The Shiki Monthly Kukai

November 2006 Kukai

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 Thirteenth Place -- 2 pts on a roadside stump a thoughtful farm girl late autumn light Bruce Ross (0,1,0) = 2 pts flooding through leafless trees autumn light dances on the stream Gourdman (0,1,0) = 2 pts we measure the miles between us autumn light Francine Banwarth (0,1,0) = 2 pts autumn light— a sunbeam on fallen oak leaves Ida Freilinger (0,1,0) = 2 pts autumn light trying to paint those grey skies Beth Powell (0,0,2) = 2 pts turning from the rain a spark in her eyes autumn light Ashi (0,0,2) = 2 pts aspen leaves flutter their golden hue in the autumn light anonymous (0,0,2) = 2 pts crinkled oak leaves wrap chrysanthemums autumn light Steve Rojcewicz (0,0,2) = 2 pts autumn light fell into a heap of yellow leaves Jasminka Predojevic (0,0,2) = 2 pts today's headlines . . . autumn light spills into the kitchen Marie Summers (0,0,2) = 2 pts stoking the embers autumn light Darrell Lindsey (0,0,2) = 2 pts mountain camping morning fog filters Autumn light Elizabeth Fanto (0,0,2) = 2 pts autumn light the trotting vixen pauses lifts a curled front paw anonymous (0,0,2) = 2 pts Fourteenth Place -- 1 point autumn light - the dried hydrangea flowers still in bloom anonymous cobalt bottle draft of autumn light Mark Hollingsworth autumn light ... jutting out of a rock a bird's beak Ella Wagemakers all souls stir pumpkin grinner glows autumn light Ruth Powell in the autumn light young and old silhouettes of trees, by the lake Daniela Bullas autumn light all the colours get their colours back RaV on autumn light bare boughs and their shadows swaying alike Dusko Matas autumn light each morning the old cat heads for the bay window Edward delayed landing caskets on a plane in Autumn light Dave Bacharach red wings flash in the autumn light bomber formation -- ushi autumn light barely through the window-- this drafty room Ami a gust of wind blows out the autumn light aspen grove Barbara Snow Sound of 1000 foot soldiers marching through dead leaves autumn light Stuart Walker Fifteenth Place -- no points, sorry! autumn light reflects the first leaf on its way to the ground Sjs autumn light... a skinny dog curls near the fat man's plate anonymous the moon in the spring under chestnuts - autumn light Jacek Autumn light – single staying watching the golden trees leafs miorita Sleeping child Warmed by autumn light On his mother's lap Michael Flack bellies bloat with pumpkin pie . . . autumn light shane gilreath a patch of ripples on the autumn light martin autumn light -- for the children in love so many nuances Tom empty fruit basket heavier on my shoulders: the autumn light! Cristian Mocanu Marshmallow fluff on the tip of her nose autumn light Anna Maria Scarpone autumn light? through the eye bandages just for a moment... Ana Cadarin autumn light pumpkin pie and splenda Mr PC We see Autumn Light shining on fresh fallen leaves red, yellow, and brown Rapid-Fire my sister-in-law mourning my brother-- leaves fall--autumn light Paul Williams autumn light-- another step on the way toward winter Mary Lee McClure cataracts yellow aging sight autumn light DJK autumn light-- filtered by rain drops halos fall tinted trees Rose Marie Stutts, EdD fading autumn light on the wind-ruffled lake, the ducks curl into themselves angelee deodhar autumn light-- signal of what's to come slumber nears Jozuah Darksong autumn light -- leaves are falling of the trees the ground is cold Cornelia autumn light- shadow shaking below the candle vishnu p kapoor warm autumn light- the front door opens to receive the guest Mary Chapman autumn light - shadow of the poplar cutting tracks of the horse Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic autumn light the film set tour guide explains the elves Agnes Eva Savich	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 Fourteenth Place -- 2 pts Bed time The scent of blossoms on the breeze Your breath on my cheek Michael Flack (0,1,0) = 2 pts monsters in shadows! bedtime fears chased away by Dad Rose Marie Stutts, EdD (0,1,0) = 2 pts Again the moonbeam lies down on my pillow; bedtime Magdalena Dale (0,1,0) = 2 pts bedtime -- our sleeping cat twitches a paw Andria Plowman (0,1,0) = 2 pts bedtime the kitty warming the pillow Bill Hudson (0,0,2) = 2 pts bedtime story tucked warm and cozy dream door opens Nalini Hebbar (0,0,2) = 2 pts bedtime-- at the window the mosquito's swarm Miorita (0,0,2) = 2 pts autumn lamplight collects the moths -- going to sleep Ita (0,0,2) = 2 pts bedtime - the TV screen glows in the dark Laurene (0,0,2) = 2 pts Bedtime-- above the late-night news a cuckoo's cry Anna Maria Scarpone (0,0,2) = 2 pts rubbing his eyes with clenched fists- the fight against bedtime Bill Kenney (0,0,2) = 2 pts the sleepless hours past her bedtime . . . whippoorwill Francine Banwarth (0,0,2) = 2 pts cookie crumbs between the sheets bedtime stories DeVar (0,0,2) = 2 pts Fifteenth Place -- 1 pt bedtime... yet another book requested Sjs bedtime mother robin returns to the nest Betty Kaplan bedtime in November the sound of sleeping crickets April Serock bedtime story she falls asleep before the wolf's part RaV bedtime-- each night a death with dreams Mary Lee McClure it lost all power the magic word 'bedtime' children are grown-ups emile molhuysen past bedtime the katydid takes a step Ami her book beckons while she folds laundry- ah, bedtime Leslie Montgomery around my ear a mosquito humming -- bedtime Patrick bedtime- wind-bells ring softly now I tap out the lamp Ida Freilinger bedtime stories- tales about family eccentrics Elizabeth Fanto Sixteenth Place -- no points, sorry! bed time child tells mom where she stopped her story last night anonymous Tibet atrocities before the DVD finished welcome bedtime Bruce Ross cat by my feet bedtime cookies a warm cup of tea yoshitaka bedtime -- again drowsiness flees miriam chaikin bedtime - a family of squirrels into a tree hole anonymous bedtime story the end I'll tell to you mister mockingbird Mark Hollingsworth homework done tucked in, he waits for bedtime chat Ruth Powell a cricket chirping at the end of the day - - in a cricket pitch Daniela Bullas Bedtime, storyteller at campfire, the fog enclose the righteous ones. Ashi playing at bedtime I pull the curtains, letting moonrays in or not... Cristian Mocanu bedtime snoozing on the couch spouse beckons Mr PC mistress combs gray hair past bedtime Mike McCulley bedtime light dimmed... we cuddle to "Good Night Moon" Bruce H. Feingold gloved hands mulch the roses before bedtime gourdman noon light for the cats still bedtime Paul Williams Bedtime, I think not I have too much work to do I'll sleep standing up Jim Garman the clock chimes a cup of warm milk still no sleep DJK rereading bedtime stories so long ago it seems, grandma read to me angelee deodhar bedtime the bats return to the belfry --Senile Butterfly bedtime for the birds bedtime for the sunshine old granny, too D.V.Rozic she's got the bedtime giggles-- a kitten rustles under the comforter anonymous bedtime-- crisp linens cup of tea Jozuah Darksong bedtime story she always falls asleep before Goldilocks Edward It's bedtime, robins stop singing. Now we sleep. Trevor CAMP bedtime - chattering monkeys choose not to sleep Jim Swift bedtime shadow: lying together her back towards me vishnu p kapoor from the rain the croaking of bullfrogs -- bedtime anonymous grandfather ends by beginning again his story bedtime suzume way past my bedtime the silence -- after the outdoor concert gillena sleepless child another story told at bedtime Mary Chapman bedtime story the moon rises on time for the happy ending anonymous bright moon the kids just aren't doing bedtime tonight Agnes Eva Savich low-tech bedtime two cats warming my quilts Barbara Snow

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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