First, an announcement to pass along for the World Haiku Festival which takes place in Gortahork, Co. Donegal, Ireland, on the last weekend of October. The judges this year are Gabriel Rosenstock and Cathal Ó Searcaigh, a poet whose verses are recited from Knock to Kathmandu.

Susumu Takiguchi, President of the World Haiku Club, will give a demonstration of Japanese calligraphy.

Norman Darlington will lead a renku session.

Ion Codrescu is a haiga master from Romania. He will conduct a workshop for adults and another for children.

Participants, guests and friends will be invited to go on a ginko.

For those of you attending or interested in being there, please contact:

info@samhainpoetry.com

The results of the voting have been tabulated and are listed below. Congratulations to RaV , the winner of our Kigo section and to Marie Summers, winner of our Free Format section!

Those who were given less than three points and who requested anonymity in such a case are so noted.

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

August 2006 Results
Kigo Theme: Summer's End	Free Format Theme: Mud
First Place -- 27 pts summer's end the pale circle on the ring finger RaV (2,3,15) = 27 points Second Place – 25 pts summer's end-- the swimming hole fills with stars aom (tim) (1,6,10) = 25 pts * very fine Third Place – 24 pts your coat on my shoulders- summer's end Ana Cadarin (1,6,9) = 24 pts Fourth Place – 22 pts one color left in the Popsicle box summer's end Collin Barber (2,4,8) = 22 pts Fifth Place – 21 pts summer’s end, a longer pause between crickets jblain (1,6,6) = 21 pts Sixth Place - 13 pts an empty pouch of Red Man on the dugout steps... summer's end ed markowski (1,4,2) = 13 pts she dyes her graying hair... summer's end Polona (1,3,4) = 13 pts Seventh Place – 12 pts summer’s end-- one firefly in a world of crickets Ami (0,3,6) = 12 pts * I like it; there's a Zen feel to it yet I can believe it as a real event. leaf in the mailbox- summer's end? Dana-Maria Onica (2,0,6) = 12 pts * The question mark at the end turns this into a story of someone noticing the passage of time when he/she might otherwise have overlooked the moment. summer's end -- the hollyhocks lean south - CR Manley (0,3,6) = 12 pts Eighth Place – 11 pts summer's end his goodnight kiss softer than usual Marie Summers (1,3,2) = 11 pts summer's end - the empty lemonade stand on the bicycle trail Audrey Downey (0,3,5) = 11 pts summer's end brushing the sand off everything Beverley George (0,1,9) = 11 pts Ninth Place – 10 pts summers end the mama cat shakes off her kittens Carmel Lively Westerman (0,2,6) = 10 pts Tenth Place – 9 pts onions turned upside down to dry summer's end -- ushi (1,2,2) = 9 pts * This is a great fit with the kigo because it's the right time to do it. summer's end the beetle's legs point to the sky martin (1,0,6) = 9 pts summer’s end: moon and cicadas at full volume Linda Marucci (0,3,3) = 9 pts summer's end papa moves the woodpile closer to the house Karen Briggs (0,1,7) = 9 pts Eleventh Place – 8 pts yellow jacket, wasps on the brink of summer’s end at the last supper DANIELA Bullas (2,1,0) = 8 pts summer's end Judas maples have already turned smzang (1,1,3) = 8 pts deleting his email ... summer's end -Roberta Beary (0,2,4) = 8 pts summer's end he wipes the mustard from my chin Francine Banwarth (0,2,4) = 8 pts summer's end the teenage checkout clerk calls me Ma'am Eve Luckring (0,2,4) = 8 pts summer's end ripe blackberries amongst the thorns Meredith (0,1,6) = 8 pts * I like the phrase 'amongst the thorns.' Twelfth Place - 7 pts summer's end the heart monitor f l a t l i n e s Dustin Neal (0,2,3) = 7 pts breeze entangled in curtain folds summer's end Boris Nazansky (0,2,3) = 7 pts summer's end- grains of sand still in my shoes Barbara Campitelli (0,2,3) = 7 pts Thirteenth Place – 6 pts summer's end the shoeshine man polishes a teacher's grammar Darrell Lindsey (1,1,1) = 6 pts summer's end the love bite on her neck begins to fade paul conneally (0,2,2) = 6 pts summer's end the coolness of a grape on my tongue --baldhead (0,1,4) = 6 pts A bee wobbles on the pecan pie - summer's end. m scarpone (0,1,4) = 6 pts the gecko turns another color - summer's end Betty Kaplan (0,1,4) = 6 pts peach juice from chin to sink summer's end Ann K. Schwader (0,0,6) = 6 pts * Been there; dripped that! LOL! Fourteenth Place – 5 pts ice cream lid slides off the counter-- summer's end island girl (1,0,2) = 5 pts summer's end— I struggle with the fifth verse of a spring renga Cristian Mocanu (0,2,1) = 5 pts summer’s end he stubs out a cigarette against a wet brick Laura Orabone (0,1,3) = 5 pts summer's end last turn at bat -- no one hears his mother call Karen Cesar (0,2,1) = 5 pts orange butterfly just beyond my reach... summer's end Mary King (0,1,3) = 5 pts first grader takes to bed her new lunch box - almost summer's end Leslie Montgomery (0,1,3) = 5 pts Fifteenth Place – 4 pts summer’s end - some leaves fall before others Israel Lopez Balan (1,0,1) = 4 pts summer's end at the beach - our sandy goodbye kiss Richmond Williams (0,2,0) = 4 pts summer’s end the chrysanthemum blooms with abandon. Zaida Lysle (0,1,2) = 4 pts first taste of the apple summer's end Bill Kenney (0,1,2) = 4 pts summer's end falling leaves replace butterflies Warren Gossett (0,1,2) = 4 pts summer's end . . . the morning newspaper twined in mist --Michael McClintock (0,0,4) = 4 pts freckles or age spots? summer's end --Irene Golas (0,0,4) = 4 pts summer’s end leaves gather around sidewalk tables soji (0,0,4) = 4 pts Sixteenth Place – 3 pts summer's end-- flowers letting go occupiers' hand tightens Janet Brof (1,0,0) = 3 pts Summer's end The turtle patiently waits To cross a road home Linda Warner (1,0,0) = 3 pts with shovels and rakes we fight off summer's ending-- sandcastle fortress Prune (0,1,1) = 3 pts summer's end-- relentless cicadas fall silent at last Tristan Coleridge (0,1,1) = 3 pts summer's end our neighbours start hanging their christmas lights Jim Swift (0,0,3) = 3 pts beach finds gathered on a shelf summer's end Beth Powell (0,0,3) = 3 pts * I really like how this connects the summer's pleasures with the passage of time and so the end of the season	First Place -- 21 pts full moon she answers the door in a mud mask Marie Summers (3,2,8) = 21 pts Second Place -- 20 pts monsoon … rising from the mud a buffalo’s horns Ella Wagemakers (1,4,9) = 20 pts Third Place -- 18 pts daddy’s knees jolt the table --mud pies and tea doris kasson (2,3,6) = 18 pts egret in flight— she forgets her muddy shoe Karen Cesar (1,4,7) = 18 pts Fourth Place -- 16 pts yellow moon rising even the mud shines Francine Banwarth (2,2,6) = 16 pts muddy river— a carp swimming in place Ami (1,2,9) = 16 pts Fifth Place – 15 pts mud puddles snowflakes sink into their reflections Collin Barber (1,3,6) = 15 pts * lovely image the utter silence of the Milky Way squelch of mud RaV (1,3,6) = 15 pts Sixth Place – 14 pts healing mud we look as if God has just made us Petar Tchouhov (3,1,3) = 14 pts a sandal in the mud my toes remember childhood jblain (1,4,3) = 14 pts summer heat the buffalo moos in the mud john tiong chunghoo (0,3,8) = 14 pts Seventh Place -- 12 pts news of war— a child’s toy plane belly-up in the mud ron moss (1,2,5) = 12 pts kindergarten new boots jump the mud puddles Carmel Lively Westerman (1,1,7) = 12 pts Eighth Place – 11 pts mud flecked feet we dance around the argument Roberta Beary (1,2,4) = 11 pts tea and mud pies the child scolds me for using the wrong fork Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,0,8) = 11 pts rainy season – a muddied welcome on the doormat max verhart (0,1,9) = 11 pts Ninth Place – 9 pts mud season the cow elk’s tracks deeper Ann K. Schwader (1,2,2) = 9 pts autumn sunlight a gull’s feet deep in the mud flats Bruce Ross (0,4,1) = 9 pts tide’s out . . . a feeding frenzy on the mud flats Carole MacRury (0,3,3) = 9 pts tea party -- serving mud pies on yellow leaves Betty Kaplan (0,1,7) = 9 pts Tenth Place – 8 pts mud bath— geese wading in the prison pond island girl (0,2,4) = 8 pts the sound of a boot lifted from mud - a lusty kiss Simply Maire (0,1,6) = 8 pts Eleventh Place -– 7 pts through mud roads a jostling bus ride -- smell of sweat Kala Ramesh (0,3,1) = 7 pts ground-breaking the politician poses with a shovelful of mud ed markowski (0,2,3) = 7 pts tiny world a snail's trail in the mud Beth Powell (0,2,3) = 7 pts Twelfth Place -- 6 pts on the way home-- loyal companion the mud Ana Cadarin (0,2,2) = 6 pts Thirteenth Place -- 5 pts August cattails the mud dries in the boat martin (1,1,0) = 5 pts bridge in smithereens-- under the mud and rubble his daughter's torso Janet Brof (1,1,0) = 5 pts in the mud bath she is still naked beautiful like a lotus Leslie Montgomery (1,0,2) = 5 pts mud shore of the brook -- a man's and a bird's footprints follow each other Zhanna P. Rader (0,2,1) = 5 pts muddy road the woman's blood darkens Dustin Neal (0,1,3) = 5 pts mud on my hands I ask for a trowel she hands me a towel Linda Marucci (0,1,3) = 5 pts a streak of mud up the boy's back fenderless bike Vaughn Seward (0,1,3) = 5 pts morning walk -- footprints in the mud disappear into the mist Israel López Balan (0,1,3) = 5 pts half moon -- the muddied knees of the jilted lover Paul Hodder (0,1,3) = 5 pts turning wheel -- mud shapes to the curves of the potter Nancy Smith (0,1,3) = 5 pts after Katrina-- grandmother clutches mud-caked heirlooms Tristan Coleridge (0,1,3) = 5 pts Fourteenth Place -- 4 pts busy hands firmly kneading mud, preparing bricks-- black smoke form the kiln Patrick Wafula (1,0,1) = 4 pts mud room cleared-- her old raveled sweater left on its peg Ellen Compton (0,1,2) = 4 pts to lotus mud is not mud miriam chaikin (0,0,4) = 4 pts mud fight the opposition plays dirty Bill Hudson (0,0,4) = 4 pts horse race a clump of mud in the air Dave Bacharach (0,0,4) = 4 pts yellow card! the referee's glasses covered in mud -- lucindab (0,0,4) = 4 pts Fifteenth Place -- 3 pts starting a new life -- with Crystal Dead Sea Mud Soap cleaner and clearer DANIELA Bullas (1,0,0) = 3 pts laughing and splashing up to their ankles in mud -- a group of toddlers Ruzica Mokos (1,0,0) = 3 pts coyote tracks down the muddy road-- who's following whom Rap (1,0,0) = 3 pts mud by the marsh -- some small bird's track in a big claw print D.V.Rozic (0,1,1) = 3 pts mudfest-- mom asks if the concert was worth it aom (tim) (0,1,1) = 3 pts mud wasp nest I move my tent upstream Karen Briggs (0,1,1) = 3 pts bee sting... mixing mud shanna (0,1,1) = 3 pts 3:00 am fumbling with keys my name is mud Denise Lizarraga (0,0,3) = 3 pts

Thanks for another good month of haiku and comments, it keeps the kukai vibrant. We will be posting the next Call for Submissions on 4th of September. We look forward to hearing from you!

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