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In the listing below, after each poem the author is listed, and then a three digit code revealing how many 3-point, 2-point, and 1-point points were cast for this poem by the other participating poets.

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

December 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Goose/Geese	Free Format Theme: A Visit to the Zoological Gardens
First Place -- 28 Points winter solstice a flight of geese interrupt the moon soji (3,6,7) = 28 Second Place -- 19 Points water's edge -- the goose touches its own beak susan bond (0,7,5) = 19 Third Place -- 17 Points morning twilight-- wintering snow geese cloud the marsh bmm (1,4,6) = 17 Fourth Place -- 16 Points departing geese-- a little dancer falls out of step Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,4,5) = 16 Fifth Place -- 15 Points after your death . . . framed in every window winter geese ron moss (4,1,1) = 15 Sixth Place -- 14 Points last leaves-- even the geese abandon me Gary Steinberg (1,4,3) = 14 early dusk the geese on the pyjamas fly to bed Flatline (0,6,2) = 14 Seventh Place -- 12 Points falling leaves the calls of geese in the wind sonoku (1,2,5) = 12 first light-- a lone goose calls out Mary Lee McClure (2,1,4) = 12 Eighth Place -- 10 Points migrating geese college dorms emptied at Christmas break Deborah P Kolodji (1,2,3) = 10 Ninth Place -- 9 Points tule fog- a thermos steams in the goose blind Darrell Byrd (0,2,5) = 9 honks of geese -- for a minute the family stops raking leaves Zhanna P. Rader (0,3,3) = 9 Tenth Place -- 8 Points geese crossing the road-- some look right, some left oino sakai (1,1,3) = 8 wild geese-- the gate swings open on the evening ferry jt (0,2,4) = 8 Eleventh Place -- 7 Points in V-formation the geese soar over Pearl Harbor Victor P. Gendrano (0,3,1) = 7 Across a grey lake Towing a wedge of ripples One stranded goose. d (2,0,1) = 7 vee formation - one goose too far to the left deborah russell (0,2,3) = 7 geese honking -- a truck on the road honks back Tomislav Maretic (0,0,7) = 7 Twelfth Place -- 6 Points ribbons of geese a cold morning wind off the pond Carol Raisfeld (0,3,0) = 6 Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points single goose feather falls shivering from endless sky Grainne (0,1,3) = 5 if only I knew what they know ... wild geese roberta beary (0,2,1) = 5 homecoming -- a flock of geese flies over the scrimmage Earl Keener (0,1,3) = 5 Alberta Clipper geese walking on yesterday's water gerry bravi (0,1,3) = 5 summer breeze he lets the goose peck at his palm john tiong chunghoo (0,2,1) = 5 craning necks-- the sound of geese above the clouds DeVar (1,0,2) = 5 Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points parking lot geese honk at the cars merry christmas Patricia A. Laurent (0,1,2) = 4 icy windshield-- the passing honks of canada geese Laryalee Fraser (0,1,2) = 4 fat christmas goose roasts in his own juice didn't fly south jam (0,0,4) = 4 homeless shelter-- after prayers the Christmas goose doris kasson (0,2,0) = 4 steel-gray sky a helicopter seems to lead the geese Joann (0,1,2) = 4 Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points November wind the distant promise of southbound geese Ed Markowski (0,1,1) = 3 wild geese raucous in passage -- the wail of a distant train Johnye Strickland (0,1,1) = 3 rush hour traffic the goose honking at hikers Brenda Roberts (0,0,3) = 3 geese leave for a warmer sun the first snow storm David Bewley (0,0,3) = 3 family gathering a flock of migrating geese graze toward the house b'oki (0,0,3) = 3 winter chill an arrow of barking geese in flight Owen Burkhart (0,1,1) = 3	First Place -- 30 Points summer heat I stop to yawn with the lions Marie Summers (5,2,11) = 30 Second Place -- 24 Points city lights- the elephant reaches into the moon ron moss (3,4,7) = 24 Third Place -- 22 Points baby flamingo-- the toddler offers her bottle Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,5,9) = 22 Fourth Place -- 17 Points hollyhocks-- the hummingbird's path through the elephant cage Earl Keener (4,1,3) = 17 reptile house a small child steals my scream Kylie Hooklyn (1,3,8) = 17 Fifth Place -- 15 Points giraffe : look up and up ushi (1,1,10) = 15 Sixth Place -- 14 Points captive whales no tank as large as the ocean Agnes Eva Savich (0,4,6) = 14 Seventh Place -- 13 Points animals in the zoo -- only the sparrows here coming and going Tomislav Maretic (1,3,4) = 13 Eighth Place -- 9 Points discussing divorce the boy wants to adopt an eagle Paul Pfleuger, Jr. (1,0,6) = 9 autumn gust exposes the bald spot in the lion's mane Mark Hollingsworth (0,2,5) = 9 Ninth Place -- 8 Points craning my neck- the zoo tortoise unseen Jason Sanford Brown (0,3,2) = 8 a toddler on dad's shoulders-- the ostrich blinks Laryalee Fraser (0,2,4) = 8 new tiger his roar echoes through the zoo john tiong chunghoo (0,0,8) = 8 Tenth Place -- 7 Points Bronx December the gorilla cage smells of snow martin (0,2,3) = 7 Eleventh Place -- 6 Points before sleep lion roars from zoo on the wind Terry Ingram (0,2,2) = 6 visiting the monkey house we stare at each other soji (0,1,4) = 6 REPTILES the girl's tongue mocks the snake Flatline (0,1,4) = 6 Twelfth Place -- 5 Points great ape house the stench of humans roberta beary (0,2,1) = 5 lazing hippos sedate in the murky pool meredith (1,0,2) = 5 winter's night two swans glide between empty moorings Owen Burkhart (0,2,1) = 5 spring thaw the bear cub fits into her curled paw Angele Lux (0,1,3) = 5 brave toddler-- chasing pigeons at the zoo doris kasson (0,0,5) = 5 Thirteenth Place -- 4 Points afternoon sun the koala sleeps in his enclosure Deborah P Kolodji (0,1,2) = 4 near the kangaroos preschoolers begin to hop and laugh Edward (0,1,2) = 4 cat house-- the pacing tiger's gaze fixed on my toddler Nancy Smith (0,0,4) = 4 summer sun tiger cools in the caged pool divine rays (0,0,4) = 4 Fourteenth Place -- 3 Points outside the llamas pen peacocks and toddlers gathering birdseed Brenda Roberts (0,1,1) = 3 zoo alarm-- the bugling of pent up elephants Johnye Strickland (0,1,1) = 3 watching the playful gorilla I see myself Victor P. Gendrano (0,0,3) = 3 winter in the zoo snowflakes falling down polar bears enjoy Cornelia (1,0,0) = 3 monkey house-- banana disappears from my lunch bag Mick O'Connor (0,1,1) = 3 falling snow-- a bear blinks in disinterest jt (0,0,3) = 3

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