November 2005 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Autumn Wind

First Place -- 19 pts

autumn wind--

the teapot begins

to whistle

Darrell Byrd

(1,4,8) = 19 pts

Second Place -- 16 pts

autumn wind

in the neighbor's yard

my maple leaves

Jean Jackson

(0,2,12) = 16 pts

Third Place -- 14 pts

autumn wind--

the cemetery fringed

with thistles

Andrew Riutta

(1,3,5) = 14 pts

Fourth Place -- 13 pts

I blow you a kiss--

the autumn wind

steals it away

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,3,7) = 13 pts

Fifth Place -- 12 pts

autumn wind--

again the postman

passes by

max verhart

(0,3,6) = 12 pts

Sixth Place -- 11 pts

autumn wind--

fading voices

of dying leaves

Peter Pache

(2,2,1) = 11 pts

autumn wind ...

I read Jane Eyre

after dinner

Ella Wagemakers

(1,4,0) = 11 pts

- Seventh Place -- 10 pts

- autumn wind...

mallards settle

on a sunlit pond

ed markowski

(1,2,3) = 10 pts

Eighth Place -- 9 pts

autumn wind

a stray dog unearths

a button

Petar Tchouhov

(2,1,1) = 9 pts

autumn wind--

the faint calls

of migrating geese

Audrey Downey

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

marigold spice

on the autumn wind

Day of the Dead

Autumn Moon

(1,3,0) = 9 pts

autumn wind

a man moves from the park

to a city doorway

Beverley George

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

a withered leaf

touching my hair

autumn wind

Israel López Balan

(0,2,5)

autumn winds . . .

two maple leaves race

down the street

marie summers

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

autumn wind

the old man listening for

his train of thought

Bill Kenney

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

Ninth Place -- 8 pts

autumn wind. . .

the newborn burps

in my ear

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

between the front door

and the u-haul

autumn wind

Mark Hollingsworth

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

a feather flies

from an old lady's hat--

autumn wind

Ami

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Tenth Place -- 7 pts

wondering if

I'll ever listen--

autumn wind

William Gottlieb

(1,1,2) = 7 pts

growing old

a scent of loneliness

fills the autumn wind

Linda Chambers

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

nothing left

but the autumn wind

old cottonwood

Ann K. Schwader

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

all through recess

a plastic bag in the tree--

autumn wind

DeVar

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

stars at dusk . . .

autumn wind climbs

the dunes

Carol Raisfeld

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

Eleventh Place -- 6 pts

autumn wind

a wide line of mourners

starts to move

garasa

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

autumn wind

too many slices of

pumpkin pie

--ushi

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

city sidewalk--

my ex's perfume

on the autumn wind

gary steinberg

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

Twelfth Place -- 5 pts

autumn wind:

I need new flowers

for Mom's grave

--oino sakai

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

autumn wind

in only one direction

her mood swings

Angèle Lux

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

autumn wind

spending the night

with the weathercock

RaV (Flatline)

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

autumn wind--

too soon the trees

swept bare

Mary Lee McClure

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

autumn wind

I pull another gray hair

from my jacket sleeve

--Susan Antolin

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

hunting season

an autumn wind ruffles

the doe's fur

Carmel Lively Westerman

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

autumn wind--

fading echo

of wild geese

Tristan Coleridge

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 4 pts

behind the plow

the furrows white with gulls;

autumn winds

Irene Golas

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

autumn winds

curves of the dune

inside a cobalt bottle

Denise Lizarraga

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

Autumn wind

coming down the hill

. . . her glass bangles

kala ramesh

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

night sky

the sound of the autumn wind

from tree to tree

martin 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

colored leaves

on the trees, on the ground

autumn wind

Carol A. Anderson

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

dust swirls

in the autumn wind. . .

a sobbing neighbor

Carmen Sterba

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

autumn winds

branches now filled

with sparkling stars

Barbara Campitelli

(1,0,1) = 4 pts

Autumn wind

tangles her hair

the empty nest

j. blain

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

autumn wind

the storm door slams harder

behind me

--john hudak

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

Fourteenth Place -- 3 pts

autumn wind

my grandson wishes

on a falling star

Earl Keener

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

autumn wind

a pile of lily bulbs

ready to plant

agnes eva savich

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a long journey--

autumn wind following

a yellow leaf

Zeljka Vucinic Jambresic

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

soup kitchen--

flurries

in the autumn wind

aom (tim)

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

autumn wind--

a whitetail buck stirs

the aspen grove

Paul Rainville

(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Free Format Theme: Friendship

First Place -- 32 pts

friendship quilt--

soft voices circle

above the squares

Laryalee Fraser

(5,3,11) = 32 pts

Second Place -- 30 pts

yellowed letters--

a rubber band still keeps

the friendship together

max verhart

(3,7,7) = 30 pts

Third Place -- 19 pts

swollen stream--

my friend talks about

the cancer

gary steinberg

(0,4,11) = 19 pts

Fourth Place -- 15 pts

roses in bloom

old friendship renewed

at the funeral

lorin ford

(1,4,4) = 15 pts

Fifth Place -- 13 pts

ICU:

the last breath

of our friendship

--oino sakai

(1,3,4) = 13 pts

Sixth Place -- 11 pts

fifty years on--

looking for friends

on name tags

Bill Kenney

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

autumn chill

wondering who else visits

my friend's grave

Bruce Ross

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

laughing

the same laugh . . .

but such deep creases

kala ramesh

(0,3,5) = 11 pts

Seventh Place -- 10 pts

first day of school

friendship bought

with a piece of cake

Kylie Hooklyn

(0,3,4) = 10 pts

Eighth Place -- 9 pts

Almost all day

the two old monks

in silent prayer.

Horst Ludwig

(1,1,4) = 9 pts

childless friends

we heap praise upon

their four dogs

Agnes Eva Savich

(0,0,9) = 9 pts

Ninth Place -- 8 pts

singles bar

my ex-wife and I

discuss friendship

Dave

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

best friends--

two marshmallows fuse

in the hot chocolate

DeVar

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Tenth Place -- 7 pts

best friends

our shadows breach

the threshold of her bedroom

ed markowski

(2,0,1) = 7 pts

autumn friend

The house fly returns

to the soup bowl

martin

(1,1,3) = 7 pts

years of tarnish . . .

both pieces

of a friendship necklace

marie summers

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

Eleventh Place -- 6 pts

autumn friendship:

multicolored leaves

suspended in sunlight

Linda Marucci

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

friendship--

twenty years,

two fools

William Gottlieb

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

crowded train--

in some perfumes

some lost friendships

Israel López Balan

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

falling leaves--

another old friendship ends

in a graveyard

Audrey Downey

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

old friendship

sipping beer

saving on words

RaV (Flatline)

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

friendship

golden leaves swirl

in the eddy

j. blain

(0,2,2) = 6 pts

twice around the world

our friendship and suitcases

still intact

Autumn Moon

(0,1,4) = 6 pts

- Twelfth Place -- 5 pts

- autumn pond

reflections of friendship

in her eyes

Darrell Byrd

(1,1,0)= 5 pts

blue forget-me-nots

a decorated jar

of friendship tea

Deborah P Kolodji

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

a moth flutters

in the brown spirea:

farewell to a friend

Irene Golas

(1,0,2) = 5 pts

warm and sweet

as our friendship

his jasmine tea

john tiong chunghoo

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

your definition

of friendship:

I am just an ear

Elizabeth Fanto

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

haiku @ yahoo

a few words

and many friendships

moi (Moira Richards)

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

renewed friendship--

the dog chooses a path

we've both admired

Paul R.

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 4 pts

At the park

A friendship transpires

With a goose

Linda Warner

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

layers of sunset

easy silence

of our friendship

Mark Hollingsworth

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

Fourteenth Place -- 3 pts

through thick and thin--

full moon on the narrow road

Earl Keener

(1,0,0) = 3 pts

through the window

wrinkled face smiles

her friend has arrived

Brenda Roberts

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Indian Summer:

friendship becomes more--

cat in heat

kami (Judy Kamilhor)

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

"friendship"

waving back

in tears

oga

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

my haiku group

for each of us

a wonderful friendship

Carol A. Anderson

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

in the boy's hand

a little gecko--

two friends

Tomislav Maretic

(0,1,1) = 3 pts