April 2005 Kukai

The results of the voting have been tabulated and are listed below. Congratulations to Jennie, the winner of our Kigo section, and to Mark Hollingsworth, the winner of our Free Format section!


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.

April 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Blossom
Free Format Theme: Pawprint (or other animal print)

First Place -- 22 Points

all the blossoms …
one grandchild
imitates my sigh

Jennie
(2,3,10) = 22


Second Place -- 17 Points

magnolia blossoms
a line of black cars
follow the hearse

Carmel C. Lively
(1,4,6) = 17


Third Place -- 16 Points

cement truck --
apple blossoms speckle
a worker's boot

Laryalee Fraser
(1,3,7) = 16


Fourth Place -- 15 Points

renewing their vows-
the gentle descent
of cherry blossoms

Marie Summers
(2,3,3) = 15


Fifth Place -- 14 Points

morning gust--
cupped apple blossoms
spill rainwater

bmm
(1,3,5) = 14


Sixth Place -- 12 Points

hide and seek
behind the rusting tractor--
strawberry blossoms

alexx
(0,3,6) = 12

apricot blossoms …
and we thought
the tree had died

Ella W
(0,3,6) = 12


Seventh Place -- 11 Points

family reunion--
cicada husks cling
to the blossoms

Andrew Riutta
(0,2,7) = 11


Eighth Place -- 10 Points

magnolia blossoms
floating in a crystal bowl
-- my grandmother's face

Laura Orabone
(0,3,4) = 10

cool wind
pear blossoms falling
on the apple stump

George Hawkins
(2,0,4) = 10


Ninth Place -- 9 Points

midnight mist
moist blossoms bend
to touch the pond

Carol Raisfeld
(1,2,2) = 9


Tenth Place -- 8 Points

a vulture circles -
the agave blossom
reaches its peak

Allen McGill
(1,0,5) = 8

desert sunrise
ocotillo blossoms
reach for light

Mark Hollingsworth
(0,2,4) = 8

lilac blossoms…
the first carnival
arrives in town

Irene Golas
(0,2,4) = 8


Eleventh Place -- 7 Points

bird courtship
jacaranda blossoms
fall on my head

Israel López Balan
(0,1,5) = 7

death row--
behind the windowless wall
peach blossoms open

Nancy Smith
(2,0,1) = 7


Twelfth Place -- 6 Points

neighbour's plum-orchard
covered with white blossoms
- his head too

D.V. Rozic
(0,1,4) = 6

muffled buzz
bee backs from blossom
dusted gold

Terry Ingram
(1,0,3) = 6

orange blossoms . .
one eye peeks from beneath
the baby blanket

Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,1,1) = 6

lilac blossoms
the brimstone's wings
fan the scent

Flatline
(1,1,1) = 6


Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points

before the rain…
in the camellia blossoms,
a spider rests

Kate
(0,0,5) = 5

apple blossoms
on an old knurled tree-
grandpa smiles

Dave Bacharach
(0,2,1) = 5

blossoms twist in the breeze
an old man contemplates
death and taxes

Gary R. Ford
(0,1,3) = 5

again this year
they haven't waited for the leaves-
magnolia blossoms

Bill Kenney
(0,1,3) = 5

up to the street-end
by my cycle again --
cherry blossoms

Tom
(0,2,1) = 5

broken fledgling
amongst scattered
apple blossom

Hugh
(1,1,0) = 5


Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points

spring warmth
among the sakura blossoms
sparrows chirp

john tiong chunghoo
(0,1,2) = 4

magnolia blossoms
the kindness of a stranger
on a louisiana backroad

ed markowski
(0,1,2) = 4

wisping dunes-
a fox pauses to water
primrose blossoms

Darrell Byrd
(0,1,2) = 4

April wind--
her whisper stirs me
under plum blossoms

Earl Keener
(1,0,1) = 4


Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points

broken dream
orange blossoms
in the dust

Patricia A. Laurent
(0,0,3) = 3

in leafless trees
gnarled limbs and thorns
and plum blossoms

Glen Keener
(0,1,1) = 3

long time ago
under the cherry blossoms
our first hug

emile molhuysen
(0,1,1) = 3

shutting door-
the almond blossoms
smell more bitter

Ginka Biliarska
(0,0,3) = 3

carefully cradled
between wounded palms;
cactus blossom

Jason Ferguson
(0,0,3) = 3

dogwood blossoms
clouds
on the loose

Wililam M. Gottlieb
(0,0,3) = 3

dogwood blossoms-
travelling home
to make amends

Clive Oseman
(0,1,1) = 3

tourists gone --
a night breeze
stirs the blossoms

roberta beary
(0,1,1) = 3

cherry blossoms
are dancing in the wind
sun behind clouds

Cornelia
(0,1,1) = 3

grand slam
spring's first blossom
off the bat

Suzume Shi
(1,0,0) = 3

hint of blue
on a rainy day--
gladiolus blossoms

Paul R
(0,1,1) = 3

only the nose
of the hiding rabbit moves--
wolfwillow blossoms

DeVar
(0,0,3) = 3


First Place -- 34 Points

sandpiper
one footprint ahead
of the wave

Mark Hollingsworth
(5,7,5) = 34


Second Place -- 17 Points

low tide
a sandpiper's tracks
in virgin sand

Deborah P Kolodji
(2,4,3) = 17


Third Place -- 15 Points

early spring
hoof prints on the heifer's
shoulders

Dave Bacharach
(0,5,5) = 15

forest pathway
the tractor's tyreprint
full of tadpoles

Flatline
(2,2,5) = 15


Fourth Place -- 14 Points

ignoring
the orange cones…
fresh pawprints

Kate
(1,3,5) = 14

morning fog--
raccoon prints
on the skylight

aom (tim)
(0,2,10) = 14


Fifth Place -- 13 Points

cat
pawprinting
my heart

Linda Marucci
(2,2,3) = 13


Sixth Place -- 12 Points

pawprints
in concrete - all that's left
of our tomcat

Tom
(0,2,8) = 12


Seventh Place -- 11 Points

a long journey
pawprints follow
the same way

Israel López Balan
(1,4,0) = 11

fingerpainting --
sudden giggles follow
the cat's paw prints

Laryalee Fraser
(0,4,3) = 11


Eighth Place -- 10 Points

muddy portage trail
a woodcock probes each moose track
for worms

Edward
(0,3,4) = 10


Ninth Place -- 9 Points

time
covers its tracks in
apple blossoms

William M. Gottlieb
(1,3,0) = 9

sandy sea shore -
a jaguar's footprints
fill with water

Zhanna P. Rader
(2,1,1) = 9


Tenth Place -- 8 Points

November night -
Viewed through a dingy windshield,
catprint on the moon.

Stephen Koritta
(1,1,3) = 8

a butterfly at
a pond - an elephant's
footprint puddle

brahman~narayanan
(0,2,4) = 8

stray cat -
wet pawprints
by the empty bowl

yasuko z
(1,2,1) = 8


Eleventh Place -- 7 Points

early spring. . .
in the spilled cough syrup,
paw prints

Marie Summers
(1,0,4) = 7

wolf moon . . .
fresh paw prints
on the trail

Darrell Byrd
(1,0,4) = 7


Twelfth Place -- 6 Points

fragrant breeze--
beaver footprints circle
the cottonwood

bmm
(0,1,4) = 6

a bamboo flute
its musical footprints still in me
long after the concert

Kala Ramesh
(1,1,1) = 6

glass topped table
sunlight reveals my kitten's
pawprints

teri
(0,1,4) = 6

yellow tape
across the new sidewalk
crow foot prints

ushi
(0,0,6) = 6


Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points

cicada song…
unknown pawprints
end into the night

Marili Deandrea
(0,2,1) = 5

homemade apple pie
animal footprints
at the compost pile

Carmel C. Lively
(0,2,1) = 5

french doors
with expressionist pawprints
… autumn rain

Lorin Ford
(0,2,1) = 5


Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points

tracks pressed into wet
300 million-year-old shale
these hills were tidal

assu
(0,2,0) = 4

a bearpaw buckle--
his fat hand hooked
on it

Paul O. Williams
(1,0,1) = 4

muddy pasture
the foal's unsteady hoofprints
follow its mother's

Sue
(0,1,2) = 4

Christmas Day:
squirrel prints
on the roof

lucindab
(0,1,2) = 4

approaching storm -
a dog's two pawprints
on my pillow

Myron Lysenko
(0,2,0) = 4


Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points

shaman's chest . . .
a faded bear print surrenders
to butterflies

Andrew Riutta
(0,1,1) = 3

dusk settles in the canyon
bear prints walk the trail
to our camp

Gary R. Ford
(0,0,3) = 3

feuding neighbours-
the cat leaves pawprints
along the fence

Clive Oseman
(0,0,3) = 3

dinosaur tracks
in the rock by the river--
abandoned hawk nest

DeVar
(0,0,3) = 3

lone spring meadow -
fresh hoofprints of a horse
and footprints of a man

Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic
(0,1,1) = 3

fresh snow
the interlacing lines
of rabbit prints

George Hawkins
(0,0,3) = 3

pawprints of a cat
on a just written haiku
cold april --

Cornelia
(1,0,0) = 3

snowmelt-
the hoof prints of mountain goats
beside a foaming brook

Nancy Smith
(0,1,1) = 3

in from the rain--
the house guest leaves
paw prints on the toilet seat

Paul R
(0,0,3) = 3

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