Congratulations to Max Verhart , the winner of our Kigo section and to Miriam Chaikin, winner of our Free Format section!
September 2006 Results
Kigo Theme:Â
Apple(s)
First Place -- 21 pts
falling apple --
the branch sweeps into
a new balance
max verhart
(1,5,8) = 21 pts
Second Place -- 20 pts
rotting crab apples
two old women bicker
over this and that
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(2,4,6) = 20 pts
Third Place -- 19 pts
September sunset...
a taste
of the apple's bruise
Collin Barber
(1,5,6) = 19 pts
Fourth Place -- 16 pts
harvest time-
an apple in hand
she talks about sin
Ana Cadarin
(0,5,6) = 16 pts
Fifth Place -- 14 pts
school lunch--
she saves the seeds
from her apple
aom(tim)
(1,4,3) = 14 pts
Sixth Place -- 13 pts
gibbous moon -
the apple grub bores
deeper
sheila windsor
(0,5,3) = 13 pts
apple green -
the brief moment
before sunrise
Audrey Downey
(0,1,11) = 13 pts
Seventh Place -- 12 pts
hunter's moon --
he saves the smallest apples
for the deer
--Irene Golas
(1,4,1) = 12 pts
the moon hidden
in a neighbor's apple tree
enough for a pie
Dan Schwerin
(1,3,3) = 12 pts
Eighth Place -- 11 pts
field day
the children pocket
windfall apples
Tom Painting
(2,0,5) = 11 pts
a walk in the orchard
the dying leaves smell sweeter
than the apples
-me-
(1,1,6) = 11 pts
Ninth Place -- 10 pts
pressed
apples bleed
cider
gourdman
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
Tenth Place -- 9 pts
overgrown orchard
with the smell of rotting apples ...
the evening wind
---baldhead
(2,0,3) = 9 pts
abandoned farm -
under the gnarly old tree
apples rot
Edward
(0,3,3) = 9 pts
abandoned house --
the ripe apples roll
down the road
Tom Maretic
(0,1,7) = 9 pts
Eleventh Place -- 8 pts
late summer clouds
a bit of red here and there
in the apple tree
Bruce Ross
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
the market place--
red and yellow apples
side by side
gillena cox
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
wood smoke--
the tart crunch
of apples
Mary Lee McClure
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
windfall . . .
sharing our apples
with the bear
Susan Constable
(0,0,8) = 8 pts
Twelfth Place -- 7 pts
a ripe apple shared -
their bodies entwine shyly
just like the first time
cate juno
(2,0,1) = 7 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 6 pts
falling apple --
little wasp escapes just
before the thud
Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
Cortland apples -
the pale blue sky
full of birds
Laurene
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 5 pts
soldiers' graveyard
white wooden crosses
fallen apples
Karen Briggs
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
first birthday party -
the dining room redecorated
in apple sauce
Nancy Smith
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
windblown cheeks-
two red apples
on the teacher's desk
Marie Summers
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 4 pts
autumn's approach
her hand-drawn apple postcard
warms my heart
Keiko Izawa
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
transplanted--
he plants apple trees
the old chinese scholar
Janet Brof
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
early september--
teacher's desk piled
high with apples
Tristan Coleridge
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
autumn
the apple of my eye
...fresh out of the oven
Sjs
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
just two red apples
for dinner tonight --
pension day tomorrow
--Hototogisu
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
fallen apples -
a squirrel nibbles one
then another
Narayanan Raghunathan
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
mottled skin
rotting core
the nation's apple
elaine mokhtefi
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
apple harvest . . .
the tips of the branches
let go of the light
Francine Banwarth
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
US open
the ex-champion holds
a green apple
Petar Tchouhov
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
gusty wind -
an apple shower
perfumes the garden
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
wasps swarm
around the
fallen apples
Meredith
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
sandwiches sink
as apples float
canoe trip lunch
Barbara Snow
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Applejack...
one bright leaf swirling
down with me
--Carl Brennan
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
too long
uneaten
dappled apple
miriam chaikin
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
night in the orchard
the torrential rain
picks the apples
Marica Kolcheva
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Sixteenth Place -- 3 pts
a hungry young man-
three apples, all in a row,
are falling off the tree.
Daniela Bullas
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
ground cover --
windfall apples ferment
hard cider
Brenda Roberts
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
apple
child picks the reddest
for her snow white role
john tiong chunghoo
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
the sun is setting-
its midday color, stolen
by the ripe apples.
Cristian Mocanu
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
bushel baskets
on bales of hay
sweet apple wine
Karen CesarÂ
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
stolen apples-
another little thief
the same scent
Dana-Maria Onica
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
its raining -
red apples
on bare boughs
D.V.Rozic
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
buying apples
from a roadside stand -
no sticky labels
Richmond Williams
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
apples
and oak leaves
how crisp the fall
smzang
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
light glow
outside hospital window
ripening apples
Maria Kowal
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
a cold, wet spring
and this year few apples--
the war continues
Paul O. Williams
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Autumn Love...
bite by bite we share
the last ripe apple
ed markowski
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
on a banquet table
for those who do not hunger
zen apples
Darrell Lindsey
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
floating apple
the brush of his lips
not deep enough
-Deborah P Kolodji
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Free Format Theme:
Dating
First Place -- 31 pts
her first date
at each window
a family member
miriam chaikin
(2,5,15) = 31 pts
Second Place -- 18 pts
late date...
only the sound
of the old wooden clock
Karen Cesar
(1,5,5) = 18 pts
another first date...
I fail again
to be myself
Collin Barber
(0,4,10) = 18 pts
Third Place -- 17 pts
beach date
how softly she breathes...
the milky way
Keiko
(2,3,5) = 17 pts
first date--
porch light interrupts
the goodnight kiss
Tristan Coleridge
(2,1,9) = 17 pts
first date
the belly rumble
breaks the silence
RaV
(0,2,13) = 17 pts
Fourth Place -- 14 pts
his first date
that slow vise-grip handshake
of her father
Edward
(0,4,6) = 14 pts
Fifth Place -- 13 pts
their first date
she still tells that story
fifty years later
Karen Briggs
(2,1,5) = 13 pts
Sixth Place -- 10 pts
first date
she asks mom
how hers was
john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
Seventh Place -- 9 pts
first date
after parting
she takes in the moon
tom painting
(0,2,5) = 9 pts
Eighth Place -- 8 pts
Date of her death
inscribed in cold stone
he brings her sunflowers
Yoshitaka
(0,4,0) = 8 pts
dating again
after so many years
should I get the door...
Sjs
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
sidewalk cafe . . .
the widower can't bring himself
to call it a date
Bill Kenney
(0,0,8) = 8 pts
Ninth Place -- 7 pts
date September 11
our grief is still
no cause for war
Bell Chevigny
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
blind date-
the blonde one?
the fat one?
Ana Cadarin
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
first date -
he plays the flute
in moonlight
Narayanan Raghunathan
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
starry night
glint of a diamond
in her champagne
Agnes Eva Savich
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
senior dating -
making sure she can drive
at night
Richmond D. Williams
(0,0,7) = 7 pts
Tenth Place -- 6 pts
webcam dating -
hard drive love bytes unseen
by mom and dad
cate juno
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
he speaks of
weeding a victory garden--
dating himself
Paul O. Williams
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
swirling wind -
he holds her hand
for the first time
Paul Hodder
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
green tea this time
another first date
at Starbucks
-- ushi
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
waves rise
one on the other . . .
first date
Kala Ramesh
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Eleventh Place -- 5 pts
blind date --
as he enters the bar
she ducks
max verhart
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
briefs and bra
all in a tangle
Suds 'n Spin date
Barbara Snow
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
first date--
he drops her off and keeps
the motor running
Francine Banwarth
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
blind date:
falling in love at first sight --
our pets
Petar Tchouhov
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Twelfth Place -- 4 pts
hot summer -
one date
erases all dates
Audrey Downey
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
fear
I'm so ugly
dating
Deborah
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
my best dress
a new haircut-
online dating
Dana-Maria Onica
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
Indian summer
fog delays the date
of river and sun
Boris Nazansky
((0,2,0) = 4 pts
ancient relics
found in the sand--
carbon dating
Carol A. Anderson
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
tattoo
the new girlfriend
now forever
Beth Powell
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
dinner for two . . .
the romantic mood broken
by birthday clapping
Marie Summers
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
two in the morning
stumbling home,
me and my shadow
prune
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
icing holds
the cookie together
first date
DeVar
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts
"Sure, it's a date!",
said the girl to the boy
under a palm tree
Daniela Bullas
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
wartime...
double-dating cute ensigns
jail bait
Janet Brof
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
first date
her border collie on a
short, taught leash
ed markowski
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
a night out
dating once again
his wife
Bill Hudson
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
first date--
they talk
about their kids' homework assignment
aom (tim)
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
aquarium date -
the angel fish mug
kisses
Nancy Smith
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
chess in the park
their first date
puppy love and checkmates
Rose Marie Stutts, EdD
(0,0,3) = 3 pts