September 2003 Kukai
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 votes were cast for this poem by the other participating poets. (214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
September 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Burning Leaves
First Place - 22 points!!
autumn wind --
the smoke of burning leaves
follows wild geese
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(167 = 22)
Second Place - 20 points!
burning leaves ~
still unable to scatter
mother's ashes
roberta beary
(246 = 20)
Third Place - 16 points
burning leaves
a woman on each side
of the fence
oga
(1.1.11 = 16)
Fourth Place - 15 points
burning leaves. . .
wind blows smoke
in the scarecrow's face
c. lee robinson
(136 = 15)
Fifth Place - 13 points
a light mist -
the smell of earth-caked hands
and burning leaves
Norman Darlington
(142 = 13)
Sixth Place - 10 points
burning leaves
small sparks
in his conversation
deborah russell
(026 = 10)
Seventh Place - 7 points
Wide eyed deer
smell the forest fire
burning leaves.
Trevor Camp
(112 = 7)
Eighth Place - 6 points
burning leaves -
a cluster of watchers
near each pile
Allen McGill
(022 = 6)
burning leaves smoulder
with an orange glow
Mars stands alone
celia crook
(014 = 6)
damp mittens -
warming our hands
over burning leaves
ushi
(022 = 6)
burning leaves--
I add another branch
to the family tree
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(111 = 6)
smoke rises
above the church steeple
burning leaves
Patricia A. Laurent
(022 = 6)
burning leaves
smoke curls
from a wooden pipe
j c blain
(022 = 6)
autumn firepit
the applewood burning
leaves her hair scented
b'oki
(111 = 6)
ripe chiles--
an old man spends the day
burning leaves
DeVar
(022 = 6)
burning leaves
whispered prayers and smoke
rise on the wind
lesley dahl
(014 = 6)
pine branches
in the fire ... needles climbing
toward the moon
Tomislav
(022 = 6)
Ninth Place - 5 points
side street
the smoke of burning leaves
rises in the mist
martin
(021 = 5)
burning leaves
i pick up a maple
to remember this autumn
john tiong chunghoo
(021 = 5)
burning leaves
the dog wants to play ball
bill lerz
(110 = 5)
marshmallow
behind flames of burning leaves
the harvest moon
Edward
(102 = 5)
sun sinks in shades
of burning leaves --
last crickets
Ann K. Schwader
(021 = 5)
monsters at the door
looking for a handout -
smell of burning leaves
JMA
(021 = 5)
Tenth Place - 4 points
burning leaves
our neighbor shares his smoke
with all
Owen Burkhart
(012 = 4)
burning leaves
dad's rake, the color
of maple
sheila Windsor
(012 = 4)
burning autumn leaves
the old man remembers
his summers passed.
zaida lysle
(012 = 4)
Eleventh Place - 3 points
burning leaves -
the incandescent scarecrow
mumbles and grumbles
angelee deodhar
(003 = 3)
Free Format Theme: Spider
First Place - 36 points!!!
attic window
a spider joins
the stars
sheila Windsor
(488 = 36)
Second Place - 19 points
abandoned house
jam jars full
of spider webs
ushi
(245 =19)
Third Place - 12 points
in the strands
of a dreamcatcher
a spider weaving
Cliff Roberts
(052 = 12)
Fourth Place - 11 points
early morning sun
the dragonfly's wings spread
in a spider web
Sue
(124 = 11)
Fifth Place - 9 points
spinning wheel--
the spiderweb breaks
with the first turn
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(025 = 9)
morning stars --
one thousand dewdrops
in the spider's web
Grzegorz Sionkowski
(106 = 9)
Sixth Place - 8 points
autumn morning -
a spider's web binds
the wind chimes
Nancy Smith
(016 = 8)
Seventh Place - 7 points
the inn
on the paint chipped wall
a spider pauses
gillena cox
(112 = 7)
summer love
the rose's fragrance shared
with a spider
b'oki
(015 = 7)
Eighth Place - 6 points
morning ritual
in the white enamel tub
a spider
sakyu
(022 = 6)
autumn morning -
the spider's web shining
full of droplets
Tomislav Maretic
(022 = 6)
Ninth Place - 5 points
grateful the spider
not still in the bathtub
this morning
Paul O. Williams
(013 = 5)
tiny spider
spins her delicate web
dream catcher
Patricia A. Laurent
(110 = 5)
cleaning the shed
i flick the spider
off her hair
mark e
(021 = 5)
Tenth Place - 4 points
spider strands anchor
the wheels of a cannon
deepening autumn chill
angelee deodhar
(012 = 4)
big squeal
for a little spider--
my sister runs
oino sakai
(020 = 4)
on the windowsill
under the spider's web
a winter of debris
rdwms
(020 = 4)
faceful of spider web
the path was clear last night
how fast they spin
Steve O.
(004 = 4)
breaking new spider webs
to board the small boat
bill lerz
(020 = 4)
under the spinning spider
a patient cat
sits taller
JMA
(020 = 4)
hospice patient
above her bed a spider
suspended by a thread
Lesley Dahl
(012 = 4)
the spider's web
woven tightly across the door
keeps me in
N. Beck
(101 = 4)
Eleventh Place - 3 points
terror for terror -
holding our breaths
spider and I
Norman Darlington
(003 = 3)
first cold night --
a spider has moved
into the basement
Rosa Velt
(011 = 3)
late night wine
a spider runs off
the counter top
Darrell Byrd
(011 = 3)
moving day
wolf spider in box
can't take everything
Brenda Roberts
(011 = 3)
Face to face
Eye to eye to eye to eye to eye
With a spider
LMGWarner
(011 = 3)
garage rafters
his canoe full of spiders
divorce settlement
Edward
(011 = 3)
autumn rain
a brown spider stops
on the porch screen
martin
(011 = 3)