October 2002 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Blackbird

First Place - 21 points

Sunset deepens . . .

blackbirds on the lawn

become the darkness

karma tenzing wangchuk

(336 = 21)

Second Place -- 17 points

north wind ~

the blackbird's steady gaze

as I shovel coal

sheila windsor

(235 = 17)

Third Place -- 15 points

preschool drawing

the blackbird bigger

than a cow

Cindy Tebo

(136 = 15)

Fourth Place -- 13 points

twilight

the black bird's silence from tree to tree

martin

(142 = 13)

first raindrops

blackbirds chatter in

the dry reeds

Darrell Byrd

(134 = 13)

Fifth Place -- 10 points

blackbirds singing

nuns call the children

into school

kathi rudawsky

(034 = 10)

full moon

blackbirds fill in

the oak tree

w.f. owen

(034 = 10)

Sixth Place -- 9 points

long shadows-

a flock of blackbirds

move as one

Pardee

(033 = 9)

Seventh Place -- 8 points

pumpkin patch

two blackbirds resting

on the scarecrow

OwenB

(032 = 8)

Shiki's birthday--

a blackbird paces

the rooftop

e keener

(113 = 8)

Eighth Place -- 7 points

after the storm

a pair of blackbirds

patrol the lawn

Sue

(104 = 7)

blackbird

standing in the grass we meet

eye to eye

gillena cox

(023 = 7)

Ninth Place -- 6 points

patting her tummy

she watches the blackbird

build a nest

Betty

(006 = 6)

autumn afternoon

the tall trees tremble

with blackbirds

Gene Williamson

(014 = 6)

Tenth Place -- 5 points

blackbirds

huddled on branches

storm warning

James M. Thompson

(013 = 5)

first snow

the fluttering of blackbirds

in the apple tree

DeVar

(013 = 5)

Eleventh Place -- 4 points

At the feeder,

still squawking to be fed--

the fledgling blackbird.

george

(012 = 4)

lavender bush

early afternoon gleam

a blackbird's beak

Alan Summers

(012 = 4)

desert pond ~

blackbird footprints frozen

in dried mud

Peter

(012 = 4)

the blackbird

covered with oil

gets a bubble bath

peigi

(012 = 4)

across the courtyard

a flock of blackbirds leaving

one behind

Naia

(101 = 4)

crystallized snow--

the blackbird pecks

a few leftover crumbs

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(012 = 4)

ripe sunflowers -

swaying on the bent stem

a blackbird

Carol Raisfeld

(020 = 4)

blackbird

the observed

observes

soji

(012 = 4)

Twelfth Place -- 3 points

freshly landscaped yard

first arrivals

two blackbirds

Janet Parker

(011 = 3)

the watery rustle

of poplars in the wind

a blackbird fusses

Celia Crook

(011 = 3)

dinner for one

a blackbird sings

and I smile

Mary Duggan

(011 = 3)

October rain--

over and over she sings

"Bye, Bye, Blackbird"

Billie Wilson

(003 = 3)

Free Format Theme: Lamp

First Place -- 16 points

October night

the neighbor’s bug lamp catches

nothing but snow

OwenB

(137 = 16)

Second Place -- 15 points

bedside vigil-

the flickering light

of a small lamp

Pardee

(063 = 15)

Third Place -- 14 points

on grandma's brass lamp

three generations

of fingerprints

Cindy Tebo

(038 = 14)

Fourth Place -- 10 points

sound of sleet

raising the wick

on the lamp

w.f. owen

(042 = 10)

by the lamp

the curve of her breast

in silhouette

James M. Thompson

(034 = 10)

lines of street lamps

a meteor streaks

towards the horizon

Celia Crook

(131 = 10)

in the glow

of the tiffany lamp -

her softness

Carol Raisfeld

(123 = 10)

Fifth Place -- 9 points

cold rain--

a glow from the lamp

leads me home

Kathy Lippard Cobb

(114 = 9)

cold autumn night--

the lamp in your window

more welcome than stars

Billie Wilson

(114 = 9)

lunch with a friend

we each slant our menu

toward the lamp

Joann

(033 = 9)

Sixth Place -- 8 points

my favorite lamp

rebuked at the

yardsale

Janet Parker

(113 = 8)

last fireflies

winking away summer

their lamps dimming

Rose Marie Stutts

(113 = 8)

solstice--

a new lightbulb

for the old lamp

e keener

(113 = 8)

Seventh Place -- 7 points

lamp light's edge . . .

when did she begin

the leaving?

-Naia

(120 = 7)

wayward moth

powders the lamp

in wing dust

Mary Duggan

(112 = 7)

diffused lamplight--

a moth's shadow flickers

across the wall

Sue

(015 = 7)

Eighth Place -- 6 points

under a street lamp

two shadows

embrace

Betty

(022 = 6)

that rusty lamp

from the jumble sale ...

rub it just in case

sprite

(022 = 6)

reading lamp--

traces of dreams

under the pillow

DeVar

(111 = 6)

Ninth Place -- 5 points

coal oil lamp -

a moth circles

the globe

Darrell Byrd

(013 = 5)

hurricane warning

the keeper of lost art

grandpa trims each lamp's wick

Edward

(013 = 5)

Tenth Place -- 4 points

home across the field

the creak and sway of dad's

old hurricane lamp

sheila windsor

(012 = 4)

sunlight passes

through the prisms

of the antique lamp

Carmel C. Lively

(020 = 4)

soft lamplight--

the come hither

of her smile

Mary Lee McClure

(012 = 4)

out of the lamplight

the coffee cup

gone cold

Rob Scott

(020 = 4)

Eleventh Place -- 3 points

night table ~

curled ants and grey dust

below the lamp

Martin Gottlieb Cohen

(011 = 3)

children trick or treat

in festive costumes

A Pumpkin lamp grins

Linda M.Warner

(011 = 3)