The Shiki Monthly Kukai

September 2010 Kukai

Here are the results for the September 2010 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was Leaves Falling and our Free Format subject was Beach/Shore.

Congratulations to Melissa Spurr and Marleen Hulst, winners of our Kigo section and to og aksnes, 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.

(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.

September 2010 Results
Kigo Theme: Leaves Falling	Free Format Theme: Beach/Shore
First Place - Points getting to know him — leaf by leaf the oak bares itself Melissa Spurr (3,2,11) = 24 pts falling leaves the scent of wet dog in the hallway Marleen Hulst (1,5,11) = 24 pts I know that smell! Very true! Nicely evokes the olfactory changes brought by autumn from a different, but familiar, perspective. Wet dogs do have a different scent when the leaves are falling. Second Place - 16 Points leaf fall the crisp step of the meter reader Tom Painting (0,4,8) = 16 pts 'the meter reader' a clever and appropriate touch. Third Place – 15 Points faster than grandfather's rake falling leaves Roberta Beary (1,2,8) = 15 pts Fourth Place - 14 Points to know the light the way a leaf falls through it Francine Banwarth (2,1,6) = 14 pts Opens another world. This one is a stunner. I can see the light, feel the drift & weight of the leaf. This poem is intimate & immediate. It penetrates to the bone. A song of all that lives and dies. This poem received the highest point value allowed. If possible, I would have awarded the full six points! still lake — leaves falling into their reflections Ruth Powell (1,2,7) = 14 pts little puddle — the moon floats on fallen leaves Jordi Climent (1,1,9) = 14 pts falling leaves another friend precedes me Nancy Smith (0,4,6) = 14 pts A haiku with poignancy and resonance. Fifth Place - 13 Points falling leaf our conversation ends before it started Petar Tchouhov (3,0,4) = 13 pts Very simple and pure. Sixth Place - 12 Points a kitten poised for the kill . . . falling cherry leaf polona (1,1,7) = 12 pts spider web . . . breaking the fall of the leaf Carole MacRury (1,1,7) = 12 pts I've seen this. The ordinary becomes extraordinary. Nice catch. Seventh Place - 9 Points raking it in — knee deep in autumn sun Earl R. Keener (1,1,4) = 9 pts hospice bill — the leaves, now, have started to fall Michael Dylan Welch (1,1,4) = 9 pts today the wind combing through the fallen leaves at Bergen-Belsen Garry Eaton (0,3,3) = 9 pts A whole story - waiting for to be continued. falling leaves the war continues on the news Allen McGill (0,1,7) = 9 pts Eighth Place - 8 Points falling leaves . . . the Woolly Bear curls into a sunbeam Michele L. Harvey (1,0,5) = 8 pts resting in the empty nest — the oak leaf C.P.Harrison (0,2,4) = 8 pts falling leaves — in my hand the shredded sky Alegria Imperial (0,1,6) = 8 pts lunchtime an old cat catches an old leaf Ralf Bröker (0,1,6) = 8 pts I'd like a first line that worked a little harder, but that repetition works very well. Ninth Place - 7 Points playground — the rustling of pigeons’ feet in fallen leaves Isabelle Prondzynski (1,0,4) = 7 pts I can hear this one! leaves falling . . . we eat breakfast for dinner Collin Barber (1,0,4) = 7 pts Stirred my imagination. On some level I recognize something here without understanding what it is. falling leaves ~ my sick sister shaves her head Paul Hodder (0,2,3) = 7 pts A moving parallel with the falling leaves and the hope / expectation of spring renewal. leaves falling a clear view through the neighbors’ window Carmel Westerman (0,1,5) = 7 pts Been there, seen that! hospital window — a woman watching rain chase falling leaves natalia kuznetsova (0,1,5) = 7 pts sundown — following a falling leaf into darkness Nana Fredua-Agyeman (0,0,7) = 7 pts Tenth Place - 6 Points Autumn leaves only the sound of the wind as they fall Bill Hudson (1,0,3) = 6 pts silent night — the crackling of footsteps on fallen leaves Rhoda Mutheu (1,0,3) = 6 pts traffic jam two leaves falling and a butterfly Patricia Lidia (0,0,6) = 6 pts Eleventh Place - 5 Points the quarterback drops a long one . . . falling leaves Michael McClintock (1,1,0) = 5 pts falling leaves shadows grow longer martin (1,0,2) = 5 pts last child waits at the bus stop leaves falling Beth Powell (1,0,2) = 5 pts breezy afternoon — a jacaranda leaf cruises across the pond Hussein Haji (0,2,1) = 5 pts paying my respects — the whisper of fallen leaves Cara Holman (0,1,3) = 5 pts leaves falling through our walking words September wind Boris Nazansky (0,1,3) = 5 pts the leaves . . . walking through the park I follow their drift Bill Kenney (0,0,5) = 5 pts leaves fall drawing down the shade Barbara Snow (0,0,5) = 5 pts Nice word play and evocative combination of images. Twelfth Place - 4 Points she finds a leaf pressed for safe keeping fallen memories Judi Honiker (0,1,2) = 4 pts leaves falling thoughts falling here, there Robert Ertman (0,1,2) = 4 pts quiet estuary a blue heron's beak rakes fallen leaves Warren Gossett (0,0,4) = 4 pts summer's end the maples begin undressing Amicus (0,0,4) = 4 pts Thirteenth Place - 3 Points as plum leaves fall, I stroke your skin, old quilt newly aired. mechaieh (1,0,0) = 3 pts autumn winds the last leaf hangs by a tenuous thread Terri L. French (1,0,0) = 3 pts fragmenting trees . . . here and there a leaf that spirals upward Kirsty Karkow (1,0,0) = 3 pts no leaves will fall here fall comes — what is that to me? merely an image Dawn (1,0,0) = 3 pts children's games — she hides yellow marbles beneath ginkgo leaves Andrew Otinga (1,0,0) = 3 pts an old rusty rake . . . reminder of falling leaves and bare tree limbs Tom Conally (0,1,1) = 3 pts the lump in my throat — joining the casket a few autumn leaves aom (tim) (0,1,1) = 3 pts Railway Museum — a dead blue gum leaf on the cabin floor Caleb Mutua (0,1,1) = 3 pts she paints some tumbling leaves — the light fails James Dobson (0,1,1) = 3 pts late summer breeze — one yellowed rose leaf flutters jill (0,1,1) = 3 pts heavy wind a few battered leaves will not surrender Ellen Romano (0,1,1) = 3 pts parade inspection — she wipes acacia leaves from her hair Victor Obutho (0,1,1) = 3 pts The naming of the leaves makes this particularly special rather than merely a good haiku. It makes me want to know more about the event and the person, which is a good thing: "leave them wanting more!" is always good. mom's anniversary the symphony of falling leaves Rita Odeh (0,0,3) = 3 pts falling leaves write their life’s story on the air Shernaz (0,0,3) = 3 pts the release of falling leaves . . . no sound Dennis M. Holmes (0,0,3) = 3 pts evening commute red hibiscus leaves falling into the moonlight Hazel A. Witherspoon (0,0,3) = 3 pts whirlwind — a yellow leaf stuck on wet paint James Bundi (0,0,3) = 3 pts Fourteenth Place - 2 Points A lone leaf fallen in puddle seeks shelter R.K. Singh (0,1,0) = 2 pts A daily occurrence showcased with simplicity. Autumn leaves falling, multicoloured tapestry carpets woodland paths. Jean Lewis (0,1,0) = 2 pts beside her grave — falling leaves mix with falling tears Mi Tee (0,1,0) = 2 pts fallen leaves rise to the branches in the squirrel's mouth David Watson (0,1,0) = 2 pts rural cemetery — from an old oak leaves fall on the new child's grave Andrzej Dembonczyk (0,1,0) = 2 pts eve's leaves falling adam's leaf rising nature's call eric (0,1,0) = 2 pts September winds makes whirly gig leaves autumn colors fly Dorothy J. Kazmierzak (0,1,0) = 2 pts best before date — the yellow of elm leaves before they fall DeVar (0,1,0) = 2 pts leaves falling — a squirrel crunching the harvest moon Kaiser (0,1,0) = 2 pts A simple first line but the last line makes all three lines original and full of sound and texture. queuing for lunch — an acacia leaf drops on my clean plate Isaac Ndirangu (0,1,0) = 2 pts falling leaves umber, crimson, burnt sienna september delights Mr. PC (0,1,0) = 2 pts summer's end — after the quake a leaf falls Israel Lopez Balan (0,0,2) = 2 pts Nice contrast of violently shaking earth and gentle falling of leaf onto the now still ground. ruckus in the courtyard  —leafchasesleaf miriam chaikin (0,0,2) = 2 pts when it comes the news is all bad  —falling leaves Ignatius Fay (0,0,2) = 2 pts swirling autumn leaves teenagers with cell phones keep changing their plans Sheila K. Barksdale (0,0,2) = 2 pts one leaf falls the entire tree shakes in the wind Merrill Ann Gonzales (0,0,2) = 2 pts from garden to garden the leaf blower at his pointless task Andrew Shimield (0,0,2) = 2 pts falling leaves new quilt on the forest floor Ben Gieske (0,0,2) = 2 pts red oak leaves on the front stoop welcome maxianne (0,0,2) = 2 pts watching the lights go out one red maple after another Donna Bauerly (0,0,2) = 2 pts autumn blessing driving through a shower of drifting leaves Elaine Riddell (0,0,2) = 2 pts a mighty chase — the black lizard hides under eucalyptus leaves Brian Etole (0,0,2) = 2 pts mountain reveille in a yellow rain of leaves the bull elk bugles Edward (0,0,2) = 2 pts just a note . . . falling leaves fill the driveway Laurene (0,0,2) = 2 pts between two heartbeats the last yellow leaf falls to the ground Jacek M. (0,0,2) = 2 pts rain falls on the falling leaves the cry of a crane Tore Sverredal (0,0,2) = 2 pts Fifteenth Place - 1 Point mistaken identity — the dog chases a falling leaf Anonymous after the storm the leaf is falling silently Gabriel Sawicki the breeze and now beech leaves in my hair Alexander "Lex" Joy mosaic rain falling leaves spiral Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black leaves falling white butterfly mizmazes a new dream-world Narayanan Raghunathan Wind sighs . . . Leaves and butterflies Find beauty in death James Sawers falling leaves mound in my gutters a coronation Pris Campbell autumn leaves behind leaves Alan a leaf to the ground zero noise og_a fallen leaves — jacaranda pods dangle from bare branches Patrick Wafula Aspen weeps, falling leaves dance tangos bow to the milky way Christine Howard aspen leaf falling on cloudy lake drifts away . . . Svend A. Doggfall watching the leaves fall — bed-bound after the chemo Anonymous leaves falling . . . autumn wind blows away people along the shore Anonymous autumn wind the frenetic twirl of willow leaves Diane Mayr 3rd Anniversary — every leaf that falls today we’ll grow old together Alan Summers leaves falling the entire day at a salon sanjuktaa Nice pivot and a hint of pathos under the cleverness. a lost coin — she finds it under a red maple leaf Kevin Asava stoplights through the windshield falling leaves John Soules I like the pure visual intensity of this. a mother scolds her baby for sucking one — jacaranda leaves Catherine Njeri Maina magnolia autumn leaves litter the ground Anne Curran raking falling leaves she just can't resist the urge she gives in and jumps Jennifer Stefanow autumn leaves crunching under foot broken mosaic todd eddy an oak leaf passes through his breath first cold night Anonymous f a l l i n g l e a v e s foreverabovethegroundinthishaiku Rafal Zabratynski No points this time, sorry. So many people at the mercy of the fate . . . falling leaves Vasile Moldovan A bare leaved tree Washed ashore An autumn raid Purush golden ginkgo leaves flutter down — as we practice Tai Chi fan Rose Marie Stutts First frost of Autumn Leaf-petals stiffen and fall trees undressing for winter mark lonergan Hung paratrooper half treetop hooded — leaves falling balance Gheorghe Postelnicu falling leaves frost covers the edges a new spring awaits Tony Nasuta summer's heat and hype mellows into a coolness falling leaves gillena cox a leaf falls near the picture window our cat's tail flicks Mike Montreuil Majestic Oak your golden crown — under my feet Jenn McSweeney falling leaves a wasp finds the dessert before me Harvey Jenkins leaves falling into an assembly of leaves . . . last rays of sunlight Keith A. Simmonds drifting gold leaves under a jacaranda tree — breezy afternoon Winslause Yamame wherever I walk the fallen leaves crowded all the paths Juhani Tikkanen Still 9:15 . . . Stripping the young elm In old pond Reza whispered sighs the falling leaves kiss grass Frances O'Keeffe oak leaves are falling I stop the table’s motion then grab my bashed toe Deirdre Godwin falling leaves my dog lies beneath the soft earth paula one leaf twirls on its stem one last time Carolyn Coit Dancy woodpecker's drumming from somewhere in the forest — leaves falling Tomislav Falling leaves autumn gently nudges an arrogant tree Bushra Naqi autumn frost — old walnut's leaves falling as a rain Petru-Ioan Garda falling leaf follows me leads me last ride on the carousel carol pearce-worthington Wilson Airport — a carpet of brown leaves scatters and flies Dancan Omoto Wild west wind shaking silver trees — falling leaves. Trevor Camp traffic light — a maple leaf tumbling in the car Horst Ludwig yellow ginkgo leaves drift down . . . counting my life savings again Bill Pauly morning coolness leaves falling promises of change Michael S Brock fallen leaves of the small box elder — cherry blossoms Ida Freilinger Sunset — leaves fall revolving from the branch Miorita in late summer heat a leaf floats slowly to earth — I go pick it up Jeff Hanson weathered ‘For Sale’ boards come down with the leaves Sara As the leaves soak, So does the dawn stir — Of endings and new beginnings Laressa Antonette Gomez the new bed of leaves a knocking acorn hushed Jeanette Blain a few fig leaves yellow and fall but some more figs will ripen gourdman Rising crunch underfoot leaves falling along with thermometer Philip Mizener on mother's grave — tears and leaves falling together Manuela Dragomirescu autumn’s breath the leaves scatter in a gust of wind Meredith Cavalieri blowing wind — yellow umbrella leaf floats in dusty air Collins Ogutu falling jacaranda leaves roll slowly in the air — cool breeze Eric Mwange General Comments: Just a few new images among these many nice haiku. This was not easy at all, a lot of wonderful haiku. Thanks again for a great topic. Numerous entries. A lot of good entries this month. Several more would have made my short list but for substandard usage or wordiness.	First Place - 33 Points empty beach the faint sound of a church bell og_a (3,6,12) = 33 pts Second Place - 21 Points along the shore each wave waits its turn Ben Gieske (1,6,6) = 21 pts The order of things perfectly reported. Third Place – 20 Points sunlit beach I twirl the umbrella in my drink Collin Barber (1,4,9) = 20 pts Here is captured a nice relaxed mood. Caught me by surprise and made me laugh, but it's the reality of the moment that finally makes this exceptional. Fourth Place -18 Points lost at sea — the old woman on the shore C.P.Harrison (2,3,6) = 18 pts Fifth Place - 17 Points empty beach the tide filling the sandcastle moat Gabriel Sawicki (1,2,10) = 17 pts Sixth Place - 14 Points camping the sound of waves moving in and out of sleep Elaine Riddell (0,3,8) = 14 pts Seventh Place - 13 Points tug of waves his hands around my waist AD (2,0,7) = 13 pts So much love in this. Enjoyed the nuances shared in this one. Eighth Place - 12 Points the last kite descends the sky twilight beach Narayanan Raghunathan (2,1,4) = 12 pts north shore a flock of geese at the vanishing point Tom Painting (1,2,5) = 12 pts Ninth Place - 11 Points changing tides — the ocean fills my footsteps Cara Holman (0,1,9) = 11 pts Tenth Place - 10 Points sand castles the pictures that she took before the waves came Kirsty Karkow (1,1,5) = 10 pts A sense of futility and inevitability, but also of transcendence: The pictures survive. shoreline what winter has left us Bill Kenney (0,3,4) = 10 pts Eleventh Place - 9 Points nude beach the tweeters stare at their palms Edward (1,1,4) = 9 pts and now she's gone . . . the tide has taken a little of me with it Michael Dylan Welch (0,2,5) = 9 pts breaking waves . . . so faultless, the timing of these sandpipers Warren Gossett (0,2,5) = 9 pts retirement — the shoreline closer to the old cottage Carole MacRury (0,1,7) = 9 pts An intriguing, faintly disturbing juxtaposition. Twelfth Place - 8 Points grunion run a makeshift grill on Tin Can Beach Carmel Westerman (1,1,3) = 8 pts This brought back fond memories of Huntington Beach, California. I didn't know you could eat grunions though. my little brother still brushing the beach from my hair Roberta Beary (1,1,3) = 8 pts I do remember this. memories of the forest in the beached boat's creaking mast Andrew Shimield (0,2,4) = 8 pts I loved the rhythm, and an almost dissonant aspect, plus a great last two lines to pull back, and in, and follow up on 'memories of the forest'. shoreline the landscape of her mind Beth Powell (0,2,4) = 8 pts summer storm — a beach ball scuttles down the empty shore Terri L. French (0,1,6) = 8 pts one footprint stepping from shore to sea Donna Bauerly (0,1,6) = 8 pts Thirteenth Place - 7 Points a summer romance I lie on the sun-kissed sands reading avidly Deirdre Godwin (2,0,1) = 7 pts I Like "sunlit beach".This one is both funny and true. autumn stillness a fishing-boat leaves the shore Tore Sverredal (1,1,2) = 7 pts The movement deepens the stillness. my shadow lying on the beach autumn sun Petar Tchouhov (0,2,3) = 7 pts Good work. rinsing off beach sand . . . a bit of summer goes down the drain Melissa Spurr (0,0,7) = 7 pts The mix of wry and poignant observation worked for me. Fourteenth Place - 6 Points summer passes . . . a fisherman at his cookfire, throwing light on the beach Michael McClintock (1,0,3) = 6 pts A simple but evocative haiku made more atmospheric by that last line. autumn wind waving dune grass writes its name Michele L. Harvey (1,0,3) = 6 pts summer's end back and forth footprints at the waters edge paula (0,1,4) = 6 pts empty beach — a coloured scarf flying through nowhere Manuela Dragomirescu (0,1,4) = 6 pts autumn beach walking a line of windblown foam Jeanette Blain (0,0,6) = 6 pts Fifteenth Place - 5 Points along the shore stumbling upon sea glass and each other Judi Honiker (1,1,0) = 5 pts Wow. This makes me actually want to brave dating again. beach party clam holes in the sand burping Nancy Smith (0,2,1) = 5 pts the old beach house waves gently lapping another place and time Tony Nasuta (0,1,3) = 5 pts shoreside — a ladder of moonlight Alan S. Bridges (0,1,3) = 5 pts low tide the children race crabs sideways Rafal Zabratynski (0,1,3) = 5 pts Full of energy and humour, and one to read again and again. eroding shoreline — a wrinkled hand sifts through the sand Mi Tee (0,1,3) = 5 pts crashing waves — ashore hermit crabs nestle into our footmarks Alegria Imperial (0,0,5) = 5 pts september shore seagulls pick through summer's remains Diane Mayr (0,0,5) = 5 pts Sixteenth Place - 4 Points rock pool hunting a grandmother and child collect more memories Alan Summers (1,0,1) = 4 pts our loveprints on the shore fill with starwater Bill Pauly (0,2,0) = 4 pts autumn dusk beach puddles full of color martin (0,1,2) = 4 pts finding the beach last summer inside my shoes maxianne (0,1,2) = 4 pts sunset on the beach — the kite's shadow conecting our sheets Kaiser (0,1,2) = 4 pts last day of vacation — the dog shakes and shakes out the ocean aom (tim) (0,0,4) = 4 pts footprints fill with water then disappear like we were never here Ellen Romano (0,0,4) = 4 pts Sad and eerie. Seventeenth Place - 3 Points goodbye to summer and our favorite beach the new highway's coming Rose Marie Stutts (0,1,1) = 3 pts how wide the ocean! another drop is claimed from the river Merrill Ann Gonzales (0,1,1) = 3 pts the shore of the sea — closer year by year the horizon line Petru-Ioan Garda (0,1,1) = 3 pts Growing up, getting older - that's it. minnows, not knowing they were in water — swept ashore Robert Ertman (0,1,1) = 3 pts I liked #83 very much but in the end decided it was too close to Issa's fish thrashing in a bucket. low season shore just the cormorant and I drying our wings Jon Espen Vassbotn (0,1,1) = 3 pts rolling waves hitting, gliding flat on the sand Horst Ludwig (0,1,1) = 3 pts beachcombing a seagull pecks at a french fry Earl R. Keener (0,0,3) = 3 pts high school starts again — their preferred beach deserted except for poets Ida Freilinger (0,0,3) = 3 pts eclipse the tide slides over the beach Barbara Snow (0,0,3) = 3 pts Eighteenth Place - 2 Points beach sunset — his ashes soar in a yellow balloon Allen McGill (0,1,0) = 2 pts dream's shore following the footprints of my knight Rita Odeh (0,1,0) = 2 pts september sea wavelets whisper their way to shore Frances O'Keeffe (0,1,0) = 2 pts I sit on warm sand Staring out to Portugal Wishing for wings Mary E. Gray (0,1,0) = 2 pts receding shoreline seaweed brushes my feet carol pearce-worthington (0,1,0) = 2 pts low tide a girl hands her brother a starfish in a bucket Anne Curran (0,1,0) = 2 pts The Golden Sands — so many precious stones on the naked bodies Vasile Moldovan (0,0,2) = 2 pts shore line only the seagulls digging for clams Bill Hudson (0,0,2) = 2 pts on the shore an old rotting log — my grandfather's past Mike Montreuil (0,0,2) = 2 pts new moon embraces a shore and a wave dance alex serban (0,0,2) = 2 pts baby sea turtles crossing the shore for home . . . quarter moon Pris Campbell (0,0,2) = 2 pts beach walk — the surf reaches us before the rain sanjuktaa (0,0,2) = 2 pts Barefoot children collecting shells on the beach — a wave breaks Miorita (0,0,2) = 2 pts autumn beach echoes of the summer in the waves Ruth Powell (0,0,2) = 2 pts Nineteenth Place - 1 Point beach day — over the dust of the car a new haiku Jordi Climent sunburn blisters — above the crescent beach a crescent moon Ignatius Fay beach fire the grotesque shadows gathering round Garry Eaton Black Sea shore? Gulf of Mexico oil spill Gheorghe Postelnicu beach walk fireworks light two distant shores Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black Warning - undertow looking for seashells on shore I lose my wallet Harvey Jenkins long last — on this stone arch bridge the smell of shore Svend A. Doggfall a deserted beach slowly sinking in grayness . . . seagulls' piercing calls natalia kuznetsova wants to fly she picks up a few feather from the beach Anonymous brisk on-shore wind sandpipers hunker down behind the gulls Carolyn Coit Dancy driftwood — blue boxes washed up along the curb John Soules abstract placement shells, kelp, driftwood picasso's beach todd eddy blue waves pounding on the shore feeling life change Michael S Brock among sandpipers the gulls hunker down to dream in the sound of surf Old Grayhouse such a bald head — waves roll the pebbles back and forth DeVar Time washes over life relentless to return all to ocean sand Philip Mizener shore'nuff that's one sexy beach Dennis M. Holmes Had to keep aside at least 1 pt for this one. No points this time, sorry. on the beach she combs her long hair: aphrodite R.K. Singh traveling across shifting sand: hordes of caterpillars and the wind Sheila K.Barksdale bleached white sand dollars lying on the warm wet sand . . . beach currency Tom Conally over the beach seagulls and crows in flight heralding the rain Adina Enachescu cyclonic warning The sea witness Horrifying sounds DESERTED beach ahead Purush a flower cocktail and an open book — tide sweeping the shore Patricia Lidia the sun down the sand and foam on our feet specks of shadows mechaieh Burned by the sun Yet loath to leave The cooling sands James Sawers one deck chair, deserted chilly beach, British summertime. Jean Lewis a rainbow dangles upon the green ocean: glistening beach Keith A. Simmonds Azure . . . she is oiling her doll back very Quiet Reza Yellow leaves sailing from the shore to the open sea Juhani Tikkanen Arctic Sea trip first man on this beach Ralf Bröker spread my ashes here where pelicans feather the waves with ponderous grace John Thompson Osaka Port — the sea lapping round the boats at rest Isabelle Prondzynski seagulls overhead running along the shore line cannot escape me! Anonymous amber sun — I comb the wet beach just in case . . . James Dobson. bathed in sunlight a beach supine mottled with spent swimmers bushra Surfer catches wave Ride thru tube Friends watch from beach Flory Off shore winds deer tracks in the sand - musty smells. Trevor Camp onshore wind — sand in our hair and pockets jill stone grinding waves pounding endlessly . . . smooth jewel glass eric shaking out sand she hangs up her beach towel one more summer gone Jennifer Stefanow autumn equinox — the river's far shore is close at hand Jeff Hanson a whispered secret, reflected sun outlines the shore anonymous seaweed swirls in dark water just off shore shadows cross the moon Amicus sun sand and waves burnt, gritty and tired feeling great Mr PC the lights along the shore . . . fishing season begins Jacek M. engulfed by rage frantically searching for a shore of contentment Hazel A. Witherspoon summer dies never made it to the shore again gourdman sunset squabble two pelicans fight over dinner Meredith Cavalieri General Comments: A lot of innovation in here , but, by explaining the image some very good ideas were ruined. There is so much beauty here, I wish I could have voted for so many more of these. Thanks for letting us walk the shores with you. I really wanted to not only vote but leave a few encouraging comments. I really enjoyed reading ALL the entries, and felt it an honour to do so.

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