Solstice
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Masaoka Shiki, who brought a revolution into the tradition of haiku in Japan. The 6 kukai held in the Shiki Temporary Mailing List, the Shiki Workshop Mailing List and Haikuforum from May till July,2001 were dedicated to his memory. This is a report is reproduced in part from the announcement of the kukai results sent out to each member of them as prepared by Kukai Secretary, Pardee Gunter and Billie Wilson.
solstice
a hollyhock
shot up to meet
the summer solstice
Masaoka Shiki
(translated by Kimiyo Tanaka)- the 4th of six special kukai honoring Masaoka Shiki -
(6/25/01)
_________First Place__________
solstice day -
the dog wears
a daisy chain
Laurene
________Second Place________
summer solstice -
a lizard on the sundial
at two o'clock
hortensia anderson
_________Third Place________
solstice
the warmth of flagstone
soothes my feet
Earl Keener
_________Below Third Place________
the whisper
of a hummingbird's wings . . .
summer solstice
-naia
summer solstice
his kiss
tastes of strawberries
Mary Duggan
solstice --
a milksnake basks
in its length
an'ya
solstice
on the tallest sunflower
a resting bee
Sue
summer solstice. . .
a ballerina stretches
at the barre
Kathy Lippard Cobb
solstice
the crickets' song
a pitch higher
ito
the chickens
will scratch a long time today
summer solstice
Edward
the baseball game
goes to extra innings
summer solstice
DeVar
summer solstice -
sitting on the hill
in the middle of nowhere
Ghost Cat
summer solstice...
all the bus drivers
in shades
Hugh Waterhouse
solstice day
I get a little less time...
to dream
~gail
solstice -
dawn chorus and
no traffic
Ben Miners
summer solstice
the warmth in a cache
of turtle eggs
Linda Robeck
nearly solstice -
yet storm clouds bring
early darkness
Deborah Watson
a book of poetry
lies open in my lap
summer solstice
Becky Bunsic (Tukiko)
solstice
in the summer dawn
grey stones align
Darrell Byrd
mountains overlapping
rise up to meet
the summer soltice
Carol Raisfeld
summer solstice
a longer ride home
in the rain
Cindy Tebo
summer solstice
shadows lengthen -
lost sheep
haikim
solstice moon
the wonder of this wordless
december night
Gene Williamson
dew jeweled spider webs
catch the first light of the
solstice... through the mist
Rose Marie Stutts
sounds of snoring
and laughter
summer solstice
rob scott
out of dark closets
pastel cottons emerge
summer solstice
Carmen Sterba
summer solstice
longest day of year
flies by
Janet Parker
summer solstice -
at midnight
bright shadows
Jaloe
the sun
stretching out our days
- summer solstice
doris kasson
summer solstice
the whole day filled
with thoughts of you
soji
solstice past
the icicle's steady
drip drip
sheila windsor
summer solstice
green heads cover the rust
on the dumpster
Martin Gottlieb Cohen
solstice morning
on the engraving of Stonehenge
light falls
John Sandbach
summer solstice -
mosquitoes enjoying
these longer days
OwenB
fly ball !
into the plate glass window
summer solstice
Debra Woolard Bender
they just have
summer solstice
timeless love
emile molhuysen
solstice sunset
crickets and fireflies
lovers embrace
Dana Florestano
Driving to work now
with the sun in my eyes
Thanks to the summer solstice
Bob Parker
combines harvest
golden wheat
summer solstice
carol sircoulomb
winter solstice
a sun umbrella tumbles
with the wind
Maria Steyn
weeds brown and matted
evening primrose her chin up -
the summer solstice
art
summer solstice
in morning's quiet
mosquito!
James M. Thompson
solstice road...
praying for the young gray goose
to stop
joyce maxner
summer solstice
Dad's birthday candles
brighter this year
Lesley Dahl
NOTE
1 This is a report is reproduced in part from the announcement of Kukai results sent out to each member
of the Shiki (temporary) Mailing List as prepared by the Secretary.
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