Thursday, July 22, 2010

CKK 15 Results


Caribbean Kigo #15 Kukai Results

Players:1. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 2. John McDonald, Scotland; 3. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 4. Bill Kenney, USA; 5. Taro Kunugi, Japan; 6. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 7. Cara Holman, USA; 8. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 9. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 10. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; 11. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 12. Olga Neagu 13. Robert Nowak, Walbrzych, Poland; 14. John Daleiden, USA; .15.Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 16. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 17. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 18. Magdalena Dale, Romania 19. Reason A. Poteet, US, IN; 20. Devika Jyothi, India; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 22. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 23. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA


#4 FIRST PLACE

summer rain
my umbrella
unopened
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:435*** Points: 25
Comments: I like the way this haiku shows the poet prepared for a not-so-nice day, but then when it comes, finds joy in it instead.



# SECOND PLACE

23
after divorce court –
still, she offers to share
her umbrella
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:641*** Points: 17
Comments:If this was shorter, it would be my favourite one.



#21 THIRD PLACE
drought -
my son is drawing again
clouds and umbrellas
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania
Votes:422*** Points:14
Comments:Never to young to practice hope.


RESULTS CONTINUES

1
spring rain -
an old women under umbrella
picks mushrooms
-- Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:No points, but I like the picture this poem paints and would have voted for it if not for the grammatical errors


2
screams of delight -
mother's umbrella's
become a kite
--John McDonald
Votes:22***1 Points: 12
Comments:


3
at the door / mother has forgotten / single umbrella
--Sakuo.
Votes:3***** Points:3
Comments:


5
paper umbrella
unfolded to cracking rains
smell of wax
--Taro Kunugi
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:


6
meteor shower---
I take
my paper umbrella
--Jacek Margolak;POLAND
Votes:22**** Points:6
Comments:1. So mysterious.
2. Love the whimsy in this one.


7
sudden summer squall--
my umbrella
safe at home
-- Cara Holman
Votes:2***** Points: 2
Comments:


8
cloudless morning
my little son demands
his own umbrella
--Ralf
Votes:3***** Points: 3
Comments:


9
two lovers giggling
under a small umbrella...
summer downpour
--Keith A. Simmonds;T & T
Votes:22**** Points:6
Comments:


10
The storm has passed.
In the muddy alley
a broken umbrella
-- Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Votes:421*** Points: 11
Comments:


11
folding in
the umbrella, one by one
stars reappear
--Bouwe Brouwer; The Netherlands
Votes:411**** Points:9
Comments:


12
rain stopped -
a pink umbrella left
on the bench
--Olga Neagu
Votes:*2**** Points: 4
Comments:


13
"an umbrella in the rain
in a deserted park
the giggle of lovers"
--Robert Nowak ; Walbrzych, Poland
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:


14
in the wind
an insideout umbrella--
summer monsoon
--John Daleiden
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:


15
cloudy day -
in the evening waiter counts
forgotten umbrellas
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:11**** Points: 3
Comments:


16
my umbrella
looking up to the rainbow
during a heavy thunderstorm
--Tikkis
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:


17
Walking through the rain...
only an umbrella for
both sweethearts
--Vasile Moldovan
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:


18
Red umbrella -
the sounds of rain drops
around us
--Magdalena Dale
Votes:33***** Points: 9
Comments:Very simple, very good.


19
on the horizon
above my umbrella
rainbow's zany smile
--Reason A. Poteet, US, IN
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:


20
slate-grey sky -
she spins
her polka dot umbrella
--devika
Votes:2***** Points:2
Comments:


22
summer rainstorm –
people on the street wrestling
with umbrellas
-- Tomislav Maretic
Votes:22**** Points: 6
Comments:


quick link to past winners way back to kukai #1

3 comments:

  1. There were 23 participants for kukai #15; at submission Bill Kenny informed me he was submitting but would be away and unable to send in a ballot; Mary Davila one of CKK's past winners was invited to submit a ballot; Special thank you to Mary
    Thanks to all for making this kukai a success

    Look out for COMMENTARY on the winning haiku; it will be posted to the blog KUDOS

    much love
    gillena

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  2. I just read all of the haiku. They are wonderful! Very interesting to read so many haiku sharing the same word. I love the second one about divorce
    and also love the simple imagery in "red umbrella".

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