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

October 2002 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Blackbird	Free Format Theme: Lamp
First Place - 21 points Sunset deepens . . . blackbirds on the lawn become the darkness karma tenzing wangchuk (336 = 21) Second Place -- 17 points north wind ~ the blackbird's steady gaze as I shovel coal sheila windsor (235 = 17) Third Place -- 15 points preschool drawing the blackbird bigger than a cow Cindy Tebo (136 = 15) Fourth Place -- 13 points twilight the black bird's silence from tree to tree martin (142 = 13) first raindrops blackbirds chatter in the dry reeds Darrell Byrd (134 = 13) Fifth Place -- 10 points blackbirds singing nuns call the children into school kathi rudawsky (034 = 10) full moon blackbirds fill in the oak tree w.f. owen (034 = 10) Sixth Place -- 9 points long shadows- a flock of blackbirds move as one Pardee (033 = 9) Seventh Place -- 8 points pumpkin patch two blackbirds resting on the scarecrow OwenB (032 = 8) Shiki's birthday-- a blackbird paces the rooftop e keener (113 = 8) Eighth Place -- 7 points after the storm a pair of blackbirds patrol the lawn Sue (104 = 7) blackbird standing in the grass we meet eye to eye gillena cox (023 = 7) Ninth Place -- 6 points patting her tummy she watches the blackbird build a nest Betty (006 = 6) autumn afternoon the tall trees tremble with blackbirds Gene Williamson (014 = 6) Tenth Place -- 5 points blackbirds huddled on branches storm warning James M. Thompson (013 = 5) first snow the fluttering of blackbirds in the apple tree DeVar (013 = 5) Eleventh Place -- 4 points At the feeder, still squawking to be fed-- the fledgling blackbird. george (012 = 4) lavender bush early afternoon gleam a blackbird's beak Alan Summers (012 = 4) desert pond ~ blackbird footprints frozen in dried mud Peter (012 = 4) the blackbird covered with oil gets a bubble bath peigi (012 = 4) across the courtyard a flock of blackbirds leaving one behind Naia (101 = 4) crystallized snow-- the blackbird pecks a few leftover crumbs Kathy Lippard Cobb (012 = 4) ripe sunflowers - swaying on the bent stem a blackbird Carol Raisfeld (020 = 4) blackbird the observed observes soji (012 = 4) Twelfth Place -- 3 points freshly landscaped yard first arrivals two blackbirds Janet Parker (011 = 3) the watery rustle of poplars in the wind a blackbird fusses Celia Crook (011 = 3) dinner for one a blackbird sings and I smile Mary Duggan (011 = 3) October rain-- over and over she sings "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" Billie Wilson (003 = 3)	First Place -- 16 points October night the neighbor’s bug lamp catches nothing but snow OwenB (137 = 16) Second Place -- 15 points bedside vigil- the flickering light of a small lamp Pardee (063 = 15) Third Place -- 14 points on grandma's brass lamp three generations of fingerprints Cindy Tebo (038 = 14) Fourth Place -- 10 points sound of sleet raising the wick on the lamp w.f. owen (042 = 10) by the lamp the curve of her breast in silhouette James M. Thompson (034 = 10) lines of street lamps a meteor streaks towards the horizon Celia Crook (131 = 10) in the glow of the tiffany lamp - her softness Carol Raisfeld (123 = 10) Fifth Place -- 9 points cold rain-- a glow from the lamp leads me home Kathy Lippard Cobb (114 = 9) cold autumn night-- the lamp in your window more welcome than stars Billie Wilson (114 = 9) lunch with a friend we each slant our menu toward the lamp Joann (033 = 9) Sixth Place -- 8 points my favorite lamp rebuked at the yardsale Janet Parker (113 = 8) last fireflies winking away summer their lamps dimming Rose Marie Stutts (113 = 8) solstice-- a new lightbulb for the old lamp e keener (113 = 8) Seventh Place -- 7 points lamp light's edge . . . when did she begin the leaving? -Naia (120 = 7) wayward moth powders the lamp in wing dust Mary Duggan (112 = 7) diffused lamplight-- a moth's shadow flickers across the wall Sue (015 = 7) Eighth Place -- 6 points under a street lamp two shadows embrace Betty (022 = 6) that rusty lamp from the jumble sale ... rub it just in case sprite (022 = 6) reading lamp-- traces of dreams under the pillow DeVar (111 = 6) Ninth Place -- 5 points coal oil lamp - a moth circles the globe Darrell Byrd (013 = 5) hurricane warning the keeper of lost art grandpa trims each lamp's wick Edward (013 = 5) Tenth Place -- 4 points home across the field the creak and sway of dad's old hurricane lamp sheila windsor (012 = 4) sunlight passes through the prisms of the antique lamp Carmel C. Lively (020 = 4) soft lamplight-- the come hither of her smile Mary Lee McClure (012 = 4) out of the lamplight the coffee cup gone cold Rob Scott (020 = 4) Eleventh Place -- 3 points night table ~ curled ants and grey dust below the lamp Martin Gottlieb Cohen (011 = 3) children trick or treat in festive costumes A Pumpkin lamp grins Linda M.Warner (011 = 3)

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