May 2005 Kukai

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

May 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Robin	Free Format Theme: Water
First Place -- 25 Points first robin-- a gift from the cat Dave Bacharach (1,7,8) = 25 Points Second Place -- 22 Points first robins... still no letter from the front Zhanna P. Rader (1,6,7) = 22 Points Third Place -- 17 Points Mother's Day-- a bit of sky in the robin's nest George Hawkins (2,2,7) = 17 Points small town gossip-- a pair of robins fly from tree to tree DeVar (0,6,5) = 17 Points little league tryouts a robin in the outfield Mark Hollingsworth (0,3,11) = 17 Points Fourth Place -- 15 Points equinox a robin bows to a worm Earl Keener (1,5,2) = 15 Points robin song he wears a red vest to the prom Deborah P Kolodji (1,3,6) = 15 Points Fifth Place -- 11 Points small hands cradle a pine seedling -- robin's song Laryalee Fraser (1,1,6) = 11 Points early spring the robin carries icy twigs Owen Burkhart (1,2,4) = 11 Points school bell-- the robin's egg safe in her palm aom (tim) (0,2,7) = 11 Points Sixth Place -- 10 Points robin song the blush on a baby's cheek Allen McGill (1,1,5) = 10 Points early evening the baby robins still hungry Edward (0,1,8) = 10 Points Seventh Place -- 9 Points city cafe garden a robin pecks at the joints between bricks Alan Summers (0,3,3) = 9 Points moonlit bough . . . a robin's nest becomes the dark Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,2,4) = 9 Points Eighth Place -- 6 Points fragrant breeze - a robin vanishes with a clear song brahman~narayanan (1,1,1) = 6 Points cold breeze a robin hops between the blossoms martin (1,0,3) = 6 Points thundershower the robin wins a tug of war with an earthworm Linda Chambers (1,0,3) = 6 Points horn solo an audience of robins Kate (Steere) (0,1,4) = 6 Points hopping robin - an exuberant boy on his pogo stick Audrey Downey (0,2,2) = 6 Points first robin the clatter of a smoky lawn mower Darrell Byrd (0,1,4) = 6 Points Ninth Place -- 5 Points after the rain a robin shakes its wings Zeta (1,1,0) = 5 Points twilight shadows the pip-pip of robins behind the house Irene Golas (1,1,0) = 5 Points enraptured by its song the robin doesn't notice how close I am Tomislav Maretic (1,1,0) = 5 Points morning light on the robin's back worm shadows peigi (0,2,1) = 5 Points the third graders prayed when their baby robin died - I sprayed for bird lice Bill Tallmadge (0,2,1) = 5 Points mountain calm a bush robin pads its hole Paul Pfleuger, Jr. (0,2,1) = 5 Points the smell of mown grass-- a robin singing his rain song Paul O. Willliams (0,1,3) = 5 Points robin redbreast a Christmas card from home ushi (0,1,3) = 5 Points after the rain - robins listen for the sound of worms Jim Swift (0,1,3) = 5 Points Tenth Place -- 4 Points a robin listens - then flies off the swing sways Hugh (0,2,0) = 4 Points planting seeds . . . the little robin hops just a little ahead kala ramesh (0,0,4) = 4 Points two robins tug of war the worm lost Brenda Roberts (0,0,4) = 4 Points forest trail - a robin keeps 10 feet ahead of me yasuko z (0,0,4) = 4 Points Eleventh Place -- 3 Points stoic in hard rain robin perches on boulder -- new garden statue Sandy Friedlander (1,0,0) = 3 Points fussy wet sparrows scatter bathing robin Ann K. Schwader (1,0,0) = 3 Points old graveyard: robin hops between pitching tombstones Linda Marucci (1,0,0) = 3 Points a robin builds her nest in the old apple tree -- an old swing rides the breeze Janet Parker (1,0,0) = 3 Points robin hatchlings. . . no worms left for fishing Marie Summers (0,0,3) = 3 Points leaving for work a robin on the lawn not moving Bill Kenney (0,0,3) = 3 Points	First Place -- 36 Points still water a dragonfly holds tightly to it's reflection Linda Chambers (4,10,4) = 36 pts Second Place -- 23 Points watercolor class-- everyone starts with blue Ami (0,4,15) = 23 pts Third Place -- 21 Points first hot day the splat of a water balloon Ed Markowski (0,7,7) = 21 pts Fourth Place -- 15 Points horizon bit by bit the ship emerges from the water john tiong chunghoo (0,5,5) = 15 pts Fifth Place -- 14 Points morning haze--- mayflies adrift in the watering trough Andrew Riutta (1,3,5) = 14 pts Sixth Place -- 13 Points moonlight on the lake water a leaf falls Patricia A. Laurent (1,3,5) = 13 pts hole-in-one at the water wheel -- grandpa's grin Laryalee Fraser (1,1,8) = 13 pts Seventh Place -- 12 Points rushing water up and down the canyon rainbows Edward (1,2,5) = 12 pts a water spaniel. . . pulling his wake through sunrise Nancy Smith (0,2,8) = 12 pts Eighth Place -- 11 Points lazy afternoon a pond skater dimples the water Owen Burkhart (1,0,8) = 11 pts Easter Sunday Father throws holy water a little boy ducks. Denise Lizarraga (1,3,2) = 11 pts Ninth Place -- 10 Points filling the kettle— the water's sound deepens Bill Kenney (0,2,6) = 10 pts Tenth Place -- 8 Points naptime I tiptoe from the crib to water seedlings Agnes Eva Savich (0,2,6) = 8 pts fishing season... pulling water bottles from the creek Irene Golas (0,1,6) = 8 pts Eleventh Place -- 7 Points beach sunset-- she admires the water that ruined her home bmm (0,1,5) = 7 pts wattle birds! no need to water the herbs around the birdbath Lorin Ford (0,3,1) = 7 pts dry spell naked boys take turns at the water pump Ito (0,1,5) = 7 pts Twelfth Place -- 6 Points in deep water- shouting their vows over the thunder Kate (Kate Steere) (2,0,0) = 6 pts rising water the sun ripples between the reeds martin (0,2,2) = 6 pts writer's block forgetting to water the houseplants riley penaluna (1,0,3) = 6 pts Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points mirror water at last a frog breaks it sheila windsor (0,1,3) = 5 pts spring swim-- water dripping off the goosebumps Dave Bacharach (0,0,5) = 5 pts kukai deadline... the sound of water keeps me awake Earl Keener (0,0,5) = 5 pts sweaty socks-- creek water cools my rubber boots DeVar (0,1,3) = 5 pts Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points symphony concert his suit sprayed with water from the fountain Deborah P Kolodji (0,1,3) = 4 pts water's sound: a loon becomes cloud-whorls George Hawkins (0,0,4) = 4 pts Old horologe- a droplet of water again and again Vasile Moldovan (0,2,0) = 4 pts “water...” his lips barely move - a wounded soldier Zhanna P. Rader (0,2,0) = 4 pts ALL ABOARD-- ripples in the water cooler aom (tim) (1,0,1) = 4 pts sunday mass-- water collects in the tent folds Paul R (0,1,2) = 4 pts Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points dripping stalactite the cavern holds tribal water unseen -sakyu- (0,1,1) = 3 pts sunlight seeping from the cliff this water Mark Hollingsworth (1,0,0) = 3 pts a head pops up from still water the seal and I stare ushi (0,1,1) = 3 pts a dark well disk of clouds and sky floats on water Terry Ingram (0,0,3) = 3 pts spring shower - birdbath collects fresh water Audrey Downey (0,0,3) = 3 pts closing my eyes: seagulls’ circling cries above the water Linda Marucci (0,1,1) = 3 pts leaking tap drops of water play with silence Flatline (0,1,1) = 3 pts at the trailhead this mystery -- water, ice, and mist Mark Knickelbine (0,1,1) = 3 pts after the storm water everywhere -- birds bathe in the puddles Janet Parker (0,1,1) = 3 pts

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