The Shiki Monthly Kukai

November 2010 Kukai

Here are the results for the November 2010 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was Geese and our Free Format subject was Weaving.

Congratulations to Christopher Pickslay, winner of our Kigo section and to Cara Holman and Michael McClintock, winners of our Free Format section!

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

(2,1,4 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.

Voters comments are in italics below the respective poems.

November 2010 Results
Kigo Theme: Geese	Free Format Theme: Weaving
First Place - 28 Points burial — the bagpiper parts the geese Christopher Pickslay (2,6,10) = 28 pts While reading again and again, I listen to "Amazing Grace" from far away. Original, thought-provoking, and mournful. Well done! Second Place - 23 Points solstice the stone goose fledged with snow Earl R. Keener (1,5,10) = 23 pts A strong atmospheric haiku that resonates. The author has resisted the urge to report on actual geese; and we have in our mind's eye a constant reminder of the potential freedom of a young goose captured in stone. Third Place – 21 Points migrating geese the boy throws one more skipping stone Petar Tchouhov (0,6,9) = 21 pts Two strong images of movement, and youth and freedom. Good use of juxtaposition. Nice echoes in this. There seems to be no direction connection between the fragment and the phrase, yet on a subconscious level, this resonates with me. Fourth Place - 18 Points migrating geese — she reminds me to buy coal Jacek M. (1,4,7) = 18 pts departing year — the cries of wild geese Cara Holman (1,3,9) = 18 pts time change . . . the leading goose falls back Susan Constable (0,5,8) = 18 pts A good use of juxtaposition, I really like this haiku! Fifth Place - 16 Points departing geese . . . women shaking walnuts from the walnut trees Michael McClintock (2,4,2) = 16 pts I enjoyed this haiku. Yet I wish the author hadn't repeated about walnuts in the last line, as the image was very clear. If the second use of walnuts was removed, this would be worth submitting to a haiku magazine. wild geese at the vanishing point — his tractor slows Ruth Powell (0,5,6) = 16 pts Simply beautiful. Sixth Place - 13 Points the sky after departed geese filled with silence Juhani Tikkanen (0,5,3) = 13 pts Seventh Place - 12 Points goose feathers everywhere — no guilt in dog's eyes Petru-Ioan Garda (1,4,1) = 12 pts winter's evening a wedge of geese black out the moon Mark Lonergan (1,1,7) = 12 pts Eighth Place - 11 Points how to speak of what i've never seen . . . migrating geese polona (1,2,4) = 11 pts I have every sympathy with this sentiment! No migrating geese around here either. This one is stunning. Ninth Place - 10 Points at the airshow flying in formation the geese unnoticed Elaine Riddell (0,4,2) = 10 pts winging geese here and there the snowflakes stick Michele L. Harvey (0,2,6) = 10 pts Tenth Place - 9 Points snow geese — a vast white cloud rising from the marsh Carol Raisfeld (0,1,7) = 9 pts muted dawn a flock of geese roil the lake Tom Painting (0,1,7) = 9 pts A powerful image that I would have splurged on but so little to spend (on votes). twilight this flight of geese to a distant bell Terry O'Connor (0,1,7) = 9 pts Eleventh Place - 8 Points geese somewhere the sky ARW (0,3,2) = 8 pts our old gander feebly flapping his wings geese calls from above natalia kuznetsova (0,2,4) = 8 pts silver moon a snow goose calls out in the cold Angéle Lux (0,2,4) = 8 pts Twelfth Place - 7 Points My son's grave — two Canada geese trim the greening grass. Zhanna P. Rader (1,1,2) = 7 pts migrating geese hallway chatter between classes Carlos Gesmundo (0,2,3) = 7 pts a flock of geese flits north across the full moon — too late for goodbyes Alegria (0,1,5) = 7 pts orange dawn the last goose flies away Tito A. Ramos (0,1,5) = 7 pts Thirteenth Place - 6 Points Geese departure . . . sounds of wings dying away little by little Vasile Moldovan (1,1,1) = 6 pts deep sinking into the goose down of my dreams Merrill Ann Gonzales (0,2,2) = 6 pts Cozy! snow in our eyes we track the broken patterns of geese Bill Pauly (0,2,2) = 6 pts Good use of an extra sense, that of "snow in our eyes". The author has also resisted the urge of using "vees" of geese, and has instead concentrated on the "broken patterns" of flight. somewhere geese are honking — early morning traffic gillena cox (0,1,4) = 6 pts early morning the silence broken by a single honk Adelaide B. Shaw (0,1,4) = 6 pts a vee of geese touch down together — Veterans Memorial Cherie Hunter Day (0,1,4) = 6 pts from his wheelchair he gazes at the geese heading to sunset Victor P. Gendrano (0,1,4) = 6 pts A poignant haiku. I wonder if the first pronoun is needed, after all we know it's a "he"? I also wonder if it should be "heading into sunset" which I feel would be fine without the use of a definite article? Despite my criticisms, I enjoyed this haiku, and it makes good use of making us carry on beyond the text. hunter's blind geese rise into a leaden sky Beth Richards (0,1,4) = 6 pts The uses of 'leaden' adds a subtle pun, which appeals to me. the sky already emptier departing geese Ann K. Schwader (0,0,6) = 6 pts Fourteenth Place - 5 Points I look The nest is still warm Pointing south Dimitri L. (1,1,0) = 5 pts honking geese emerge from the mist — peaceful morning Ted van Zutphen (1,0,2) = 5 pts southbound canoe's V-trail on the river — migrating geese Janice Hornburg (0,2,1) = 5 pts Arctic Snow Geese and old friend now single Carmel Lively Westerman (0,2,1) = 5 pts No time to finish shaving Canada geese Ralf Bröker (0,1,3) = 5 pts near dusk; a calligraph of geese darkens the moon. manoj saranathan (0,1,3) = 5 pts muted by the first snowfall — canadian trumpets Jon Espen Vassbotn (0,1,3) = 5 pts empty sky — a goose calling for its mate Nancy Nitrio (0,0,5) = 5 pts November dusk . . . the wishbone cry of geese carried on the wind Francine Banwarth (0,0,5) = 5 pts I rather enjoyed the "wishbone cry" of the geese: imaginative use making this haiku standout. Fifteenth Place - 4 Points a group of tourists at the lakeside inn — cackle of geese sanjuktaa (1,0,1) = 4 pts lingering rain the low sky empty of geese’s cries Catherine J.S. Lee (1,0,1) = 4 pts This haiku impresses by the attention the author gives to the kigo -- to such an extent that the absence of the kigo is noticed. Beautiful! Michaelmas dinner a cooked goose tells no tales Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black (0,2,0) = 4 pts passing geese wishing I had a carport James Sawers (0,1,2) = 4 pts I love the subtle humour. Here (Ireland) pigeon (or any bird guano) is considered 'lucky' - I wish the writer every good wish as he/she cleans the car. geese heading south — as one life begins another ends Liz Rule (0,1,2) = 4 pts winter geese weaving in and out of a "V" C.P. Harrison (0,1,2) = 4 pts autumn magic grandpa's cider sweetens the cry of wild geese Edward (0,1,2) = 4 pts our grief on the wings of geese returning old pajamas (0,1,2) = 4 pts eulogy — departing geese inscribe the moon Nancy Smith (0,1,2) = 4 pts Clever, although distracting punctuation. Still, this verse resonates. I like the use of 'inscribe', which seems to make this familiar haiku image feel brand new. departing geese — in front of the nursing home an old barking hound Kaiser (0,1,2) = 4 pts Sixteenth Place - 3 Points rest stop a gaggle of Canada geese by the roadside Meredith Stern Cavalieri (1,0,0) = 3 pts group of geese — a ray of sunshine on their feathers alex serban (0,1,1) = 3 pts boarded-up cabin — goose track across the wet porch Michael Dylan Welch (0,1,1) = 3 pts honking geese cross canyon sunset echo returns charlie smith (0,1,1) = 3 pts last of the geese below the clouds beside the mountains DeVar (0,1,1) = 3 pts distant beat of geese wings — my humming stalls James Dobson (0,0,3) = 3 pts my thoughts with the wild geese above the fog Dejan Pavlinovic (0,0,3) = 3 pts Seventeenth Place - 2 Points morning flyover, geese honking oblivious of us Tom Conally (0,1,0) = 2 pts in the tranquil lake a vee of geese traverses fluffy clouds Barbara A Taylor (0,1,0) = 2 pts in total darkness geese honking honking their OM Robert Henry Poulin (0,1,0) = 2 pts we forget to talk — listening to geese squawk around our picnic Bhalachandra Sahaj (0,1,0) = 2 pts geese grazing boy slips and misses the football Chiisana Niwa (0,1,0) = 2 pts settling down on the field . . . a blanket of snow geese Barbara Snow (0,1,0) = 2 pts a lightning: geese change directions Narayanan Raghunathan (0,0,2) = 2 pts call of geese from across the worlds — ice moon Ron C. Moss (0,0,2) = 2 pts migrating south for comfort and warmth with my goose down pillow Bill Hudson (0,0,2) = 2 pts migrating geese — he arrives with flowers ten minutes late Israel Lopez Balan (0,0,2) = 2 pts twilight :: a sailboat, a skein of geese timothy russell (0,0,2) = 2 pts full of moon snow geese return light as feathers Margaret Dornaus (0,0,2) = 2 pts lingering mists part for a driven wedge — geese in formation Svetlana Marisova (0,0,2) = 2 pts butcher shop — we speculate over what makes geese vee Anonymous (0,0,2) = 2 pts Rocky shore geese flying westward farmer’s field. Trevor Camp (0,0,2) = 2 pts high up a chevron of geese perfectly not so perfect r. seretny (0,0,2) = 2 pts she will fly south to warm her old bones — the way of the geese Marylouise Knight (0,0,2) = 2 pts Eighteenth Place - 1 Point geese in flight — a capital "V" attracts every eye Rita Odeh out of haze: one – now two geese and… seven goslings! Svein Lie a geesplough heads southwards over the village church the churchbells applaudes in silence Oddbjørn Aardalen lone goose in frosted pond — a gap in the "v" Terri L. French Cackles split the air Soft, white, eider-down pillows; Not so silly goose! Tanja Cilia one last skein of geese surrenders earth to its murders of crows Suzume November . . . is that the smallest goose leading the flock? Kirsty Karkow Geese cry skyward to your absence Donna Bauerly all these years our pond an overnight break for geese heading south michaelb2005 not a wake a V of geese out the fjord og_a birds of passage a feather floats down Niagara Falls Garry Eaton twilight flicker of geese memories of my mother Chitra Rajappa frozen resemblance abandoned in a junkyard wooden geese Vida geese in pairs over darkening sky — nursing a lonely drink Vaidya Narayanan cacophony wave upon wave fills the sky the lake with geese maxianne I can't resist this image of mirroring--a double world. haunting call of geese speaking of such wistful things love and summer lost Deirdre Godwin crossing the moon the geese on course heedless of our gaze jill the lead goose drops back crossing only the light Diane Mayr a gust moves the curtain the sound of a goose catching a fish Tore Sverredal No points this time, sorry. trumpeting geese sound as chill as the air  — empty deck chair if Blue angelic jets. like a flock of metal geese, "vee'd" the turquoise sky. Robert C. Howard Canada geese in the grey ocean ready to leave Angelika beings' victory against gravity V flight of geese stops A skein of geese bending elegantly south. New cars behind glass. Horst Ludwig goose blind decoys tucked under the overturned canoe Alan S. Bridges geese in fall term — scratches across the chalkboard-green pond mechaieh the geese's flight determined to fight the winter blues John Tiong ChungHoo not here long the honk honk of geese overhead Harvey Jenkins East Park geese they show the quickest way to schoolchildren Alan Summers on the green, geese . . . dropping new hazards John Hubbard late August — geese gathering for passage dawdle on the road Ida Freilinger lake waters asleep  — wide awake geese splashing down Ben Gieske Canada geese — follow the leader not child’s play Carolyn Coit Dancy low flying geese pleasantly interrupting 6 p.m. news Kaylene earthbound I watch a V of geese going south Frances O'Keeffe in a field ducks, geese, pukekos coots slumber Anne Curran “V“ in the sky — geese practicing departure hissing and lisping Patricia Lidia hunter's moon — a flock of geese guard the horses Anonymous Honk honk honk honk honk This pond is mine! All of it! You stay out! Honk! Honk! Geoffrey A. Landis deep winter geese gather around open water Marleen Hulst geese flying high in the frosty sky . . . distant haven Keith A. Simmonds grey and white feathers in the autumn meadow . . . geese flew Andrzej Dembonczyk vee line honks southward bound winter ahead Christine Howard the memory of last year's geese this year’s lake Anonymous rude awakening each autumn day at sunrise wild geese fly by Amicus the river bank a guano covered hillside — Spring geese flowers John Daleiden a part of fall leaving the fall behind geese formation Boris Nazansky frost smoke, dusk and thoughts . . . do geese exist? Li Ree flying in V formation air traffic controllers canadian geese dorothy j. kazmierzak Wild Greylag geese, flying in formation, winter harbingers. Jean Lewis in formation a flock of geese flying southbound the 21 gun salute Stevie Strang General Comments: I'd FAR more favourites than I had points to award. With an increased number of entries, voting is becoming more and more challenging! Thanks once again for lovely haiku.	First Place - 26 Points garden spider — weaving the dew into its web Cara Holman (1,6,11) = 26 pts Weaving dew unwittingly in its web? The two 'W’s' for me, too, got this vote. reeds and river weaving the mist together Michael McClintock (1,4,15) = 26 pts Second Place - 21 Points deepening snow the corner the spider fills Michele L. Harvey (2,5,5) = 21 pts Third Place – 18 Points wake a rosary woven in the atheist's hands Tom Painting (2,3,6) = 18 pts I liked the fact that there was movement and sound, and a punchline. It made me want to know more about the atheist, and a good haiku should make you want to think and feel beyond the boundaries of the actual words put down. the flute to my lips . . . weaving sound and silence Li Ree (1,4,7) = 18 pts In music (and in life!) silence is as important as sound. I like the focus on something other than the usual visual images of haiku. weaving their song into a privet hedge sparrows polona (0,3,12) = 18 pts Fourth Place - 15 Points a bedouin woman weaves the moon og_a (0,5,5) = 15 pts So simple, yet evocative. Fifth Place - 14 Points finding threads from my dreams in your loom Jon Espen Vassbotn (2,2,4) = 14 pts yarnspinner weaving her stories into rugs Frances O'Keeffe (0,2,10) = 14 pts Sixth Place - 13 Points Happy Hour a drunkard weaves his tale of woe Terri L. French (1,2,6) = 13 pts Seventh Place - 12 Points heritage village — the weaver's bonnet keeps falling off Michael Dylan Welch (1,3,3) = 12 pts This one made me smile. I really like how it juxtaposes the construction of things (historical experience, weavers' products) with things that elude our control (that darn bonnet!). new neighbours sparrows weave their song through the cedars Susan Constable (0,3,6) = 12 pts Eighth Place - 11 Points crows’ calls woven into the branches autumn dusk Melissa Allen (0,2,7) = 11 pts cobwebs hanging from her old loom another story maxianne (0,1,9) = 11 pts Ninth Place - 10 Points weaving in firelight reminded again of my flaws Francine Banwarth (2,0,4) = 10 pts I really like the last two lines, avoiding any possible cliches about the firelight doing this or that. I think a few of us, if we are honest, will reflect on our flaws, and it's a refreshing and honest approach. bruised purple sky . . . an Afghan weaver dyes his wool to match Kirsty Karkow (1,1,5) = 10 pts I really liked this haiku, although it's good enough not to need to state 'purple', and I feel it's worthy enough to be submitted to a good haiku magazine. I like the sounds in this haiku - the Bs and Ps, the alliteration of Ws - and the mood that's achieved by the use of the fragment in conjunction with the weaver. autumn evening — cold wind weaves in and out of our whispers Alegria (0,3,4) = 10 pts Tenth Place - 9 Points daydreaming the old woman weaves a dreamcatcher Ted van Zutphen (1,1,4) = 9 pts Wonderfully evocative. winter rain weaves rivers down the window . . . longing for you Catherine J.S. Lee (0,3,3) = 9 pts recession — in the old weaving mill only the spiders Kaiser (0,2,5) = 9 pts A haiku for our times, unfortunately . . . when spiders are the only weavers left in the mills. warp and weft the plain weave of our stories yours and mine . . . Margaret Dornaus (0,1,7) = 9 pts in a weave of withered vines last cricket Ann K. Schwader (0,1,7) = 9 pts midnight bath — moonlight weaves through frosted panes Isabelle Prondzynski (0,1,7) = 9 pts The contrast of hot and cold is effective, as well as the subtle pun on 'panes' whether it was intended or not. Perhaps even a relationship is warming up. Eleventh Place - 8 Points a single fly finds the open coffin — fingers interweave Svetlana Marisova (2,1,0) = 8 pts Twelfth Place - 7 Points we rest by a pond — an oriole's reflection weaving its nest Zhanna P. Rader (0,3,1) = 7 pts sound of beating comb the old weaver smiles only for the picture Angéle Lux (0,3,1) = 7 pts A great last two lines. I feel the first line should have had "combs" plural, my only criticism. One to be submitted to a quality haiku magazine. I weave a silk scarf between my fingers — mulberry leaves James Dobson (0,1,5) = 7 pts Thirteenth Place - 6 Points summer camp weaving class empty Carmel Lively Westerman (0,2,2) = 6 pts funeral day cobwebs cover granny’s loom Tore Sverredal (0,2,2) = 6 pts rose trellis shadows on the wall woven by the wind Adelaide B. Shaw (0,1,4) = 6 pts A lovely visual, accompanied by the sound and smell of summer. Great use of the senses! A nice take on the word "weave" - I like how visually evocative this is. harmattan morning — a ray of light weaves through cloud spaces Nana Fredua-Agyeman (0,1,4) = 6 pts The Harmattan is a West African trade wind also known as "The Doctor". If it wasn't for the stricture for using a variation weaves, this haiku could also stand to be submitted for a good haiku magazine, and even be submitted for another haiku competition. stick by stick the house sparrows knit the minutes of the long day Suzume (0,1,4) = 6 pts Even a rhyme thrown in! Fourteenth Place - 5 Points floral worlds: a butterfly weaves new dreams Narayanan Raghunathan (0,2,1) = 5 pts A weaving spider on the window flowers budded by hoar-frost Oprica Padeanu (0,1,3) = 5 pts the cotton string after careful scrutiny is woven into the nest Bill Hudson (0,1,3) = 5 pts winter winds weaving a network of sombre clouds Keith A. Simmonds (0,1,3) = 5 pts Fifteenth Place - 4 Points dream weaver feathers from the web sing my lullaby Merrill Ann Gonzales (1,0,1) = 4 pts weaving clouds over the church clock ticking backwards jansemann (0,2,0) = 4 pts intricately woven brilliant carpet — boys missing school Vaidya Narayanan (0,2,0) = 4 pts autumn light my granny is weaving with gold threads Petar Tchouhov (0,2,0) = 4 pts What a beautiful scene, well observed! the shuttle weaving through traffic a skateboarder Barbara Snow (0,1,2) = 4 pts closed factory . . . spider weaves his web on a power loom Dejan Pavlinovic (0,0,4) = 4 pts Sixteenth Place - 3 Points Weaving a haiku into the thin swaths drifting across the fall moon Horst Ludwig (1,0,0) = 3 pts hanging by a thread cobwebs spun into plant down a hummingbird’s nest Harvey Jenkins (1,0,0) = 3 pts In the sunlight on the finely woven web one droplet of dew. Geoffrey A. Landis (1,0,0) = 3 pts winter geese weaving in and out of a "V" C.P. Harrison (0,1,1) = 3 pts field trip — the frayed weave of the Civil War flag aom (tim) (0,1,1) = 3 pts Nicely done -- the deteriorating artifact in contrast to the mention of a war meant (at least according to Union leaders) to keep the national fabric intact. weaving I prefer the warp my dog the woof Donna Bauerly (0,0,3) = 3 pts the rising sun erasing the weaving of jack frost michaelb2005 (0,0,3) = 3 pts butterflies weaving children amidst the flowers flashes of laughter Ben Gieske (0,0,3) = 3 pts braided loaves in a bakery window feverish arias Garry Eaton (0,0,3) = 3 pts she weaves her way through the crowd — stiletto heels Synaida Kalahi (0,0,3) = 3 pts she arranges his photos for the grandkids weaving a life Nancy Smith (0,0,3) = 3 pts cloud spaces — moonlight weaving in and out Janice Hornburg (0,0,3) = 3 pts Seventeenth Place - 2 Points Icy silver threads woven thru the branches like crystal tapestries. Robert C. Howard (0,1,0) = 2 pts Lattice-work so fine In, out, above and below . . . Warm mixed-berry pie. Tanja Cilia (0,1,0) = 2 pts In a black corner the white spider weaves a new cobweb Vasile Moldovan (0,1,0) = 2 pts weaving project : a Jacob's ram munches in the back yard ushi (0,1,0) = 2 pts coffee weaves thro' tired veins: high voltage surge ! Chitra Rajappa (0,1,0) = 2 pts mother finishes the last thread of my shawl — leaving for the monastery Bhalachandra Sahaj (0,1,0) = 2 pts tight weave — the cyclist's sleeves cover his hands DeVar (0,1,0) = 2 pts This is a really good example of zooming into the frame set up a haiku. Good descriptive use, and very atmospheric. May Day in the park — musical tapestry woven in brass if (0,0,2) = 2 pts it took awhile weaving a line or two together James Sawers (0,0,2) = 2 pts weaving pattern in these leaves her wedding ring Alan S. Bridges (0,0,2) = 2 pts faded tapestry above the horsehair couch grandma’s house Carolyn Coit Dancy (0,0,2) = 2 pts drunken sailor weaving along the docks his patchwork life Ruth Powell (0,0,2) = 2 pts unraveled he weaves his way out of the bar Meredith Stern Cavalieri (0,0,2) = 2 pts cane rockers potbellied woodstove weaving yarns Anonymous (0,0,2) = 2 pts sunrise catches a spider weaving a web catching a moth Chiisana Niwa (0,0,2) = 2 pts my daily work weaving together past and future Anonymous (0,0,2) = 2 pts Eighteenth Place - 1 Point counting each knot . . . the nimble fingers of kids in remote places Barbara A Taylor calm night . . . those clouds weave one dream after another Rita Odeh Oak trees more leaves on the ground than on the tree Angelika Kolompar last rollercoaster weaving on the edge of salt cloud Ron C. Moss wuthering wind rainbows weave through spindrift from the waterfall Liz Rule my breath weaves the thread is mam is dead Bjørn the spider weaves a wispy web that covers the idle loom Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black weaving through memories — a yellowed photo with grandmother to loom Petru-Ioan Garda field of corn rows part and slant part and slant  — anonymous weaver miriam chaikin labour of love as she looms the thud of an unborn child john tiong chunghoo October weaves a coloured tapestry of leaves. bright autumn carpet. Jean Lewis holidays — memories of grandmother weaving Kaylene regrets — the loom at the thrift store picked up put down jill the storyteller — her magical voice weaves the cloth of our lives Marylouise Knight at each shuttle toss her ticket to freedom closer — weaving dreams John Daleiden argument my fingers weave around the blueberries Anonymous the BMW weaving in and out of traffic passing me up again and again Stevie Strang No points this time, sorry. orb spider weaving a silken message . . . WELCOME! Tom Conally autumn wind weaving trees leaves let go — gone Robert Henry Poulin a shooting star make a wish another one? Jean Noir past . . . the wind weaves, gust of snow on a ski track Svein Lie the snake tattoo near her navel awakes, begin to stir Oddbjørn Aardalen warm and cold weaver autumn will soon have frozen tracks stops weaving magic an old trumpet to his lips jazz spills out Carol Raisfeld amid carefree hum a spider keeps on weaving undisturbed natalia kuznetsova Carried by a shuttle through the shed Mum's present Ralf Bröker spent lovers weave into each other into dream Terry O'Connor Who told her to weave the leaves together? Braid of maple stems. mechaieh cloud weaving a plane does loop the loop over a noisy seagull Alan Summers The sun Striking the fountain While water runs Dimitri L. a rust and yellow mix of fallen maple leaves — flame-point tapestry Ida Freilinger late for work, she grips the handle as we weave through traffic Christopher Pickslay wheeling a weft of godwits through a warp of air Elaine Riddell nature weaving a new dawn — baby yawning Patricia Lidia warp and weft of the wedding throw "Lover's Knot" Beth Richards a rowdy yarn cussing those ornery sheep she weaves a crooked scarf Edward Fifty years anniversary party, woven lives. Trevor Camp cedar bark and wool each one takes a year to make Chilkat honour robe Deirdre Godwin Bonfire flames leap leaves curl smoke weaves a message Christine Howard weavers guild headed home — the ins and outs of fog Sandy N. a sudden slip — her hair weave covered with mud Margaret Ndinda under the tree — she weaves his brown dreadlocks Ceciliah Wambui bittersweet vines woven into deadly wreaths  — she plots her next book Diane Mayr warp and woof the weaver's daughter wonders which child is her Bill Pauly autumn goddess weaves mountain leaves into a textile fabric Yuka Makishita Election Day the wisp of the fog weaves through the pines Jacek M. General Comments : Some great entries! So many haiku were awesome that I wished I had more than just 6 points to vote for!!

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