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

December 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Midwinter	Free Format Theme: Shasei
First Place -- 22 pts quiet evening the weight of snow before the snow j. blain (2,5,6) = 22 pts Second Place -- 17 pts snowy night a passing train tunnels into silence Laryalee Fraser (0,5,7) = 17 pts Third Place -- 15 pts shooting stars-- we flick our ashes into snow Earl Keener (0,5,5) = 15 pts Fourth Place -- 14 pts dawning -- a squirrel robs the snowman of his hazel-nut buttons Zhanna P. Rader (2,2,4) = 14 pts Fifth Place – 12 pts first snow-- she powders her face in the morning mirror Audrey Downey (1,3,3) = 12 pts Fifth Place -- 11 pts starless night-- the Christmas tree at my neighbor's home Israel López Balan (0,2,7) = 11 pts first snow halfway across the porch the cat turns around Edward Dallas (0,1,9) = 11 pts Sixth Place -- 10 pts fresh snowfall the dog follows in the boys footprints Carmel Lively Westerman (1,2,3) = 10 pts cancer ward a little girl hugs her stuffed snowman Dave Bacharach (1,1,5) = 10 pts snowy day with each step his sneakers blink on blink off Peggy Heinrich (0,3,4) == 10 pts winter solstice-- the sun warms a spot on the hardwood floor DeVar (0,2,6) = 10 pts Seventh Place -- 9 pts furtively grazing the winter pastures-- shreds of haze max verhart (1,1,4) = 9 pts winter fog-- the path toward home becomes clear Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,1,4) = 9 pts first snow morning papers' skid marks on the driveway Richmond Williams (0,3,3) = 9 pts long night moon one more load of wood before dark Ann K. Schwader (0,1,7) = 9 pts Eighth Place -- 8 pts first snow a white mound in my parking place --oino sakai (0,2,4) = 8 pts cold day between the graves a snowman Petar Tchouhov (0,2,4) = 8 pts Ninth Place -- 7 pts moon shadows a rabbit emerges from the snowman's top hat ed markowski (1,1,2) = 7 pts gently covering the curves of her body snow Bill Hudson (1,1,2) = 7 pts first frost a butterfly on the steamy bus pane RaV (Flatline) (0,1,5) = 7 pts Tenth Place -- 6 points season of lights. . . blue spruce scents the stillness Nancy Smith (1,1,1) = 6 pts December The sound of rain Through the air conditioner martin (0,2,2) = 6 pts frozen ruts in the old dirt road first snow Bruce Ross (0,1,4) = 6 pts Eleventh Place -- 5 pts drifting snow the scent of roses long forgotten Linda M. Chambers (1,0,2) = 5 pts countless stars-- a snowflake lets go of the bamboo rake Andrew Riutta (0,2,1) = 5 pts dark lake slow fish-- scales of ice Ginka Biliarska (0,1,3) = 5 pts dead of winter -- graveyard holly teems with robins --dah (0,1,3) = 5 pts shadows on the snow... juncos too Ami (1,0,2) = 5 pts Twelfth Place -- 4 pts desert heat borne to me winter wind peter (0,2,0) = 4 pts winter stillness... steady in the sky a distant ferris wheel Keiko Izawa (0,1,2) = 4 pts carrying out cookie crumbs ant parade doris kasson (0,1,2) = 4 pts longest night-- more time now for counting stars Barbara Campitelli (0,0,4) = 4 pts Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts Auld Lang Syne this year's bells ring out over last year's snow angelee deodhar (0,1,1) = 3 pts sandhill crane's cries and sunrise lost in low fog Jim Applegate (0,1,1) = 3 pts snow flurries-- a far off freight train splits the sky ron moss (0,1,1) = 3 pts under all that snow -- a snowman sleeping --Irene Golas (0,0,3) = 3 pts icy wind tears rolls down each cheek Allen McGill (0,0,3) = 3 pts snowy park a squirrel jumps in total silence Origa (0,1,1) = 3 pts passing quarters to a stranger-- one breath cloud aom (tim) (0,1,1) = 3 pts	First Place -- 23 pts farmer's market -- the sour old woman selling honey --Irene Golas (1,6,8) = 23 pts Second Place -- 21 pts blueberries -- my children compare their tongues in the mirror Zhanna P. Rader (1,5,8) = 21 pts Third Place -- 15 pts on the last page of the calendar, a cat looking back Keiko Izawa (2,1,7) = 15 pts icy windshield a Santa scrapes off the parking ticket Dave (1,1,10) = 15 pts Fourth Place -- 12 pts unemployed-- same place as yesterday that frozen tumbleweed Andrew Riutta (1,2,5) = 12 pts Fifth Place -- 11 pts white dogwood-- a withered black man tunes his guitar Kathy Lippard Cobb (0,3,5) = 11 pts Sixth Place -- 9 pts December rain buzzards drip from the water tower martin (0,4,1) = 9 pts darkening sky a loon's wail bounces off the pilings Laryalee Fraser (0,3,3) = 9 pts clearest night venus rests in the arms of a sequoia Denise Lizarraga (0,2,7) = 9 pts Seventh Place -- 8 pts about to snow - all the color on the woodpecker's head -dah (1,1,3) = 8 pts moon! shadows of trees prostrate Bill Gottlieb (0,3,2) = 8 pts stone shadows-- only the sun seems to move Israel López Balan (0,2,4) = 8 pts Eighth Place -- 7 pts Ripening fruit Haiku Pulled at author's request frosty morning ... the dead cat's paw reaching to the sun Gabriel Rosenstock (0,2,3) = 7 pts bird nests among bare branches white sky - riley penaluna (0,1,5) = 7 pts Ninth Place -- 6 pts mountain snow becomes the horizon winter haze Ann K. Schwader (0,2,2) = 6 pts mid-December-- two deer disappear into twilight Marjorie Buettner (0,0,6) = 6 pts Tenth Place -- 5 pts the screech of a rusty gate hinge wind gust Allen McGill (0,2,1) = 5 pts December-- paper snow flakes decorate school windows Audrey Downey (0,1,3) = 5 pts from your white breath the Chinese word for this height Paul Pfleuger, Jr. (0,1,3) = 5 pts brittle leaves... the wild roses have caught them Ami (0,1,3) = 5 pts tall evergreen atop a fast-moving car bound for Christmas Peggy Heinrich (0,0,5) = 5 pts Eleventh Place -- 4 pts hibernation a tortoise digs his cave deeper Carmel Lively Westerman (0,2,0) = 4 pts snowy pines she longs for his return Linda M. Chambers (0,1,2) = 4 pts frozen pond a skater slips sound of ice max verhart (0,1,2) = 4 pts on the ledge outside the classroom pigeons mate Mykel Board (0,1,3) = 4 pts December wind another canvas fish house slides into the bay Edward (0,0,4) = 4 pts insurance cards-- police lights flicker in the black ice aom (tim) (0,0,4) = 4 pts Twelfth Place – 3 pts prairie harvest-- the steeple bell pierces sunset Paul R. (1,0,0,) = 3 pts packed malls-- a last coat of paint dries on the piñata DeVar (1,0,0) = 3 pts malay village wedding between giant pots and pans women smile john tiong chunghoo (0,1,1) = 3 pts cookie crumbs Christmas damaged in transit doris kasson (0,1,1) = 3 pts pacific northwest gray & rain swallow the world-- winter sloshes on Sandy Friedlander (0,1,1) = 3 pts frozen afternoon in the deep stillness seated Buddha Bruce Ross (0,0,3) = 3 pts morning glories a petal drains colour into a puddle sky ron moss (0,0,3) = 3 pts by the road unfurling colors a peacock James M. Thompson (0,0,3) = 3 pts prayer plant leaves align to the grow-light --ushi (0,0,3) = 3 pts

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