Caribbean Kigo Kukai #11

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #11

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Number Eleven Kukai

The Kigo is Ashes

Send one haiku which must include the word 'Ashes'

Example:-
fervor of revelery gone
the coolness of ashes
on my forehead
--gillena cox

I read quite recently, an account of ashes in the japanese culture...A story is told about three tea masters who had a magnificent tea room with much valuable equipment. One day the house caught fire and the 3 tea masters rushed in to save what they could. The first thing they saved was the ashes! The point being made with this story is that everything involved in a tea ceremony has been given careful aesthetic attention, even the ashes. In Trinidad and Tobago Ash Wednesday for many christians starts the period of penitence spanning forty week days. How does ashes feature signicifantly in your culture; haiku this in CKK#11
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Deadline for sending entries is...March 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is......March 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting: Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

Comments on poems encouraged, but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots to be sent to e-mail

A list of haiku and results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

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March is the anniversary month of CKK revisit CKK#1 Kigo Lent here
much love
gillena