Here are the results for the November 2006 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was "Autumn Light" and our Free Format subject was "Bedtime".

Congratulations to DeVar Dahl and Karen Briggs , the winners of our Kigo section and to Zhanna P. Rader, winner of our Free Format section!

Those who were given less than three points and who requested anonymity in such a case are so noted.

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

November 2006 Results
Kigo Theme: Autumn Light	Free Format Theme: Bedtime
First Place -- 19 pts autumn light-- the smell of tomato vines on my fingers DeVar (2,4,5) = 19 pts *Racing to beat the first frost, were we? A great image for gardeners. taking a bow in the late autumn light sunflowers Karen Briggs (1,3,10) = 19 pts Second Place -- 14 pts autumn light -- the onyx heron turn to amber -- Karen Cesar (0,5,4) = 14 pts autumn light ... squeak of an empty swing in the breeze Boris Nazansky (0,4,6) = 14 pts Third Place -- 11 pts the hair between the cat's toes autumn light ---Autumn Moon (1,2,4) = 11 pts a dew drop full of autumn light Helge Torvund (1,1,6) = 11 pts Fourth Place -- 10 pts autumn light -- shadows reach new places on the stream Andria Plowman (1,2,3) = 10 pts autumn light – the silence of the moon il.balan (0,4,2) = 10 pts autumn light . . . polishing the brass candlesticks Susan Constable (0,4,2) = 10 pts Sixth Place -- 9 pts autumn light-- the florist's window flush with roses aom (tim) (1,2,2) = 9 pts autumn light ~ silver in my daughter's hair Paul Hodder (1,1,4) = 9 pts a white sail at the far shore autumn light Bill Kenney (1,1,4) = 9 pts the crease when she smiles autumn light -Deborah P Kolodji (0,3,3) = 9 pts Seventh Place -- 8 pts autumn light redness of the bougainvilleas softened Bill Hudson (1,1,3) = 8 pts autumn light shivering in the sunshine Shanna (0,2,4) = 8 pts Eighth Place -- 7 pts autumn light -- i too grow dim and wait for spring miriam chaikin (1,2,0) = 7 pts autumn light the red in her hair electric Meredith (1,1,2) = 7 pts autumn light-- in the spiders web a moth's struggle Gillena (1,1,2) = 7 pts autumn light - white shows at the roots of her auburn hair Laurene (1,1,2) = 7 pts * I liked the way this poem connected the idea of a woman's auburn red hair turning white in the autumn of her life with snow and a pile of autumn leaves. It seemed very earthy and moving. autumn light- on bare corn fields the cranes land Leslie Montgomery (1,0,4) = 7 pts autumn light fire cracking through a pile of leaves john tiong chunghoo (0,3,1) = 7 pts autumn light the cobweb is still colorless Jul (0,3,1) = 7 pts autumn light - entering the room without knocking max verhart (0,2,3) = 7 pts fading autumn light - an egret stands one-legged at the dark lake's edge Johannes Manjrekar (0,1,5) = 7 pts Ninth Place -- 6 pts autumn light –- the rustle of leaves ready to fall Marylouise Knight (1,0,3) = 6 pts fading autumn light walking in the tracks of last week's hayride April Serock (1,0,3) = 6 pts Autumn light -- yellow-leafed aspens mirrored in the lake Zhanna P. Rader (1,0,3) = 6 pts autumn light... the backyard maple as old as our child Roberta Beary (0,2,2) = 6 pts the look in father's cloudy eyes; autumn light --Irene Golas (0,2,2) = 6 pts autumn light: face in shades of gold as she brings the oil lamp Kala Ramesh (0,2,2) = 6 pts naked trees beg for a warm green blanket autumn light Nalini Hebbar (0,2,2) = 6 pts autumn light slim shadows stripe the plains Terry Ingram (0,1,4) = 6 pts Tenth Place -- 5 pts evening walk - my grandmother's smile in the autumn light Jim Swift (1,1,0) = 5 pts Through the bare branches pieces of starry sky- autumn light Don Basilio (1,0,2) = 5 pts late autumn light through bare branches the owl's hoot Kate Creighton (1,0,2) = 5 pts dusk falls we continue our picnic under autumn light Betty Kaplan (0,2,1) = 5 pts the gravedigger's five o'clock shadow autumn light tom painting (0,0,5) = 5 pts Eleventh Place -- 4 pts ripe autumn light setting into the sea silence of the soul D.V. Rozic (1,0,1) = 4 pts Golden leaves, silver-barked tree- autumn light Vasile Moldovan (1,0,1) = 4 pts autumn light the dream between a sleep and a sleep Suzume (0,2,0) = 4 pts autumn light - wave after wave crash on the exposed reef Bruce H. Feingold (0,2,0) = 4 pts taking a book from a dusty shelf... autumn light Polona (0,1,2) = 4 pts autumn light the frost kissed rose still glows Soji (0,1,2) = 4 pts autumn twilight - the flash of a snowbird's tail Don Holt (0,0,4) = 4 pts autumn light - is that ice on the puddle? --Aalix Roake (0,0,4) = 4 pts Twelfth Place -- 3 pts Japanese maple autumn light dry leaves curl inward yoshitaka (1,0,0) = 3 pts still forest pool slowly darkening in the fading autumn light --Senile Butterfly (1,0,0) = 3 pts Only autumn light lingers again on the leaves… nobody on the bench Magdalena Dale (1,0,0) = 3 pts Autumn light shows through bare maples, mottled birds. Trevor CAMP (1,0,0) = 3 pts eyes looking upward under yellow foliage enjoying autumn light emile molhuysen (1,0,0) = 3 pts autumn light— a pelican dives into the shallows doris kasson (0,1,1) = 3 pts * pure picture, but the suggestions go on and on. autumn light-- a squirrel selects from the last apples -- LGD (0,1,1) = 3 pts autumn light the eyes of a doe shine in my face Darrell Byrd (0,1,1) = 3 pts autumn light the homeless man wrapped in spider silk Petar Tchouhov (0,1,1) = 3 pts shards of autumn light puddle ice Ann K. Schwader (0,0,3) = 3 pts	First Place -- 30 pts bedtime - a yawn travels around the room Zhanna P. Rader (1,9,9) = 30 pts Second Place -- 17 pts bedtime- she asks if her doll can stay awake a little longer Kala Ramesh (1,5,4) = 17 pts Third Place -- 16 pts bedtime: even the moon snuggles under a cloud --Karen Cesar (3,1,5) = 16 pts bedtime . . . a half-moon cradles the crow's nest sheila windsor (1,5,3) = 16 pts bedtime the cat already sprawled where my feet should go Beverley George (1,5,3) = 16 pts bedtime the book she knows by heart tom painting (0,6,4) = 16 pts Fourth Place -- 15 pts bedtime his hand in mine Roberta Beary (0,5,5) = 15 pts Fifth Place -- 14 pts bedtime story the last sentence silently Jul (1,3,6) = 14 pts * not the concept, as in most of the poems on this overworked subject, but the moment itself. Sixth Place -- 11 pts bedtime -- mosquitoes on the ceiling waiting till I sleep Cornelia (2,1,3) = 11 pts bedtime the next chapter by flashlight -- ushi (0,4,3) = 11 pts bedtime ~ I sing a lullaby down the phone Paul Hodder (0,3,5) = 11 pts Seventh Place -- 10 pts bedtime story - the moon disappears into a cloud il.balan (1,1,5) = 10 pts bedtime -- the man in the mirror wishes me goodnight max verhart (0,3,4) = 10 pts Eighth Place -- 8 pts bedtime... flashlight monsters dance on the bedroom wall pris campbell (1,1,3) = 8 pts bedtime my to-do list mostly undone Susan Constable (0,3,2) = 8 pts Ninth Place -- 7 pts Icy bed: moving the pillow closer to hers R.K.Singh (1,2,0) = 7 pts bedtime -- still repeating the speech for tomorrow Jure (0,1,5) = 7 pts bedtime another night of romance on television Carmel Lively Westerman* (0,1,5) = 7 pts widowhood dreading his empty space at bedtime Meredith (0,2,3) = 7 pts Tenth Place -- 6 pts long past bedtime the silence absorbs a lone bird's call Johannes Manjrekar (1,1,1) = 6 pts bedtime-- a lullaby between storms Darrell Lindsey (1,1,1) = 6 pts above my pillow a spider on the wall -- bedtime Marylouise Knight (1,1,1) = 6 pts bedtime a cricket bounces off the door Martin (1,0,3) = 6 pts winter stars this house only settles at bedtime Marie Summers (1,0,3) = 6 pts Thanksgiving night the children wake grandpa for a bedtime story Soji (0,2,2) = 6 pts bedtime . . . just a drop in her cocoa Ann K. Schwader (0,2,2) = 6 pts bedtime two cats curl between us Beth Powell (0,3,0) = 6 pts Eleventh Place -- 5 pts Love story without end... bedtime Don Basilio (1,1,0) = 5 pts My old pillow is alone again- bedtime Vasile Moldovan (1,0,2) = 5 pts bedtime from behind the closed door smothered giggles doris kasson (0,1,3) = 5 pts Twelfth Place -- 4 pts bedtime -- praying he did not forget the puppy ANA CADARIN ((0,2,0) = 4 pts bedtime for him and his wooden legs Dusko Matas (0,2,0) = 4 pts a long night -- the dead poets under my bedside lamp Tom (0,1,2) = 4 pts at bedtime blown leaves tick at the pane Terry Ingram (0,1,2) = 4 pts bedtime... and the aftertaste of the late news --Irene Golas (0,1,2) = 4 pts bedtime story ... your moon or mine? Ella Wagemakers (0,1,2) = 4 pts bedtime story father fell asleep before the end Maria Kowal (0,1,2) = 4 pts Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts he reads one more bedtime story for the third time Karen Briggs (0,0,3) = 3 pts Bedtime-- only a frantic fly shares the room Aalix Roake (0,0,3) = 3 pts bedtime -- jasmine over the window more fragrant Jacek (0,1,1) = 3 pts an empty bottle and a nodding head . . . bedtime shane gilreath (0,1,1) = 3 pts leaping into a pile of leaves -- Mom calls, "bedtime!" -- LGD (0,1,1) = 3 pts midwatch coffee the sound of a boatswains pipe at bedtime Darrell Byrd (0,1,1) = 3 pts

Well, that was November's kukai and thanks not only to the poets who participated but to Nancy Smith, our guest secretary who did a wonderful job from start to finish! Thank you, Nancy!

Next month, please watch for the change in the length of time we will be accepting entries. It will be considerably shortened in order to have the kukai completed before Christmas.

Thanks again to you all!

With appreciation,

Nancy, Jennie and Robert -- co-secretaries
Gary Warner, web host

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