The Shiki Monthly Kukai
November 2012 Kukai
Dear Friends,
Here are the results for the November 2012 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was MIST, and our Free Format subject was NIGHT SOUNDS
Congratulations to ***JOHN ESPEN VASSBOTN***, winner of our Kigo section and to ***TOM PAINTING ***, 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 in italics below the respective poems.
November 2012 Results
Kigo Theme:
MIST
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First Place - 24 Points
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the mist creeps in
erasing sheep
one by one
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(1,5,11) = 24 pts
**Superb!
**1 point (plus some "shadow" points from my not-eligible-to-vote 11 year old son)
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Second Place - 21 Points
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morning mist...
the tattered blanket
on a park bench
Vinay Leo R.
(1,3,12) = 21 pts
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Third Place - 17 Points
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morphine drip
a fine web of mist
on the window
Ron C. Moss
(3,0,8) = 17 pts
**So many of the haiku used "mist" in a conventional way, to obscure a scene or a sound. The poets for #3 and #38 wrote something different and stood out from the rest.
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16 Points
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morning mist
a nurse hands me a baggie
with all of mom's things
Michele L. Harvey
(1,3,7) = 16 pts
deep mist
temple bells stirring
the nothingness
sanjuktaa
(0,2,12) = 16 pts
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14 Points
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mountain in the mist
the distance from here
to anywhere
BILL KENNEY
(1,2,7) = 14 pts
ragged mist...
he turns the road map
around again
Allison Millcock
(0,2,10) = 14 pts
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13 Points
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morning mist -
the old wood chair
cracks again
Israel López Balan
(0,4,5) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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lifting mist
the field workers
in red bandanas
Michael McClintock
(0,4,4) = 12 pts
**a bit of vivid color in the gray morning. excellent.
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11 Points
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autumn dusk
a suspense of scarecrows
over misty fields
Garry Eaton
(1,2,4) = 11 pts
November mist . . .
the spaces between
puddles
Marylouise Knight
(0,3,5) = 11 pts
mist
at every step
a stop
Irena
(0,2,7) = 11 pts
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10 Points
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waterfall
I photograph
the mist
Ramesh Anand
(1,3,1) = 10 pts
hurricane Sandy
the weight of mist
on a butterfly's wing
Stevie Strang
(1,3,1) = 10 pts
en plein air
the brushstrokes
of morning mist
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
**So many of the haiku used "mist" in a conventional way, to obscure a scene or a sound. The poets for #3 and #38 wrote something different and stood out from the rest.
**I have a friend who paints en plain air she has captured some beautiful scenes of morning mist. I also like that the mist itself seems to be painting the start of the new day.
morning mist
at the bottom of the slide
autumn leaves
Bouwe Brouwer
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
out of the mist ...
one frog croaks
then another
Asni Amin
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
through morning mist the heron stares back
D W Skrivseth
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
autumn mist
the softened vigilance
of firs
Alegria Imperial
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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twilight moon –
the slow-rolling-mist
of her voice
Don Baird
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
** I found this haiku so unique. I imagine a cool misty night and the soft soothing tones of the woman's voice.
frosty mist -
the spider's decorated
the cherry tree
John McDonald
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
filling every
flower and fold
valley mist
Paul Hodder
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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a stranger in the crowd
that looks like you
blue mist
Cara Holman
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
mist in the valleys
my breath
on the window
Donna Bauerly
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
lavender mist
he murmurs another name
in his sleep
Christine L. Villa
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
November
the raven’s call
gliding through the mist
Barbara Campitelli
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
evening mist
the squeak of sneakers
on damp wood
if
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
an old grudge
let go--
morning mist
Terri L. French
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
shrouded in mist
the mountain we came
so far to see
André Surridge
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
morning jog --
my breath disappears
into the mist
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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Irish mist . . .
the sweet beatnik lady pours
morning coffee
Darrell Byrd
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
bell buoy
the sound shrouded
in mist
Tom Painting
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
rising mist --
gradually the mountain
reveals its shape
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
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6 Points
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Niagara Falls
in the swirling mist
rainbows come and go
Edward
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
somewhere in the mist
a dog barks
at me
Ralf Bröker
(0,3,0) = 6 pts
bridge over
the river vanishes...
in autumn mist
Tomislav
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
through the mist
a bell
so clear
Bernard Gieske
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
thick morning mist...
silence still heavy from
his confession
Jayashree Maniyil
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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all my passions
relaxing their hold...
the mists of age
Kirsty Karkow
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
above the mist-
the peak of the
mountain
Casey Southards
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
morning mist
sweetness
of buns
Anne Curran
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
mist
a twitter
unfolds the way
Vishnu P Kapoor
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
mountain mist
the afterglow
of leaves
Ann K. Schwader
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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through half-haunted mists
the strangeness
of a familiar moon
maxianne
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
autumn chill
where blossoms fall
into mist
--Aalix Roake
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
parting –
in her eyes
misty full moon
Virginia Popescu
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
vultures soar and rise --
all the things I don't see
in this winter mist
Angie Werren
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
first sumi-e -
cranes fluttering in
the fire mist
Laura Csilla
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
the blind
and the dog’s bell
autumn mist
gogatsu
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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to Michaelmas
rowing on a misty lake
an old monk
Svend A. Doggfall
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
coated in mist
and leaking hay
the scarecrow shrugs
mechaieh
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
soft clouds of mist
hanging over the sun...
autumn morning
Keith A. Simmonds
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
out of the mist
there comes a bared birch
solitude
natalia kuznetsova
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
evening chill . .
doves whirling through doves
into the mist
Sandi Pray
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
The old school
no more visible —
evening mist
Horst Ludwig
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
the mist
the ski lift
sound of kisses
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
snowy mist
following footprints
of a deer
Dawn Apanius
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
tires on gravel
the cow's steady gaze
through morning mist
Christopher Pickslay
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
soft crunches:
he disappears
into the mist ...
May
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
morning mist
over corn stubble
stumbling home
John Soules
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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unfolding the map -
me and countryside donkey
not lost in the mist
STOPS ROMANIA
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
deep autumn
wagtails soar through mist
wobbling sunrise
Karin Anderson
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
day's morning in mist
dew drops on all the grass blades
shine high on rainbows
Purush
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
calm -
wild poppies sustain
summer mist
Robert Kania
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
morning cold --
the misty sky appears
as if painted
~ Rojahs Adega
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
twilight mist...
my black dog morphs into
a snarling cur
S.E. Buffington
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
Starting point-
the cry of white cranes
wrapt in the mist
Vasile Moldovan
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
dawn sun rays
fight back the bitter mist
over the dead sea
Rita Odeh
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
some wait
on the paving slabs—
autumn mist
Ernesto P. Santiago
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
on a porch swing
our hands entwined
in mist
Harvey Jenkins
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
stepping through mist
between the borders . . .
second thoughts
Bill Pauly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
funeral -
mist dripping from
the priest speech
Cezar F. Ciobîcă
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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mist separates
my lover and I--
the flooding river
John Daleiden
mist on Cobb Mountain
winter’s
coronation
Bill Gottlieb
field after field
the river floods
a floating mist
LeRoy Gorman
heavy clouds...
reaching inside the mist
the touch of rain
Dejan Pavlinovic
river bottom mist
newly naked trees don
a coat of ice
gourdman
in the mist
the mating call of a deer -
his winter breath
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
beads of mist
from the umbrella's spokes
alternating drops
Adelaide B. Shaw
morning mist--
drifting toward the lettuce field
a doe and fawn
Barbara Snow
silhouette of ghosts
rising on the mountainside
mist in the pines
todd
autumn mist
frosting on top
of the lake
Alan S. Bridges
autumn light
a horse of mist falling
through the barn
Earl Keener
see sunrise through
reddish tongues of mist
dancing on the lake
eric
misty morning –
a black bird crying
between hills
Miorita
The mist
from my morning coffee...
the window fogs
Tom Conally
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No points this time, but thank you very much for sharing your haiku.
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On the island
The mist fills the empty spaces
My full coffee cup
Angelika Kolompar
memorial -
my vision obscured by
a mist of tears
Anonymous
a blue mist
swirls around his head--
floating hand
--R.K. Singh
the romantic mix
of ocean mist and your kiss
on my lips
Bill Hudson
Writing haiku
just on the life line-
cranes in the mist
Oprica Padeanu
below the hill
concealing mists
where is the road?
Brenda Roberts
"cock-a-doodle-do!"
outside my window
only mist
Anonymous
garden in the mist
each snowdrop shimmers with rain
Abkhazi moment*
Deirdre Godwin
[Note: Abkhazi is a heritage garden in Victoria, BC, Canada]
through the mist a heron’s reflection
martin gottlieb cohen
don't cry
arrow pierced
only the mist
Urszula Wielanowska
Mom sings an old song
from their courting days
Tanabata mist
Gregory Longenecker
Owl swoops
Field mice scatter
Mist curls back over grass
Mary E. Gray
Morning mist,
three crows in bare oak.
We are hidden.
Trevor Camp
morning mountain
waking mellow
in blue-grey mist
Frances O'Keeffe
earth mist
floating silence
tomorrow I’ll leave
helge t.
misty memories
broken dreams
undercurrents
Tanja
summer mem'ries rise
like faint morning mists...
float away on clouds
dragonfly
after
the first snowfall
mist
Juhani Tikkanen
surprise!
morning mist uncloaks
blue mountains
B
newly ploughed
fields of dark peat
misty mountains
Elaine Riddell
before email
meetings and more email—
the morning mist
Anonymous
Only a deaf crow’s
echoes -
autumn mist
Kurt Westley
Hyde Park
colorful leaf
falls of the mist
Dorota Pyra
misty bus stop --
I fail to recognize
the coming bus
~ Metrin Okalo
solid mist
also the scarecrow
goes paler
Lech Szeglowski
sunrise --
the dissapearing mist
reveals a watchman
~ Dennis Wright
before the rain...
a cold mist
in my knees
Bruce H. Feingold
driving
with burning eyes-
morning mist
Maria Santomauro
mist touched leaves
nearly naked trees
wait for the sun
Mark Fisher
mist on my face--
a pale disc
in the sky
James Dobson
April Mist -
go to your left, left, left
in New York City
Anonymous
mist-
not even a peak
in distance
Ailoaei Cristina
wreathing mist
a muffled cry from the mouth
of the river
Tore Sverredal
morning mists lift
on the trail - doe with
fawn now out of spots
Jane DeJonghe
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Kigo Section Comments:
** Im feeling a little misty after all those mist haiku. Still fun though. day.
**Again, so many exquisite haiku, hence, another challenge to vote. Thanks for another chance to read and vote for me are the best six.
**This was a tough one!
**Lots of fine images here. I find it interesting that only about 45 % of submitted haiku contain a kireji, which is regarded as essential in traditional haiku.
Free Format Theme:
NIGHT SOUNDS
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First Place - 33 Points
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nightshift
the squeak
of her soles
Tom Painting
(1,7,16) = 33 pts
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Second Place - 27 Points
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night snow
the white sound
of silence
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(1,5,14) = 27 pts
**Every word is perfect here -- a beautiful and delicate scene.
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Third Place - 19 Points
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filling the space
between my thoughts
the sound of crickets
Cara Holman
(0,7,5) = 19 pts
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18 Points
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leaf fall
she sighs
in her sleep
sanjuktaa
(1,5,5) = 18 pts
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15 Points
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frost warning
the midnight scurry
of mice in the walls
Michele L. Harvey
(0,3,9) = 15 pts
**the pitter patter of unwelcome feet!
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14 Points
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starless night
the whistle of trains
on the river bridge
Elaine Riddell
(1,1,9) = 14 pts
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13 Points
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still dark …
the sound of the clock
and unfinished dream
Asni Amin
(2,2,3) = 13 pts
abandoned -
inside a garbage can
a cat's meow
Carmel Lively Westerman
(1,1,8) = 13 pts
**a wonderfully sad haiku
roadside motel
an 18-wheeler downshifts
into my nightmare
Alan S. Bridges
(1,1,8) = 13 pts
starless night
gulls disappear in the sound
of the sea
Bouwe Brouwer
(0,1,11) = 13 pts
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12 Points
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sewing room
the quiet flutter
of a moth's wings
Dorota Pyra
(1,2,5) = 12 pts
**lovely.
thunder in the night
I check the clock
by lightning
Adelaide B. Shaw
(1,0,9) = 12 pts
**Nice! I think my pupils dilated reading this one! :-)
night shadows
the silence of snowfall
on the windowsill
Tore Sverredal
(0,2,8) = 12 pts
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11 Points
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long night—
the regular start/stop
of the fridge
if
(0,3,5) = 11 pts
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10 Points
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sleepless
her deep breath
gogatsu
(1,0,7) = 10 pts
**(would have been more effective as a one-liner)
a train whistles
across the night—
my past lives
David Grayson
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
silent night -
woodworms eating
the saint's legs
Cezar F. Ciobîcă
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
cries of the night birds darkening pines
Donna Bauerly
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
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9 Points
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nightbird . .
does my loneliness cry out
to you, also?
Sandi Pray
(1,3,0) = 9 pts
night meditation
the calmness of receding
waves
Ramesh Anand
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
insomnia
the drip...drip...drip...drip...drip...drip...
of the faucet
Edward
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
silence
at midnight...
owl song
Vinay Leo R.
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
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8 Points
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2 a.m. thirst --
the drowsy radiator
clearing its throat
mechaieh
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
gravel driveway
the crunch of
his midnight shift
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
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7 Points
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sounds in the night;
sometimes lullabies
and sometimes dirges
Kirsty Karkow
(1,2,0) = 7 pts
**That's life! (and that's death!).
This unusual haiku grew on me.
plinkety - plink - plunk
a cat on the piano
thelonious monk
todd eddy
(1,2,0) = 7 pts
crickets
from behind the window
a lullaby
Irena
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
night whistle
the pastor calling
his cat
Barbara Campitelli
(0,0,7) = 7 pts
**Something very soothing about this one
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6 Points
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one by one
crickets keep silence -
insomnia
Israel López Balan
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
new frost moon --
the echo of footsteps
behind me
Angie Werren
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
night sounds
at rest inside
the old saxophone
John McDonald
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
within the sound of a great horned owl the night’s chill
martin gottlieb cohen
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
evening storm
I wrestle with voices
in my head
Christine L. Villa
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
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5 Points
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drifting to sleep
to the sounds of gulls
full moon
Rita Odeh
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
night train whistle
the head on my shoulder
mumbles louder
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
the downspouts
gurgling us awake--
end of drought
Barbara Snow
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
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4 Points
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wide awake
voices fall through
the deep night
Marylouise Knight
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
on a porch swing
the tree frogs croak
my night’s lullaby
Ernesto P. Santiago
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
another night
with its piercing silence...
still miss his snoring
natalia kuznetsova
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
this lightness
we borrow from clouds
night sounds
Alegria Imperial
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
in the sink
trying to be quiet --
tonight's mouse
Shelley Krause
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
night birds call
in the darkness
I think of you
John Soules
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
the train that never comes
whippoorwill
down the abandoned line
LeRoy Gorman
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
hunter's moon
releasing a cricket
trapped in the garage
André Surridge
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
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3 Points
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hearing bears
whisper and splash --
the short night
Michael McClintock
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
midnight —
the loud mellow mewing
of mating cats
~ Sarah Kuli
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
night time...
cricket chirp
echoes through the basement
dragonfly
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
night returns-
old wooden stairs
cannot fall asleep
Krzysztof Kokot PL
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
in the darkness
only the ticking of the clock
and my insomnia
dsnake1
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
night in the garden --
the sound of the crickets
invisibly close
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
coyotes yip yip here
coyotes yip yip there
coyotes quiet . . . listen . . . gone
eric
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
**My suggestion as to #99:
Change the segment sequence abc to acb:
-->
coyotes yip yip here
coyotes quiet . . . listen . . . gone
coyotes yip yip there
thin wall
between our bedrooms
TMI
maxianne
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
**haha, IMG a very modern haiku! LMBO
cold wind reminder-
one never again
returning home
Casey Southards
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
a purring cat
resting on my chest --
cozy night
~ Mary Njambi
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
dark night —
distant owls exchanging
their hoots
~ Aidah Atieno
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
one sound
from the bell-tower...
the silence
Tomislav
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
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2 Points
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During the
Heat of the day
i wait for night sounds
Angelika Kolompar
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
night noises
from wooden walls
mysterious mouse
Robert Kania
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
tiny feet pattering
midnight feast
for the pantry mice
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
moonlit –
the call of an axe
cracking wood
Don Baird
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
grandfather chime
remembering
Nana and Grandad
Anne Curran
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
midnight rustle -
the fireplace damper clatters
with the wind
Darrell Byrd
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
**a familiar sound on a windy night
summer night...
in brisk conversation
little owl and dog
Dejan Pavlinovic
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
in the night
he wanders the empty streets
muttering
Gregory Longenecker
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
quiet night —
the sqeaking of a rat
caught by a cat
~ Amdavy Esther
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
vibrating silence
sound so high in night columns
as my grandma coughs
purush
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
midnight —
loud overnight prayers
disturb my sleep
~ Eunice Joy
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
sleeping village –
a barking dog
breaks silence
Virginia Popescu
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
distant coyote yipping
the homeless moon
Mark Fisher
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
quiet night -
the subtle sound
of wet snow landing
Jane DeJonghe
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
crescent moon...
the mockingbird echoes
our campfire song
S. E. Buffington
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
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1 Point
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corn trucks
all through the night
for the world
Horst Ludwig
Dreamland-
listening to the echo
of night sounds
Vasile Moldovan
house creeks
on a midwinter night
sleepless for hours
John Daleiden
midnight storm
the garden windmill squeaks
signaling its arrival
Bill Hudson
are those crickets
so loud because they’re
serenading stars
Bill Gottlieb
jasmine scent
even for the breath
sonata each night
Vishnu P Kapoor
the whisks of bat wings
sweeping round and round
insects in the porch light
Garry Eaton
all night, you sing
my worrisome heart's song -
lone whip-poor-will
Anonymous
under the full moon
owls discuss the night’s events
fire fades to embers
Deirdre Godwin
our bedroom
the red light
booms into
Ralf Bröker
an owl howls -
many invisible things
hate me tonight
Tuvshinzaya Nergui
a shriek in the night
stretching
to see the sound
Bernard Gieske
creak of the stairs-
superstitions
of my maternal side
Dawn Apanius
where did
the crickets' sounds go?
daybreak
~ Catherine Njeri Maina
a tawny frogmouth
pumps the night away
Barbara A Taylor
dogs
barking in the distance-
night sounds
Maria Santomauro
hot summer night
a lover's moan echoing
through the neighborhood
Stevie Strang
eight o’clock –
the cricket’s song resounds
from a pillar-box
Miorita
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No points this time, but thank you very much for sharing your haiku.
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the night dark and deep
split open . . .
by the caws of crow
Ron C Moss
calling their names
over and over again -
autumn night bird-lovers
STOPS ROMANIA
sudden downpour
noisy trucks at midnight
crowded footbridge
--R.K. Singh
in the silence
of the dark deep night
a hooting owl
Keith A. Simmonds
winter cold snap the house makes noise over the fact
D W Skrivseth
night sound superstitions
the ticking of a
death-watch beetle
Brenda Roberts
night rain trickles ...
the beat accentuating
frog croaks
Angelo B. Ancheta
thousands of small mouths
carpenter ants work
throughout the night
Harvey Jenkins
late season crickets
join the chorus so sweetly
tears well
gourdman
possums loud roof thumps
this one mosquito
louder
Karin Anderson
Owls calling,
midnight has now arrived.
All is quiet.
Trevor Camp
moonlit night —
echoing bats fly across
my house
~ Everlyne Amoit
owls hoot leaves rustle
reminders
echoing sobs
Tanja
I quietly listen
to rhythmic croaking frogs --
evening showers
~ Brian Mulando
pitch darkness --
invisible bats echo
to each other
~ Patrick Wafula
footsteps --
the bullfrogs' croaks
suddenly faint
~ Margaret Ndinda
insomnia--
a licking cat
kicked to the floor
Terri L. French
no winds
to hide the night sounds
sleepless
Chandra Bales
gecko laughter
from behind closed curtains
the neighbours' party
Allison Millcock
woke up with
night sounds -
leaking toilet
Juhani Tikkanen
night rain on the roof . . .
from the attic
sounds of remembrance
Bill Pauly
Thanksgiving
our stomachs gurgling
in the night
Earl Keener
thunder outside--
in bed
my stomach rumbles
James Dobson
how I miss
the clack of the cricket...
moonshine on snow
Tom Conally
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**Thanks for your time and the opportunity.
**Lovely themes this month! Here are some night sounds coming your way :
**Thanks again for this wonderful chance to read and vote for some great haiku.
**There are too many beautiful ones that brought an 'ah' out of me. Well done everybody! Tough call to vote with 6 points.
**There were several others I would like to have given votes to but have only 6 points.
General Comments:
**Thanks again for this opportunity to share my own haiku and vote for those of others.
**Having survived Superstorm Sandy and the elections, I now turn my attention to important matters, like haiku. Here's my kigo entry for this month.
[I thought those reading the results might find this comment interesting]
**Thank you for the opportunity
**Thanks again for this chance to participate in this kukai.
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