The Shiki Monthly Kukai
May 2014 Kukai
Congratulations to ***Ajaya Mahala***, winner of our Kigo section and to ***Devika Menon, DeVar Dahl, and Cristina Oprea***,
winners of our Free Format section!
May 2014 Results
Kigo Theme:
MOSQUITO
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First Place - 36 Points
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mosquito wings -
the colour of evening
so thin
Ajaya Mahala
Pune, India
(0,10,16) = 36 pts
**A refreshing take on mosquito.
**Not sure that I see exactly what the writer saw, but this haiku is very evocative.
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Second Place - 33 Points
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all the way
to the mountain temple
mosquitoes
Yukiko Yamada
(0,6,21) = 33 pts
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Third Place - 27 Points
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the milky way-
a mosquito brings me
back to earth !
manoj saranathan
(1,6,12) = 27 pts
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26 Points
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strawberry moon
on the edge of silence
a mosquito
Lech Szeglowski
(2,6,8) = 26 pts
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22 Points
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campfire---
the sound of summer
behind my ear
John Soules
(3,3,7) = 22 pts
**Beautifully done! I can hear the buzz!
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20 Points
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nightlife
one mosquito
says it all
Tom Painting
(1,5,7) = 20 pts
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17 Points
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silent backyard –
breathing the same moon
a mosquito and I
Paresh Tiwari
India
(0,5,7) = 17 pts
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14 Points
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office gossip —
another mosquito
begins to buzz
Vinay Leo R.
(0,3,8) = 14 pts
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13 Points
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saying goodbye ...
the moon fills my
mosquito net
Jayashree Maniyil
Australia
(0,3,7) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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if you are seeking
a sober man, mosquito,
don`t drink me
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(1,2,5) = 12 pts
**The old masters would have loved this one! Very issa-like.
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10 Points
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evening little league
visitors 2 home 3
mosquitoes 5
Bill Hudson
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
to kill
or not to kill -
the mosquito on her cheek
--- kashinath karmakar
India
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
alone tonight--
I offer myself
to the mosquito
Carole MacRury
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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fly tying
my best mosquito fools
not one trout
Edward
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
mosquito and I
sharing quality time
newspaper crossword
Ignatius Fay
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
grandma burns
the dry neem leaves
mosquito rain
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
a mosquito
in the spider's web
moonlight
Carol Raisfeld
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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juxtaposition...
mosquito, might you be
my cousin vlad?
Nancy Smith
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
sunset over the lake
we share the view
and mosquito net
Gabriel Sawicki
(1,0,5) = 8 pts
heated court room--
a mosquito rests in the
judge's wig
Yesha Shah
Surat, India.
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
**Hehehe! A nice way to break the tension!
red moon eclipse
a mosquito settles
on my blood line
Ron C. Moss
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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mosquito bite
the joy of a dragonfly
on my knee
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
starry sky -
through the mosquito net
the shimmer of satin
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh,India
(1,0,4) = 7 pts
the sweet-pungent smell
of mosquito repellant
long after he left...
Cristian Mocanu
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
evening contrails
the high whine
of a mosquito
Michele L. Harvey
USA
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
night on the beach-
mosquitoes inspecting
sandcastles
Ailoaei Cristina
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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mosquito at midnight the drone dream returns
S.E. Buffington
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
here, mosquito
THWACK!
is your Paradise
Michael McClintock
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
still
alive, mosquito
still
dust
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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fishing
from the shore
a few mosquito bites
Bernard Gieske
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
This time I'm faster
than the mosquito -
slap!
Zhanna P. Rader
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
letting
the mosquito bite me –
my sweetie's long kiss
Tomislav
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
mosquitos
congressmen back
in session
carlos gesmundo
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
n my haiku guide
between the pages for spring
dry a mosquito
Horst Ludwig
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
blooming lilac
as if mosquitoes
weren't here
Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
still awake
counting mosquitoes
at the screen
todd eddy
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
shooting star--
mosquito
at my ear
Bill Pauly
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
**I love the contrast of distant and near.
mosquito buzz
our
last conversation
Jone
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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gnat by gnat
the darkening halo
behind Buddha's head
Anonymous
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
after the rain this buzzbuzzbuzz in my ear
Angie Werren
Amelia, Ohio
USA
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
the witch’s last curse
smoke from her funeral pyre
becomes mosquitos
Deirdre Godwin
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
zazen—
the endless bzzzzzt
…in my head?
Sondra J. Byrnes
USA
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
mosquito bite -
I'm just itching
to bite back
Robert Naczas
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
moonbeams --
a mosquito lingers
on the window pane
~ yamame
(Kenya)
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
first mosquito...
restraint filling the space
between
Dejan Pavlinovic
Pula, Croatia
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
tiny flier
no bark
all bite
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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drought...
no buzz-buzz-buzz
at night
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan
(Mumbai)
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
placid pool...
clouds of mosquito hatchlings rise
to carry on
Kirsty Karkow
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
midday stillness
canoe leaves behind
mosquitoes and my worries
Harvey Jenkins
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
all night long
adding to my voices
a mosquito
Samar Ghose
Australia
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
the shrill sound
of a mosquito in my ear --
it's dawn already
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
(Kenya)
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
citronella,
perfume for
a summer's eve
Tom Conally
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
creekside martinis
creekside mosquitoes
this buzz has wings
Ginny Hoyle
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
a mosquito's buzz
over the half-empty bed...
reincarnation
natalia kuznetsova
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
lights out
that whine
lights on
Donna Bauerly
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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beech tree crotches catch
water where wrigglers wiggle -
mosquitoddlers
Bill Tallmadge
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
still winter-
the mosquito ringtone
melody
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
the buzz deafening:
our little brown bats now
have white noses
--Diane Mayr
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
I clap twice
to kill a mosquito --
sleepless night
~ Otax Mzito
(Kenya)
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
May showers...
our blood commingles in this
mosquito
-Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, India
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
**Note: This haiku alludes to a famous metaphysical conceit by John Donne.
I am still empty-handed –
a full moon and mosquitoes
under a broken lamp post
Daniela Bullas
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
bad news
he doesn't notice
mosquito bites
Arkady Elterman
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
buds on the tips
of still bare branches -
first mosquito
Laurene
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
satisfied mosquito
sitting by me
gazing the moon
Ken Sawitri
Indonesia
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
honeymoon suite --
draped from the canopy bed
mosquito netting
maxianne
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
move
in my empty rooms
a mosquito hums
Claudius Gottstein
Germany
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
noisy crowded bus
two dollar ticket
mosquito rides free
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Alive wreath
on the fisher's forehead
a swarm of mosquitoes
Vasile Moldovan
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
no friends around -
the sound of the mosquitos
fills the room
Cristina Oprea
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
mosquito weather
the evening sky heavy
with low clouds
Adelaide B. Shaw
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
sleeping out under the night sky mosquitoes in orbit
Elaine Riddell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
custody talk
he punches the wall
mosquito
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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at the right second,
teaching me a lesson...
mosquito's bite
Rita Odeh
Nazareth, Israel
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
Around my net
a mosquito singing
to kill my slumber
Keith A. SIMMONDS
Rodez, FRANCE
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
waiting for the train
alone on the platform
swatting mosquitoes
--R.K.Singh
Dhanbad, India
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
slapping hands
smacking together
fighting night with mosquito
purush
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
midnight
the mosquito's whining
stops...and...
Barbara Snow
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
**love the realistic suspence here
first campfire
a persistent mosquito
disturbs the quiet
Gerry Bravi (Canada)
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
the sky
through the insect net-
a mosquito on the moon's face
Lavana kray
Romania
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
kitchen garden –
the tomatoes guarded by
a cloud of midges
Ramona
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
mosquito song
friends watch a sunset
now blood brothers
Mark A. Fisher
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
we share a joke
slapping our thighs-
damn mosquitoes
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Birmingham, UK
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
mosquito waltz
around and around
my dreams
Beth Powell
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
mosquito net--
I safeguard
my type O blood
James Dobson.
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
a mosquito –
near the end of the ridge
passing the red zone
Svend A. Doggfall
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
mosquito larvae
sway in stagnant water --
evening rain
~ Patrick Wafula
(Kenya)
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
first meditation . . .
the whine of mosquitoes
against the screen house
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
mosquito buzz
our kiss
after another argument
Anonymous
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
cemetery silence
just driving away
a mosquito's buzz
Anna Mazurkiewicz
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
first mosquitoes
sharpen their bayonets...
rumours of war
Ruth Powell
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
heat of the night
the mosquitoes settle down
on the ice bucket
cfc
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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baby learning to walk
mosquitoes
stay away
Anonymous
Hades' tenth ring must
be an itching inferno
ruled by mosquitos.
Robert C. Howard
Belleville, Illinois
mosquito -
haemo-bandit
in the night
john mcdonald
Edinburgh Scotland
palm-fringed cove
grass skirts, coconuts
and mosquitoes
Barbara A. Taylor
an uncertain buzz…
my thoughts go
flying
D W Skrivseth
whine in summer
ever close to ear
in vain i slap my pain
Vishnu P Kapoor
Chennai, India
playing hooky from work
a mosquito
bites my arm
deanna tiefenthal
dancing with her heaving '12orchid bosom' a mosquito
Sheila K.Barksdale
his needling
draws failed slaps—
first hot night
Alegria Imperial,
Canada
Summer´s first moskito bite
the itch
I long for
Undring
heavy still air
and mosquitoes move in
legs swing faster
assu
fat mosquito
full of my blood
- too slow
Paul Hodder
a bit of my blood
goes into the mosquito's world
predestination
Earl Keener
an unsleepy
mosquito conquered
our bedroom?
Juhani Tikkanen
again the mosquitoes
stamp our arms, then let us pass
into summer’s fest
Anne Zooey Lind
dusk settles
over the roofs of Brussels--
mosquitos dancing
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
Belgium)
Starry night -
listening to the whizzing sound
of mosquitoes
Miorita
evening walk --
I got into a ring of
mosquitos
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India
mosquito whine--
six year old soccer players
swarm the ball
DeVar
a buzzing mosquito
squeezes into my net --
midnight
~ Mary Njambi
(Kenya)
stagnant water --
mosquito larvae float
on its surface
~ Eunice Joy (Kenya)
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General Comments:
**Thank you very much for the opportunity.
**There were so many others I wanted to vote for...I liked them equally well...but ran out of points.
**thanks for asking us to take the bait of biting!
**Thank you for another chance to read and vote on some very good haiku.
**disappointing lack of originality with this month's crop.
**Thank you for another competition -- this one got everybody out writing as soon as the school holidays were over!
**[The kukai is] a terrific way to examine this form more closely and learn by doing. I love seeing the varied responses to any given "prompt."
**So thoroughly enjoy the Kukai, eagerly await each phase !
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Free Format Theme:
MIDNIGHT
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First Place - 25 Points
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midnight…
the silence turns
a deeper blue
~Devika
(2,5,9) = 25 pts
**so classical, feels like the origin of a color.
AND
midnight and still
the bathroom faucet
the bathroom faucet
DeVar
(2,4,11) = 25 pts
**I related to the dripping tap haiku! Had one in my kitchen for many years!!
**my month-long "unromantic" experience, too!
**uses repetition to mimic the irritation--lovely humor.
AND
midnight coldness -
an owl and the moon
on the same branch
Cristina Oprea
(1,5,12) = 25 pts
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Second Place - 20 Points
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midnight worries
eclipse
the moon
Ginny Hoyle
(3,3,5) = 20 pts
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Third Place - 16 Points
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midnight
plotting the murder of the neighbors'
wind chimes
April Serock
(2,2,6) = 16 pts
**I can SO identify with this one and love the humorous approach!
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15 Points
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midnight town...
the train rumbles past
a stifled dream
Paresh Tiwari
India
(0,5,5) = 15 pts
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14 Points
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near midnight –
walking home with jazz
still in my ears
Tomislav
(1,3,5) = 14 pts
the moment between
today and tomorrow…
star-shimmer
Michele L. Harvey
USA
(1,3,5) = 14 pts
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12 Points
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where I end
and you begin
stroke of midnight
S.M. Abeles
Washington, D.C.
(0,2,8) = 12 pts
**Very sensual
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11 Points
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midnight -
the lactating mother
takes a turn
Ajaya Mahala
Pune, India
(0,3,5) = 11 pts
the midnight owl
asking again
who I am
Adelaide B. Shaw
(0,3,5) = 11 pts
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10 Points
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granite boulder
radiating the day’s heat
midnight dip
Ignatius Fay
(1,3,1) = 10 pts
**I liked a lot of these but these two stood out so much that I decided to hit them hard.
**There are multiple sensory notes in #5. It puts me right there in the moment.
deadline
for today...
midnight
Tom Conally
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
my head on her heart
at midnight --
leaping deer
Michael McClintock
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
dead of night
the hoot of a barn owl
whitens the moon
Ron C. Moss
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
midnight...
once again my slippers
feel too large
Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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darkness
when you are gone
my midnight
Aalix Roake
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
sultry night--
the twelfth chime echoes
into the silence
Carole
(0,1,7) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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midnight
and wide awake. . .
winter stars
Kirsty Karkow
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
midnight bell--
same distance between us
and the full moon
Yesha Shah
Surat, India
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
midnight -
a wolf on the hill
howls to his pack
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
midnight mice
pause to listen
the owl's silence
Beth Powell
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
insomnia
the minute hand inches
towards dawn
-Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, India
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
**I understand this well, maybe even too well.
midnight moon . . .
a mouse scratching
behind the wall
Jayashree Maniyil
Australia
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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midnight lullaby
listening to lovelorn frogs
and your gentle snores
Deirdre Godwin
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
counting sheep
a new day begins
in the dark
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Birmingham, UK
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
**A beautiful way to indicate sleeplessness.
changing trains
at midnight
unknown darkness
Elaine Riddell
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
nowhere-bound
the chatter of fallen leaves
at midnight
Anonymous
(0,0,7) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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midnight chimes--
she loses a slipper
in her hurry
James Dobson.
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
dozen strokes
suddenly faded
yesterday's wind
Anna Mazurkiewicz
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
freight train -
midnight
comforter
john mcdonald
Edinburgh scotland
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
the secrets
we’ve forgotten
midnight moon
Ann K. Schwader
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
midnight camp -
a screech owl's call
as cold as the sky
Laurene
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
midnight moon
the designated driver
takes his time
--Diane
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
**This paints a wonderfully clear picture for the reader.
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5 Points
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meeting eye to eye
one that cannot sleep
and the full moon
D W Skrivseth
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
sixth floor apartment
the heavy footsteps
at midnight
Harvey Jenkins
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
midnight truce -
she shifts the baby to
wall side of their bed
--- kashinath
karmakar,India
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
midnight blue
the susurrus
of silk
(Ramona)
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
midnight
shadows
her cleavage
Bill Pauly
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
midnight --
an unexpected sound
in this empty room
Angie Werren
Amelia, Ohio
USA
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
living alone
at midnight talking back
to the wind
Jan O'Loughlin
(Australia)
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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midnight moon
chips of light mirrored
on the lake
Gerry Bravi
(Canada)
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
border's darkness-
from high song to another,
the nightingale
Rita Odeh
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
prognosis finite midnights
Paul Hodder
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
midnight at noon
the schoolchildren excited
about the eclipse
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan
(Mumbai)
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
wind chimes at midnight birdsong and moon shadows
S. E. Buffington
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
fireflies at midnight –
shall I be an impressionist
or a photographer?
Daniela Bullas
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
bedtime stories -
tracing the flowers
on mother's quilt
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh,India
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
mid
night
sun
dust
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
between a drizzle
and the curfew bells..
drowning moon
Alegria Imperial
Canada
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
midnight
he staggers home again
on the wrong road
Edward
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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dawn stillness —
a drop of midnight
warms the sun
Vinay Leo R.
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
distant stroke at twelve
in my bed only moonlight
a broken dream
Vishnu P Kapoor
Chennai, India
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
chuntering lakeside,
threading the blackness -
the windows of a small train
Sheila K. Barksdale
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
**Cinematic. The mind has no words to paraphrase this imagery in motion through consciousness. What a gift!
around midnight,
her spirit tells me
what I already know
Charles Rossiter
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
new year
the midnight ringing
of church bells
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
**Short and to the point.
twelve o-clock chimes
still carries
that haunting feeling
Bill Hudson
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
midnight...an instant
between past and tomorrow
endless skies above
natalia kuznetsova
Moscow,Russia
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
'round midnight on the stereo 'round midnight
John Soules
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
soft midnight
rolling today
into tomorrow
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
deep night...
a sleeping baby smiles
in the echo of snow
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
Tsetserleg city, Mongolia
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
wailing at midnight
those cats
are pure jazz, man
todd eddy
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
midnight train...
slow-running grandfather
clock
Lech Szeglowski
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
midnight caller -
on the other end of line
crickets chirping
cfc
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
night without kisses -
listening to "Round Midnight"
over and over
Robert Kania
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
shelf life
a midnight read
of her poetry
Tom Painting
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
midnight
the cold of satin and
the warmth of her body
Gabriel Sawicki
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
camp fire
behind the rig
midnight sun
Claudius Gottstein
Germany
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
quiet midnight--
the distant hooting
of an owl
~ Patrick Wafula
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
midnight darkness --
two owls alternating
their hoots
~ Irene Mwangi
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Midnight –
only an owl repeating
her song
Miorita
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
sleepless midnight . . .
lulled by the ocean's
unceasing whisper
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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midnight quake -
the baby in her crib
finally asleep
Israel López Balan
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
midnight sky --
the Milky Way forms
a love triangle
~ Susan Wanjiku
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
midnight-
mother caressing
her newborn
Ailoaei Cristina
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
on the last toll her spell disappears
B
Mountain Top NSW
Australia
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
daylight saving time
that Saturday's curfew
the second midnight
maxianne
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
midnight
no owl in the tree
to give a hoot
Bernard Gieske
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
home at midnight --
the milky way stretching
across our sky
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
no one looking
one day becomes the next—
this secret affair
Sondra J. Byrnes
USA
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
up past midnight
reading
haiku
Jane DeJonghe
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
boozy midnight
my dead mother's perfume
chats me up
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
midnight-
how this summer
will be different
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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rattles
long after the flash ~
midnight storm.
manoj saranthan
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
At midnight
I sleep away alone
in the double bed
Constantin Stroe
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
midnight deadline
in the fresh scent of midnight
a citrus moon
Ken Sawitri
Indonesia
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
midnight-
the clock hands give me a hug
for a second
Lavana kray
Romania
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
total darkness —
a dog's barking fills my ears
at midnight
~ samuel ndungu
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
midnight
the competition between
the tic-tacs and the tears
Undring
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
quiet midnight --
the croaking of frogs
wakes me up
~ Judy Wangui
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
at midnight
cicadas' chorus
Tokyo
Yukiko Yamada
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
midnight --
the ceaseless whirring
of crickets
~ Alphonse Kyalo
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
midnight.
only the street lamps' silent stares.
dsnake1
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
night blooming cereus
midnight
the neighbors gather
Jone
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
summer midnight
what a thief! prancing around
in midday’s gown
Anne Zooey Lind
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
**I like the personification in this one
midnight --
I texted her to come
in my dream
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
midnight
wind whooshes willows
your hand on my thigh
Doris
(0,0,1) = 1 pts
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No Points This Time, Sorry.
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midnight mass
few candles, watch for
air attack
Horst Ludwig
Strains of Auld Lang Syne
floating in the air…
the midnight hour
Keith A. SIMMONDS
Rodez, FRANCE
Full solstice moon
veiled by diaphanous clouds
drifting past midnight.
Robert C. Howard
Belleville, Illinois
restless birds
chirping on neem tree
midnight chill
--R.K.Singh
Dhanbad, India
early spring's mid night
smells so pleasant
cherry blossoms bloom
purush
child screams
from the roller coaster ride
midnight dream
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India.
the sound of a hare track
wrapped up in silence
winter midnight
Oddbjørn Aardalen
insomnia
familiar rabbit
midnight moon
Anonymous
^^Note much of asia and central and south america see a standing rabbit on the full moon making either a rice or corn cake respectively rather than
a man on the moon
midnight tote bag
wool scarf, umbrella, sunglasses
sunblock
Leah Ann Sullivan
distant sound
of thunder breaks the silence --
midnight rain
~ yamame
sudden alarm --
my phone clock reads
zero zero hours
~ Otax Mzito
midnight full moon
spills through the windows
another bathroom trip
Mark A. Fisher
still midnight --
the chirping of crickets
the only sound
~ Irene Wangare
ignore your watch
it's midnight but we don't
work tomorrow
assu
mid-night
a time I witness
in dreams
Donna Bauerly
Dubuque, IA
standing alone
midnight's lamp post
enlighted
Juhani Tikkanen
midnight -
neighbourhood cats
caterwauling
Ruth
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General Comments:
**There were so many good ones!
**Really appreciate all the hard work that goes into organising this wonderful kukai....
**It is so nice to read such good haiku.
**I could have voted for a few more so this was not so easy. I related to the dripping tap haiku! Had one in my kitchen for many years!!
**I liked the variety of haiku submitted under this theme and had quite a hard time narrowing it down to my six favourites. Thank you again, it was a most enjoyable month
**Many entries are quite chilling! I favor the ironic!
**as you can see, I had a hard time choosing
**“Excellent Free Forms! May I choose another three? I didn’t think so.
**This too was an excellent theme -- although quite a few managed to combine "midnight" and "mosquito" together!
** It surprises me that midnight was difficult
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Thank you for participating in the May 2014 Kukai!
With much appreciation,
The Shiki Monthly Kukai Team