The Shiki Monthly Kukai

February 2011 Kukai

Here are the results for the February 2011 Kukai, wherein our Kigo subject was Spring Fever and our Free Format subject was Mirror.

Congratulations to Jacek Margolak, winner of our Kigo section and to Tom Painting, 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.

(2,1,4 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.

Voters comments are in italics below the respective poems.

February 2011 Results
Kigo Theme: Spring Fever	Free Format Theme: Mirror
First Place — 30 Points spring fever the book in her hands upside down Jacek Margolak (3,6,9) = 30 pts. Second Place — 19 Points spring fever she opens the seed catalog again April Serock (1,2,12) = 19 pts. spring fever — a baseball bruises the daffodils mechaieh (0,2,15) = 19 pts. Third Place — 18 Points spring fever . . . grandmother taps on the barometer Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu (1,2,11) = 18 pts. Below Third Place spring fever the dog drags a leash around my couch Garry Eaton (1,2,9) = 16 pts. spring fever the lost and found overflows with mittens Edward (1,1,10) = 15 pts. bird to bird the chatter spreads — spring fever Peter Newton (0,3,8) = 14 pts. spring fever new neighbor's wife in red Reza (0,2,10) = 14 pts. spring fever the balloon man already smiling Harvey Jenkins (1,3,4) = 13 pts. Nice shout-out to e. e. Cummings spring fever the sparrow fights off his reflection Paul Hodder (0,2,9) = 13 pts. in her watercolors-- spring fever Barbara Campitelli (1,2,4) = 11 pts. a sun shines through my closed eyes spring fever Ralf Bröker (0,2,7) = 11 pts. spring fever gleam in the eye of the rooster Frances O'Keeffe (0,1,9 pts.) = 11 pts. spring fever the way the word delightful leaves her lips Tom Painting (0,1,9) = 11 pts. spring fever — the snow-water a finger deep Michael McClintock (0,1,9) = 11 pts. spring fever — my unborn baby starts kicking Kaiser Kahn (1,2,3) = 10 pts. spring fever . . . she forgets to wear underwear Svetlana Marisova (1,1,5) = 10 pts. hands scented by violets spring fever Giselle Maya (0,2,6) = 10 pts. window frost — in the warmth of your kiss the promise of Spring aom (tim) (1,2,2) = 9 pts. spring fever grade five waiting for chicks to hatch Beth Powell (0,3,3) = 9 pts. spring fever — an old monk pillion-rides a Yamaha Sonam Chhoki (0,1,7) = 9 pts. spring fever — we put up the tent, again in the living room DeVar (1,2,1) = 8 pts. spring fever — my eyes walk with the clouds rob scott (1,0,5) = 8 pts. spring fever — blackbirds trembling John McDonald (0,3,1) = 7 pts. spring fever small rills of snowmelt trip over themselves Michele L. Harvey (0,2,3) = 7 pts. spring fever seed catalogues broadcast throughout the house Margaret Dornaus (0,2,3) = 7 pts. Spring fever Dusting the photographs Stirring up memories Angelika Kolompar (0,2,3) = 7 pts. spring — a helium balloon breaks free Carolyn Coit Dancy (0,1,5) = 7 pts. spring fever yard sale signs sprout through the neighborhood Terri L. French (0,1,5) = 7 pts. spring fever a toupee dangling from a naked branch Li Ree (0,1,5) = 7 pts. the eye of the wood thrush spring fever Merrill Ann Gonzales (1,0,3) = 6 pts. bicycle poking through snow spring fever carol pearce-worthington (1,0,3) = 6 pts. spring fever . . . gently he kisses her veil of freckles Carol Raisfeld (0,2,2) = 6 pts. spring fever the old cat dances sunbeam style Amicus (0,1,2) = 6 pts. wobbling clothesline — the whack of a broom handle on her winter quilt Beverley George (0,1,4) = 6 pts. giddy over peeping green shoots her mud dance Maxianne (0,1,4) = 6 pts. spring fever — birds pull fibers from our door mats again Leslie Montgomery (0,1,4) = 6 pts. Spring fever — gardener's shallot sprouted in the basket Stopsy (0,0,6) = 6 pts. spring fever rain clouds —the pond spilling over with sound Ben Gieske (0,2,1) = 5 pts. watching the last snow melt from my garden walks — Spring fever John Daleiden (0,1,3) = 5 pts. spring fever cement Diana offering the hardest of apples Johannes S. H. Bjerg (0,1,3) = 5 pts. falling snow — in my grocery cart potted tulips Ruth Powell (0,1,3) = 5 pts. spring fever — shoots among the lilies she can't name Alegria (0,0,5) = 5 pts. spring fever — the vegetable stew grows more colorful Chitra Rajappa (0,0,5) = 5 pts. spring fever a rooster sips his reflection Bouwe Brouwer (0,0,5) = 5 pts. spring fever the green shivering under the frozen earth Oddbjørn Aardalen (1,0,1) = 4 pts. I'm no expert, but I think the first 'the' is unnecessary and this lovely haiku would read better without it. I love the picture it gives. My heart leaps for joy, white snowdrops proliferate in spring fever mode. Jean Lewis (0,2,0) = 4 pts. this lassitude . . . is it spring fever or my age? Kirsty Karkow (0,1,2) = 4 pts. I love the wryness of this one. So easy to identify with the feeling. working from home - a painted bunting at the feeder! Laurene (0,1,2) = 4 pts. dried begonias on the lip of the well spring fever Earl Keener (0,1,2) = 4 pts. the old men start talking grapefruit league  —spring fever Diane Mayr (0,1,2) = 4 pts. spring fever her silver tongue stud starts to throb Roberta Beary (0,1,2) = 4 pts. these clouds how heavily they hang . . . spring fever Angela Terry (0,0,4) = 4 pts. tramping February snow to touch the lilac bud Donna Bauerly (0,0,4) = 4 pts. on the window sill two sparrows in a twitter — spring fever Virginia Popescu (0,0,4) = 4 pts. huddled in blankets by the fire wishing for spring fever Rose Marie Stutts (1,0,0) = 3 pts. SPRING    FEVER   A   SNOW     FLAKE   SPINS   TWISTS     &       TURNS   THE   YELLOW     OF         A            CROCUS Ed Markowski (0,1,1) = 3 pts. first crocus yellow pollen on snow spring fever Charlie Smith (0,1,1) = 3 pts. his off-key snoring and caterwaul serenades — spring fever nightmare natalia kuznetsova (0,1,1) = 3 pts. kite-flying days imagining strings attached to clouds Tanja Cilia (0,1,1) = 3 pts. spring mist a wailing cat at night my cuckoo? Svein Lie (0,1,1) = 3 pts. snowflake melting on her eyelash spring fever Bill Pauly (0,1,1) = 3 pts. spring fever . . . fragrance of blossoms fill the morning air Keith A. Simmonds (0,0,3) = 3 pts. chilly morning hoeing the garden with anticipation Bill Hudson (0,0,3) = 3 pts. I Google The symptoms Spring fever . . . James Sawers (0,0,3) = 3 pts. spring fever still too much snow new shoes if (0,0,3) = 3 pts. spring fever her prize rose shows color Carmel Lively Westerman (0,0,3) = 3 pts. spring fever- kids on scooters dare the robins Vida (0,0,3) = 3 pts. spring fever — daffodils too many to count Cara Holman (0,0,3) = 3 pts. the slow drip from an icicle; spring fever og_a (0,0,3) = 3 pts. bluebell path she re-enacts the Spring Fever Ceremony of Auntie's arms Sheila K. Barksdale (0,1,0) = 2 pts. Early spring, we meet once again - feverish thoughts. Trevor Camp (0,1,0) = 2 pts. The wind is coming I try to choose between you and the silent moon Thor Henriksen (0,1,0) = 2 pts. green sprouts appear cabin fever turns to spring fever Dorothy K. (0,1,0) = 2 pts. two turtles doves twittering to one another- spring fever Vasile Moldovan (0,0,2) = 2 pts. Crocus, fawn, caprice harbingers each of spring all a-fever. Robert C. Howard (0,0,2) = 2 pts. up through the deck into the kitchen — fresh scent of skunk anonymous (0,0,2) = 2 pts. forced hyacinth — spring fever floods my frozen nose Ted van Zutphen (0,0,2) = 2 pts. spring training fever Gonzalez at first, Yoooouk third GO SAWKS Jennifer Stefanow (0,0,2) = 2 pts. spring fever- breaking out in a red rash the Ashoka tree too sanjukta (0,0,2) = 2 pts. spring fever — out of the baby carriage the sound of a rattle Dorota Pyra (0,0,2) = 2 pts. spring fever . . . we play another round of love songs Francine Banwarth (0,0,2) = 2 pts. high temperatures and a rash of crocuses - spring fever Elaine Riddell (0,0,2) = 2 pts. grandpa's memories of girls in pastel dresses . . . spring fever Catherine J.S. Lee (0,0,2) = 2 pts. after two warm days blush of green fans over the lawn looking for the crocus Hazel A. Witherspoon (0,0,2) = 2 pts. the collie puppy runs in circles, barking — spring fever Eric Martin spring fever . . . in sync with birds and bees as mother advised Barbara Taylor Hot breath brushing the arms and neck: spring fever R.K. Singh spring fever- louder beats of my heart tinkling of her anklets vishnu p kapoor crazy-cat attack spraddled legs and twitching tail spring into action Deirdre Godwin dirty snow on the windowsill spring fever Allen McGill spring fever bees scents thaw in the mouse nest Ramesh Anand spring turbulence of wind warm on the skin fever Jim Sullivan deep puddles flood the sidewalk spring fever Marylouise Knight My mind brightens with flash of greenery spring fever ahead purush sap stirs . . . a thumb-test of the pruners Barbara Snow spring fever pink petal dots on our sweat Jon Espen Vassbotn spring fever you and I bedridden Anonymous My toes No longer cold Spring fever! Dimitri L spring fever a bear searches last year's honey anonymous spring fever drops from the icicle freeze on the sill Tore Sverredal ice melts on apple buds spring fever James M. Thompson rapid heartbeat pulses on the window pane spring peeper fever ushi Running temperature and sweat Spring fever Ashi feeling logy could it be spring fever early Ida Freilinger Spring break flora's soundless blooms charm the waking fauna Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black spring fever — that youthful surge replaces the old Warren Gossett three feet . .. snowshoeing toward spring Alan S. Bridges hay fever . . . swarming bees cluster around bursts of blossom Liz Rule lily resting at her husband's grave spring fever Judi Honiker morning run spring fever a tickle in the air oyabunku Spring Fever — I can now allow to buy skis Petru-Ioan Garda washing my windows — a house wren's ardent song brings him a mate Anonymous spring fever no cure in this icy rain Mary E. Gray pair crows seeking a nest from the snow forest — spring fever Juhani Tikkanen spring fever strong wind strikes my head Yuka Makishita spring fever wild buds burst potpourri on the sloshed bee Karin Anderson spring fever allowing the cat to sleep on the bed Marleen Hulst fighting the biting cold with warm thoughts of you — spring fever Shyam Prasad ‘spring fever’ old stray slurps every puddle . . . krw Spring fever . . . a lone wolf howls at the crescent moon James Dobson the red rabbit in the eagles nest spring fever Undine Valentine's day exposes my heart . . . spring fever Tom Conally listening to a ghazal I close my smarting eyes spring fever anonymous bare feet in a ditch splash cold melt water drops into sun beams gourdman sunshine in February! she plants a garden dangerously early Ellen Romano sunset turns the road to gold spring fever Anonymous spring fever teens learning the jitterbug Kaylene reflection fading as steam fills the room . . . blank canvas anonymous	First Place —26 Points bathroom mirror my teen taking her time finding herself Tom Painting (1,4,15) = 26 pts. Second Place —21 Points Quietly In the river stillness I find myself Dimitri L. (1,5,8) = 21 pts. Third Place —19 pts. mirror lake a heron spears itself Polona (1,4,8) = 19 pts. A great image! Below Third Place two mirrors . . . seeing herself seeing herself Michele Harvey (0,5,8) = 18 pts. in the mirror both of us naked the fly and I C.P. Harrison (2,2,7) = 17 pts. another giggle my daughter's arabesque in the hubcap Maxianne (0,4,8) = 16 pts. waiting for her the window becomes a mirror Paul Hodder (1,2,8) = 15 pts. A wonderful image and very meditative! Waiting - a time for true reflections. I wonder what came to his mind. new birdcage mirror our canary sings for two Harvey Jenkins (1,3,5) = 14 pts. broken mirror — around my autumn shadow many moons vishnu p kapoor (1,1,7) = 12 pts. night train — beyond my own image faraway lights Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu (1,1,7) = 12 pts. the cracked mirror still reflects blue sky Mary E. Gray (0,4,3) = 11 pts. window shopping . . . the grizzled face staring back Warren Gossett (0,2,7) = 11 pts. mirror the only lie detector I can trust Bill Hudson (0,4,2) = 10 pts. bending over my ancient face in the pond Erik Boye (0,4,2) = 10 pts. morning walk . . . the bull dog mirrors his owner's jowls Carol Raisfeld (0,3,4) = 10 pts. rush hour — on my driving mirror a butterfly Kaiser Kahn (0,1,8) = 10 pts. New Year — suddenly all the mirrors appear to be older Petru-Ioan Garda (1,1,4) = 9 pts. feeling beautiful — the mirrors in your eyes Leslie Montgomery (1,1,4) = 9 pts. facing mirrors the room within the room within Nancy Smith (0,3,3) = 9 pts. ceiling mirror . . . in between screams I see my child being born _kala (0,3,3) = 9 pts. This is one of the best haiku I've ever read about childbirth. mirror a girl looks back between the lines Frances O'Keeffe (0,1,7) = 9 pts. In the mirror She is looks older than In her heart Angelika Kolompar (1,2,1) = 8 pts. I suspect that the second line of #48 has a typo and should read: ..."She looks older than…” I voted for it anyway because the content is so powerful. Haven't we all felt that? first date — a lipstick kiss on the dressing mirror aom (tim) (0,2,4) = 8 pts. rearview mirror — family home getting smaller Andrzej Dembonczyk (0,1,7) = 8 pts. full-length mirror not full enough for the moon Melissa Allen (0,1,6) = 8 pts. shards of mirror reflect hundreds of me . . . just my luck Tom Conally (0,3,1) = 7 pts. flecks of toothpaste on the mirror snowflakes outside Darrell Lindsey (0,2,3) = 7 pts. It's a child who reflects the outside world beautifully. highrise — a starling encounters mirrored sky Catherine J.S. Lee (0,2,3) = 7 pts. borrowed mirror the six year old inspects a loose tooth Carmel Lively Westerman (0,2,3) = 7 pts. make-up lesson a young girl mirrors her mother's moves Terri L. French (0,1,5) = 7 pts. dangling raindrop mirrors the distant mountain Shyam Prasad (0,1,5) = 7 pts. after the loving the moonlight still in her eyes Jacek M. (0,1,5) = 7 pts. A beautiful tender scene. pawn store antique hand mirror unclaimed oyabunku (1,1,1) = 6 pts. alone again . . . she uses two mirrors to check her mole Diane Mayr (1,1,1) = 6 pts. in your eyes my tears do not fall Ralf Bröker (1,0,3) = 6 pts. shocked to see my mother staring back at me Barbara A Taylor (0,1,4) = 6 pts. ice storm mirror fragments dot the hillside Allen McGill (0,1,4) = 6 pts. scent of pine hanging from the rear view mirror Alan S. Bridges (0,1,4) = 6 pts. face in the mirror — sometimes I am like you sometimes I am not sanjukta (0,1,4) = 6 pts. my sadness mirrored in your eyes Ruth Powell (0,1,4) = 6 pts. eau de cologne — the bald spot's perfect circle in the mirror DeVar (0,1,4) = 6 pts. lots of laughs the baby mirroring mom's expression Kirsty Karkow (0,1,3) = 5 pts. home hospice the bedroom mirror's tulip scarf Roberta Beary (0,1,3) = 5 pts. Poignant! big city buildings — the white-cloud sky mirrored in the glass walls Zhanna P. Rader (0,2,0) = 4 pts. forgotten within the mirror her image James M. Thompson (0,2,0) = 4 pts. Headed home — Rocky Mountain sunset in my rear-view mirror. Robert C. Howard (0,1,2) = 4 pts. gravesite with raw dirt no last mirror check Jim Sullivan (0,1,2) = 4 pts. smoothing her hair in his sunglasses travel mirror Judi Honiker (0,1,2) = 4 pts. in my mirror . . . mother’s face staring back at me Margaret Dornaus (0,1,2) = 4 pts. prom night in the rearview mirror flashing blue lights Edward (0 1,2) = 4 pts. sleepless my mirror holds a stranger Ann K. Schwader (0,1,2) = 4 pts. bicycle mirror — looking at the cyclist behind me Lucy Mukuhi (0,1,2) = 4 pts. Zendo: master and monk mirror to mirror John McDonald (0,0,4) = 4 pts. first grey hair — is that my father's face in the mirror? Nana Fredua-Agyeman (0,0,4) = 4 pts. The swan in the lake in the mirror Vergil (0,0,4) = 4 pts. drops of heaven earthly mirrors helge t. (1,0,0) = 3 pts. six year old talks to the mirror — do you think I'm pretty? jill (0,1,1) = 3 pts. she puts the pieces of mirror into art Ramesh Anand (0,1,1) = 3 pts. before dawn . . . reflecting stars with stillness Svetlana Marisova (0,1,1) = 3 pts. broken mirror — he steps on a high wire without safety net Ted van Zutphen (0,1,1) = 3 pts. ten pounds slimmer - my favorite mirror lies Laurene (0,1,1) = 3 pts. mirroring sky in the treetops dead deer's eye Boris Nazansky (0,1,1) = 3 pts. this face without a mirror a poppy in the breeze Giselle Maya (0,0,3) = 3 pts. sudden burst of sun — a young bird pecks itself on the window pane Sonam Chhoki (0,0,3) = 3 pts. at the hairdresser's suddenly between two mirrors Emma Pageot (0,0,3) = 3 pts. she combs her hair — the mirror is somewhat lost in thought Sunil Uniyal (0,0,3) = 3 pts. man in the mirror older than I feel — pollen on the air if (0,1,0) = 2 pts. mirror who is the fairest umpire of all Garry Eaton (0,1,0) = 2 pts. in my mirror . . . my dad as he would have looked at my age Rose Marie Stutts (0,1,0) = 2 pts. A new take on a worn-out theme. UKIAH — the mirror reflects the word opposite Beryl Ellecy (0,1,0) = 2 pts. We lived near Ukiah..and it does spell haikU. moonlight passes . . . she looks in the mirror for wrinkles Francine Banwarth (0,1,0) = 2 pts. broken window a dove looks around in its pieces anonymous (0,1,0) = 2 pts. my mother's mirror . . . early morning sun flashes into every room Liz Rule (0,1,0) = 2 pts. chaotic morning she suddenly disappears out of the mirror Tore Sverredal (0,1,0) = 2 pts. "hello" she says — no reply from the stranger in the mirror Carolyn Coit Dancy (0,0,2) = 2 pts. shaving mirror antique wooden frame reflects past Anonymous (0,0,2) = 2 pts. a loon's cry over the lake the watermirror freezes Oddbjørn Aardalen (0,0,2) = 2 pts. walk to the river now how far the child’s face downstream Donna Bauerly (0,0,2) = 2 pts. Who's your daddy? I search the mirror for a hint Earl Keener (0,0,2) = 2 pts. twilight — in the mirror shadows' game Virginia Popescu (0,0,2) = 2 pts. winter night the face in the mirror of someone Beth Powell (0,0,2) = 2 pts. words of love behind her mother's heirloom mirror Bill Pauly (0,0,2) = 2 pts. scarlet maples on both sides of the street mirror windows Elaine Riddell (0,0,2) = 2 pts. with mirrors, ah — such light and space! the tiny apartment Michael McClintock the beauty queen looks into her mirror a smile to select Keith A. Simmonds a Wilson's warbler eyes his reflection . . . colors of the sun Angela Terry my old mirror so callously honest . . . vanity humbled natalia kuznetsova warm spring day the blue-cold mirrored water Ben Gieske refracted reflections broken mirrors shattered dreams Tanja Cilia Who cannot relate? A pleasant reflection makes everybody sing. new building the outside world slips on the mirror-window Vida the lake mirrors red and gold of maple leaves — moving day Ida Freilinger this winter the rabbit a little late through the looking glass Merrill Gonzales botox, juvederm smooth lines not memories Jennifer Stefanow Afraid of wrinkles/life? So nice, referring from Botox to memories. vanity mirror free gift the honest truth Sheila K. Barksdale mirrors show and tell mirrors Barbara Campitelli glass on the floor — my wrinkles blend with the cracks mechaieh How my mirror in managing on while I'm off? Juhani Tikkanen old and bald . . . the astronaut yawning new moon Svein Lie reflection — a man rides two symmetrical bicycles Emmanuel Muteti moon in the mirror: sun's reflection times two Barbara Snow Kaleidoscope . . . i peek inside and turn one end James Dobson bathroom mirror — your eyes can't hide anything rob scott "I love you because" the steamy bathroom mirror og_a mirror, mirror, pewter sky and winter sea — nature gone moody Eric Marin reflection the mirror shows current state of affairs Ashi Her eyes flash in dark the eel slides into her cave I watch the mirror R.K. Singh As the pond Reflects the moon My mirror . . . James Sawers sky maps carbon footprints eons mirrored Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black Sunset, girl's milking the cow with a crumpled horn- lake mirror's feedback Stopsy broken mirror — his lipstick was telling why she left Heike Gewi phantom mirror on the wall gone - both of us miriam chaikin mirror flashing in the copse — signal she missed Alegria mirror in the sky — I see the city lights, stars in the night alex serban reflecting winter the moon's round face shines down caught in a haiku todd eddy night rain - puddles mirror the street lamp . . . reflections Tony Nasuta framed in the mirror my father’s gummy smile her beady glare Marylouise Knight mirror image — viewing myself from the outside in Cara Holman first espresso — watching the world through many mirrors anonymous a tall fat man looks at his shapeless shadow — day time mirror Barrack Elung'ata mirror pond the full moon in it still sky high anonymous before the mirror a ballerina makes a turn — melting lake Dorota Pyra startled . . . at seeing mom's face in my mirror Chitra Rajappa the fish and fishbowl mirrored by the window Peter Newton Small mirrors large bedroom walls — wide view. Trevor Camp Glowing . . . lake icy water mirrors the sunshine Yuka Makishita silver mirage alice in wonderland's virtual mirror Karin Anderson in the mirror man mimicking a voice-over Johannes S. H. Bjerg A blade of grey hair frightens me on belgium mirror R Purushotham Rao teenage mirror my face and Elvis' Bouwe Brouwer side mirror — the driver notices the child hanging on Gloriah Kerubo facial image — does this cream make me this beautiful? Esther Wagaki day of reflection on my forty-sixth birthday I find more grey hair Deirdre Godwin concave mirror — we laugh at our enormous body sizes Beryl Achieng wall mirror — i dig deeper the huge pimple on my face Isaac Ndirangu busy street — a glass building reflects my image Peter Nguribu one eye looks left other eye gazes right mirror gasps Dorothy K. single crack — a piece of mirror shining on my path Antony Mwangi its image — the cock flaps its wings ready to attack Max James seeing lights from 5th Avenue seeing my lights carol pearce-worthington look in the mirror it never changes only the image gourdman morning prep my mommy staring at me in the mirror Hazel A. Witherspoon looked so carefully I saw you in the mirror but not me Ellen Romano General Comment: As always, it is a privilege to read such wonderful haiku. Thank you so much.

Thank you for participating in the February 2011 Kukai. We will announce the March 2011 Call for Submissions on Monday, February 28. See you then!

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