September 2004 Kukai

Kigo Theme: Lightning

First Place -- 23 Points

heat lightning--

ice cubes crack

in the lemonade

aom (tim) 

(0,8,7) = 23 pts

Second Place -- 21 points

distant lightning...

the feel

of a scar

Paul Pfleuger, Jr. 

(0,8,5) = 21 pts

Third Place -- 19 Points

lightning ...

a flash of your photograph

at my bedside

Mark Hollingsworth 

(3,3,4) = 19 pts

lightning flash

the suckling baby

curls his toes

Aruna 

(1,4,8) = 19 pts

Fourth Place -- 15 points

sheet lightning --

the dog slips

between us

roberta beary 

(0,3,9) = 15 pts

Fifth Place --

blue lightning

the indigo koi zig-zags

through the pond

Darrell Boyd 

(1,3,4) = 13 pts

Sixth Place -- 12 Points

forked lightning -

a snake's tongue tests

the autumn air

Carole 

(0,4,4) = 12 pts

Seventh Place -- 11 Points

night lightning

silhouettes of trees

against the sky

Grzegorz Sionkowski 

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

no moon--

lightning bugs fly

from star to star

Owen Burkhart 

(1,1,6) = 11 pts

lightning flash--

seen - unseen

an owl's eye

Mary Lee McClure 

(0,4,3) = 11 pts

mother calling...

a lightning bug cupped

in my hands

ito 

(0,4,3) = 11 pts

Eighth Place -- 9 Points

lightning bolt

home at the end

of the long road

Agnes Eva Savich 

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

lightning rod

from the old barn --

all that remains

-- ushi 

(0,2,5) = 9 pts

Ninth Place -- 8 Points

lightning

her lips parted in sleep

thunder

Flatline 

(0,3,2) = 8 pts

Tenth Place -- 7 Points

lightning--

the sedate frog zaps

another mosquito

Earl Keener 

(0,3,1) = 7 pts

Eleventh Place -- 6 Points

jagged

streak of lightning --

a-thousand-one, a thou...

Allen McGill 

(1,1,1) = 6 pts

Twelfth Place -- 5 Points

through my closed eyelids

the flashes

of late lightning

Paul O. Williams 

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

lightning!

a raccoon mask high

in cat kibble

Nancy Smith 

(0,0,5) = 5 pts

lightning!

the spider keeps

coming closer

-- oino sakai 

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

forked lightning

stags lock horns

on the mountainside

Paul R. 

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

lightning bolt--

I still don't get

the answer

DeVar 

(0,1,3) = 5 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 4 Points

lightning

scars the sky

heals our feud

Mary Angela 

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

summer lightning---

when I said: "look!"

the dog in silence

Israel L. Balan 

(0,2,0) 4 pts

curtains flutter-

shadows of lightning

through the lace

Carol Raisfeld 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

bushfire season

the lightning strikes

a match

Kylie Hooklyn 

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

Coney lightning

the ferris wheel rolls

to the night's edge

martin 

(0,2,0) = 4 pts

chain lightning

between me and the entrance

a slithering snake

Janet Parker 

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

Fourteenth Place -- 3 Points

splintering lightning-

the flowers on the wallpaper

dance in the light

Angèle Lux 

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

daytime lightning

a solitary reindeer

lost its shadow

emile molhuysen 

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

silence of evening -

suddenly animals flee

thunder and lightning

Cornelia 

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

Free Format Theme: Pool

First Place -- 18 Points

pool party

two shades of lipstick

on one glass

Flatline 

(0,7,4) = 18 pts

Second Place -- 17 Points

filling pools

all over town

harvest moon

Aruna

(1,5,4) = 17 pts

Third Place -- 16 Points

tidal pool--

another cloud

passes

Mary Lee McClure

(1,4,5) = 16 pts

hotel check-in

the pool boy

filters the moonlight

roberta beary

(0,4,8) = 16 pts

Fourth Place -- 13 Points

mountain pool

I am the man

in the moon

Earl Keener

(2,2,3) = 13 pts

Fifth Place -- 12 Points

desert pool

deep within sandstone rock

a water strider

Peter H. Pache

(1,2,5) = 12 pts

widowed one year

she watches the leaves fall

into the pool

John White

(0,4,4) = 12 pts

Sixth Place -- 11 Points

pool of blood

investigators pause

over a clue

teri

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

pool party --

a dragonfly hovers

over the red bikini

Carol Raisfeld

(1,2,4) = 11 pts

Seventh Place -- 9 Points

winter thaw...

half moons fill the pools

above a frozen lake

Ed Markowski

(2,1,1) = 9 pts

hot afternoon -

two sparrows splashing

in a pool of rain

Zhanna P. Rader

(0,3,3) = 9 pts

Eighth Place -- 8 Points

first day of school

the neighborhood pool

all to myself

Agnes Eva Savich

(0,2,4) = 8 pts

Ninth Place -- 7 Points

waiting to strike

a kingfisher

calm as the pool

john tiong chunghoo

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

the museum pool--

some turtles bronze,

some real

Paul O. Williams

(0,0,7) = 7 pts

a crane in the pool

stands on one leg

its eyes on the fish

divine rays

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

after the storm

gull feathers float

in the tide pool

Kate Creighton

(0,1,5) = 7 pts

heron pool

a breeze moves all

but the bird

Grzegorz Sionkowski

(0,2,3) = 7 pts

Tenth Place -- 6 Points

an angel in prayer

over the tombstone

a pool for birds

Mary Angela

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

first pool

the deer's eye slowly

blinks again

Sue Stanford

(0,3,0) = 6 pts

rainbow colored pool

in the street -

after the rain

Patricia A. Laurent

(1,0,3) = 6 pts

Eleventh Place -- 5 Points

divorce

the kids use a public pool

in august

Edward

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

car pool

keeping my head

above water

Paul R.

(0,2,1) = 5 pts

Twelfth Place -- 4 Points

first day of school

floating in the pool

only the rubber rings

Brenda Roberts

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

ships collide --

hoots of laughter

from the wading pool

laryalee fraser

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

the moon sits

in a shallow pool

hand in hand

greg lammers

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

pool party

tattoo and scars

revealed

Kylie Hooklyn

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

office pool --

a bell curve

around her due date

ushi

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

empty child's pool

slowly deflating

a faded pink shark

Carole MacRury

(0,1,2) = 4 pts

autumn leaves

floating on the water

of a swimming pool

Cornelia

(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points

stormy night -

pools of blue sky

on sandy beach

Sonoku

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a blow of wind

touches yellow leaf

in empty pool

Boris Nazansky

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

paper boat moves slowly

in the shallow pool

children laugh with joy

Radhey Shiam

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a frog jumps

in the new pool

children's squeak

zulusij

(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a long day

i do laps across

the pool's width

ito

(0,0,3) = 3 pts