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.

May 2004 Kukai Results
Kigo Theme: Beetle	Free Format Theme: Sunset
First Place -- 22 Points full moon a beetle carves some light from a lily Paul Pfleuger, Jr. (3,3,7) = 22 Second Place -- 16 Points in spring sun - a black beetle's true colors . . . Carole MacRury (0,3,10) = 16 Third Place -- 15 Points garden party a red beetle lands on her hat Audrey Downey (1,2,8) = 15 Fourth Place -- 14 Points moon sliver the crunch of a beetle beneath my bare foot Joshua Gage (2,2,4) = 14 Fifth Place -- 12 Points summer heat -- a ladybird beetle crosses my navel Peter H. Pache (0,2,8) = 12 Sixth Place -- 10 Points spring noon beetles brighten the wood pile martin (0,3,4) = 10 Seventh Place -- 9 Points finger wiggles he invents a Sign for "beetle" ushi (2,1,1) = 9 no calls today the screen-porch beetle in yesterday's spot roberta beary (0,3,3) = 9 Eighth Place -- 7 Points best dressed beetle in the garden ladybug Patricia A. Laurent (0,2,3) = 7 deadfall pine a beetle aims its backside skyward Darrell Byrd (0,2,3) = 7 tornado warning a dark brown beetle spins on it's back Ed Markowski (1,0,4) = 7 origami folds-- a lady beetle's wings draw under her shell DeVar (0,0,7) = 7 Ninth Place -- 6 Points green iridescence of the scarab beetle desert breeze Allen McGill (0,1,4) = 6 Morning Glory a beetle reflects sunlight Juanito (0,1,4) = 6 warm sun by the sea - she lets the beetle journey the length of her leg Zhanna P. Rader (0,1,4) = 6 beetle with each step your shadow moves along aom (0,1,4) = 6 biology lab cringing at the beetle in a jar jane burton (1,0,3) = 6 moonlit night beetles making love near a dung ball Flatline (0,1,4) = 6 Tenth Place -- 5 Points weekend get-away whirlygig beetles scatter from my reflection Earl Keener (1,0,2) = 5 spring floral dress a beetle follows her to work john tiong chunghoo (0,1,3) = 5 mountain hike -- the gecko enjoys a wood beetle Carol Raisfeld (0,2,1) = 5 cotton string -- a June beetle circles the laughing boy Edward (0,2,1) = 5 late for work a beetle makes its way across the windshield Aruna (0,0,5) = 5 woodpecker's beak so close to the beetle spring mist ORIGA (1,1,0) = 5 late spring sun the blue sheen of a crow and beetle Cliff Roberts (0,2,1) = 5 Eleventh Place -- 4 Points sunny day. a beetle is dying upside down. Sergio Francisco Pichorim (1,0,1) = 4 deathwatch-- even the beetle will not stay Kathy Lippard Cobb (0,1,2) = 4 bark beetles a stand of pine browns behind the cabin Deborah P Kolodji (0,1,2) = 4 old man napping - a beetle leaves the warmth of the compost heap Norman Darlington (0,1,2) = 4 my grandson and his jar of beetles counting sheep peigi (0,1,2) = 4 "The Last Samurai" a lone helmet beetle clings to an ancient pine Carmen Sterba (0,2,0) = 4 Twelfth Place -- 3 Points hot fans at the airport an old beetle paula fisher (0,0,3) = 3 a June beetle wings into it: summer dawn Robert (0,1,1) = 3 only playing dead beetle in goldfish pond see she crawls away. Zaida Lysle (0,1,1) = 3 summer cottage we evict a large beetle from the shower Owen Burkhart (0,0,3) = 3 evening whispers a may beetle breaks the silence Grzegorz Sionkowski (0,1,1) = 3 after swallowing a beetle - tulip keeps on buzzing and buzzing Boris Nazansky (0,0,3) = 3 sultry summer evening turning on the light beetles in the bath Tomislav Maretic (0,1,1) = 3 at night - ticking on the floor of beetle paws Cornelia (0,0,3) = 3 empty matchbox - her pet beetle just escaped followed by a sigh Nancy Smith (0,0,3) = 3	First Place -- 33 Points sunset the skin of the orange still warm sheila windsor (3,6,12) = 33 Second Place -- 15 Points prairie sunset the glow of the cattleman's branding iron Ed Markowski (1,3,6) = 15 sunset no one looks east Grzegorz Sionkowski (1,4,4) = 15 Third Place -- 11 Points sunset my shadow grows with each step ORIGA (1,3,2) = 11 Fourth Place -- 10 Points sunset a red balloon trails its string ushi (0,4,2) = 10 sunset -- in a drop of resin on the pine Dubravko Marijanovic (0,2,6) = 10 sunset the flicker of the first firefly Cliff Roberts (1,2,3) = 10 Fifth Place -- 9 Points sunset black locust blossoms lighten the trail Robert B. (1,2,2) = 9 strawberry sunset-- the baby's hand closes over my finger Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,0,6) = 9 in the silence of an orange sunset - the stroke of our oars Carole MacRury (0,3,3) = 9 Sixth Place -- 8 Points sunset her blonde hair sparkles in the wind john tiong chunghoo (0,2,4) = 8 sunset two silhouettes holding hands gb (0,2,4) = 8 Seventh Place -- 7 Points sunset the first porch light visible on the horizon Earl Keener (0,1,5) = 7 sunset - the face of East Rock begins to blush Audrey Downey (0,2,3) = 7 painting no colours to match the sunset Kylie Hooklyn (0,2,3) = 7 sunset -- a warmed beer bottle on the table Tomislav Maretic (0,0,7) = 7 sunset the coolness of your skin on mine Aruna (0,0,7) = 7 sunset making herself up for the night Flatline (0,2,3) = 7 Eighth Place -- 5 Points bikini buttocks baby mosquitos wait for sunset Carmel C. Lively (0,0,5) = 5 Ninth Place -- 4 Points sunset in tiffany's crystal dish rainbow sherbet Brenda Roberts (0,2,0) = 4 snowy owl in the tree top sunset Patricia A. Laurent (0,1,2) = 4 Summer sunset - one after another the glow worms Vasile Moldovan (0,1,2) = 4 front porch rocking chairs. sunset at the nursing home. not a vacant seat. Adnil (0,1,2) = 4 Papayas sunrise / sunset in each half Owen Burkhart (0,0,4) = 4 sunset long past -- by the empty bed a clock ticks Laryalee Fraser (0,1,2) = 4 radio a favorite song fades at sunset James M. Thompson (0,1,2) = 4 timeshare sunset tasting the mix in the margarita roberta beary (0,1,2) = 4 sunset light climbs to the top of the trees aom (0,1,2) = 4 father.. how many sunsets? Christy (0,1,2) = 4 Tenth Place -- 3 Points crows sing through the spring trees sunset martin (0,0,3) = 3 Trooping home, cowboys and indians at sunset Mark Staniforth (0,1,1) = 3 autumn sunset no more swallows Peter H. Pache (0,1,1) = 3 sunset beyond the Sierras a new sunrise Allen McGill (1,0,0) = 3 shift change -- opposite the setting sun full moon rises a. callister (0,1,1) = 3 small garden all the sunflowers watch the sun set Juanito (0,1,1) = 3

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