March 2005 Kukai

The results of the voting have been tabulated and are listed below. Congratulations to Ella W., the winner of our Kigo section, and to Darrell Byrd, the winner of our Free Format section!


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.

March 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Pine
Free Format Theme: Housework/Chores

First Place -- 32 Points

clear night --
a lone pine points
to the moon

Ella W.
(4,7,6) = 32


Second Place -- 15 Points

spring rain--
the pine cone caught
in an eddie

aom (tim)
(0,5,5) = 15


Third Place -- 13 Points

talk of separation
we reach for the same
pine cone

sheila windsor
(0,3,7) = 13

the pine tree's shadow
slips into the pond
-spring evening

raven
(1,3,4) = 13


Fourth Place -- 12 Points

barefoot
the path to the lake lined
with pine cones

Marie Summers
(1,1,7) = 12


Fifth Place -- 11 Points

twilight
a pine cone caught
between two branches

john tiong chunghoo
(1,2,4) = 11

winter pines
the ski instructor's
spiked hair

ed markowski
(0,2,7) = 11

spring thaw
a pinecone rolls
to first base

roberta beary
(1,3,2) = 11

real estate
a stranger sweeps pine cones
from my father's sidewalk

Earl Keener
(1,2,4) = 11

pinecones. . .
spider silks between spines
glimmer with dawn

Nancy Smith
(1,2,4) = 11


Sixth Place -- 10 Points

first light
mist stirs in the
pine barrens

Allen McGill
(0,3,4) = 10


Seventh Place -- 9 Points

night walk
to the camp outhouse --
pine sap on the latch

Laryalee Fraser
(0,2,5) = 9

distant pines
the trail hiked last summer
outlined in snow

bmm
(1,2,2) = 9

a pine cone
drops to forest duff
silent bounce

Terry Ingram
(0,2,5) = 9

lone pine-
bugle notes fading
into dawn

Sue
(1,1,4) = 9

hot chocolate--
pine cones pop
in the bonfire

DeVar
(0,1,7) = 9


Eighth Place -- 8 Points

swirling rain -
a watered pine
brushes the sky

Carol Raisfeld
(0,3,2) = 8

collecting pinecones--
my niece brings me a basket
of bagworms

Ami Shecter
(0,3,2) = 8


Ninth Place -- 6 Points

mating blackbirds
shake down March snow
from the pine

Tom
(1,1,1) = 6


Tenth Place -- 5 Points

grouse drumming-
a pine cone shows through
the snow patch

Darrell Byrd
(0,2,1) = 5


Eleventh Place -- 4 Points

day moon
adding a pine cone
to the cornucopia

Johnye Strickland
(1,0,1) = 4

windy day
the sound of pine cones
under my shoes

Israel López Balan
(0,1,2) = 4

Christmas trees--
fiber optic firs
patent pending pines

Owen Burkhart
(0,1,2) = 4

Pine cones are nature's
Magic when Fibonacci
Numbers fall from trees.

Zephyr (Deborah Stark)
(0,2,0) = 4

gathering sunlight--
the ice melts
around a pine cone

Paul R
(0,1,2) = 4

wind in the pines
distant lovers
talk by phone

oino sakai
(1,0,1) = 4


Twelfth Place -- 3 Points

Pine cones, rubber balls
and a Marti Gras necklace
mark the froggy's grave.

Linda Warner
(0,1,1) = 3

horse hooves -
here and there a pine cone
appears through the mist

Sue Stanford
(0,1,1) = 3

the wind roars in the pines --
down here, old limestone,
who can feel the snow?

Mark Knickelbine
(0,1,1) = 3

moon sickle turns pale
pine cones peeping out
from the last snow

Boris Nazansky
(0,1,1) = 3

winter stroll
the retriever finds
another pine cone

ushi
(0,0,3) = 3

biting frost -
a jay pecks at pinecones
stuffed with suet

Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,1) = 3

rainstorm
pine needles
under the windshield wipers

Carmel C. Lively
(0,0,3) = 3


First Place -- 33 Points

spring cleaning done . . .
the window spider starts
a new web

Darrell Byrd
(1,8,14) = 33


Second Place -- 17 Points

winter sun
buffing the leaves
of the jade plant

w.f. owen
(3,2,4) = 17


Third Place -- 14 Points

unfinished chores -
so many butterflies
invade the garden

brahman~narayanan
(0,4,6) = 14


Fourth Place -- 13 Points

removal day
only the shapes
left behind

sheila windsor
(1,2,6) = 13


Fifth Place -- 12 Points

morning coffee
clearing the cobwebs
with a danish

Johnye Strickland
(1,3,3) = 12

thousand piece puzzle
the peak of a mountain
in the vacuum bag

Kylie Hooklyn
(0,2,8) = 12

rainy day--
I wash all the dishes
by hand

Jason Sanford Brown
(1,2,5) = 12

spring planting--
the retriever drops his ball
in each hole she digs

Nancy Smith
(1,2,5) = 12


Sixth Place -- 10 Points

steamed windows
cinnamon and cloves
in the peach jars

Allen McGill
(1,2,3) = 10

rainy morning
scent of magnolia
in the dish soap

Agnes Eva Savich
(1,2,3) = 10


Seventh Place -- 9 Points

busy weekend
a withered leaf falls
beside the broom

Israel López Balan
(1,1,4) = 9

sharing the housework
our dog licking the crumbs
off the floor

D.V. Rozic
(0,3,3) = 9

snapping beans-
sunset fills
the steamy window

aom (tim)
(0,3,3) = 9


Eighth Place -- 8 Points

the plumber
dripping with sarcasm
fixes a leak

Linda Marucci
(0,2,4) = 8

autumn dusk...
the lingering smell
of pickled beets

Irene Golas
(0,3,2) = 8


Ninth Place -- 7 Points

after dinner-
watching the flurries
as dishes soak

Kate
(1,1,2) = 7


Tenth Place -- 6 Points

slow morning
pouring fresh water
from vase to vase

roberta beary
(0,1,4) = 6

yesterday's news
rubs the window clean
again

Sue Stanford
(1,1,1) = 6

dust motes swirl
in a single sunbeam-
spring clean

Sue
(0,2,2) = 6


Eleventh Place -- 5 Points

spring cleaning-
faded dreams
on scented paper

Clive Oseman
(0,2,1) = 5

cricket on
my broom and I sweeping
the summer house

Ana Puskaric
(0,1,3) = 5

corner web
catches sunlight --
sparing it

Ann K. Schwader
(0,1,3) = 5

saturday yard work--
her shadow lines up
with his fishing pole

jt
(0,2,1) = 5


Twelfth Place -- 4 Points

ave maria'
her dustcloth pauses
by a child's photo

Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,2) = 4

spring cleaning
behind the sofa
dried geckos

Terry Ingram
(0,0,4) = 4

the neighbors' walks all cleared.
am I the only one
who made love this morning?

Mark Knickelbine
(0,2,0) = 4

cleaning house--
the vacuum's eaten
his fishing line

Earl Keener
(0,1,2) = 4

spring cleaning -
my last-year haiku
found at last

Tom
(0,1,2) = 4

vacuum cleaner noise
blots out the words
of our argument

Carmel Lively
(0,1,2) = 4

early spring
a moth circles
in dust

Paul R
(0,1,2) = 4

dry and shrunken
yellow, pink, scratchy green . . .
sponges wait

Christine OC
(0,2,0) = 4


Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points

Washing muddy boots,
Mopping up the dirty floor -
Spring has come to tea.

Sandra Hanna Segal
(0,0,3) = 3

Sunday afternoon --
sweeping last night's party jokes
under the rug

Ella W
(0,0,3) = 3

I could knit a dog
From fuzzy tumbleweeds that
Lurk in dark corners.

Zephyr Deborah Stark
(0,1,1) = 3

mowing around
all the wildflowers--
a patchy lawn

Paul O. Williams
(0,0,3) = 3

home alone
and making supper--
old potatoes

DeVar
(0,1,1) = 3

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