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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 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.

June 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Thunder	Free Format Theme: Lunch
First Place -- 30 Points distant thunder the spent log collapses in the fireplace Allen McGill (3,6,9) = 30 Second Place -- 16 Points distant thunder counting the minutes during labour ushi (0,6,4) = 16 Third Place -- 14 Points midnight thunder … a shaft of moonlight strikes the pine Robert Bauer (0,4,6) = 14 Fourth Place -- 13 Points thunder momma tells another story … a little louder pamela molhuysen (0,3,7) = 13 lakefront walk: a gull's cry follows the thunder oino sakai (2,2,3) = 13 Fifth Place -- 12 Points distant thunder the trees start to shiver one by one Grzegorz Sionkowski (1,1,7) = 12 Sixth Place -- 11 Points spring thunder vibrating our bed a nervous dog b'oki (1,3,2) = 11 Seventh Place -- 9 Points rolling thunder through the trees Niagara Falls martin (1,2,2) = 9 morning thunder… baby's first word Ed Markowski (0,2,5) = 9 summer thunder shaking the peas from their pods Kate Creighton (0,3,3) = 9 the phone still silent distant thunder Colin Buchanan (0,4,1) = 9 Eighth Place -- 8 Points evening thunder the drip drop of tears at each onion chop Agnes Eva Savich (0,1,6) = 8 evening thunder the still pond water ripples John White (0,2,4) = 8 Ninth Place -- 7 Points thunder rattles the tin roof coffee break Patricia A. Laurent (1,1,2) = 7 dinner with an ex distant sounds of thunder paula fisher (0,2,3) = 7 night thunder the teddy bear owner sleeps with parents Flatline (0,2,3) = 7 thunder -- waking when the Saint Bernard sits on my face Nancy Smith (1,1,2) = 7 Tenth Place -- 6 Points approaching thunder the timpani of rain on red iron roofs Sue Mill (0,1,4) = 6 thunder booms! children stampede from the ball field Rose Marie Stutts (1,0,3) = 6 thunder showers he stirs one more sugar into his coffee Gillena Cox (1,1,1) = 6 Eleventh Place -- 5 Points lights flicker then a thunderclap -- hitting "save" Laryalee Fraser (0,0,5) = 5 refugee camp the sleeping child mimes thunder . . . ron moss (1,1,0) = 5 thunder trail dust darkens with the first drops of rain aom (0,1,3) = 5 lightning and thunder the dog rushes in between my legs Carmel C. Lively (0,0,5) = 5 distant thunder - lightening crackles on the radio Debs Watson (0,1,3) = 5 Twelfth Place -- 4 Points desert thunder -- the silent moments with voices of toads Peter H. Pache (0,1,2) = 4 at the car wash -- the distant rumble of thunder James M. Thompson (0,1,2) = 4 dawn thunder - the silencing of the crow Audrey Downey (0,0,4) = 4 counting seconds from flash to thunder the annual picnic David Bewley (0,1,2) = 4 fragrance of the rain thunder is fading away under the rainbow Boris Nazansky (0,1,2) = 4 distant thunder the stroke of oars much faster now Owen Burkhart (0,0,4) = 4 distant thunder a layor of dust on his congas erk (0,1,2) = 4 thunder… the tulips stir in their own light George Hawkins (0,1,2) = 4 Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points thunder and frightening' the two year old won't sleep alone Sue Stanford (1,0,0) = 3 rumble of thunder I hurriedly shut down my computer (xeno-unit) (0,1,1) = 3 sultry heat rolling over horizon slow thunder ORIGA (0,1,1) = 3 thunder claps the brooding cloud cluster gives birth to rain. Zaida Lysle (0,1,1) = 3 Thunder; ants zigzag across the path. george (0,1,1) = 3 powerless between lightning and thunder our faces . . . Carole MacRury (1,0,0) = 3 at the same time light in all windows and the thunder Sérgio Francisco Pichorim (1,0,0) = 3	First Place -- 21 Points lunch hour waiters share a cigarette aom (2,4,7) = 21 Second Place -- 20 Points business lunch-- a muted symphony of cell phones Sue Mill (2,2,10) = 20 Third Place -- 17 Points fisherman's lunch… a hawk follows the bend of the river ed markowski (0,5,7) = 17 Fourth Place -- 15 Points spring field a weathered lunch box full of ants martin (0,4,7) = 15 Fifth Place -- 14 Points a dog's eyes the sandwich for lunch divided by two Grzegorz Sionkowski (1,3,5) = 14 Sixth Place -- 13 Points picnic lunch a magpie drops by for a cherry Marlene Egger (1,2,6) = 13 Seventh Place -- 12 Points out to lunch a sign swings gently on the dock ushi (0,4,4) = 12 Eighth Place -- 11 Points outdoor lunch mosquitoes bring their own utensils Laryalee Fraser (0,3,5) = 11 outdoor lunch a glass of juice hushes a bee Flatline (0,3,5) = 11 Ninth Place -- 10 Points lunch time - breathing in garden air Audrey Downey (0,2,6) = 10 in mom's pantry the lone ranger and tonto lunch box Nancy Hollingsworth (0,3,4) = 10 sidewalk café only the mosquitoes enjoy a free lunch Owen Burkhart (0,2,6) = 10 Tenth Place -- 9 Points biopsy day my daughter makes lunch and doesn't ask for the car Roberta Beary (0,3,3) = 9 Eleventh Place -- 8 Points A picnic lunch; minnows nibble breadcrumbs and toes. george (0,2,4) = 8 noon whistle - searching his lunch pail for her note . . . Carole MacRury (0,1,6) = 8 Twelfth Place -- 7 Points the squeak of rusty hinges -- old lunch box James M. Thompson (1,2,0) = 7 school lunch- sharing a lettuce sandwich with a rabbit angelee deodhar (1,0,4) = 7 Thirteenth Place -- 6 Points brown bag lunch mom sends her love via a paper heart lmw (0,1,4) = 6 afternoon shift watching a melon sun set during lunch break Hazel (0,3,0) = 6 Fourteenth Place -- 5 Points lunchtime downpour the doorway huddlers check their watches Allen McGill (0,1,3) = 5 lunch break pigeons scuffle for a dog-end John White (0,2,1) = 5 at the frog pond an unsuspecting beetle ends up being lunch Zaida Lysle (0,2,1) = 5 lunch bell-- students and seagulls crowd the parking lot DeVar (1,0,2) = 5 Fifteenth Place -- 4 Points lunch in the shade; a sleeping tomcat paws a dream grasshopper J Blain (0,1,2) = 4 lunch date and invitation to dinner her cleavage Carmel C. LIvely (0,1,2) = 4 early afternoon garden lizard and I looking for lunch Margaret Hehman-Smith (0,1,2) = 4 long lunch a grasshopper lands just anywhere Paul Pfleuger, Jr. (0,0,4) = 4 Sixteenth Place -- 3 Points playground lunch eating a sandwich tasting of rain ron moss (0,0,3) = 3 chopsticks a lunch of sushi and piano sakyu (0,0,3) = 3 ants invade the kitchen lunch time Patricia A. Laurent (1,0,0) = 3 hometown diner a burger and fries lunch restores my youth Darrell Byrd (0,0,3) = 3 seagulls squawk fight on the playground over lunch paula fisher (0,1,1) = 3 lunch hour hundred of goats on the dry, grassy slope ito (0,0,3) = 3 heat wave her book more tempting than lunch Kate Creighton (0,0,3) = 3

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