March 2005 Kukai

(214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.

March 2005 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Pine	Free Format Theme: Housework/Chores
First Place -- 32 Points clear night -- a lone pine points to the moon Ella W. (4,7,6) = 32 Second Place -- 15 Points spring rain-- the pine cone caught in an eddie aom (tim) (0,5,5) = 15 Third Place -- 13 Points talk of separation we reach for the same pine cone sheila windsor (0,3,7) = 13 the pine tree's shadow slips into the pond -spring evening raven (1,3,4) = 13 Fourth Place -- 12 Points barefoot the path to the lake lined with pine cones Marie Summers (1,1,7) = 12 Fifth Place -- 11 Points twilight a pine cone caught between two branches john tiong chunghoo (1,2,4) = 11 winter pines the ski instructor's spiked hair ed markowski (0,2,7) = 11 spring thaw a pinecone rolls to first base roberta beary (1,3,2) = 11 real estate a stranger sweeps pine cones from my father's sidewalk Earl Keener (1,2,4) = 11 pinecones. . . spider silks between spines glimmer with dawn Nancy Smith (1,2,4) = 11 Sixth Place -- 10 Points first light mist stirs in the pine barrens Allen McGill (0,3,4) = 10 Seventh Place -- 9 Points night walk to the camp outhouse -- pine sap on the latch Laryalee Fraser (0,2,5) = 9 distant pines the trail hiked last summer outlined in snow bmm (1,2,2) = 9 a pine cone drops to forest duff silent bounce Terry Ingram (0,2,5) = 9 lone pine- bugle notes fading into dawn Sue (1,1,4) = 9 hot chocolate-- pine cones pop in the bonfire DeVar (0,1,7) = 9 Eighth Place -- 8 Points swirling rain - a watered pine brushes the sky Carol Raisfeld (0,3,2) = 8 collecting pinecones-- my niece brings me a basket of bagworms Ami Shecter (0,3,2) = 8 Ninth Place -- 6 Points mating blackbirds shake down March snow from the pine Tom (1,1,1) = 6 Tenth Place -- 5 Points grouse drumming- a pine cone shows through the snow patch Darrell Byrd (0,2,1) = 5 Eleventh Place -- 4 Points day moon adding a pine cone to the cornucopia Johnye Strickland (1,0,1) = 4 windy day the sound of pine cones under my shoes Israel López Balan (0,1,2) = 4 Christmas trees-- fiber optic firs patent pending pines Owen Burkhart (0,1,2) = 4 Pine cones are nature's Magic when Fibonacci Numbers fall from trees. Zephyr (Deborah Stark) (0,2,0) = 4 gathering sunlight-- the ice melts around a pine cone Paul R (0,1,2) = 4 wind in the pines distant lovers talk by phone oino sakai (1,0,1) = 4 Twelfth Place -- 3 Points Pine cones, rubber balls and a Marti Gras necklace mark the froggy's grave. Linda Warner (0,1,1) = 3 horse hooves - here and there a pine cone appears through the mist Sue Stanford (0,1,1) = 3 the wind roars in the pines -- down here, old limestone, who can feel the snow? Mark Knickelbine (0,1,1) = 3 moon sickle turns pale pine cones peeping out from the last snow Boris Nazansky (0,1,1) = 3 winter stroll the retriever finds another pine cone ushi (0,0,3) = 3 biting frost - a jay pecks at pinecones stuffed with suet Zhanna P. Rader (0,1,1) = 3 rainstorm pine needles under the windshield wipers Carmel C. Lively (0,0,3) = 3	First Place -- 33 Points spring cleaning done . . . the window spider starts a new web Darrell Byrd (1,8,14) = 33 Second Place -- 17 Points winter sun buffing the leaves of the jade plant w.f. owen (3,2,4) = 17 Third Place -- 14 Points unfinished chores - so many butterflies invade the garden brahman~narayanan (0,4,6) = 14 Fourth Place -- 13 Points removal day only the shapes left behind sheila windsor (1,2,6) = 13 Fifth Place -- 12 Points morning coffee clearing the cobwebs with a danish Johnye Strickland (1,3,3) = 12 thousand piece puzzle the peak of a mountain in the vacuum bag Kylie Hooklyn (0,2,8) = 12 rainy day-- I wash all the dishes by hand Jason Sanford Brown (1,2,5) = 12 spring planting-- the retriever drops his ball in each hole she digs Nancy Smith (1,2,5) = 12 Sixth Place -- 10 Points steamed windows cinnamon and cloves in the peach jars Allen McGill (1,2,3) = 10 rainy morning scent of magnolia in the dish soap Agnes Eva Savich (1,2,3) = 10 Seventh Place -- 9 Points busy weekend a withered leaf falls beside the broom Israel López Balan (1,1,4) = 9 sharing the housework our dog licking the crumbs off the floor D.V. Rozic (0,3,3) = 9 snapping beans- sunset fills the steamy window aom (tim) (0,3,3) = 9 Eighth Place -- 8 Points the plumber dripping with sarcasm fixes a leak Linda Marucci (0,2,4) = 8 autumn dusk... the lingering smell of pickled beets Irene Golas (0,3,2) = 8 Ninth Place -- 7 Points after dinner- watching the flurries as dishes soak Kate (1,1,2) = 7 Tenth Place -- 6 Points slow morning pouring fresh water from vase to vase roberta beary (0,1,4) = 6 yesterday's news rubs the window clean again Sue Stanford (1,1,1) = 6 dust motes swirl in a single sunbeam- spring clean Sue (0,2,2) = 6 Eleventh Place -- 5 Points spring cleaning- faded dreams on scented paper Clive Oseman (0,2,1) = 5 cricket on my broom and I sweeping the summer house Ana Puskaric (0,1,3) = 5 corner web catches sunlight -- sparing it Ann K. Schwader (0,1,3) = 5 saturday yard work-- her shadow lines up with his fishing pole jt (0,2,1) = 5 Twelfth Place -- 4 Points ave maria' her dustcloth pauses by a child's photo Laryalee Fraser (0,1,2) = 4 spring cleaning behind the sofa dried geckos Terry Ingram (0,0,4) = 4 the neighbors' walks all cleared. am I the only one who made love this morning? Mark Knickelbine (0,2,0) = 4 cleaning house-- the vacuum's eaten his fishing line Earl Keener (0,1,2) = 4 spring cleaning - my last-year haiku found at last Tom (0,1,2) = 4 vacuum cleaner noise blots out the words of our argument Carmel Lively (0,1,2) = 4 early spring a moth circles in dust Paul R (0,1,2) = 4 dry and shrunken yellow, pink, scratchy green . . . sponges wait Christine OC (0,2,0) = 4 Thirteenth Place -- 3 Points Washing muddy boots, Mopping up the dirty floor - Spring has come to tea. Sandra Hanna Segal (0,0,3) = 3 Sunday afternoon -- sweeping last night's party jokes under the rug Ella W (0,0,3) = 3 I could knit a dog From fuzzy tumbleweeds that Lurk in dark corners. Zephyr Deborah Stark (0,1,1) = 3 mowing around all the wildflowers-- a patchy lawn Paul O. Williams (0,0,3) = 3 home alone and making supper-- old potatoes DeVar (0,1,1) = 3

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