September 2005 Kukai

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

September 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Moth	Free Format Theme: Bread
First Place -- 20 pts in the shop a moth and I selecting a wool sweater D.V.Rozic (1,3,11) = 20 pts Second Place -- 17 pts moth I want in too William M. Gottlieb (1,5,4) = 17 pts Third Place -- 15 pts dark moon the flutter of a moth in cupped hands sheila windsor (0,4,7) = 15 pts Fourth Place -- 14 pts early snowfall— the scent of cedar and mothballs Laryalee Fraser (2,1,6) = 14 pts Fifth Place -- 13 pts stepmother with one hand she slaps the white moth roberta beary (0,5,3) = 13 pts long lecture... the moth takes off from the wall K. Ramesh (0,4,5) = 13 pts Sixth Place -- 12 pts september rain— the moth waits on the porch Mary Chapman (0,4,4) = 12 pts Seventh Place -- 10 pts lost... a lone moth circles the infiniti's map light ed markowski (1,2,3) = 10 pts Eighth Place -- 9 pts moonless night— turning on the porch light for the lost moths Audrey Downey (1,1,4) = 9 pts hurricane winds— safe behind my shutters a lone moth Francis Masat (0,2,5) = 9 pts Seventh Place --8 pts full moon through the window a luna moth's underbelly Brenda Roberts (0,2,4) = 8 pts harvest moon a moth on the telescope Petar Tchouhov (0,2,4) = 8 pts Eighth Place -- 7 pts open window . . . a yellow moth lands on the winter picture Israel López Balan (1,0,4) = 7 pts in a dream the flutter of moth wings— the kiss I never got Nancy Smith (0,2,3) = 7 pts only dust i wipe my hands clean of the moth greg lammers (0,2,3) = 7 pts family dinner the cat helps a moth through the locked screen door J. Blain (0,1,5) = 7 pts Ninth Place -- 6 pts moths flutter against the window; things I'll never know... Irene Golas (1,0,3) = 6 pts drunk neighbors— a dead moth surrounded by a moment of silence Andrew Riutta (0,2,2) = 6 pts candle-light dinner a moth lands in soup kala ramesh (0,2,2) = 6 pts Orion rising towards dawn white moths Ann K. Schwader (0,2,2) = 6 pts open casket— a moth hole in his gray suit Dave Bacharach (0,1,4) = 6 pts sticky dust of an old moth's wings indian summer Agnes Eva Savich (0,0,6) = 6 pts Tenth Place -- 5 pts decimated woods the gypsy moths prepare for winter teri (1,0,2) = 5 pts eager moth outside windowpane my longing for you john tiong chunghoo (0,2,1) = 5 pts Old jacket some sparkling new buttons —tiny moths Vasile Moldovan (0,1,3) = 5 pts moth flutters spinning upside down... spider's web (Christine OC) (0,1,3) = 5 pts moonglow. . . I tell my secrets to a luna moth Marie Summers (0,0,5) = 5 pts moonlight the moth hovers around her blond hair Ella Wagemakers (0,0,5) = 5 pts rising moon— the moth and I drift into sleep Carol Raisfeld (0,0,5) = 5 pts Eleventh Place -- 4 pts those three words we can't get to while moths plunge into flames Paul Pfleuger, Jr. (0,2,0) = 4 pts two moths in the flashlight beam a sliver moon DeVar (0,2,0) = 4 pts fallen moth by the wall, faux brown leaf predicting autumn Sandra Lee Friedlander (0,1,2) = 4 pts the unmoving lizard waiting. . . for the moth to move yajushi (0,1,2) = 4 pts closet door twilight lingers on the moth martin (0,0,4) = 4 pts pale moonlight— a luna moth fans its wings Mary Lee McClure (0,0,4) = 4 pts a moth flutters in the Wolf Spider's web first day of school Gary Ford (0,0,4) = 4 pts Twelfth Place -- 3 pts flexing her wings a moth on a hand mirror— do you like what you see? lucindab (1,0,0) = 3 pts home alone— miller moths flit around the porch light mike farley (0,1,1) = 3 pts on her winter coat covering that little hole a golden moth emile molhuysen (0,1,1) = 3 pts mossy oak-- a luna moth dead or alive Ami (0,2,1) = 3 pt distant sunset in the darkness of the pub— flashing moths Ginka Biliarska (0,0,3) = 3 pts late night classic starring Bela Lugosi a moth against the window --ushi (0,0,3) = 3 pts	First Place -- 25 pts bread in the oven— the baker opens his lunchbox max verhart (0,7,11) = 25 pts Second Place -- 15 pts full moon I put the knife beside the round bread Petar Tchouhov (1,4,4) = 15 pts Third Place -- 13 pts scattered for the birds even bread is too heavy after her chemo Chandra Bales (1,4,2) = 13 pts Fourth Place -- 12 pts squeal of delight— one duck takes the bread from her hand Laryalee Fraser (0,4,4) = 12 pts Fifth Place -- 11 pts labor day— the bread lays flat in the pan Earl Keener (1,3,2) = 11 pts the smell of fresh bread— I wash my hands under the pump Francis Masat (0,4,3) = 11 pts Sixth Place -- 10 pts greens & cornbread... sunset reaches the edge of the cypress grove ed markowski (0,4,2) = 10 pts lost in the woods the bread crumb trail has disappeared teri (0,3,4) = 10 pts children grown the banana bread cools for no one roberta beary (0,2,6) = 10 pts unemployment she picks a moldy spot off the loaf of bread Carmel Lively Westerman (0,2,6) = 10 pts Seventh Place -- 9 pts she smiles yes— the smell of bread in the oven Dave Bacharach (1,2,2) = 9 pts lonely park . . . a piece of bread flies in the crow's beak Israel López Balan (1,1,4) = 9 Eighth Place -- 8 pts my grandfather still lives every time I smell freshly baked bread Devika Menon (1,0,5) = 8 pts morning shadows. . . noticing the wheat bread has molded Marie Summers (0,3,2) = 8 pts bread crumbs— geese shoulder to shoulder on the faded log mike farley (0,3,2) = 8 pts late summer ... between us a loaf of bread and a peach Ella Wagemakers (0,2,4) = 8 pts Ninth Place -- 7 pts too young to be sharing this bench with bread crumbs Ami (1,1,2) = 7 pts chasing bread the duck swallows a dragonfly Myron Lysenko (0,2,3) = 7 pts wedding anniversary-- he remembers milk and bread Paul R (0,2,3) = 7 pts Tenth Place -- 6 pts morning star rising smell of bread dough Mark Hollingsworth (1,0,3) = 6 pts modern eucharist the apostles had the real bread john tiong chunghoo (0,2,2) = 6 pts ducks and carp fight over bread falling blossoms Agnes Eva Savich (0,2,2) = 6 pts a homeless man we feed stale bread to the ducks --ushi (0,2,2) = 6 pts labor day picnic six red ants struggle to move a large bread crumb Edward (0,1,4) = 6 pts Eleventh Place -- 5 pts - the lowest drawer— a forgotten slice of bread behind everything emile molhuysen (1,0,2) = 5 pts seagulls casting my bread upon the water Lorin Ford (0,2,1) = 5 pts daybreak— sun, daughter and bread all rising together kokoumolou (0,0,5) = 5 pts Twelfth Place -- 4 pts at dawn fragrance of a warm bread in the front of bakery Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic (0,2,0) = 4 pts sourdough bread— the rancid smell of his breath Brenda Roberts (0,1,2) = 4 pts outdoor café— two sparrows jostling for the last breadcrumbs Barbara Campitelli (0,1,2) = 4 pts from an open door— the yeasty come-on of just baked bread Mary Lee McClure (0,0,4) = 4 pts a passing shower two plain bread slices under my jacket J Blain (0,0,4) = 4 pts Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts Indian summer a leaf falls from the breadmaker's beard Andrew Riutta (0,1,1) = 3 pts distant hill the smell of bread between she and I Zeta (0,1,1) = 3 pts serpentine bread line. . . . head devouring the food tail restless Yajushi (0,1,1) = 3 pt on the table— forgotten bread turns a different color Mary Chapman (0,1,1) = 3 pts atonement— a loaf of bread floats down the river Martin (0,0,3) = 3 pts closet shelf cedar shavings in bread box Terry Ingram (0,0,3) = 3 pts wheat bread and crust a preschooler recoils from a sandwich shane gilreath (0,0,3) = 3 pts Papa sops up the red sauce with the crust of bread Mama's special recipe Meredith (0,0,3) = 3 pts

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