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 votes 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.

July 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Ant	Free Format Theme: Music
First Place - 18 points in the throat of a white blossom busy black ants gillena cox (0-6-6 = 18) Second Place - 16 points the sun is setting - even an ant on the wall has a long shadow Tomislav Maretic (0-5-6 = 16) Third Place - 12 points new job-- an ant visits on coffee break Stephen Amor (2-1-4 = 12) Fourth Place - 11 points long day a trail of ants into tall grass w.f. owen (1-2-4 = 11) Fifth Place - 10 points evening stroll we step across the ant parade OwenB (0-3-4 = 10) in the tool box looking for a way out carpenter ants peigi (0-3-4 = 10) yard work - an ant lurches past carrying a leaf Carole MacRury (0-3-4 = 10) Sixth Place - 9 points a line of ants threading themselves through shadows r. wilson (1-2-2 = 9) wood ant the toddler strokes it flat ushi (2-1-1 = 9) six ants come out of his laptop - summer school Deborah P Kolodji (0-3-3 = 9) paper boats the black ant clings to its matchstick Johannes Manjrekar (1-3-0 = 9) Seventh Place - 7 points circle of giggles ~ guessing which ant will carry the largest bread crumb deborah russell (0-2-3 = 7) Buddha's thoughts-- a column of ants in the furrow of his brow Mike (1-1-2 = 7) recycling center - a thousand ants on a pepsi can Earl Keener (0-1-5 = 7) Eight Place - 6 points old sidewalk ants cover a ball of ice cream martin (0-2-2 = 6) cool grass a red ant crawling between each toe oino sakai (1-0-3 = 6) blood test - red ants invade the broken tile roberta beary (1-1-1 = 6) picnic blanket the toddler's stomp misses all the ants DeVar (0-1-4 = 6) Ninth Place - 5 points little brother tries out my glasses -- ant burning ! jane burton (0-2-1 = 5) traffic jam an ant crawls up my leg Tore Sverredal (0-1-3 = 5) hidden park ants find the picnic in the woods Patricia A. Laurent (0-1-3 = 5) the peony, must not be ticklish -- all those ants Zhanna P. Rader (1-0-2 = 5) Tenth Place - 4 points feeding ants- Lord Buddha accepts my offering Robert John Mestre (0-2-0 = 4) summer cabin replace the old ant traps Audrey Downey (0-0-4 = 4) on the table a vase of peonies and tenant ants zeyda (0-0-4 = 4) Eleventh Place - 3 points garden hose ants stream the other way above the flood mark e (0-0-3 = 3) out of the ground another grain of sand dropped by an ant Peter H. Pache (0-1-1 = 3) the feet of a tree ants are creeping between roots on a summer day Cornelia (0-0-3 = 3) city sidewalk ants surround a fugitive chocolate melt Darrell Byrd (0-0-3 = 3) a new puppy digs up the anthills Carmel C. Lively (1-0-0 = 3) ants march one by one feasting on picnic delights a summertime feast Judi Honiker (0-1-1 = 3) a picnic table long trails of ants collect the left overs late bloomer (0-1-1 = 3) clover-filled flower pot ... in and out ants Keith Tobin (0-1-1 = 3) midday sun on the concrete sidewalk two ants Horst Ludwig (0-0-3 = 3)	First place - 19 votes open windows a lullaby sung in Cantonese ushi (3-2-6 = 19) Second place - 16 votes summer music -- pebbles being carried in and out with the tide Rosa Velt (2-3-4 = 16) Third place - 12 votes empty bandstand the sounds of crows rise to the treetops martin (1-2-5 = 12) heatwave the painful sound of violin practice celia crook (1-1-7 = 12) Fourth place - 10 votes clink of coins the same few notes from the blind boy's flute Johannes Manjrekar (1-2-3 = 10) Fifth place - 9 votes summertime blues small fingers tap rhythms of falling rain deborah russell (0-2-5 = 9) Wind guiding one chime gently into another - Eclipse of the moon. Kareeda (0-2-5 = 9) Sixth place - 8 votes summer dusk - two guitars seek each other in clear tones Tomislav Maretic (1-1-3 = 8) a falling drop out of the bamboo flute circles in the pond emile molhuysen (1-1-3 = 8) flute song-- the woodpecker changes its tempo Kathy Lippard Cobb (0-3-2 = 8) summer sunset falls on a blue note -- park jazz Ann K. Schwader (0-2-4 = 8) Seventh place - 7 votes drips in the bowl an octave higher . . . steady rain jane burton (1-0-4 = 7) hungry drumming on the table boy's camp sakyu (0-2-3 = 7) evening's close-- the plucked pangs of a koto Mark E. Smith (0-2-3 = 7) candles snuffed-- plainsong in the voice of a mockingbird Ellen Compton (0-2-3 = 7) Eight place - 6 votes afterwards the sounds of violins continued in my mind N. Beck (0-1-4 = 6) cell phone plays Ode to Joy class dismissed oino sakai (1-1-1 = 6) concert in the park-- canvas sneakers soak up the dew DeVar (1-1-1 = 6) Ninth place - 5 votes whistling flute sea breeze through the beach grass Audrey Downey (0-2-1 = 5) la la... la la... la that tune that goes on and on all day long Betty (0-1-3 = 5) beer party her eyes connect with the saxophone player Carmel C. Lively (0-1-3 = 5) birds chirrup dripping through the leafy silence before the sunrise Ruzica Mokos (0-2-1 = 5) Tenth place - 4 votes straining his ears for the right notes the tuner talks about weather john tiong chunghoo (0-1-2 = 4) dimmed hibachi the faint tune from a koto somewhere . . . . Darrell Byrd (0-1-2 = 4) empty park; on a stiff Northern wind a flute solo Keith Tobin (0-2-0 = 4) harvest festival-- the silent moon above the taiko drummers Earl Keener (0-2-0 = 4) Eleventh place - 3 votes oh, stick bug - I hear the piccolo in your body Carole MacRury (0-1-1 = 3) playing flute... ants march through the window to my kitchen sink Zhanna P. Rader (0-1-1 = 3)

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