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.


March 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Spring Field(s)
Free Format Theme: Luggage

First Place -- 33 Points

spring field
the crow pecks
at its shadow

martin
(3,8,8) = 33


Second Place -- 23 Points

spring field --
the snowman's broom
on the ground

Flatline
(4,2,7) = 23


Third Place -- 17 Points

spring field
the smell of woodsmoke
among the blossoms

Earl Keener
(2,4,3) = 17


Fourth Place -- 15 Points

spring field
the birdbath
still frozen

Owen Burkhart
(0,4,7) = 15


Fifth Place -- 12 Points

between spring field
and blue sky
birdsong

Roberta Beary
(1,2,5) = 12

spring field
birds take their seats
on the scarecrow

Grzegorz Sionkowski
(1,1,7) = 12


Sixth Place -- 11 Points

spring field--
children's voices come and go
with the wind

Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,2,4) = 11


Seventh Place -- 10 Points

spring field-
I crown my kid sister
with a daisy chain

Agnes Eva Savich
(1,1,5) = 10


Eighth Place -- 9 Points

spring field
peeing
with the wind

Mark Hollingsworth
(0,3,3) = 9

cardinal sings
at the edge of a spring field
I whistle back

oino sakai
(1,1,4) = 9

spring field
she picks a bunch of flowers
for his grave

Tore Sverredal
(0,3,3) = 9

moonless night
from a spring field
the scent of daffodils

aom
(0,3,3) = 9

spring fields
your footsteps next to mine
filling with rain

Lesley Dahl
(2,0,3) = 9


Ninth Place -- 8 Points

spring field -
a kite soaring
over the treetops

Audrey Downey
(1,1,3) = 8

feeling the earth
beneath my knees
spring field

Carol Raisfeld
(0,4,0) = 8

prevailing wind--
a farmer spreads manure
on the spring field

DeVar
(1,1,3) = 8


Tenth Place -- 7 Points

spring field
a fistful of pussy willows
and muddy shoes

briccone
(1,1,2) = 7

spring field
the sun in the ice
on the path

oga
(2,0,1) = 7

spring fields
behind each tractor
hungry seagulls

Edward
(1,0,4) = 7

spring field --
a worm takes off
in the crow's beak

Origa
(0,1,5) = 7


Eleventh Place -- 6 Points

spring field
the sway and song
of redwings

George Hawkins
(1,1,1) = 6

spring fields --
a farmer counts
bales of hay

Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,4) = 6

rooster crows -
over the spring field
a rainbow

Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,4) = 6


Twelfth Place -- 5 Points

spring field-
teenagers circle
the bonfire

tina stanton
(0,1,3) = 5

spring fields-
brushing curls
from the barber's poncho

mak
(0,2,1) = 5

little lamb -
its first step in the world
the spring field

Cornelia
(0,1,3) = 5


Thirteenth Place -- 4 Points

spring field
the mud holds fast
to my boots

Kevin Welch
(0,0,4) = 4

spring field
a surveyor's transit
marks the center

Ed Markowski
(0,0,4) = 4

the smell
of our first kiss
spring fields

Aruna
(0,1,2) = 4

early spring fields--
the welcoming curves
of just plowed earth

Mary Lee McClure
(0,1,2) = 4

fragrant
after the rain . . .
spring field poppies

Darrell Byrd
(1,0,1) = 4

junk yard--
hub caps just beyond
the spring field

mike farley
(1,0,1) = 4

spring field
a buttercup blanket
for the lover's picnic

pamela molhuysen
(0,1,2) = 4

wasted ~
on this poet
the spring field

christy
(0,1,2) = 4


Fourteenth Place -- 3 Points

Spring field -
weeds hurrying to grow up
before the crops

Vasile Moldovan
(0,0,3) = 3

spring fields . . .
the wedding lavender
gives a dusky hue

ron moss
(0,1,1) = 3

spring fields
of wildflowers -
preschool

Deborah P Kolodji
(1,0,0) = 3


First Place -- 18 Points

making his home
on grandpa's luggage
attic spider

Aruna
(0,5,8) = 18


Second Place -- 15 Points

luggage carousel -
the baby's eyes follow
the red bag

Zhanna P. Rader
(0,3,9) = 15


Third Place -- 14 Points

tangled vines--
my entire world tied
to the luggage rack

Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,1,9) = 14

direct flight --
our luggage takes
the scenic route

Laryalee Fraser
(1,3,5) = 14

the station cat
asleep in the shadow
of my luggage

aom
(2,1,6) = 14


Fourth Place -- 13 Points

new luggage --
the first clue that
he's leaving

ushi
(0,3,7) = 13


Fifth Place -- 12 Points

second honeymoon
sunlight fills
the space between our luggage

Ed Markowski
(1,4,1) = 12

battered luggage
a used road map
tears along the fold

DeVar
(1,4,1) = 12


Sixth Place -- 11 Points

luggage check-in
she slides the bag
with her foot

Carmel C. Lively
(0,1,9) = 11


Seventh Place -- 9 Points

on the curb
against battered luggage
a lost kitten

Brenda Roberts
(1,1,4) = 9

luggage carousel -
still
waiting

tina stanton
(0,3,3) = 9

connecting flight
my only luggage
an empty stomach

Earl Keener
(1,2,2) = 9

atop the luggage
on the donkey's back --
a little boy

Tomislav Maretic
(0,2,5) = 9


Eighth Place -- 8 Points

luggage truck
the depot disappears
in the mist

martin
(0,2,4) = 8

at the airport
luggage and baggage
his and hers

Carol Raisfeld
(1,2,1) = 8

reunion
still feeling like
so much luggage

mike farley
(1,1,3) = 8

hand luggage
the sound of sea waves
in a snail shell

Grzegorz Sionkowski
(0,3,2) = 8


Ninth Place -- 6 Points

auntie's old luggage
still so full
of her Thai tales

john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,2) = 6

circling, circling
on the luggage carousel
a softly mewing box

Mary Lee McClure
(1,0,3) = 6

rush hour
a stray dog sleeps
at the luggage counter

Tore Sverredal
(0,2,2) = 6

airport mall
a dog eyes me from the dark
luggage cage

Darrell Byrd
(1,1,1) = 6

secret luggage
holding our clothes
against each other

pamela molhuysen
(0,3,0) = 6


Tenth Place -- 5 Points

almost Mardi gras--
catfish fillets
in his carry-on luggage

timothy russell
(1,0,2) = 5

long journey
on the luggage tag
the wrong name

James M. Thompson
(0,1,3) = 5

meadow slug --
both homeless
and luggageless

Flatline
(0,1,3) = 5

second marriage--
each brings luggage
from the first

bmm
(0,1,3) = 5

new hope -
arriving in America
with one piece of luggage

Angie Kunath
(0,1,3) = 5


Eleventh Place -- 4 Points

standing alone
against her luggage
at the end of the line

Audrey Downey
(0,1,2) = 4

hobo's luggage
one squeaky grocery cart
holds all he owns

Zaida Lysle
(0,1,2) = 4

bus terminal --
on a pile of luggage
a toddler sleeping

Ruzica Mokos
(0,1,2) = 4


Twelfth Place -- 3 Points

teary eyed
a lone traveller
no luggage

Kylie Hooklyn
(0,1,1) = 3

which one of us
would she want to inherit
this unused luggage

Mark Hollingsworth
(0,1,1) = 3

luggage packed
the black of night
washes into gray

gary steinberg
(0,0,3) = 3

Refugees camp -
a bloodhound sniffing
among the luggages

Vasile Moldovan
(0,1,1) = 3

Excess luggage dumped
To make way for a long life
Its all in the mind

Deepak Amembal
(1,0,0) = 3

from homespun luggage
a silk moth
takes flight

George Hawkins
(0,1,1) = 3

shine in his eyes
and a note-book full of verses --
wanderer's luggage

Josko Armanda
(0,0,3) = 3

Participate in the Shiki Monthly Kukai by choosing a link below
How it Works Most Recent Results Current Kukai Topics Kukai Archives
An explanation of how the kukai functions. The results of our most recent month! Click here to learn about THIS month's kukai.
Previous month's results.