September 2006 Kukai

Dear Haiku Friends,

Here are the results for the September 2006 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was "APPLE" and our Free Format subject was "DATING".

Congratulations to Max Verhart , the winner of our Kigo section and to Miriam Chaikin, winner of our Free Format section!


The haiku are listed in order of total points received from voters. The numbers reflect the number of voters who gave the haiku either three points, two points, or one point -- followed by the total points for all votes.

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


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 points 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 2006 Results
Kigo Theme:
Apple(s)
Free Format Theme:
Dating

First Place -- 21 pts
falling apple --
the branch sweeps into
a new balance

max verhart
(1,5,8) = 21 pts


Second Place -- 20 pts
rotting crab apples
two old women bicker
over this and that

Kathy Lippard Cobb
(2,4,6) = 20 pts


Third Place -- 19 pts
September sunset...
a taste
of the apple's bruise

Collin Barber
(1,5,6) = 19 pts


Fourth Place -- 16 pts
harvest time-
an apple in hand
she talks about sin

Ana Cadarin
(0,5,6) = 16 pts


Fifth Place -- 14 pts
school lunch--
she saves the seeds
from her apple

aom(tim)
(1,4,3) = 14 pts


Sixth Place -- 13 pts
gibbous moon -
the apple grub bores
deeper

sheila windsor
(0,5,3) = 13 pts

apple green -
the brief moment
before sunrise

Audrey Downey
(0,1,11) = 13 pts


Seventh Place -- 12 pts
hunter's moon --
he saves the smallest apples
for the deer

--Irene Golas
(1,4,1) = 12 pts

the moon hidden
in a neighbor's apple tree
enough for a pie

Dan Schwerin
(1,3,3) = 12 pts


Eighth Place -- 11 pts
field day
the children pocket
windfall apples

Tom Painting
(2,0,5) = 11 pts

a walk in the orchard
the dying leaves smell sweeter
than the apples

-me-
(1,1,6) = 11 pts


Ninth Place -- 10 pts
pressed
apples bleed
cider

gourdman
(1,1,5) = 10 pts


Tenth Place -- 9 pts
overgrown orchard
with the smell of rotting apples ...
the evening wind

---baldhead
(2,0,3) = 9 pts

abandoned farm -
under the gnarly old tree
apples rot

Edward
(0,3,3) = 9 pts

abandoned house --
the ripe apples roll
down the road

Tom Maretic
(0,1,7) = 9 pts


Eleventh Place -- 8 pts
late summer clouds
a bit of red here and there
in the apple tree

Bruce Ross
(1,1,3) = 8 pts

the market place--
red and yellow apples
side by side

gillena cox
(0,2,4) = 8 pts

wood smoke--
the tart crunch
of apples

Mary Lee McClure
(0,1,6) = 8 pts

windfall . . .
sharing our apples
with the bear

Susan Constable
(0,0,8) = 8 pts


Twelfth Place -- 7 pts
a ripe apple shared -
their bodies entwine shyly
just like the first time

cate juno
(2,0,1) = 7 pts


Thirteenth Place -- 6 pts
falling apple --
little wasp escapes just
before the thud

Isabelle Prondzynski
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

Cortland apples -
the pale blue sky
full of birds

Laurene
(0,1,4) = 6 pts


Fourteenth Place -- 5 pts
soldiers' graveyard
white wooden crosses
fallen apples

Karen Briggs
(0,2,1) = 5 pts

first birthday party -
the dining room redecorated
in apple sauce

Nancy Smith
(0,1,3) = 5 pts

windblown cheeks-
two red apples
on the teacher's desk

Marie Summers
(0,1,3) = 5 pts


Fifteenth Place -- 4 pts
autumn's approach
her hand-drawn apple postcard
warms my heart

Keiko Izawa
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

transplanted--
he plants apple trees
the old chinese scholar

Janet Brof
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

early september--
teacher's desk piled
high with apples

Tristan Coleridge
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

autumn
the apple of my eye
...fresh out of the oven

Sjs
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

just two red apples
for dinner tonight --
pension day tomorrow

--Hototogisu
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

fallen apples -
a squirrel nibbles one
then another

Narayanan Raghunathan
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

mottled skin
rotting core
the nation's apple

elaine mokhtefi
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

apple harvest . . .
the tips of the branches
let go of the light

Francine Banwarth
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

US open
the ex-champion holds
a green apple

Petar Tchouhov
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

gusty wind -
an apple shower
perfumes the garden

Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

wasps swarm
around the
fallen apples

Meredith
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

sandwiches sink
as apples float
canoe trip lunch

Barbara Snow
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

Applejack...
one bright leaf swirling
down with me

--Carl Brennan
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

too long
uneaten
dappled apple

miriam chaikin
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

night in the orchard
the torrential rain
picks the apples

Marica Kolcheva
(0,0,4) = 4 pts


Sixteenth Place -- 3 pts
a hungry young man-
three apples, all in a row,
are falling off the tree.

Daniela Bullas
(1,0,0) = 3 pts

ground cover --
windfall apples ferment
hard cider

Brenda Roberts
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

apple
child picks the reddest
for her snow white role

john tiong chunghoo
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

the sun is setting-
its midday color, stolen
by the ripe apples.

Cristian Mocanu
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

bushel baskets
on bales of hay
sweet apple wine

Karen Cesar
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

stolen apples-
another little thief
the same scent

Dana-Maria Onica
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

its raining -
red apples
on bare boughs

D.V.Rozic
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

buying apples
from a roadside stand -
no sticky labels

Richmond Williams
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

apples
and oak leaves
how crisp the fall

smzang
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

light glow
outside hospital window
ripening apples

Maria Kowal
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a cold, wet spring
and this year few apples--
the war continues

Paul O. Williams
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

Autumn Love...
bite by bite we share
the last ripe apple

ed markowski
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

on a banquet table
for those who do not hunger
zen apples

Darrell Lindsey
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

floating apple
the brush of his lips
not deep enough

-Deborah P Kolodji
(0,0,3) = 3 pts


First Place -- 31 pts
her first date
at each window
a family member

miriam chaikin
(2,5,15) = 31 pts


Second Place -- 18 pts
late date...
only the sound
of the old wooden clock

Karen Cesar
(1,5,5) = 18 pts

another first date...
I fail again
to be myself

Collin Barber
(0,4,10) = 18 pts


Third Place -- 17 pts
beach date
how softly she breathes...
the milky way

Keiko
(2,3,5) = 17 pts

first date--
porch light interrupts
the goodnight kiss

Tristan Coleridge
(2,1,9) = 17 pts

first date
the belly rumble
breaks the silence

RaV
(0,2,13) = 17 pts


Fourth Place -- 14 pts
his first date
that slow vise-grip handshake
of her father

Edward
(0,4,6) = 14 pts


Fifth Place -- 13 pts
their first date
she still tells that story
fifty years later

Karen Briggs
(2,1,5) = 13 pts


Sixth Place -- 10 pts
first date
she asks mom
how hers was

john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,6) = 10 pts


Seventh Place -- 9 pts
first date
after parting
she takes in the moon

tom painting
(0,2,5) = 9 pts


Eighth Place -- 8 pts
Date of her death
inscribed in cold stone
he brings her sunflowers

Yoshitaka
(0,4,0) = 8 pts

dating again
after so many years
should I get the door...

Sjs
(0,1,6) = 8 pts

sidewalk cafe . . .
the widower can't bring himself
to call it a date

Bill Kenney
(0,0,8) = 8 pts


Ninth Place -- 7 pts
date September 11
our grief is still
no cause for war

Bell Chevigny
(1,1,2) = 7 pts

blind date-
the blonde one?
the fat one?

Ana Cadarin
(0,2,3) = 7 pts

first date -
he plays the flute
in moonlight

Narayanan Raghunathan
(0,2,3) = 7 pts

starry night
glint of a diamond
in her champagne

Agnes Eva Savich
(0,1,5) = 7 pts

senior dating -
making sure she can drive
at night

Richmond D. Williams
(0,0,7) = 7 pts


Tenth Place -- 6 pts
webcam dating -
hard drive love bytes unseen
by mom and dad

cate juno
(1,1,1) = 6 pts

he speaks of
weeding a victory garden--
dating himself

Paul O. Williams
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

swirling wind -
he holds her hand
for the first time

Paul Hodder
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

green tea this time
another first date
at Starbucks

-- ushi
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

waves rise
one on the other . . .
first date

Kala Ramesh
(0,1,4) = 6 pts


Eleventh Place -- 5 pts
blind date --
as he enters the bar
she ducks

max verhart
(1,1,0) = 5 pts

briefs and bra
all in a tangle
Suds 'n Spin date

Barbara Snow
(0,1,3) = 5 pts

first date--
he drops her off and keeps
the motor running

Francine Banwarth
(0,1,3) = 5 pts

blind date:
falling in love at first sight --
our pets

Petar Tchouhov
(0,1,3) = 5 pts


Twelfth Place -- 4 pts
hot summer -
one date
erases all dates

Audrey Downey
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

fear
I'm so ugly
dating

Deborah
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

my best dress
a new haircut-
online dating

Dana-Maria Onica
(0,2,0) = 4 pts

Indian summer
fog delays the date
of river and sun

Boris Nazansky
((0,2,0) = 4 pts

ancient relics
found in the sand--
carbon dating

Carol A. Anderson
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

tattoo
the new girlfriend
now forever

Beth Powell
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

dinner for two . . .
the romantic mood broken
by birthday clapping

Marie Summers
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

two in the morning
stumbling home,
me and my shadow

prune
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

icing holds
the cookie together
first date

DeVar
(0,0,4) = 4 pts


Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts
"Sure, it's a date!",
said the girl to the boy
under a palm tree

Daniela Bullas
(1,0,0) = 3 pts

wartime...
double-dating cute ensigns
jail bait

Janet Brof
(1,0,0) = 3 pts

first date
her border collie on a
short, taught leash

ed markowski
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

a night out
dating once again
his wife

Bill Hudson
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

first date--
they talk
about their kids' homework assignment

aom (tim)
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

aquarium date -
the angel fish mug
kisses

Nancy Smith
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

chess in the park
their first date
puppy love and checkmates

Rose Marie Stutts, EdD
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

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