Congratulations to Darrell Byrd, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Laryalee Fraser, the winner of our Free Format section!
November 2005 Kukai Results
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