September 2006 Kukai

Here are the results for the September 2006 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was "APPLE" and our Free Format subject was "DATING".

Congratulations to Max Verhart , the winner of our Kigo section and to Miriam Chaikin, winner of our Free Format section!

Those who were given less than three points and who requested anonymity in such a case are so noted.

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

September 2006 Results
Kigo Theme: Apple(s)	Free Format Theme: Dating
First Place -- 21 pts falling apple -- the branch sweeps into a new balance max verhart (1,5,8) = 21 pts Second Place -- 20 pts rotting crab apples two old women bicker over this and that Kathy Lippard Cobb (2,4,6) = 20 pts Third Place -- 19 pts September sunset... a taste of the apple's bruise Collin Barber (1,5,6) = 19 pts Fourth Place -- 16 pts harvest time- an apple in hand she talks about sin Ana Cadarin (0,5,6) = 16 pts Fifth Place -- 14 pts school lunch-- she saves the seeds from her apple aom(tim) (1,4,3) = 14 pts Sixth Place -- 13 pts gibbous moon - the apple grub bores deeper sheila windsor (0,5,3) = 13 pts apple green - the brief moment before sunrise Audrey Downey (0,1,11) = 13 pts Seventh Place -- 12 pts hunter's moon -- he saves the smallest apples for the deer --Irene Golas (1,4,1) = 12 pts the moon hidden in a neighbor's apple tree enough for a pie Dan Schwerin (1,3,3) = 12 pts Eighth Place -- 11 pts field day the children pocket windfall apples Tom Painting (2,0,5) = 11 pts a walk in the orchard the dying leaves smell sweeter than the apples -me- (1,1,6) = 11 pts Ninth Place -- 10 pts pressed apples bleed cider gourdman (1,1,5) = 10 pts Tenth Place -- 9 pts overgrown orchard with the smell of rotting apples ... the evening wind ---baldhead (2,0,3) = 9 pts abandoned farm - under the gnarly old tree apples rot Edward (0,3,3) = 9 pts abandoned house -- the ripe apples roll down the road Tom Maretic (0,1,7) = 9 pts Eleventh Place -- 8 pts late summer clouds a bit of red here and there in the apple tree Bruce Ross (1,1,3) = 8 pts the market place-- red and yellow apples side by side gillena cox (0,2,4) = 8 pts wood smoke-- the tart crunch of apples Mary Lee McClure (0,1,6) = 8 pts windfall . . . sharing our apples with the bear Susan Constable (0,0,8) = 8 pts Twelfth Place -- 7 pts a ripe apple shared - their bodies entwine shyly just like the first time cate juno (2,0,1) = 7 pts Thirteenth Place -- 6 pts falling apple -- little wasp escapes just before the thud Isabelle Prondzynski (0,2,2) = 6 pts Cortland apples - the pale blue sky full of birds Laurene (0,1,4) = 6 pts Fourteenth Place -- 5 pts soldiers' graveyard white wooden crosses fallen apples Karen Briggs (0,2,1) = 5 pts first birthday party - the dining room redecorated in apple sauce Nancy Smith (0,1,3) = 5 pts windblown cheeks- two red apples on the teacher's desk Marie Summers (0,1,3) = 5 pts Fifteenth Place -- 4 pts autumn's approach her hand-drawn apple postcard warms my heart Keiko Izawa (1,0,1) = 4 pts transplanted-- he plants apple trees the old chinese scholar Janet Brof (1,0,1) = 4 pts early september-- teacher's desk piled high with apples Tristan Coleridge (0,1,2) = 4 pts autumn the apple of my eye ...fresh out of the oven Sjs (1,0,1) = 4 pts just two red apples for dinner tonight -- pension day tomorrow --Hototogisu (0,1,2) = 4 pts fallen apples - a squirrel nibbles one then another Narayanan Raghunathan (0,1,2) = 4 pts mottled skin rotting core the nation's apple elaine mokhtefi (0,1,2) = 4 pts apple harvest . . . the tips of the branches let go of the light Francine Banwarth (0,1,2) = 4 pts US open the ex-champion holds a green apple Petar Tchouhov (0,1,2) = 4 pts gusty wind - an apple shower perfumes the garden Zhanna P. Rader (0,1,2) = 4 pts wasps swarm around the fallen apples Meredith (0,1,2) = 4 pts sandwiches sink as apples float canoe trip lunch Barbara Snow (0,0,4) = 4 pts Applejack... one bright leaf swirling down with me --Carl Brennan (0,0,4) = 4 pts too long uneaten dappled apple miriam chaikin (0,0,4) = 4 pts night in the orchard the torrential rain picks the apples Marica Kolcheva (0,0,4) = 4 pts Sixteenth Place -- 3 pts a hungry young man- three apples, all in a row, are falling off the tree. Daniela Bullas (1,0,0) = 3 pts ground cover -- windfall apples ferment hard cider Brenda Roberts (0,1,1) = 3 pts apple child picks the reddest for her snow white role john tiong chunghoo (0,1,1) = 3 pts the sun is setting- its midday color, stolen by the ripe apples. Cristian Mocanu (0,1,1) = 3 pts bushel baskets on bales of hay sweet apple wine Karen Cesar (0,1,1) = 3 pts stolen apples- another little thief the same scent Dana-Maria Onica (0,1,1) = 3 pts its raining - red apples on bare boughs D.V.Rozic (0,1,1) = 3 pts buying apples from a roadside stand - no sticky labels Richmond Williams (0,1,1) = 3 pts apples and oak leaves how crisp the fall smzang (0,1,1) = 3 pts light glow outside hospital window ripening apples Maria Kowal (0,1,1) = 3 pts a cold, wet spring and this year few apples-- the war continues Paul O. Williams (0,0,3) = 3 pts Autumn Love... bite by bite we share the last ripe apple ed markowski (0,0,3) = 3 pts on a banquet table for those who do not hunger zen apples Darrell Lindsey (0,0,3) = 3 pts floating apple the brush of his lips not deep enough -Deborah P Kolodji (0,0,3) = 3 pts	First Place -- 31 pts her first date at each window a family member miriam chaikin (2,5,15) = 31 pts Second Place -- 18 pts late date... only the sound of the old wooden clock Karen Cesar (1,5,5) = 18 pts another first date... I fail again to be myself Collin Barber (0,4,10) = 18 pts Third Place -- 17 pts beach date how softly she breathes... the milky way Keiko (2,3,5) = 17 pts first date-- porch light interrupts the goodnight kiss Tristan Coleridge (2,1,9) = 17 pts first date the belly rumble breaks the silence RaV (0,2,13) = 17 pts Fourth Place -- 14 pts his first date that slow vise-grip handshake of her father Edward (0,4,6) = 14 pts Fifth Place -- 13 pts their first date she still tells that story fifty years later Karen Briggs (2,1,5) = 13 pts Sixth Place -- 10 pts first date she asks mom how hers was john tiong chunghoo (0,2,6) = 10 pts Seventh Place -- 9 pts first date after parting she takes in the moon tom painting (0,2,5) = 9 pts Eighth Place -- 8 pts Date of her death inscribed in cold stone he brings her sunflowers Yoshitaka (0,4,0) = 8 pts dating again after so many years should I get the door... Sjs (0,1,6) = 8 pts sidewalk cafe . . . the widower can't bring himself to call it a date Bill Kenney (0,0,8) = 8 pts Ninth Place -- 7 pts date September 11 our grief is still no cause for war Bell Chevigny (1,1,2) = 7 pts blind date- the blonde one? the fat one? Ana Cadarin (0,2,3) = 7 pts first date - he plays the flute in moonlight Narayanan Raghunathan (0,2,3) = 7 pts starry night glint of a diamond in her champagne Agnes Eva Savich (0,1,5) = 7 pts senior dating - making sure she can drive at night Richmond D. Williams (0,0,7) = 7 pts Tenth Place -- 6 pts webcam dating - hard drive love bytes unseen by mom and dad cate juno (1,1,1) = 6 pts he speaks of weeding a victory garden-- dating himself Paul O. Williams (0,2,2) = 6 pts swirling wind - he holds her hand for the first time Paul Hodder (0,2,2) = 6 pts green tea this time another first date at Starbucks -- ushi (0,2,2) = 6 pts waves rise one on the other . . . first date Kala Ramesh (0,1,4) = 6 pts Eleventh Place -- 5 pts blind date -- as he enters the bar she ducks max verhart (1,1,0) = 5 pts briefs and bra all in a tangle Suds 'n Spin date Barbara Snow (0,1,3) = 5 pts first date-- he drops her off and keeps the motor running Francine Banwarth (0,1,3) = 5 pts blind date: falling in love at first sight -- our pets Petar Tchouhov (0,1,3) = 5 pts Twelfth Place -- 4 pts hot summer - one date erases all dates Audrey Downey (1,0,1) = 4 pts fear I'm so ugly dating Deborah (1,0,1) = 4 pts my best dress a new haircut- online dating Dana-Maria Onica (0,2,0) = 4 pts Indian summer fog delays the date of river and sun Boris Nazansky ((0,2,0) = 4 pts ancient relics found in the sand-- carbon dating Carol A. Anderson (0,1,2) = 4 pts tattoo the new girlfriend now forever Beth Powell (0,1,2) = 4 pts dinner for two . . . the romantic mood broken by birthday clapping Marie Summers (0,1,2) = 4 pts two in the morning stumbling home, me and my shadow prune (0,0,4) = 4 pts icing holds the cookie together first date DeVar (0,0,4) = 4 pts Thirteenth Place -- 3 pts "Sure, it's a date!", said the girl to the boy under a palm tree Daniela Bullas (1,0,0) = 3 pts wartime... double-dating cute ensigns jail bait Janet Brof (1,0,0) = 3 pts first date her border collie on a short, taught leash ed markowski (0,1,1) = 3 pts a night out dating once again his wife Bill Hudson (0,1,1) = 3 pts first date-- they talk about their kids' homework assignment aom (tim) (0,1,1) = 3 pts aquarium date - the angel fish mug kisses Nancy Smith (0,1,1) = 3 pts chess in the park their first date puppy love and checkmates Rose Marie Stutts, EdD (0,0,3) = 3 pts

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