = 18 pts

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16 Points

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window sill

spring moonlight gathers

on the dust

martin gottlieb cohen

(0,5,6) = 16 pts

**Dust getting a taste of its own medicine... can totally picture this one!

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15 Points

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desert spring -

a dust devil pirouettes

across the road

Darrell Byrd

(0,3,9) = 15 pts

specks of dust

in the sunlight

our last dance

Anne Curran

(0,1,13) = 15 pts

**Might be better flipped: "our last dance . . . / specks of dust / in

the sunlight"

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14 Points

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Mom's old table

writing her name in the dust

with my finger

-sakyu-

(1,3,5) = 14 pts

this life

dust motes

in sunlight

Paul Hodder

(0,5,4) = 14 pts

**Might be better flipped: "dust motes / in sunlight . . . / this life"

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13 Points

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dust

too much

of a small thing

Lynda True

(2,2,3) = 13 pts

**6 Points!

I've never done this before, but for me this one stood out among the rest!

[Only 3 points maximum are allowed for one poem, but I wanted to

include this comment and got permission to do so– GH]

dusty mirror -

face without wrinkles

today

Lavana Kray

Iasi-Romania (RO)

(1,2,6) = 13 pts

stone dust

the constant sound of

cutting the death date

Dorota Pyra

(0,4,5) = 13 pts

**An unusual kind of dust, here as evidence of one our clearest areas

of common ground... this one stayed with me.

summer’s dust –

the page I never covered

with words

Eduard TARA

(0,3,7) = 13 pts

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11 Points

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the old attic...

searching for memories

buried in dust

natalia kuznetsova

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

dust particles —

I drift with my thoughts

through a sunbeam

Hansha Teki

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

the marks we left

on one another --

dusty road

S.M. Abeles

(0,2,7) = 11 pts

** I would have given more points if "leave" were used in place of

"left" in line 1.

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9 Points

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dust to dust...

whispering poppies on

the old battlefield

Cezar F. Ciobîcă

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

piano keys...

the dust

of middle-age

Roberta Beary

(0,1,7) = 9 pts

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8 Points

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red moonrise

whirlwind

on the priest's tomb

Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu

(1,2,1) = 8 pts

under the bed

dust balls & toddler toys

the underworld

Bernard Gieske

(0,3,2) = 8 pts

empty closet

poignant memories

and our dust

charlie smith

raleigh, nc

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

**My favorite of the moving-themed submissions.

dust

a sign

of no action

Barbara Campitelli

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

dust atop the wardrobe

all the years

of good intentions

Frances O'Keeffe

(0,1,6) = 8 pts

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7 Points

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her memory

of the 1930's...

dust

Alan S. Bridges

Littleton, Massachusetts

(1,0,4) = 7 pts

**A starkness of expression entirely appropriate to what is expressed.

late spring cleaning—

this thin patina of dust

blurs our marriage

S.E. Herrin

Des Moines, Iowa USA

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

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6 Points

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a moth

flails in the lampshade

its dust drifting

Warren Gossett

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

dust storm--

strangers among the heirs

at his wake

Alegria Imperial

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

so much dust

between the letters

writer's block

Stevie Strang

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

wiping the dust

off each bottle of beer --

local shop

~ Isabelle Prondzynski (Kenya)

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

dust in the wind -

every letter

of your name

Sandi Pray

Robbinsville, NC

USA

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

dry enough for a sparrow bath

Donna Bauerly

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

star dust

clouds her short romance—

the judge enters court

Donald Carlock

Glen Ellyn, Illinois

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

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5 Points

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family farm dust trails the tractor

Michele L. Harvey

USA

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

dry lightning...

a young farmer's dream

turns to dust

S.E. Buffington

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

sundust

the universe dancing

in the living-room

Gabriele Brunsch

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

laguna mesa

swirl of dust and feathers

sacred eagle dance

todd eddy

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

dusty cans

filled with keys

locks long forgotten

Mark A. Fisher

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

autumn sky -

arriving with the mail truck

a cloud of dust

Bouwe Brouwer

The Netherlands

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

clothesline

the Persian rug in a cloud

of dust

Stella Pierides

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

dust storm

blown away

by his lies

Anonymous

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

cloud of dust -

two names on the sidewalk

she can't sweep

Israel López Balan

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

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4 Points

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dogs shedding

my feet take on

their summer coat

- ru, Canada

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

my bedroom

dust-covered crucifix--

still time

--R.K. Singh

Dhanbad (India)

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

across the pile

of laundered linens

cat prints

--Diane

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

moth flutters...

white wings dust

green shadows

dragonfly

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

ellipsis...

a mote of dust

in a beam of light

Cara Holman

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

**I like this but wondering if it sounds better if L2 is 'dust motes'

instead of 'a mote of dust'

bookshelf dust

the paperbacks

of summer

Ann K. Schwader

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

lag on Skype

what we'll do

with Mum's remains

-- andrea

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

dust on a glass pane.

i write

an opinion

dsnake1

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

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3 Points

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spring morning

she brushes the dust

off his jacket

Tore Sverredal

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

red dust flying

as I make footsteps

in my dream

Ernesto P. Santiago

Philippines

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

first edition

with dust jacket

The Grapes of Wrath

Tom Painting

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

first

she dusts the bedroom

her husband’s urn

---Aalix Roake

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

dust to dust…

a samara's descent

from the ash tree

Ted van Zutphen

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

spring cleaning

I dust Knick-knacks

and my father's flag

kawazu

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

frolicking

in the communal dust bowl

the hens take turns

Elaine Riddell

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

childhood dreams

my happily ever after

covered in dust

Vinay Leo R.

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

pollen dust --

how many trees does it take

to paint my car yellow?

Angie Werren

Amelia, Ohio

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

summer dawn

the herd of elephants

taking the dust bath

Ramesh Anand

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

dusty path-

baby's slipper caught

in a barbed wire

Rita Odeh

Nazareth, Israel

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

gold dust--

in great grandpa’s attic trunk

a small leather bag

Eduardo Rojas

Wheaton, Illinois

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Sisyphus en miniature

I hoover up

ancestors and stars

Johannes S. H. Bjerg

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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2 Points

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more dust on the map

of Middle East Peace Quartet -

gunpowder like

STOPS

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

as pine dust yellows

the wild pond’s ripples--

a fox sneezes

--Kirsty Karkow

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

tomorrow...

after my forefinger

the same dust

Dejan Pavlinovic

Pula, Croatia

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

grandpa rocks and stares...

in the attic dust blankets

his treasured keepsakes

Edward

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

pollen dust —

everywhere

once we see it

Shelley Krause

(0,1,0) = 2 pts

dust bowl

looking for

lost graves

Garry Eaton

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

grains of dust

on my black sweater

birthday morning

Dietmar Tauchner

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

a new house for sale

with a lovely mountain view

smelling of pine dust

Michael McClintock

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

the sting of loss

glowing embers fall

into the dust

Ron C. Moss

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

I sneeze, I sniffle

dust bunnies under the bed

play tag with my broom

Tanja Cilia

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

gravel dust

billows behind the roadster--

country roads

A.D. Jaden

Des Moines, Iowa

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

this love affair -

nothing left

but dust

Kat Creighton

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

the kukai's kigo -

dust

I sneeze

deanna tiefenthal

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

end of the season-

dusted piano stands

in an empty hotel

Krzysztof Kokot PL

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

pollen dust

morning shovel kendo

with the weeds

Anonymous

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

moving again

the book boxes are full of

medieval dust

Origa

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

dust clouds the waters of my eyes

John Soules

(0,0,2) = 2 pts

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One Point

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May's stronger sun

still choking on the dust

of my youth

–if–

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

kitty prints

across the black lacquer chest

time to dust

Bill Hudson

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

^^this is not far from the truth.

Dangerous driving

with too warm spring winds moving

swaths and swaths of earth

Horst Ludwig

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

sunbeam

a dust particle sparkles

like real gold

RD McManes

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

circling the world

in the teeth of the wind

powdered earth

Ginny Hoyle

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

**Love the all-world perspective of this one.

spring dusk

my angel statue sweeps

dust mites to stardust

Karin Anderson

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

home ec project

dust

under the microscope

maxianne

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

deep summer

dust settles

on the ice scraper

Christina Nguyen

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

pardon our dust sale--

during remodeling

everything half price

Charles Werdenhoff

Joliet, Illinois

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

splatter of the first rain drop dust also rises

d w skrivseth

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

restless sea

wiping the dust off

my shoes

Ralf Bröker

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

abandoned shack

a layer of black dust

on the fan's blades

Barbara A. Taylor

Australia

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

spring evening...

a farmer's daughter wipes

dust off the boots

Nadalsuren Purevdorj

Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

yellow monsters

growling in the dust

of the construction site

Rose Marie Stutts, EdD

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

a silly finger squiggle

from the last time

I dusted

--Peter Newton

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

cloud of dust -

a herd of weary antelopes

on the steppe

Tuvshinzaya Nergui

Tsetserleg city, Mongolia

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

Away from my desk—

I could write my name

across it

Marylouise Knight

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

Victory Day -

mother shakes the dust off

my grandfather's mantle

Petru-Ioan Garda

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

in pristine spring snows

a layer of cream color -

dust from distant storms

Jane DeJonghe

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

my cell alight

with golden rays

of dancing dust

Jon Espen Vassbotn

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

cleaning out the file cabinet

divorce papers

A dust devil sweeps them up

Jone Ruxh MacCulloch

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

drought year,

the cat returns cloaked

in his dust bath

j. blain

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

**Enjoyed the movement in this one... a nice contrast to the dominant

theme of dust as a marker of stillness.

after the storm

my ring finger tracing

"I love you" in dust

Bill Pauly

Dubuque, IA

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

corn harvest

his sweat lined face turns

into a silent breeze

Terry O'Connor

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

mid-work week from heck

singing during my rounds

"Dust in the Wind"

Hazel A. Witherspoon

(0,0,1) = 1 pts

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No Points This Time, Sorry.

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left behind

a child's dog-eared

primer

Terra Martin

bedroom curtains dust

oozing sun glimpse

a tit insist me to rise

greenfinch

norway

ready set go

gram's gonna talk

about the Dust Bowl

doris kasson

 children scuffle

through decomposing granite...

Bonaparte's tomb

Gregory Longenecker

clouds of dust float

in the summer morning

sheep rumbling by

Keith A. Simmonds

T & T

dust upraised

by a passing herd of calves

coats his ecstasy

gourdman

morning shadows

stream from every speck

time to sweep

assu

dawn on mud road

a jalopy in hurry disturbs

the dust in repose

Vishnu P Kapoor

desert wind storm -

the hospital overflows with

asthma patients

Anonymous

no dust bowl hobo

left

my gran's hungry

Anonymous

clouds of spruce pollen

the yellow dust

of life

Oddbjørn Aardalen

dusted shoes

and traces lost in water -

the cry of a gull

Cristina Oprea

uncovered--

brushing dust from

the velvet mole

Barbara Snow

brushing dust

from the monitor screen

images grow bright

--Gene Doty

dust and loam

beneath my fingernails

garden in the bedroom

Doris Lynch

a layer of dust on the old tape

I clean the Chaplin's bowler hat

Robert Kania

Empty house

dust on the cremation urn -

a mouse squeaks.

Trevor Camp

a whirlwind

bending dusty corns

down, up, down

Juhani Tikkanen

dustheap

from his letters smoldering

heat

Irena Szewczyk

wet schoolbus window

"Joel + Rosalita"

no longer add up

mechaieh

the tenant has moved out

and left

the dust

Anonymous

from dust to mud

in one hour--

torrential rain

bre

man creates order

nature destroys it…remember

that thou art dust

Tony Nasuta

panning the Klondike

for the few who made it rich

dust turned into dreams

Deirdre Godwin

 my allergic nose

get perturbed

dust sprays all along

purush-guntur

cold

in summer--

dusty windows

Tatsuya Oonai

empty cart

goes rumbaring –

a cloud of dust

Miorita

achoo achoo

found this gem

in my attic

Naranan Namby

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General Comments:

**Had a tough time selecting the six. :)

**It seems that dust haiku are not so monotonous as rain haiku. I wish

I had at least 3 more points to award in this section.

**This time too many said too much! Still, some fine gems.

**So much life among all this dust.

**A great variety of moments in this batch. Quite enjoyable though

there's a number of tendencies to tell rather than show. Thanks again

for this opportunity to read and vote.

**Thanks, and so grateful for this fun!

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