March 2006 Kukai

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

March 2006 Results
Kigo Theme: Haze	Free Format Theme: Morning
First Place --28 pts out of the haze the dog brings back the wrong stick max verhart (1,6,14)=28 pts Second Place -- 18 pts Lent . . . the judas tree a haze of red Nancy Smith (3,2,5)=18 pts Third Place -- 16 pts morning haze- a woodpecker drums for the rising sun Audrey Downey (1,3,7)=16 pts Fourth Place -- 14 pts the low growl of my neighbor's dog -morning haze doris kasson (0,4,6)=14 pts apple orchard in this haze of honeybees I can taste the pies Edward (0,4,6)=14 pts skyline a seagull's cry piercing the haze Bill Kenney (0,2,10)=14 pts Fifth Place -- 12 pts forest path a woodpecker's tapping out of the haze RaV (1,3,3)=12 pts haze blind man taps his way down the lane john tiong chunghoo (0,3,6)=12 pts Sixth Place -- 11 pts waterfall a pair of lovers in the haze Dave (0,5,2)=11 pts high thick haze- and higher yet the sound of geese Mary Lee McClure (0,1,9)=11 pts mountain haze- the snow crocus buried again Ann K. Schwader (0,1,9)=11 pts Seventh Place -- 9 pts tank haze the guppies are breeding again -- ushi (1,1,4)=9 pts cartwheeling above the haze 200 crows Rap (0,4,1)=9 pts the scratch of an oldie song- evening haze Israel López Balan (0,3,3)=9 pts haze in the valley a falcon at the crag top clenches its talon Allan Burns (0,3,3)=9 pts his fading eyesight holds her beauty- autumn haze Beverley George (0,2,5)=9 pts spring haze our baby girl asks about birth control Paul R (0,2,5)=9 pts morning haze a duckling passes through a duck's shadow Martin (0,1,7)=9 pts Eighth Place -- 8 pts haze at dawn... a robin begins --Irene Golas (1,1,3)=8 pts moonrise- skyscrapers half-hidden in haze William A. Lane (0,1,6)=8 pts Ninth Place -- 7 pts march haze burst open by a jonquil smzang (1,1,2)=7 pts moonlit haze a siren slices through it Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,0,4)=7 pts as the haze lifts from a sea of cattails a warbler's song Angelee Deodhar (0,1,5)=7 pts river haze- curling around the cows legs in the moonlight Rose Marie Stutts (0,2,3)=7 pts evening haze . . . looking for my glasses again Francine Banwarth (0,1,5)=7 pts Tenth Place -- 6 pts Beneath the soft haze which was her gossamer shroud Spring slowly wakens Dartmistress (2,0,0)=6 pts when through winter haze sunlight marches us to spring spirit also blooms po sey toon (1,1,1)=6 pts summer haze- sailboats glide on the glass horizon Tristan Coleridge (1,1,1)=6 pts quiet jungle haze- the snick of a drawn bolt stops all movement Glen L. Keener (1,0,3)=6 pts hiding below the morning haze wild flowers Betty Kaplan (0,2,2)=6 pts Eleventh Place -- 5 pts cherry blossom haze white as snow fills the orchard has winter returned Poeticpiers (1,1,0)=5 pts eucalypt haze- the dissolving blue Mountains Lorin Ford (1,1,0)=5 pts from the woods through the haze a bird song Grzegorz Sionkowski (0,2,1)=5 pts monsoon- you in haze beyond the cataract Kathy Earsman (0,0,5)=5 pts Twelfth Place -- 4 pts through the green lace haze by the riverbank- a neon sun Janet Brof ((0,1,2)=4 pts the birds lined up above the bird feeder winter haze Bruce Ross (0,2,2)=4 pts homeward bound. . . the channel buoy mute as morning haze Darrell Byrd (0,1,2)=4 pts i wipe the dust from grandma's picture sunshine haze Linda Chambers (0,1,2)=4 pts Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts hit into the haze the outfielder still doesn't see it Dustin Neal (1,0,0)=3 pts Easter morning. A haze vanishing ever so softly Horst Ludwig (0,1,1)=3 pts crop irrigation acres of vegetables in a distant haze Carmel Lively Westerman (0,1,1,)=3 pts You call out into late March haze. Crows reply. Trevor (0,1,1)=3 pts desert haze- a picked wildflower slips from her finger ron moss (0,1,1)=3 pts Blankets of haze Cover bare earth With modesty Maire (0,1,1)=3 pts out all night plowing the streets road-salt haze -- oino sakai (0,0,3)=3 pts the sound of crows through morning haze a baby cries John Daleiden (0,0,3)=3 pts where the child points, a butterfly escaping the haze Darrell Lindsey (0,0,3)=3 pts soft cloud haze I lift my eyes to the mountain tops -teri (0,0,3)=3 pts Field of irises blue and white- morning haze Angelika Kolompar (0,0,3)=3 pts Appalachians - a vulture glides in circles through the blue haze. Zhanna P. Rader (0,0,3)=3 pts	First Place -- 45 pts morning sun- the long shadows of little stones Israel López Balan 4,8,17)=45 pts Second Place -- 19 pts morning walk- with each step her shadow overlaps mine Marie Summers (0,6,7)=19 pts Third Place -- 17 pts cold morning two stray cats in the doghouse Petar Tchouhov (1,2,10)=17 pts Fourth Place -- 13 pts spring morning the thrust of roots through a sidewalk Bill Kenney (0,4,5)=13 pts march morning the jogger brings home the scent of daphne Keiko Izawa (0,3,7)=13 pts Fifth Place -- 12 pts the echo of hammer and nails- early morning James M. Thompson (1,2,5)=12 pts spring morning- cardinal's song beats the garbage truck Audrey Downey (0,1,10)=12 pts Sixth Place -- 11 pts anniversary . . . how the morning glory hugs last year's stalk Nancy Smith (1,3,2) = 11 pts Seventh Place -- 10 pts morning the candle still burning Allan Burns (0,3,4)=10 pts Eighth Place -- 9 pts morning sun: the blue hammock smiles back Ann K. Schwader (1,2,2)=9 pts wisps of cloud . . . the morning sun touches our wing tip Darrell Byrd (0,3,3)=9 pts Ninth Place -- 8 pts morning jog- not quite making it to the loo doris kasson (0,2,4)=8 pts morning downpour silent rooster singing frog Margarita Engle (0,2,4)=8 pts morning chores- the cows' frozen breath draped on barn cobwebs Glen L. Keener (0,2,4)=8 pts buying flowers at the temple gate -morning haze Amitava Dasgupta (0,2,4)=8 pts white morning- the church choir's first breath ron moss (0,1,6)=8 pts the hole in my doughnut- monday morning Lorin Ford (0,1,6)=8 pts Tenth Place -- 7 pts sunday morning the widow's perfume reminiscent of spring Tom Painting (1,1,2)=7 pts early morning- the cat's whiskers tickle me awake Mary Lee McClure (1,0,4)=7 pts yellow roses glow in the buttery spring light chickadees stuff cheeks assu (1,1,2)=7 pts stormy night's morning dad and spider inspect damage Mary Wuest (0,2,3)=7 pts barely morning... the slither of children into grandma's bed Beverley George (0,1,5)=7 pts Eleventh Place -- 6 pts morning sun squirting in my eye an orange carol bleichert (0,3,0)=6 pts morning shadows drop from treetops- the quiet road Rap (0,2,2)=6 pts rocking a sick baby- morning shadows Laryalee Fraser (0,2,2)=6 pts morning heat- a kestrel dangles at the canyon's edge --Derwisz (0,1,4)=6 pts wetland morning the reeds' shadows in and out of the path martin (0,1,4)=6 pts Twelfth Place -- 5 pts windy morning a pond skater tripping on wrinkles --Baldhead (0,2,1)=5 pts distant mountains- still in the mist of morning Grzegorz Sionkowski (0,2,1)=5 pts cold morning at Mom's burial our prayers blow away -- oino sakai (0,1,3)=5 pts good morning the policeman says speeding ticket Dave Bacharach (0,0,5)=5 pts Thirteenth Place -- 4 pts morning breeze many tiny suns jingle on the lotus. Narayanan Raghunathan (0,2,0)=4 pts morning light . . . a finger up to find the wind's direction Francine Banwarth (0,2,0)=4 pts farting baby morning prayers Laura Orabone (1,0,1)=4 pts morning after the drunk wakes up with a mannequin Vic Gendrano (0,1,2)=4 pts crows gather to eat roadkill deer morning rain John Daleiden (0,1,2)=4 pts drizzly morning umbrellas carefully passing each other by Boris Nazansky (0,1,2)=4 pts morning rain- taking my creaking knee bones into the kitchen Paul Williams (0,1,2)=4 pts misty morning- doe-eyed shadows sip from a stream Tristan Coleridge (0,0,4)=4 pts Fourteenth -- 3 pts The morning begins With a flower sprouting up From the last night's rains Joe Busch (1,0,0)=3 pts morning sun beaming on the palm of foxglove smzang (0,1,1)=3 pts morning rain- another hour of sleep Mike Doherty (0,1,1)=3 pts fragile morning the sprouts have pushed the earth aside Earl Keener (0,1,1)=3 pts in the morning haze the blackbird's song sounds stronger Tom (0,1,1)=3 pts Monday morning merging between semi's into the slow lane Mark Hollingsworth (0,1,1)=3 pts March snow flurries the first morning walk into a robin's song Edward (0,1,1)=3 pts morning showers- turning the pages of a best seller Mary Chapman (0,1,1)=3 pts cloudy morning a little tea with her cream Paul R (0,1,1)=3 pts Another morning. Some dandelions as high as the machine gun. Horst Ludwig (0,0,3)=3 pts December morning, wild peacocks roost among the oak trees ~K~ (0,0,3)=3 pts morning sadness i pin on my guardian angel roberta beary (0,0,3)=3 pts quiet morning- jacaranda flowers fall by themselves CaMILA (0,0,3)=3 pts

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