Congratulations to Carol Raisfeld, whose poem you chose as the best "kigo" entry of the year! She has been sent a $30 gift certificate to Amazon.com from Gary & Jennie.

Congratulations also to Andrea Gradidge, whose poem you chose as the best "free format" entry of the year! She also has received a $30 gift certificate to Amazon.com from Gary & Jennie.

Second place entries from OwenB and Nancy Smith will receive a haiku book that they select from Gary's Library of Duplicates.

The results of the voting have been tabulated and are listed below. As a special treat, our poets were invited to submit comments to accompany their votes. These comments can be viewed by clicking the "Comments" link following each poem.

Remember also as you look at the votes below that EACH of these poems has already been declared a winner by our poets in the monthly contests. Congratulations again to all of them!

(214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.

First Annual Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: various	Free Format Theme: various
First Place -- 26 Points winter rain one flowered umbrella at the funeral Carol Raisfeld jan2003 (1,6,11) = 26 comments Second Place -- 20 Points morning fog the creak of boats at anchor OwenB may2003 (2,5,4) = 20 comments Third Place -- 19 Points morning fog the sound the river makes when I close my eyes Marjorie Buettner may2003 (1,5,6) = 19 Fourth Place -- 14 Points mail call … the scent of violets from home Carol Raisfeld apr2003 (0,5,4) = 14 first day of school -- the bus slowly taken by the morning fog Peter H. Pache may2003 (1,4,3) = 14 comments Fifth Place -- 13 Points on spread legs the deer is drinking it's reflection Emile Molhuysen nov2002 (2,2,3) = 13 comments Sixth Place -- 10 Points lalique hummingbird-- a thousand pieces of scattered sun Kathy Lippard Cobb feb2003 (1,3,1) = 10 comments Seventh Place -- 9 Points storm clouds a sunflower faces the cracked earth Darrell Byrd aug2003 (0,2,5) = 9 comments Sunset deepens . . . blackbirds on the lawn become the darkness karma tenzing wangchuk oct2002 (1,1,4) = 9 comments the sun is setting - even an ant on the wall has a long shadow Tomislav Maretic jul2003 (3,0,0) = 9 comments Eighth Place -- 8 Points heavy frost I lean deeper into him Naia dec2002 (1,1,3) = 8 cloudy sky - every sunflower looking in another direction Tomislav Maretic aug2003 (0,2,4) = 8 comments climbing over the fence my younger sister and honeysuckle Deborah Russell jun2003 (1,2,1) = 8 comments Ninth Place -- 7 Points deserted wharf swept by winter rain-- the neon crab blinks Ellen Compton jan2003 (0,2,3) = 7 comments after the funeral the seeds she ordered in today's mail Roberta Beary mar2003 (0,2,3) = 7 Tenth Place -- 6 Points row of coral bells a hummingbird rings each one OwenB feb2003 (0,2,2) = 6 comments Eleventh Place -- 5 Points morning frost - your long absence deepens Rob Scott dec2002 (1,1,0) = 5 comments Twelfth Place -- 4 Points frost in the air the line of swallows ends with a sparrow Johannes Manjrekar dec2002 (0,1,2) = 4 comments divorce papers I pick the nuts out of the waldorf salad Carmel C. Lively sep2002 (0,1,2) = 4 sunflowers~ my grand daughter leaps from shadow to shadow Deborah Russell aug2003 (0,1,2) = 4 bamboo cage a finch feeding seed to the mirror Darrell Byrd mar2003 (0,1,2) = 4 comments Gettysburg -- a stone hand reaches through morning fog Earl Keener may2003 (0,0,4) = 4 deer tracks - imagining my garden beneath the snow Carol Raisfeld nov2002 (0,1,2) = 4 comments red hibiscus a hummingbird in place above her ear Darrell Byrd feb2003 (0,2,0) = 4 comments Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points melted snow where a ewe has slept wild violets Ray MacKenzie apr2003 (0,1,1) = 3 almost bedtime… one last walnut shell ignites the embers Sheila Windsor sep2002 (0,1,1) = 3 comments night clouds-- the blind man plucks an acorn from his tin cup Kathy Lippard Cobb sep2002 (0,1,1) = 3 honeysuckle a cloud of gnats drifts over the pond martin jun2003 (0,0,3) = 3 comments easing off the gas wild sunflowers on both sides now mark e aug2003 (0,1,1) = 3 comments fog swirls through the boat yard - winter rain Darrell Byrd jan2003 (0,1,1) = 3 comments afterward -- the scent of violets in her lingerie Carole MacRury apr2003 (0,1,1) = 3 comments sunflower seeds scattered on the sidewalk a homeless man Deborah P Kolodji aug2003 (0,0,3) = 3	First Place -- 19 Points open windows a lullaby sung in Cantonese Andrea Gradidge (ushi) Jul2003 (1,7,2) = 19 comments Second Place -- 13 Points in my shadow I see more deeply into the water Nancy Smith Feb2003 (2,3,1) = 13 comments Third Place -- 10 Points her last canvas -- the artist captures a fading sunset Rosa Velt jun2003 (0,4,2) = 10 comments moving day echoes in a house no longer my home Kate Creighton jan2003 (0,2,6) = 10 comments Fourth Place -- 9 Points old desktop the principal looks for his initials Jim Mullins Aug2003 (0,3,3) = 9 comments sketchpad -- sunlight inches towards the fly Martin jun2003 (1,2,2) = 9 comments winter night an empty train disappears into falling snow Pamela Molhuysen mar2003 (1,2,2) = 9 comments sidewalk café - an alley cat licks spilled latte Darrell Byrd May2003 (1,2,2) = 9 comments Fifth Place -- 8 Points dried clay on his hands the potter rolls a cigarette w.f. owen jun2003 (1,1,3) = 8 comments summer breeze ~ the clink of empty swings circles the schoolyard Deborah Russell Aug2003 (1,2,1) = 8 pencil shavings-- the student's tongue curls and uncurls DeVar Dahl Jun2003 (2,0,2) = 8 comments Sixth Place -- 7 Points garden sculptures children strike poses near a sunlit wall Allen McGill May2003 (0,2,3) = 7 comments cobblestone alley his cane knows the way w.f. owen apr2003 (1,1,2) = 7 comments summer music -- pebbles being carried in and out with the tide Rosa Velt Jul2003 (0,2,3) = 7 comments bicycling through plum blossoms -- a sudden gust Carole MacRury mar2003 (0,2,3) = 7 Seventh Place -- 6 Points cooler nights - the curve of your back nestled in mine Carol Raisfeld sep2002 (0,1,4) = 6 comments light rain the moving van pulls away Linda Papanicoulauo Mar 2003 (0,2,2) = 6 comments on the book cover the same name over and over C. Lee Robinson Aug2003 (1,0,3) = 6 the widow's house window by window lights go out Carol Raisfeld jan2003 (0,2,2) = 6 comments on grandma's brass lamp three generations of fingerprints Cindy Tebo oct2002 (0,2,2) = 6 boundary waters the cry of the loon by my canoe Deborah P. Kolodji mar2003 (0,1,4) = 6 comments spring rain -- we bicycle through the scent of violets Hortensia Anderson mar2003 (1,0,3) = 6 cooler days a fallen leaf twists on a strand of web Sue sep2002 (0,3,0) = 6 Eighth Place -- 5 Points campfire shadows-- pine smoke flavors the pork and beans DeVar Dahl Feb2003 (0,1,3) = 5 comments village heat-- a donkey's ear twitches out of its hat Martin nov2002 (0,1,3) = 5 comments autumn leaves - children crowd around the fallen nest Carol Raisfeld dec2002 (0,0,5) = 5 comments Ninth Place -- 4 Points first grader's scream a pet snake at show and tell Carmel C. Lively Aug2003 (0,1,2) = 4 October night the neighbor's bug lamp catches nothing but snow OwenB oct2002 (1,0,1) = 4 daybreak -- windows across the valley turn rose gold Hortensia Anderson apr2003 (0,2,0) = 4 comments summer garden-- frog and stone bathed in moonlight Sheila Windsor May2003 (1,0,1) = 4 howling wind an abandoned nest clings to the moon Rob Scott dec2002 (0,1,2) = 4 comments first school day he hides his glasses in the pocket Tore Sverredal Aug2003 (0,0,4) = 4 Tenth Place -- 3 Points band practice night the board approves a quote for soundproofing Andrea Gradidge (ushi) Aug2003 (0,1,1) = 3 heatwave the painful sound of violin practice Celia Crook Jul2003 (0,1,1) = 3 comments writing his name with a lot of screeches the new teacher Emile Molhuysen Aug2003 (0,0,3) = 3 comments open house laughter spills out on the porch Carmen Sterba Jan2003 (0,0,3) = 3 comments Sunday morning in the steeple's shadow virgin snow Carol Raisfeld feb2003 (0,1,1) = 3 comments

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