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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.

November 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Red Leaves	Free Format Theme: Air
First Place -- 15 Points red leaves moonbeams linger on a forgotten grave Marili Deandrea (3,1,4) = 15 red leaves the house for sale still sits vacant Joann (0,4,7) = 15 Second Place -- 14 Points cloudless sky - ladder against the garage anchored in red leaves Debi Faulkner (2,3,2) = 14 Third Place -- 13 Points peace rally red leaves cover the river Tore Sverredal (2,3,1) = 13 Fourth Place -- 11 Points red leaves curl in autumn heat -- her last goodbye ron moss (0,5,1) = 11 Fifth Place -- 10 Points divorce court -- a few red leaves remaining on the woodbine Charles Trumbull (0,2,6) = 10 morning run - the crunch of red leaves catching up Carol Raisfeld (1,3,1) = 10 Sixth Place -- 9 Points red leaves . . . the quiet after Marjorie Buettner (0,2,5) = 9 Seventh Place -- 8 Points school bells toll a band of red leaves scatter across the lawn Darrell Byrd (0,2,4) = 8 light red leaves his daughter's first period w.f. owen (0,2,4) = 8 fire on the hearth-- the wind blows red leaves into the creek DeVar (0,3,2) = 8 sweeping red leaves, the color of her cheeks sheila windsor (0,1,6) = 8 Eighth Place -- 7 Points red leaves belly dancers in the park Paula Fisher (1,1,2) = 7 these red leaves pressed a century now grandmother's childhood Ash of moth (0,2,3) = 7 red leaves in the baby carriage new toys Allen McGill (1,1,2) = 7 autumnal touch he helps remove a red leaf tangled in her hair john tiong chunghoo (0,2,3) = 7 red leaves this morning's cold drizzle falling softly gillena cox (0,2,3) = 7 red leaves the children crunch their way home A Ramey (0,2,3) = 7 Ninth Place -- 6 Points office cubicle a screensaver of red leaves Roberta Beary (0,1,4) = 6 rainy morning an old maple surrenders blood red leaves Helen Ruggieri (1,0,3) = 6 last red leaf hanging on a branch freeze alert Patricia A. Laurent (0,1,4) = 6 Tenth Place -- 5 Points beneath red leaves litter of newborn field mice opening their eyes. Zaida Lysle (0,1,3) = 5 no wind last night-- all around the maple fallen red leaves oino sakai (0,1,3) = 5 hallway freize red leaves printed with small hands ushi (0,2,1) = 5 Eleventh Place -- 4 Points poison ivy red leaves climb the sign post caution! sakyu (0,1,2) = 4 green yellow red leaves outshine the traffic lights Andrew Shimield (1,0,1) = 4 mountaintop snow the japanese maple sheds her red leaves Carmel C. Lively (0,2,0) = 4 two red leaves caught in a pool of ice -- the north wind blows Marylouise Knight (0,1,2) = 4 last red leaves against a white sky white sun Ann K. Schwader (0,2,0) = 4 red leaves crowd around the maple tree peigi (0,1,2) = 4	First Place -- 18 Points cold night air the leaves in my teacup settling. Zaida Lysle (1,4,7) = 18 hot air balloon the landing field is full of cows ushi (2,3,6) = 18 Second Place -- 16 Points desert air behind the veil blue eyes Paula Fisher (1,5,3) = 16 Third Place -- 14 Points curtains flutter - the feel of the air through half-closed eyes Carol Raisfeld (0,5,4) = 14 Fourth Place -- 12 Points not so still the air below the hummingbird Mark Hollingsworth (1,1,7) = 12 Fifth Place -- 11 Points king fisher a scent of willow hangs in the air Darrell Byrd (1,3,2) = 11 chill in the air -- a couple's first counseling session Rosa Velt (0,3,5) = 11 eclipsed moon-- my daughter's breath caught mid-air Marjorie Buettner (1,2,4) = 11 air of innocence- a child tries to put the leaves back on the tree Robert Mestre (0,5,1) = 11 frozen air paired socks tap dance on the clothesline Lesley Dahl (1,3,2) = 11 Sixth Place -- 10 Points frost in the air the last rose brought in to bloom sheila windsor (0,3,4) = 10 Seventh Place -- 9 Points intensive care unit after the visit we go for some air w.f. owen (1,2,2) = 9 Eighth Place -- 8 Points Light autumn air - the child in me climbs a tree Zhanna P. Rader (0,3,2) = 8 Ninth Place -- 7 Points "Taps" echoing: our sighs visible in the cold air oino sakai (0,1,5) = 7 Tenth Place -- 6 Points blue air . . . the face of a skydiver flaps a smile Ron Moss (1,1,1) = 6 Eleventh Place -- 5 Points my breath drifting in the morning air his words Debi Faulkner (0,2,1) = 5 stuffy meeting room she leaves for some fresh air and lights up Joe Kirschner (1,0,2) = 5 plowing season an orange cast to the air Joann (0,2,1) = 5 Twelfth Place -- 4 Points lakeside walk laughter of ducks fills the air celia crook (0,0,4) = 4 baby boy - a giggle up in the air A Ramey (0,2,0) = 4

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