First Place 27 points
sudden rain
umbrellas mushroom
on the street
Gautam Nadkarni
(1,6,12) = 27 pts
A very apt verb
Second Place 25 points
paper parasol
a soft rain
of cherry blossoms
Nancy Nitrio
(1,3,16) = 25 pts
Love it!
Kawaii!
Third Place 16 points
the magic of rain
under one large umbrella
three strangers
gerry bravi
(1,1,11) = 16 pts
lightning
her grip on his umbrella
tightens
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,4,8) = 16 pts
Delightful! Describes the mood very well.
It's so gripping.
Haiku renders feeling sans hashing it out. And wordless showing of her
coming to grips with her fear (and/or fascination?) just before the
bang. The woman also has a good grip of their coming noisy thunder
situation. But silence lasts not sure how long.
Fourth Place - 14 points
cherry tree umbrella petals in her hair
Terry O'Connor
(1,3,5) = 14 pts
umbrellas
a total eclipse
of the beach
Garry Eaton
(0,2,10) = 14 pts
I was a bit slow in getting the joke, here.
Fifth Place 12 points
sudden cloudburst.
a weeping willow
my umbrella
A. Dharma Bum
(0,2,8) = 12 pts
Any tree might have fit the poet's need for protection, but
here is a nice use of the shape of this species of tree to conjure the
umbrella. And I love weeping willows anyway.
Sixth Place - 10 points
sudden drizzle
the divorced couple go
under one umbrella
Rita Odeh
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
watched
through umbrella silk
raindrop trails
Paul Hodder
(1,1,5) = 10 pts
setting sun
from under the beach umbrella
red feet
John Holt tori inu
(0,4,2) = 10 pts
spring rain
umbrellas drip
in the waiting room
Beth Powell
(0,2,6) = 10 pts
A very good image.
one umbrella
our heart-to-heart
inside the drip line
tom painting
(0,1,8) = 10 pts
Nicely visual implication of intimacy.
Seventh Place - 9 points
after goodbye
her silver umbrella flows
into the night
Jacek M.
(1,3,0) = 9 pts
Not quite flawless perhaps but for me the poetic imagery in lines 2
and 3 make this the 'pick of the litter' this month.
spring drizzle
a profusion of blooms
on her umbrella
Susan Constable
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
Eighth Place - 8 points
spring squall
tulips and umbrella
inside out
Andre Surridge
(1,0,5) = 8 pts
sharing the umbrella
an excuse to hold his arm-
first date
Leslie Montgomery
(0,3,2) = 8 pts
rust stains
on an old umbrella -
family quarrel
Laurene Post
(0,3,2) = 8 pts
May rain
an old man repairs
an old umbrella
~ Felister Peacock
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
I like the repeat of 'old.' And also the back story suggested
here old as in too poor to get a new one, old as in brought up
in times when thrift was taught, old as in there may be no point in buying a new one at his age.
beach umbrella
just enough shade
for the dogs
ARW
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
pouring rain
the statues in the public garden
without umbrella
Constantin Stroe
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
eulogy ends
our umbrella grows heavy
as the rain begins
Harvey Jenkins
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
Ninth Place - 7 points
rain showers
a drop on the umbrella makes
a baby smile
~ Mourine Peacock
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
All of the haiku submissions were really good. The most memorable one
is the baby laughing at the raindrop reminds me of my
son. Congratulations to all the winners.
the black umbrella
tears roll down her face
anyway
Sjs (Stevie)
(1,0,4) = 7 pts
for a while
sharing an umbrella
with her shadow
Lech Szeglowski
(0,3,1) = 7 pts
under the umbrella
a shower
of shade
Bill Hudson
(0,1,5) = 7 pts
Tenth Place - 6 points
fresh day
a discarded umbrella
gleams in the sun
~ Isabelle Prondzynski
(1,0,3) = 6 pts
cloudburst
no newspaper
for an umbrella
aom (tim)
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
spring training
a pale legged jogger runs
under an umbrella
Audrey Downey
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
Eleventh Place 5 points
endless rain
one rainbow umbrella
after another
Nelson
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
public meeting
people under umbrellas
in the hot sun
~ Khadija Rajab
(0,2,1) = 5 pts
lost in thought ...
step by step my umbrella
becomes a parasol
Tomislav
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
I like how the passage of time is marked by the wording.
umbrella
wind from the sea
captures the shadow
Iga
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
school bus stop
all the crayon-colored
umbrellas
Carol Raisfeld
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Twelfth Place 4 points
tightrope walker
the frail lady's umbrella
proceeds her
Brenda Roberts
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
my umbrella
next to his
in the stand<
- has he noticed?
miriam chaikin
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
sudden showers
he struggles to open
his old umbrella
Sunil Uniyal
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
London shower
newspapers quickly become
bus stop umbrellas
Edward
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
school girls
waving umbrellas
kaleidoscope
Max Zontini
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
on the beach
woman with parasol -
the sea in her eyes
Virginia Popescu
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Two young girls whisper
beneath an umbrella to
keep their secrets dry.
Conrad Sienkiewicz
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Thirteenth Place - 3 points
thunder blast
two lovers jealously each another
under the same umbrella
Vasile Moldovan
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
tatty brolly
propped on scarecrow
flapping wings
mechaieh
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
Heavy rain,
broken parasol.
Wet chipmunk
Trevor Camp
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
couple in the rain
their umbrellas
prevent closeness
If
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
homebound...
new black umbrella
never opened
Roberta Beary
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
under the umbrella tree
shades
of your embrace
Ben Gieske
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
wicked wind
turning up umbrellas
turning up collars
Jenn McSweeney
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Gracefully formed with the use of alliteration and repetition of
line pattern.
an umbrella
blowing in the wind...
spring downpour
Keith A. Simmonds
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
on a coat stand
jacket and umbrella
forgotten
Dejan Pavlinovic
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Great image. We are left wondering, what happened to the owner/s of
the items? How long have the items been left there? I think the key
word here is "forgotten".
sun shower
umbrellas fold
unfold
h. gene murtha
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
spring rain
between black umbrellas
a yellow one
Israel Lopez Balan
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
my umbrella lasts
for a hailstone or two
time to run
LGD
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
father and son
walking under one umbrella
rainy day
~Maxwell George Onsembe
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
my thoughts find shelter
in the bluebellดs
umbrella
Filip Fairytale
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
General Comments:
To presenters: I can't fault the topics this month, yet strangely
contestants seem to have found 'berries' strangely uninspiring.
Free format poems this month were the best ever!
This month produced a wonderful offering of kigo poems! I enjoyed them.