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

March 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Seed	Free Format Theme: mode of transportation
First Place - 25 points after the funeral the seeds she ordered in today's mail roberta beary (437 = 25) Second Place - 20 points bamboo cage a finch feeding seed to the mirror Darrell Byrd (254 = 20) Third Place - 16 points dandelion seeds-- a sky diver drifts into the mountain Kathy Lippard Cobb (226 = 16) Fourth Place - 14 points spring planting-- the seed remembers what it is Mary Lee McClure (135 = 14) grandpa's old toolbox - a packet of carrot seeds neatly folded down . . . ron moss (135 = 14) abandoned road a seedling takes root in the asphalt soji (127 = 14) Fifth Place - 13 points winter night the core of an apple full of seeds Martin (134 = 13) Sixth Place - 8 points spring cleaning from grandma's closet a seed pearl Angelee Deodhar (113 = 8) Seventh Place - 7 points freshly sown seed a crow alights on the scarecrow Rajiv Lather (112 = 7) revenge i spit watermelon seeds in my neighbors grass Carmel C. Lively (023 = 7) Eighth Place - 6 points forget-me-nots a dog eared packet of seeds from the old house sheila windsor (014 = 6) traffic roundabout-- dandelion seeds drift out of reach Sue (014 = 6) Ninth Place - 5 points seeds from the fair - parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Carol Raisfeld (102 = 5) Tenth Place - 4 points more than it was a seed that she had planted fifty years ago pamela molhuysen (020 = 4) even in the storm it could not be lost dandelion seed Tom (012 = 4) snowed in-- crushed chiles and seeds in the pasta DeVar Dahl (004 = 4) spring morning a head full of sunflower seeds hangs in the garage paul Conneally (012 = 4)	first place - 13 points boundary waters the cry of the loon by my canoe Deborah P. Kolodji (223 = 13) second place - 12 points light rain the moving van pulls away Linda Papanicolaou (028 = 12) bicycling through plum blossoms – a sudden gust Carole MacRury (036 = 12) spring rain -- we bicycle through the scent of violets hortensia anderson (125 = 12) third place - 11 points winter night an empty train disappears into falling snow pamela molhuysen (205 = 11) fourth place - 10 points mountain pass the old van slows to a crawl celia crook (107 = 10) morning sun a train glides through the snowscape Tore Sverredal (123 = 10) fifth place - 9 points icy road home ... horses in the trailer puffing steam Darrell Byrd (025 = 9) mountain beneath my boots a crust of mud Jannet Blain (122 = 9) sixth place - 7 points graffiti-covered train you change stations in between expletives Kathy Lippard Cobb (112 = 7) lunar module five a boy and his hamster prepare for take-off sheila Windsor (112 = 7) curbside leaf pile a sports car whooshes through it mike farley (023 = 7) 51' ford - dad's old flat bed sprouts rust Deborah Russell (112 = 7) seventh place - 6 points long car journey - the plastic Elvis keeps me awake ron moss (103 = 6) deep in winter his mountain bike still tied to the fence Angèle Lux (111 = 6) Eighth Place - 5 points passing wind - almost zero-emission cycling to work Carol Raisfeld (102 = 5) pushing through the spokes of a rusting bicycle - tendrils of bindweed Jon Davey (005 = 5)

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