In the listing below, after each poem the author is listed, and then a three digit code revealing how many 3-point, 2-point, and 1-point votes were cast for this poem by the other participating poets. (214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.

September 2003 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Burning Leaves	Free Format Theme: Spider
First Place - 22 points!! autumn wind -- the smoke of burning leaves follows wild geese Grzegorz Sionkowski (167 = 22) Second Place - 20 points! burning leaves ~ still unable to scatter mother's ashes roberta beary (246 = 20) Third Place - 16 points burning leaves a woman on each side of the fence oga (1.1.11 = 16) Fourth Place - 15 points burning leaves. . . wind blows smoke in the scarecrow's face c. lee robinson (136 = 15) Fifth Place - 13 points a light mist - the smell of earth-caked hands and burning leaves Norman Darlington (142 = 13) Sixth Place - 10 points burning leaves small sparks in his conversation deborah russell (026 = 10) Seventh Place - 7 points Wide eyed deer smell the forest fire burning leaves. Trevor Camp (112 = 7) Eighth Place - 6 points burning leaves - a cluster of watchers near each pile Allen McGill (022 = 6) burning leaves smoulder with an orange glow Mars stands alone celia crook (014 = 6) damp mittens - warming our hands over burning leaves ushi (022 = 6) burning leaves-- I add another branch to the family tree Kathy Lippard Cobb (111 = 6) smoke rises above the church steeple burning leaves Patricia A. Laurent (022 = 6) burning leaves smoke curls from a wooden pipe j c blain (022 = 6) autumn firepit the applewood burning leaves her hair scented b'oki (111 = 6) ripe chiles-- an old man spends the day burning leaves DeVar (022 = 6) burning leaves whispered prayers and smoke rise on the wind lesley dahl (014 = 6) pine branches in the fire ... needles climbing toward the moon Tomislav (022 = 6) Ninth Place - 5 points side street the smoke of burning leaves rises in the mist martin (021 = 5) burning leaves i pick up a maple to remember this autumn john tiong chunghoo (021 = 5) burning leaves the dog wants to play ball bill lerz (110 = 5) marshmallow behind flames of burning leaves the harvest moon Edward (102 = 5) sun sinks in shades of burning leaves -- last crickets Ann K. Schwader (021 = 5) monsters at the door looking for a handout - smell of burning leaves JMA (021 = 5) Tenth Place - 4 points burning leaves our neighbor shares his smoke with all Owen Burkhart (012 = 4) burning leaves dad's rake, the color of maple sheila Windsor (012 = 4) burning autumn leaves the old man remembers his summers passed. zaida lysle (012 = 4) Eleventh Place - 3 points burning leaves - the incandescent scarecrow mumbles and grumbles angelee deodhar (003 = 3)	First Place - 36 points!!! attic window a spider joins the stars sheila Windsor (488 = 36) Second Place - 19 points abandoned house jam jars full of spider webs ushi (245 =19) Third Place - 12 points in the strands of a dreamcatcher a spider weaving Cliff Roberts (052 = 12) Fourth Place - 11 points early morning sun the dragonfly's wings spread in a spider web Sue (124 = 11) Fifth Place - 9 points spinning wheel-- the spiderweb breaks with the first turn Kathy Lippard Cobb (025 = 9) morning stars -- one thousand dewdrops in the spider's web Grzegorz Sionkowski (106 = 9) Sixth Place - 8 points autumn morning - a spider's web binds the wind chimes Nancy Smith (016 = 8) Seventh Place - 7 points the inn on the paint chipped wall a spider pauses gillena cox (112 = 7) summer love the rose's fragrance shared with a spider b'oki (015 = 7) Eighth Place - 6 points morning ritual in the white enamel tub a spider sakyu (022 = 6) autumn morning - the spider's web shining full of droplets Tomislav Maretic (022 = 6) Ninth Place - 5 points grateful the spider not still in the bathtub this morning Paul O. Williams (013 = 5) tiny spider spins her delicate web dream catcher Patricia A. Laurent (110 = 5) cleaning the shed i flick the spider off her hair mark e (021 = 5) Tenth Place - 4 points spider strands anchor the wheels of a cannon deepening autumn chill angelee deodhar (012 = 4) big squeal for a little spider-- my sister runs oino sakai (020 = 4) on the windowsill under the spider's web a winter of debris rdwms (020 = 4) faceful of spider web the path was clear last night how fast they spin Steve O. (004 = 4) breaking new spider webs to board the small boat bill lerz (020 = 4) under the spinning spider a patient cat sits taller JMA (020 = 4) hospice patient above her bed a spider suspended by a thread Lesley Dahl (012 = 4) the spider's web woven tightly across the door keeps me in N. Beck (101 = 4) Eleventh Place - 3 points terror for terror - holding our breaths spider and I Norman Darlington (003 = 3) first cold night -- a spider has moved into the basement Rosa Velt (011 = 3) late night wine a spider runs off the counter top Darrell Byrd (011 = 3) moving day wolf spider in box can't take everything Brenda Roberts (011 = 3) Face to face Eye to eye to eye to eye to eye With a spider LMGWarner (011 = 3) garage rafters his canoe full of spiders divorce settlement Edward (011 = 3) autumn rain a brown spider stops on the porch screen martin (011 = 3)

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