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 votes 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.

June 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Thunder
Free Format Theme: Lunch

First Place -- 30 Points

distant thunder
the spent log collapses
in the fireplace

Allen McGill
(3,6,9) = 30


Second Place -- 16 Points

distant thunder
counting the minutes
during labour

ushi
(0,6,4) = 16


Third Place -- 14 Points

midnight thunder …
a shaft of moonlight
strikes the pine

Robert Bauer
(0,4,6) = 14


Fourth Place -- 13 Points

thunder
momma tells another story
… a little louder

pamela molhuysen
(0,3,7) = 13

lakefront walk:
a gull's cry follows
the thunder

oino sakai
(2,2,3) = 13


Fifth Place -- 12 Points

distant thunder
the trees start to shiver
one by one

Grzegorz Sionkowski
(1,1,7) = 12


Sixth Place -- 11 Points

spring thunder
vibrating our bed
a nervous dog

b'oki
(1,3,2) = 11


Seventh Place -- 9 Points

rolling thunder
through the trees
Niagara Falls

martin
(1,2,2) = 9

morning thunder…
baby's
first word

Ed Markowski
(0,2,5) = 9

summer thunder
shaking the peas
from their pods

Kate Creighton
(0,3,3) = 9

the phone
still silent
distant thunder

Colin Buchanan
(0,4,1) = 9


Eighth Place -- 8 Points

evening thunder
the drip drop of tears
at each onion chop

Agnes Eva Savich
(0,1,6) = 8

evening thunder
the still pond water
ripples

John White
(0,2,4) = 8


Ninth Place -- 7 Points

thunder
rattles the tin roof
coffee break

Patricia A. Laurent
(1,1,2) = 7

dinner with an ex
distant sounds
of thunder

paula fisher
(0,2,3) = 7

night thunder
the teddy bear owner
sleeps with parents

Flatline
(0,2,3) = 7

thunder --
waking when the Saint Bernard
sits on my face

Nancy Smith
(1,1,2) = 7


Tenth Place -- 6 Points

approaching thunder
the timpani of rain
on red iron roofs

Sue Mill
(0,1,4) = 6

thunder booms!
children stampede
from the ball field

Rose Marie Stutts
(1,0,3) = 6

thunder showers
he stirs one more sugar
into his coffee

Gillena Cox
(1,1,1) = 6


Eleventh Place -- 5 Points

lights flicker
then a thunderclap --
hitting "save"

Laryalee Fraser
(0,0,5) = 5

refugee camp
the sleeping child
mimes thunder . . .

ron moss
(1,1,0) = 5

thunder
trail dust darkens
with the first drops of rain

aom
(0,1,3) = 5

lightning and thunder
the dog rushes in
between my legs

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

distant thunder -
lightening crackles
on the radio

Debs Watson
(0,1,3) = 5


Twelfth Place -- 4 Points

desert thunder --
the silent moments
with voices of toads

Peter H. Pache
(0,1,2) = 4

at the car wash --
the distant rumble
of thunder

James M. Thompson
(0,1,2) = 4

dawn thunder -
the silencing
of the crow

Audrey Downey
(0,0,4) = 4

counting seconds
from flash to thunder
the annual picnic

David Bewley
(0,1,2) = 4

fragrance of the rain
thunder is fading away
under the rainbow

Boris Nazansky
(0,1,2) = 4

distant thunder
the stroke of oars
much faster now

Owen Burkhart
(0,0,4) = 4

distant thunder
a layor of dust
on his congas

erk
(0,1,2) = 4

thunder…
the tulips stir
in their own light

George Hawkins
(0,1,2) = 4


Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points

thunder and frightening'
the two year old won't sleep
alone

Sue Stanford
(1,0,0) = 3

rumble of thunder
I hurriedly shut down
my computer

(xeno-unit)
(0,1,1) = 3

sultry heat
rolling over horizon
slow thunder

ORIGA
(0,1,1) = 3

thunder claps
the brooding cloud cluster
gives birth to rain.

Zaida Lysle
(0,1,1) = 3

Thunder;
ants zigzag
across the path.

george
(0,1,1) = 3

powerless
between lightning and thunder
our faces . . .

Carole MacRury
(1,0,0) = 3

at the same time
light in all windows
and the thunder

Sérgio Francisco Pichorim
(1,0,0) = 3


First Place -- 21 Points

lunch hour
waiters share
a cigarette

aom
(2,4,7) = 21


Second Place -- 20 Points

business lunch--
a muted symphony
of cell phones

Sue Mill
(2,2,10) = 20


Third Place -- 17 Points

fisherman's lunch…
a hawk follows
the bend of the river

ed markowski
(0,5,7) = 17


Fourth Place -- 15 Points

spring field
a weathered lunch box
full of ants

martin
(0,4,7) = 15


Fifth Place -- 14 Points

a dog's eyes
the sandwich for lunch
divided by two

Grzegorz Sionkowski
(1,3,5) = 14


Sixth Place -- 13 Points

picnic lunch
a magpie drops by
for a cherry

Marlene Egger
(1,2,6) = 13


Seventh Place -- 12 Points

out to lunch
a sign swings gently
on the dock

ushi
(0,4,4) = 12


Eighth Place -- 11 Points

outdoor lunch
mosquitoes bring
their own utensils

Laryalee Fraser
(0,3,5) = 11

outdoor lunch
a glass of juice
hushes a bee

Flatline
(0,3,5) = 11


Ninth Place -- 10 Points

lunch time -
breathing in
garden air

Audrey Downey
(0,2,6) = 10

in mom's pantry
the lone ranger and tonto
lunch box

Nancy Hollingsworth
(0,3,4) = 10

sidewalk café
only the mosquitoes
enjoy a free lunch

Owen Burkhart
(0,2,6) = 10


Tenth Place -- 9 Points

biopsy day
my daughter makes lunch
and doesn't ask for the car

Roberta Beary
(0,3,3) = 9


Eleventh Place -- 8 Points

A picnic lunch;
minnows nibble breadcrumbs
and toes.

george
(0,2,4) = 8

noon whistle -
searching his lunch pail
for her note . . .

Carole MacRury
(0,1,6) = 8


Twelfth Place -- 7 Points

the squeak
of rusty hinges --
old lunch box

James M. Thompson
(1,2,0) = 7

school lunch-
sharing a lettuce sandwich
with a rabbit

angelee deodhar
(1,0,4) = 7


Thirteenth Place -- 6 Points

brown bag lunch
mom sends her love
via a paper heart

lmw
(0,1,4) = 6

afternoon shift
watching a melon sun set
during lunch break

Hazel
(0,3,0) = 6


Fourteenth Place -- 5 Points

lunchtime downpour
the doorway huddlers
check their watches

Allen McGill
(0,1,3) = 5

lunch break
pigeons scuffle
for a dog-end

John White
(0,2,1) = 5

at the frog pond
an unsuspecting beetle
ends up being lunch

Zaida Lysle
(0,2,1) = 5

lunch bell--
students and seagulls crowd
the parking lot

DeVar
(1,0,2) = 5


Fifteenth Place -- 4 Points

lunch in the shade;
a sleeping tomcat
paws a dream grasshopper

J Blain
(0,1,2) = 4

lunch date
and invitation to dinner
her cleavage

Carmel C. LIvely
(0,1,2) = 4

early afternoon
garden lizard and I
looking for lunch

Margaret Hehman-Smith
(0,1,2) = 4

long lunch
a grasshopper lands
just anywhere

Paul Pfleuger, Jr.
(0,0,4) = 4


Sixteenth Place -- 3 Points

playground lunch
eating a sandwich
tasting of rain

ron moss
(0,0,3) = 3

chopsticks
a lunch of sushi
and piano

sakyu
(0,0,3) = 3

ants
invade the kitchen
lunch time

Patricia A. Laurent
(1,0,0) = 3

hometown diner
a burger and fries lunch
restores my youth

Darrell Byrd
(0,0,3) = 3

seagulls squawk
fight on the playground
over lunch

paula fisher
(0,1,1) = 3

lunch hour
hundred of goats on the dry,
grassy slope

ito
(0,0,3) = 3

heat wave
her book more tempting
than lunch

Kate Creighton
(0,0,3) = 3

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