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January 2007 Kukai

Dear Haiku Friends,

Here are the results for the January 2007 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was "Blizzard" and our Free Format subject was "Temperature".

Congratulations to Bill Hudson, winner of our Kigo section and to Ann Schwader, 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.

January 2007 Results
Kigo Theme:
Blizzard
Free Format Theme:
Temperature

First Place -- 35 pts
blizzard
the barber's attention
not all mine

Bill Hudson
3,4,18) = 35 pts


Second Place -- 22 pts
blizzard . . .
the garden Buddha’s
enduring smile

Nancy Smith
(0,7,8) = 22 pts

blizzard . . .
in the knitted throw
the scent of Mom

Alice Frampton
(0,6,10) = 22 pts


Third Place -- 20 pts
six feet under ...
even this blizzard
can't reach you

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


Fourth Place -- 17 pts
after the blizzard~
a cloud of breath
from the doe's nest

josh wikoff
(3,2,4) = 17 pts


first blizzard —
the smell of the sky
on her palms

Jacek
(1,4,6) = 17 pts


Fifth Place -- 16 pts
the touch
of a single snowflake ~
blizzard's end

Paul Hodder
(1,4,5) = 16 pts

** I was thinking that most submissions would have the blizzard approaching or going on. Here the blizzard is only just over, making the poem a rarer observation.

** I like the focus on the sense of touch -- on the single flake signaling the end of the million snowflakes.

January blizzard
she paints flowers
on the wall

Sjs
(1,3,7) = 16 pts

blizzard —
now i know
what colour is for

Pia Sosua
(0,4,8) = 16 pts

blizzard warning
she adds hot cocoa
to the grocery list

carmel lively Westerman
(0,3,10) = 16 pts

** I really liked the simplicity of this.


Sixth Place -- 15 pts
blizzard
he lifts the child
into his shadow

citygirl
(1,4,4) = 15 pts


Seventh Place -- 14 pts
blizzard night
feeding the sled dogs
by headlamp

Ruth Powell
(0,3,8) = 14 pts


Eighth Place -- 13 pts
blizzard
the view from my window
erased

Beth Powell
(0,1,11) = 13 pts


Ninth Place -- 12 pts
blizzard . . .
the warmth
of your breath

Collin Barber
(0,4,4) = 12 pts

blizzard's over —
our snowman hides
in a drift

Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,10) = 12 pts


Tenth Place -- 11 pts
wood smoke —
the blizzard blows snow
on and off the roof

DeVar
(1,2,4) = 11 pts

night blizzard
the volume in the car
just above a whisper

Agnes Eva Savich
(0,3,5) = 11 pts


Eleventh Place -- 10 pts
even the spiders
abandon their webs
blizzard warning

Pris Campbell
(1,1,5) = 10 pts

late funeral-
the blizzard
even whiter

Ron Moss
(0,3,4) = 10 pts

blizzard
only static
on tv

Meredith Stern Cavalieri
(0,1,8) = 10 pts


Twelfth Place -- 9 pts
sakura snowflakes
a pink blizzard descends ...
petals in my sake.

Martin Hunt
(1,1,4) = 9 pts

** A lovely image.

blizzard
buried a little deeper
under the duvet

Lynne Rees
(1,1,4) = 9 pts

school vacation
a blizzard outside
the butterfly house

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

night blizzard
the lights of the village
go out one by one

Petar Tchouhov
(0,2,5) = 9 pts


Thirteenth Place -- 8 pts
loose tooth —
news of a blizzard
out west

Laurene
(0,2,4) = 8 pts


Fourteenth Place -- 7 pts
after the blizzard
you reach out for my fingers
icicles melt

kjs
(1,0,4) = 7 pts

summer wind . . .
suddenly caught in a blizzard
of blossoms

Richard Kay
(0,3,1) = 7 pts


Fifteenth Place -- 6 pts
blizzard
the cat spins
in my arms

Dany Fisher
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

fierce blizzard —
shadows of the fire
between us

Magdalena Dale
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

cattle fade
into the sky
blizzard wind

Ann K. Schwader
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

tax time coming
a blizzard
of paperwork

P. Williams
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

from a blizzard
of cherry blossoms
a bird's nest

Mary Lee McClure
(0,2,2) = 6 pts


Sixteenth Place -- 5 pts
blizzard
so many hands
reaching out

doris kasson
(0,2,1) = 5 pts

the blizzard
back east on the news -
my unworn scarf

-Deborah P Kolodji
(0,2,1) = 5 pts

blizzard
in all directions
all paths

Dorota Pyra
(0,2,1) = 5 pts

white bicycle
through the shop window
blizzard

Lech Szeglowski
(0,2,1) = 5 pts

old beech
in the blizzard--
the trunk cracks

-- LGD
(0,1,3) = 5 pts

desert highway
the road slips beneath
a sand blizzard

Darrell Byrd
(0,0,5) = 5 pts


Seventeenth Place -- 4 pts
Bride sails into rice
laughing at blizzard
she steps into limo

yositaka
(0,2,0) = 4 pts

blizzard —
the whimpering sound
stops

pamela molhuysen
(0,2,0) = 4 pts

three-day blizzard —
strangers coming to the aid
of strangers

Ana Cadarin
(0,2,0) = 4 pts

January blizzard —
an uninvited guest
dresses in white

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

tête-à-tête
a blizzard makes the world
disappear

Earl Keener
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

morning blizzard
a cat licks spilt milk
from the kitchen floor

Polona
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

after the blizzard —
a rabbit hops across
the dark street

Marylouise Knight
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

the blizzard:
cat and I crunching
dry food

Linda Marucci
(0,0,4) = 4 pts


Nineteenth Place -- 3 pts
blizzard warning
eating soup
with chopsticks

Rap
(1,0,0) = 3 pts

blizzard
facing one another
the white wood and a man

Ginka Biliarska
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

blizzard —
the isolated houses
the abandoned cars

miorita
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

here comes the blizzard . . .
your breath carried to me
on a whisper

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

blue note —
the sound of blizzard
in the bottle

jordi climent
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

second blizzard —
my son-in-law
buys a snow blower

Ida Freilinger
((0,0,3) = 3 pts

blizzard week —
the comfort of liniment
beside the log fire

John Daleiden
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

blizzard warning
all departures
flash cancelled

Edward
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

new snow banks
in the blizzard
ewe with lambs

-- ushi
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

caressing
the edge of my snowboard;
long blizzard

Kosuke Miyata
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

stillness of
the snowbound dawn
january blizzard

Karen Briggs
(0,0,3) = 3 pts


This contained many haiku not using "blizzard" as kigo-- a pity, as it limited those eligible to receive votes.

Seems to me the kigo are always a bit better than the free format. This time I'd have loved to redistribute 2 pts from one category to the other :0

So many really good ones!


First Place -- 29 pts
white breath
nothing between it
& the moon

Ann K. Schwader
(1,8,10) = 29 pts

** A lovely image!

** Nicely shows the temperature situation, since the clear nights of winter are the coldest ones. Strong visual, too.


Second Place -- 24 pts
fifteen below
a man with ski mask
enters the bank

Richmond Williams
(0,5,14) = 24 pts


Third Place -- 21 pts
icy mustache
the last rusty lug nut
begins to turn

Edward
(3,2,8) = 21 pts

** I can feel the relief, too-- not just the cold-- felt by someone stuck doing a job with no escape from the elements!

tropical night ~
the long kiss of our skin
as we pull apart

Paul Hodder
(2,4,7) = 21 pts

** wow, what a perfect way to describe that heat and magnetism of two bodies. this is going in my favorites file as soon as I find out who the author is. I wish I had written it myself.


Fourth Place -- 16 pts
the shadow
of the old crow in flight —
deep winter cold

John Daleiden
(2,3,4) = 16 pts

three in the morning —
I dig for bed socks
in the dark

Marylouise Knight
(0,4,8) = 16 pts

** I like how this one 'shows' the situation rather than 'tells' us what is going on. It's what I wanted to be able to do with my submission.


Fifth Place -- 15 pts
monsoon —
he tests a drop of milk
on his wrist

cate juno
(1,3,6) = 15 pts

winter dusk
even the snowman
looks cold

Meredith Stern Cavalieri
(1,1,10) = 15 pts

red wine —
she takes off her sweater,
smiling

Ana Cadarin
(0,5,5) = 15 pts


Sixth Place -- 14 pts
cold wave
the recruiter drops
my son off

Earl Keener
(0,1,12) = 14 pts

new year's day
the collective gasp
of northern swimmers

Susan Constable
(0,1,12) = 14 pts


Seventh Place -- 13 pts
one hundred ten degrees
halfway through the book on
anger management

Laura Orabone
(0,3,7 = 13 pts


Eighth Place -- 12 pts
midday heat —
the stoplight turns
more slowly

David Grayson
(1,3,3) = 12 pts

warm weekend
a toy hedgehog emerges
from the snowmelt

mike farley
(1,2,5) = 12 pts


Ninth Place -- 11 pts
cold wind —
the inflatable Santa,
deflated

Israel López Balan
(0,4,3) = 11 pts

desert heat
the highway turns into
shimmering waves

Darrell Byrd
(0,1,9) = 11 pts


Tenth Place -- 10 pts
mild winter —
only the animals
wear fur

audrey downey
(0,2,6) = 10 pts

last dance
my ring finger swells
in the heat

Ron Moss
(0,2,6) = 10 pts


Eleventh Place -- 9 pts
January 12th —
the extra blanket
still in the closet

Laurene
(1,2,2) = 9 pts

Thanksgiving morning
the hatchet handle
ice cold

Alice Frampton
(1,2,2) = 9 pts


Twelfth Place -- 8 pts
illiterate
my tongue frozen
on a doorknob

gourdman
(1,2,1) = 8 pts

empty mailbox...
making my way back
jacketless

Scott Mason
(0,2,4) = 8 pts

32 °F
the fireman's boy
lights a candle

Petar Tchouhov
(0,2,4) = 8 pts

mercury rising~
beads of sweat pool
in her bellybutton

josh wikoff
(0,1,6) = 8 pts

school day —
the thermometer reads
98.7

aom (tim)
(0,1,6) = 8 pts


Thirteenth Place -- 7 pts
frosted branches —
in the hollow of my hand
warmth of your lips

Magdalena Dale
(1,1,2) = 7 pts

snapping photos
the gingerbread
burns

Sandra Nickel
(1,1,2) = 7 pts

disagreement —
the warmth of her tone
drops to zero

Nancy Smith
(1,0,4) = 7 pts


Fourteenth Place -- 6 pts
my breath
breathing me...
38 degrees

citygirl
(1,1,1) = 6 pts

lovers meet
behind closed doors —
temperatures rise

Mike Montreuil
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

an icy path
wearing the tub's warmth
to the back door

Barbara Snow
(0,2,2) = 6 pts

after the hurricane
in the dark heat
only the stars move

Patricia A. Boutilier
(0,1,4) = 6 pts


Fifteenth Place -- 5 pts
holding my own hand
under the blankets —
the cold

Linda Marucci
(1,1,0) = 5 pts

rising temperature
mom finds the kids
playing doctor

doris kasson
(0,1,3) = 5 pts

global warming . . .
earthworms sunbathe
on the sidewalk

Collin Barber
(0,1,3) = 5 pts

icicle drips
a tone between
hot and cold

Mike McCulley
(0,2,1) = 5 pts

country house
a grasshopper
on the thermometer

Marica Kolcheva
((0,2,1) = 5 pts

coldest night
The Salvation Army
hands out blankets

Beth Powell
(0,0,5) = 5 pts


Sixteenth Place -- 4 pts
summer night . . .
lying spread-eagle in a pool
of sweat

Richard Kay
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

long night —
temperature outside drops
as their baby’s rises

Elizabeth Fanto
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

fishing boat
on the mooring line
still hanging icicles

Dorota Pyra
(1,0,1) = 4 pts

night swelter . . .
my lip still bruised
from your bite

Kathy Lippard Cobb
(0,2,0) = 4 pts

holding the tea cup
now the perfect temperature
to drink

Bill Hudson
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

frozen afternoon
a little snow drift covers
the birdhouse roof

Bruce Ross
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

the dog's tongue
hanging out...
hot midday

Patrick Wafula
(0,1,2) = 4 pts

zero centigrade —
the warmth of the
school principal's smile

Mary Lee McClure
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

minus twenty —
a cat parts
the vertical blinds

DeVar
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

sunburn
the heat off his back
under the cool lotion

Leslie Montgomery
(0,0,4) = 4 pts

bare skinned limbs —
cherry trees blossoming
in January

Kosuke Miyata
((0,0,4) = 4 pts

a builder lunches
under the scaffolding
midday heat

Lynne Rees
(0,0,4) = 4 pts


Seventeenth Place -- 3 pts
lobster
sensing something was up
leapt from the pot

miriam chaikin
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

new year —
ominous
blossoms

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

Walking on brown leaves
even warm winter is late
birds twitting of spring

ashi
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

absolute zero —
not even a hot or ice tea
with my biscuits…

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

scorching hot day —
a butterfly under
the sunflower’s hat

Corneliu Traian Atanasiu
(0,1,1) = 3 pts

dripping icicles
remembering the sunset
in Hawaii

Sjs
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

temperature dropping —
steam rises from
a sidewalk grate

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

cool shady gum trees
scorching summer sun
smells of eucalyptus

Michael Flack
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

back in the mall
the blast of hot air
that lost mitten

-- ushi
(0,0,3) = 3 pts

** It's such a stunner to go from the cold outside to that blast of hot air right at the mall entrance. The lost mitten is a nice note of humor.

twelve below —
ducks dive in the river
to worm up

robert naczas
(0,0,3) = 3 pts


General Comments:

Could have used 12 votes...so many good ones!

Thanks to our poets who entered the January kukai and especial thanks to our guest poets, Roberta Beary and Mike Farley, who lent us their work for the kukai samples!

Call for submissions for the February kukai should go out Monday, February 5. See you then!

With much appreciation,

Robert and Jennie, co-secretaries
Gary Warner, web host

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