CKK #30 Results

Players: 1. John Daleiden, Phoenix, US; 2. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 3. Neal Whitman, Pacific Grove, CA US; 4. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 5. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 6. Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia; 7.Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 8. John McDonald, Scotland; 9. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 10. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Stella Pierides, Germany; 13. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 14. Konrad Kusmirak, Poland; 15. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 16. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 17. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 18.Jacek Margolak, Poland; 19. Andronic Andra, Romania; 20. Rusu Alisia, Romania; 21. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;

(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator; 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)



FIRST PLACE #2

Christmas tree -
every year a little higher
her paper angel
--Bouwe
Votes:735*** Points:28
Comments:Interesting suggestion that the “paper angel” is being placed by a growing child year after year.



SECOND PLACE #6 AND #10

christmas tree
snow is melting
down the cheeks
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:*23*** Points: 13
Comments


soup kitchen
ragged garland drapes
the Christmas tree
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:241*** Points:13
Comments



THIRD PLACE #22

Christmas tree -
the beggar hums a carol
over the manger
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:53**** Points:11
Comments: Interesting overtones—the “beggar” humming brings to mind the Biblical story of “wisemen” bearing gifts.




RESULTS CONTINUES

1
a Christmas tree
lights the homeless shelter—
sing ye noel
John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Des
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


3
in the public park
the gathered counting down
Christmas Tree lit
--Neal Whitman
Votes:******Points: 00
Comments


4
First Christmas tree-
in the child's eyes
fairy tale ending
--Dan Iulian
Votes:*****1 Points: 06
Comments


5
new decorations
upon the old Christmas tree ...
children's eyes sparkling
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


7
murky forest -
a not yet born
Christmas tree hiding
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


8
smelling of pine -
carrying our Christmas tree
home through the snow
-- john
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments: i like this haiku, but i think it would be stronger without the words: through the snow


9
Moon and stars
in the Christmas tree
Divine light
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:******Points: 00
Comments



11
Christmas sharing tree -
on every branch
another wish
--Cara Holman
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments: “sharing”; this haiku reminds us about the ancient Bible stories about “spreading the news”—sharing the news of Christ’s birth.


12
Christmas tree fairy -
a girl remembers
her mother
--Stella Pierides, DE
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments: Christmas is magical time—the fairy image and the association with mother remind us all of our elemental beginnings.


13
Christmas tree fragrance
Lingers after it is gone
Reminder of Christ
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments


14
The christmas tree
is lit up in the millions of souls.
The child is born
--Konrad Kusmirak - Poland
Votes:**1*** Points: 03
Comments


15
sharing much love
www dot
Gill's Christmas Tree
--STOPS
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


16
Christmas tree lights
the stuffed reindeer
outstares an angel
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments


17
biopsy results -
so beautiful in this year
my last christmas tree
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:4***** Points: 04
Comments: The affirmative outlook in spite of bad news is a dynamic statement.


18
new ornament
on the Christmas tree
a morning star
--Jacek Margolak, POLAND
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments: The “morning star” is a very positive image.


19
Christmas tree -
by candlelight
the memories
--Andronic Andra, Romania
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments


20
Carols-
an old woman crying near
the Christmas tree
--Rusu Alisia, Romania
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments


21
under the Christmas tree -
for a moment I'm seeing
my mother again
-- Cristina Ailoaei, Romania
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments: In line 2 “seeing” could be changed to “see” making the experience directly in the present tense.



23 LATE SUBMISSION
father handing out
presents by the Christmas tree --
our dog's impatient, too
--Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)



HAPPY HOLIDAYS; see you back here next year


much love
gillena cox
Caribbean Kigo Kukai - Founder/Co-ordinator

CKK #30

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

The kigo is Christmas tree

Send one haiku which includes Christmas tree e-mail to

Example:-


darkness comes early
store window Christmas tree lights
November evenings
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is November 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is November 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

This ends 2011's kukai ; The next will be January 2012; HAPPY HOLIDAYS

much love
gillena

CKK #29 Results

Players: 1. Sakuo Nakamura, Japan; 2. Chitra Rajappa, Bangladore India; 3. Cara Holman, USA; 4. Warren Gossett, USA; 5. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 6. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 7. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania 8. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 9. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 10. Flory Brick, Daytona Beach, Florida; 11. Conrad Kusmirak, Poland; 12. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 13. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 14. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 15. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 16. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 17. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 18. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 19. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 20. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 21. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 22. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 23. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 24. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 25. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;

(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator; 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)




FIRST PLACE

17
morning cleaning -
the bamboo shadows
sweep the stairs
----Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:741*** Points: 18
Comments



SECOND PLACE

4
late autumn breeze –
the old man mends the split
in his bamboo flute
--Warren
Votes:831*** Points: 17
Comments



THIRD PLACE

25
childhood home -
in my father's bamboo pipe
a firefly
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:531*** Points: 14
Comments



RESULTS CONTINUES


1
bamboo sway--
someone visiting
at my back yard
--Sakuo
Votes:22**** Points: 06
Comments



2
sunbeams bounce off
blue-green bamboo:
mosaic of light and shadow
--Chitra
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments



3
catching the sky...
the bamboo pipe fills
with rainwater
--Cara Holman
Votes:211*** Points: 07
Comments:A very visual haiku - perhaps it's because I like rain, but I can see and feel this one - as well as hear it!



5
Grows a bamboo stand
In suburban Gaithersburg
An unusual spot
--Quentin
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments



6
bamboo blinds
sunbeams
play peeping Tom
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:4***** Points: 04
Comments



7
bamboo flowers -
the old maid wears again
lace gloves
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments



8
New Year Eve-
even in the earth hut
bamboo branches
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments




9
Bamboo grove-
the baby panda plays
with his shadow.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:53**** Points: 11
Comments



10.
Graceful, bamboo
small footprint
delicate, resistant
--Flory



11
Bamboo grove
in the ruins of the castle Yamada -
ancestors whisper
--Conrad Kusmirak - Poland
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments




12
bamboo trees
swaying in the wind ...
distant thunder
--Keith A. Simmonds
Votes:8*1*** Points: 11
Comments



13
bamboo grove
the autumn sky
mere strips
--Alegria
Votes:*11*** Points: 03
Comments



14
bamboo defying the wind -
back pushed judoka's yielding
and suddenly wins
STOPS
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments



15
downpour -
ants running up
the bamboo
--Bouwe
Votes:62**** Points: 10
Comments



16
assessment center
so difficult to remember
the bamboo flute
--Ralf
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments



18
rainy days...
morning glories reach
the top of te bamboo
--Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments




19
conserved
bamboo shoots -
a withering jungle
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments



20
A new shoot
on the old bamboo
changing colours
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments



21
a silky cloud
pierced by the bamboo shoot—
cotton candy
--Irena Szewczyk, PL
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments



22
End of vacation -
from the crest of the hill
bamboo grove farewell
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro



23
return from fishing-
the sound of bamboo pipe
at sunset
--KRZYSZTOF KOKOT pl
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments



24
shattered dreams -
finding my peace of mind
amongst bamboo
-- Ailoaei Cristina
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments


LATE SUBMISSION
26
autumn day -
at grandfather's grave
bamboo flowered
--alex serban, romania

CKK #29

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Ninth Kukai

The kigo is bamboo

Send one haiku which includes the word bamboo e-mail to


Example:-
bamboo yields
in skilled hands to hold -
divali lights
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is October 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is October 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #28 Results

Caribbean Kigo #28 Kukai Results
(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator,this also applies to kukai #28 and previous; 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players: 1. Cara Holman, USA; 2. Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 4. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 5. Sakuo Nakamura, Japan; 6. Patrick Druart; 7. Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA; 8. John Daleiden, Phoenix, US; 9. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 10. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 11. John McDonald, Scotland; 12. Alex Serban, 13. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 14. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 15. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 16. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 17. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 18. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 19. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 20. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 21. Simone K. Busch, Germany; 22. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 23. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 24. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 25. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 26. Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA; 27. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 28. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania.


FIRST PLACE

24
The tempest…
white fallen plum petals
in the mud
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:442*** Points: 18
Comments



SECOND PLACE

10
mud mask
the cracks on her face
when he makes her laugh
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:541*** Points: 16
Comments: The humor of this scene works well. The mystery of who “he” and “she” are contributes to the humor.



THIRD PLACE

18
travelling carnival -
only a muddy meadow
left behind
--Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)
Votes:512*** Points: 13
Comments


28
dried mud in the pond -
the splash of Basho's frog
only in my mind
-- Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:123*** Points: 13
Comments




RESULTS CONTINUES

1
all-day rain...
indistinct footprints
in the mud
--Cara Holman
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments:The mystery of what / who makes the footprints in the mud is intriguing; nicely done.



2
the black pond
the white mud the red river
the upper knoll
--Tatjaa Debeljacki
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments



3
muddy spring -
one snowman's black eye down
between snowdrops
STOPS
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments



4
muddy path
a unusual sound
of her steps
--Jacek Margolak, POLAND
Votes:51**** Points: 07
Comments



5
Prime Minister stated
work for the people
like a loach in mud
--Sakuo, Japan
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments



6
post thunderstorm
some nuggets of blue sky
in the pig mud bath
-- patrick
Votes:32**** Points: 07
Comments



7
always welcome
at the hilltop shrine
my muddy feet
Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments



8
huricane Irene--
raging floods bury our house
in Vermont mud
John Daleiden, Phoenix, US
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments



9
stone mill-
the muddy waters become
pure gold
--Vasile Moldovan, ROMANIA
Votes:*11*** Points: 05
Comments



11
racing to school -
their footprints
left in the mud
--John McDonald
Votes:52**** Points: 09
Comments:Are they racing because it is raining? Or are they being chased? Perhaps they are eager to get to school! Nicely written--encourages speculation.



12
autumn rain--
kneeling in the mud I look
for your lost ring
--alex serban
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments: Interesting: while the kneeling is necessary to conduct the search, it also suggests a proposal.



13
supper-time
under the mud
a big grin
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:This ku suggests a common home like setting--supper is being served, probably by the wife, and a child or possibly a husband is eager to eat. Nice suggestions.




14
mud therapy--
relax at my home spa
a peaceful weekend
--Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments



15
spring breeze -
the eagle's claws
mud-flecked
--Bouwe
Votes:43**** Points: 10
Comments



16
yellowed leaves
onto a gray mud field -
an unemployed scarecrow
Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments



17
revellers' bodies
decorated with mud ...
carnival Monday
Keith A. Simmonds,T & T
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments



19
Ancient dry mud-
on the fossilized leaf
an ant moves.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:321*** Points: 10
Comments



20
caked mud
clinging to my heels--
summer memories
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:33**** Points: 12
Comments: 255 = 12, Is this person a farmer, a labor worker, or a hiker--nice ambiguities that allow the reader to speculate.



21
kid's laughter
leaving my boots
in the mud
--Simone K. Busch
Votes:52**** Points: 09
Comments :A collective picture.



22
mud pack -
the moon takes a dip
in the village pond
--sanjuktaa,karnataka, India
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :



23
Mud is in the eye
Careless driver on the road
Walking in the rain
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments



25
whimpering girl -
her puppet lost on
the muddy path
-- Ailoaei Cristina
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments



26
sow in the mud
the children's chorus
of "eew"
--Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA
Votes:1*1*** Points: 04
Comments



27
Overnight flood.
Homes and lives
lost in the mud.
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro
Votes:*****1 Points: 06
Comments

CKK #28 Details

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Eight Kukai


The kigo is mud

Send one haiku which includes the word mud e-mail to

Example:-

muddy tracks ~
bare feet and bison hoofs
a village path
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is September10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is September 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai
After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #27 Results

Caribbean Kigo #27 Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players: 1. Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia; 2. John McDonald, Scotland; 3. Dan Iulian, Bucharest, 4. Patrick Druart; 5. Bill Kenney, USA; 6. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania 7. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 8. Marleen Hulst; The
Netherlands; 9. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 10. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 11. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 12. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 13. Krzysztof Kokot PL; 14. Ramona Linke, Germany 15. Michael Andrew OBrien, USA; 16. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine USA; 17. Richard Hill; Saitama, Japan; 18. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 19. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 20. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 22. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



FIRST PLACE

2
footprints in the sand
her toes digging deeper
where he kissed her
--John McDonald
Votes:414**1 Points: 26
Comment:1 gorgeous celebration of romantic love.
Comment:2 Describing the kiss with this little detail of it is very compelling. Implying her standing tippy toe to reach up to kiss and also of them looking back at their footprints to see the spot where they stopped to kiss. Very nice.



SECOND PLACE

19
evening beach
the tide washes away
his declaration of love
--Jacek Margolak POLAND
Votes:541*** Points: 17
Comment 1: It's sweet. Instead of characterizing what was washed away what about describing it, like 'our initials' then maybe something more suggestive in line 1.
Comment 2: Nice word play with 'hot' for both heat and for passion.



THIRD PLACE

5
moving in
to my sand castle
the sea
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:431*** Points: 13
Comments: Metaphors that can also be taken literally I think work well in haiku.



RESULTS CONTINUE



1
summer wind
carries away your
footprints in the sand
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:121*** Points: 08
Comments: Nice metaphor. Instead of stating or explaining a metaphor maybe it would be more effective to implying the relationship, like... gull cries - on the summer wind - footprints in the sand.


3
Steps on the wet sand-
I still listen their rustling
in the shell from home.
-- Dan Iulian
Votes:*1**** Points: 2
Comments:I like the idea of reliving a visit to the shore by listening to the 'ocean' in the shell. I wonder about implying the listening to the shell instead of telling us, like... conch shell memento - in the surf's roar I still hear - our steps on wet sand.


4
Soft trickle of sand
from my fingers to her bossoms -
hot august day
--patrick druart
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments: Nice word play with 'hot' for both heat and for passion.



6
drizzling on sand -
grandma's umbrella traces
small and shallow
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes:1*1*** Points: 4
Comments: I was lost for a while by "traces small and shallow" but now I think it means it traces a tightly overlapping circular spiral in the sand like the child's tracing toy, the spiral graph (a favorite of mine when I was a kid but I kept losing
those little tracing wheels:). Maybe it was just me but it was hard for me to get my head around this phrasing although a really interesting way to describe the gate of her walk.


7
sand, billows,
foam, shells and seagulls –
I am not nowhere...
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments: Ok, I'm not sure what the author's intention was but here's my interp of the haiku. A list of words in haiku tend to lose their meaning and so described to me here in lines 1 and 2 as some generic boring isolated shoreline but then line 3 contrasting this seemed like a revelation that it is in fact a beautiful and significant place which I thought worked very well. Also I normally shy away from abstract statements like in line 3 but I like the double negative and think the line achieves such a nice shift and insight that I like it the way it is.


8
beach restaurant
little piles of sand
underneath each table
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:12**** Points: 05
Comments: An amusing image I had of piles from sand being emptied from shoes or just tracked in from the beach. This may just be my personal preference but to provide a little more shift from the call and response images, the fragment and the line, I was thinking of having the fragment at the end, of moving line 1 down to line 3 instead.



9
son's room
just a bit of sand
tells his day
--Ralf
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments: I like how this touches on what parents notice and how they can deduce so much about their children. Line 3 I wonder about using an implied meaning instead of telling us, like... her son's room - just a bit of beach sand - makes her smile.


10
full moon -
thousands of footsteps
in the beach sand
--Bouwe
Votes:13**** Points: 07
Comments: Nice image of the beach at night after everyone has left and before the wind and surf can wipe away all the footprints, like the lights were turned on revealing the night life:).


11
sand on sunny beach
dream at work on rainy day
this year vacation
-- Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comment 2: Sounds like a good vacation:) I wanted to read it with more of a revelation from the vacation to the daydreaming, maybe imply the daydreaming instead, like...beach vacation - watching the sail boats go by - on line from my work


12
Mighty mountains -
now this soft sand whispering
in the quiet beach
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:**1*** Points: 03
Comment 1: The first one now will later be last! wisdom,pathos,delicacy
Comment 2: Nice linking the mountains to the beach sand. I think the contrast of "mighty" and "soft" achieve the link and that "now" gives too much away. "Whispering" and line 3 are very poetic but I wonder about a more haikuesque
reference instead.


13
crumpled ticket-
on bottom of the suitcase
grain of sand
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments: Nice images. I don't travel a lot so I wasn't sure what crumpling the ticket meant but I like the image, I assume that you had returned from a trip from the beach and had sand on the suitcase. I wonder about tweaking the phrasing a little, like.., crumpled ticket - little piles of beach sand - where the suitcase sat.


14
beach at night –
through the rooms of our sand castle
flits moonlight
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments: Cool image, I like that the metaphor 'could' be taken literally but it's described more poetically and feels a little more imaginary or surreal than for haiku. Maybe more like... we talk into the night - the moonlit balcony - of our
sandcastle


15
dusk -
coated in sand
the mackerel’s last thrust
--Michael Andrew
Votes:21**** Points: 05
Comment: Nice first line with the end of the day juxtaposed to the end of the fish's life. Also the inclusion of the sand coating added a compelling visual detail which also explained the reason for it dying and where. I like that the death was described and not just stated.


16
summer's end
a wave knocks our last castle
back to sand
--Catherine J.S. Lee
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments: Nice. I like the thought that the sand is a castle when it's castle shaped and back to just sand when a pile. I want to read line one so I realize it's about the end of summer and not have to be told it. Like instead what about just
giving a late summer month like 'September' or even 'early fall' or 'Indian Summer'.


17
Precious memories
seep through our fingers – all lost
in the sands of time
--Richard Hill; Saitama, Japan
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments: Very poetic and a classic metaphor. I wonder about using more concrete images and instead implying the metaphor.


18
deserted beach -
through the castle of sand
only the heat
-- Ailoaei CristinaBotosani City, Romanian
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments: I like the idea of there only being heat in the castle and no longer children's imaginations. I wonder for line 1 something that would describe an empty beach instead of stating it as one, like 'just the sound of gulls' or something.


20
sunset over the sea -
in her hair, his fingers
and sand
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:13**** Points: 07
Comments: Interesting, although the structure is fragment line I read it as line fragment with the shift in line 3 find also sand in the hair, an nice detail and seemingly out of place.


21
thunders -
the castles of sand
fall into ruin
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:321*** Points: 10
Comments: Poetic. It feels a little too metaphoric and imaginary. I want to read it more


22
Back from the beach.
Sand on the hem
and good memories.
-- Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments: I like the hem reference, I might have said cuff instead. Line 3 I want to read something more concrete and not categorized like, 'and still smiling'



Received After Voting Had Started

23
summer's end
sand clinging to the soles
of my sandals
--Cara Holman

CKK #27

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Seventh Kukai


The THEME is sand

Send one haiku which includes the theme of sand e-mail to

Example:-

shaping dreams
with spade and pail ~
castles in the sand
--gillena cox



Deadline for sending entries is August 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is August 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #26 Results

Caribbean Kigo #26 Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players: 1. Sakuo Nakamura, Japan; 2. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 3. Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA; 4. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 5. John McDonald, Scotland; 6. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 7. Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania; 8. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 9. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 10. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in The Sonoran Desert; 11. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland 12. Michael Andrew OBrien; 13. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 14.Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 15. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 16. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 17. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 18.Lena Pelowska, Gdansk, Poland. 19. Jennie Townsend, Missouri USA; 20Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 21. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 22. Ramona Linke, Germany 23. Cara Holman, USA; 24. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania




FIRST PLACE

2
planting rice
the child on her back
soothed by song
Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes561*** Points: 20
Comment 1: This haiku presents a domestic scene of work and love; very tender.
Comment 2: Easy to picture and, for me, an open window onto our most basic relationship.
Comment 3:authentic





SECOND PLACE

24
after planting rice -
the stars fill the space
between seedlings
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:542*** Points: 19
Comments:





THIRD PLACE

21
planting rice
her bare legs get lost
in the blue
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:431*** Points: 13
Comments:



RESULTS CONTINUE


1
disaster areas---
when can I plant rice
with all neighbor

Japanese & Roma-ji

saigaiti
itunohi minnade
taue yara

???
??????
?????
--Sakuo
Note: I am a man who was born in rice country, in Japan. I know well the custom of rice planting and rice culture. All poems joined to this event love rice. I am pleased very much.
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:




3
grandma's feet
doubly wrinkled
--rice planting
--Diane Mayr, USA
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments:The image of an elder who has done this task many times is rich with implication




4
God having a look
at the Great Wall of China:
- Huge rice planters'crops!
--GH.POSTELNICU STOPS
Note: For sure the Lord was the first admiring this wonder ...GWC's strength is sticky rice mortar. Ming emperors requisitioned the southern crops rice both to feed Wall workers & to make mortar.
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:




5
across
paddy fields
the rice planter's song
--John McDonald
Votes:5*2*** Points:11
Comments: simply and full of live




6
drops of light -
sprout at the window
a handful of rice
-- Patricia Lidia
Votes:22**** Points: 06
Comments:




7
Water blue field-
the rice roots planted
directly into sky.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:6***** Points: 06
Comments:




8
after the tsunami...
where do we plant our rice?
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comment: 1. A painful and life grabbing question after the devestation.
Comment: 2. Clean simplicity with not a word wasted.




9
under the water
soft hand touch of my lover -
rice plantation
-- Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments:




10
rice planting
in the mountain shadows
children at play
--John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in The Sonoran Desert
Votes:4*1*** Points: 07
Comments: "children at play" opens the sense of timelessness.




11
my haiku
short of syllables -
rice planting
--Tikkanen Juhani
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:




12
planting rice -
grass carp
brushes ankle
--Michael Andrew
Votes:24**** Points: 10
Comments: a good physical sensation evocation




13
jubilant voices
soaring on the morning wind
farmers planting rice
--Keith Simmonds
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments:




14
Great-granddad,
back bent, wrinkled hands
still planting rice
-- Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro
Votes:12**** Points: 05
Comments:




15
at first light
shadows thicken on paddies--
rice planting
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:




16
baroque garden
an artist plants
rice
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments:




17
sunrise
climbing the paddy fields
rice planters
--Bouwe
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments:




18
planting rice on clouds
blue sky poured out
at our feet
--Lena Pelowska, Gdansk, Poland.
Votes:52**** Points: 09
Comments:




19
rice shoots --
midges in such numbers
the water swirls
--jennie townsend
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:




20
sown paddy field ...
the scent of turned earth,
the weight of dreams
--sanjuktaa
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments:




22
rustles and crackles
along the edge of moon
... rice seedlings
-- Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments: would have more power without the first line




23
break time
the rice planter pauses
to wipe her brow
--Cara Holman
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments 1: This simple verse captures the intensive labor involved in rice planting.
Comments 2: for encouraging every kind of caress everywhere




#25 RECEIVED AFTER VOTING HAD ALREADY STARTED
the grandfather
dense planting of rice
birth year
--Tatjana Debeljacki

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Sixth Kukai


The THEME is rice planting

Send one haiku which includes the theme of rice planting e-mail to

Example:-
as if bowing
to egret stares; bent backs
of rice planters
-- gillena cox




Deadline for sending entries is July 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is July 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

Here's the list for your votes and comments; Good luck to all of you

Here's a voting reminder
Deadline for sending votes is July 20th 2011

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

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #25 Results

Caribbean Kigo #25 Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players: 1. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 2. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 3. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 4. John McDonald, Scotland; 5. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 6. Cara Holman, USA; 7. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 8. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 9. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 10. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 11. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 12. William Kenney, USA; 13. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 14. Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA; 15. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 16. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 17. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine, USA; 18. Cezar F.Ciobîca 19. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia



FIRST PLACE

#18
wedding anniversary -
mom asks me to put on
my father's tuxedo
--Cezar F.Ciobîca
Votes:54***1 Points:19
Comments


SECOND PLACE
#11
golden wedding
a grain of rice in the pocket
of my tuxedo
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:10.1.2*** Points:18
Comments:Rice gives it an expanded image and meaning


#7
Somewhere, long ago,
a brown eyed girl
and my first tuxedo.
--Franklin Magalhães,
Votes:811*** Points:13
Comments:Loved this one...so romantic!


RESULTS CONTINUE


1
male torso stuffed
into an outfit
called a tuxedo
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:


2
it must be karma –
canicula outside,
outdoor tuxedo party
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:


3
in the conductor's
tuxedo, a forgotten
note
--Bouwe
Votes:7***** Points:07
Comments:I like the double layer in the image


4
zoo visit -
the penguin
in his tuxedo
--John McDonald
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:


5
peals of laughter ...
a skinny clown wearing
a huge tuxedo
--Keith A. SIMMONDS T & T
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:


6
a new boutonnière
in his old tuxedo -
father of the bride
--Cara Holman
Votes:71**** Points:09
Comments:Its poignancy compelled this vote for me


8
holiday at granie
overdressed nephew, tux on -
hanged kitten
GH.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:


9
strawberry scent
she searches
his tuxedo
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:


10
one tuxedo
among musketeers –
a costume party
--Iris
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:


12
senior prom –
a little too big
for dad's tuxedo
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:7***** Points:07
Comments:


13
her son puts buttons
on the tuxedos--
penguin drawings
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:


14
his smile...
no one notices the shine
on his tuxedo
--Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA
Votes:31**** Points:05
Comments:


15
old photos -
only tuxedos
unchanged
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:43**** Points:10
Comments:


16
job vacancy -
the employer's insistence
on Tuxedo
--sanjuktaa; India.
Notes:Tuxedo is also the name of a software.
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:


17
twenty-fifth reunion --
our president still fits
his prom tuxedo
--Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine, USA
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:


19
I’M TAILORING THE SUIT
FOR MY NEPHEW’S GRADUATION PARTYS
THE COLOR OF SAND.
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

CKK #25

original image from...


Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Fifth Kukai


The kigo is tuxedo

Send one haiku which includes tuxedo e-mail to

Example:-

texting
for a tuxedo ~
twentyfirst century
groom-to-be
--gillena cox



Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is June 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #24 Results

Caribbean Kigo #24 Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)



Players: 1. John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 2. Ramona Linke, Germany; 3. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 4. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 5. Alegria Imperial; Canada 6. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 7. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 8. John McDonald, Scotland; 9.Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 10. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 13. Diane Mayr, USA; 14. William Kenney, USA; 15. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 16. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 17. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 18. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca,Romania



#18 - FIRST PLACE

old diary -
between two blank pages
a pink ribbon
-- Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:85**** Points:18
Comments 1:It's the blankness of the pages that makes this interesting.
Comments 2: Nice image. I read it as either the ribbon was all the entry that was needed, perhaps belonging to a romantic interest or perhaps simply a bookmark with no current entry but in either case I enjoy both interps.


#14 SECOND PLACE

old oak tree
a yellow ribbon
from a different war
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:611*** Points:11
Comments:A sad commentary in so few words.


#22 THIRD PLACE

8
ribbons
floating on the breeze
Buddhist prayers
--aye John McDonald
Votes:62**** Points:10
Comment 1:Line 3 merely explains lines 1-2, but the arrangement adds some effectiveness.
Comment 2:Nice pivot line and good implied association to Buddhist prayer ribbons.



RESULTS CONTINUES


1
dusty packet
tied with red ribbons--
old love letters
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:411*** Points:09
Comments:



2
Walpurgis Night ...
he loosens her hair ribbon
gingerly
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:33**** Points:09
Comments:



3
wedding procession
matching ribbons
on car’s antenna’s
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:Two misplaced apostrophes are two too many; no points.



4
midget's night
the white ribbon tells us
adventures
--Ralf
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



5
silk rain--
i tie ribbons
on my memoirs
--Alegria
Votes:3***** Points:03
Comments:"silk rain" makes this interesting, but "memoirs" introduces a note of pretension



6
cherry blossoms
blowing freely in her hair ...
a red ribbon
--Keith A. SIMMONDS T & T
Votes:3***** Points:03
Comments:



7
cherries on ears
a ribbon plaiting hair -
head ... over ears
Gh.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



9
a kite stuck
in the tree, it's ribbons
caught in the wind
Bouwe
Votes:12**** Points:05
Comment 1:The misplaced apostrophe removes this one from consideration. No points.
Comment 2:I like the implied that the kite/ribbons are still trying to fly/escape



10
clouds
torn to ribbons -
spring rain
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:5***** Points:05
Comments:There's a mismatch between lines 1-2 and line 3; the violence of "torn" doesn't sound like spring rain.




11
receding waves...
through the half-opened door
a ribbon of light
--Cara Holman
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:A "headline haiku" and effective as such. How effective it will be when it loses its topicality is another question.



12
sky clears up --
in the haberdasher's window
a rainbow ribbon
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:



13
love letters...
the ribbon less faded
than her memory
--Diane Mayr
Votes:71**** Points:09
Comments:Nice turn on "faded." The objection conventionally raised to metaphor in haiku doesn't apply here, because both meanings of the word are common in current usage.



15
ribbon in my hair –
one more wrinkle on cheek
and my birthday
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:1***** Points:00
Comments:



16
black ribbon-
the winding highway
up the hills
--sanjuktaa, India
Votes:6***** Points:06
Comments:



17
empty chapel
ribbons of light falling
through stained glass
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:5***** Points:05
Comments:



RECEIVED AFTER VOTING HAD STARTED

19
After the storm
the sun hidden behind
ribbons rainbow
--Magdalena Dale - Romania

CKK #24

'May Pole Dancers' an Ann Stapleton's acrylic on hardboard copyright of Trindad and Tobago Newsday


Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Fourth Kukai

The kigo is ribbon

Send one haiku which includes ribbon e-mail to

Example:-

plaiting ribbons
into pattern; the swirling of
maypole dancers
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is May 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is May 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #23 Results

Caribbean Kigo #23 Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players: 1. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 2. Paul David Mena, USA; 3. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 4. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 5. Garry Eaton; 6. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 7. Tomislav Maretic,Croatia; 8. John Daliden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert, USA; 9.Quentin Clingerman, USA; 10.Ramona Linke, Germany; 11. John McDonald, Scotland; 12. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 13. Cara Holman, USA; 14. Diane Mayr, USA; 15. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 16. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 17. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 18. Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA; 19. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 20. Malgorzata Miksiewicz, Wrocław Poland; 21. Ralf Bröker,Germany; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca,Romania; 23 Magdalena Dale - Romania; 24. Alegria Imperial; Canada



#04 - FIRST PLACE

broken string
my paper kite disappears
in the sun
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:641*** Points:17
Comments


#11 SECOND PLACE

clearing his garage -
our tin-can telephone
the string still connected
John
Votes:251*** Points:15
Comments


#22 THIRD PLACE
antic shop window -
a spider carrying the moon
among guitar strings
-- Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:322*** Points:13
Comments



RESULTS CONTINUES


1
no strings attached –
spring in triumph
in this tag of war
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments


2
spring snow --
a sagging string
of Christmas lights
--Paul
Votes:13**** Points:7
Comments


3
grandma counting
a long string of beads ...
Fukushima
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:5*1*** Points:8
Comments


5
strings attached
the collection of kites
on the power line
--Garry Eaton; Port Moody, BC, Canada
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments


6
silver wedding
the string quartets repertoire
of golden oldies
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments:In line 2 an ' is need on quartets--quartet's; a possessive form should have been used. Spelling problems of this sort

obscure intended meaning.


7
sound of a guitar
in the night... a mouse passed
over the string
--Tomislav Maretic
Votes:**1*** Points:3
Comments


8
in the twilight
she weaves her silken strings--
hazy moon
--John Daleiden
Votes:31**** Points:5
Comments


9
Breaking the light string
The kite sails off on its own
Faces full of surprise
--Que
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments


10
tears at Easter
between door handle & milk tooth
a long string
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:231*** Points:11
Comments


12
fluttering string -
the flagpole bombarded
by some mutineers
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments


13
dream catcher -
crafting sweet slumbers
with willow and string
--Cara Holman
Votes:111*** Points:6
Comments


14
paper cranes
bounce from their strings
...aftershock
--Diane
Votes:421*** Points:11
Comments1:A very effective allusion to a current event without resorting to cliche.
Comments2:A meaningful reference to events happening now! An improvement would have been a plural form for "aftershocks".


15
over blossomed orchard
the paraglider's strings
begin whistling
--Gh.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:**1*** Points:3
Comments


16
passing shower--
the maestro tunes
his sitar strings
--sanjuktaa, India.
Votes:4*1*** Points:7
Comments:A nice 2 phrase haiku. I especially likes the repeated "s" sounds in each line of the haiku because the sounds reminded me of both the raindrops in the passing shower, and the various and changing tuning sounds of the strings as the maestro progresses with the turning.


17
grandma's box
buttons and threads -
loose ends
--Bouwe
Votes:11**** Points:3
Comments


18
hope's hidden strings
ever more reliable
each breath I take
Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments


19
the one slice of bread;
on the string upon the leg
haggard dog straggler
--Krzysztof Kokot PL


20
willow branches -
the wind playing
on the strings
--Malgorzata Miksiewicz
Votes:411*** Points:9
Comments


21
mother's birthday
a-string's vibration
--Ralf
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments


23
string spring...
birds chirping stopped
by a thunder
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
http://tankadream.blogspot.com/
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments


24
solar eclipse--
his marionettes piroutte
from his strings
--Alegria Imperial; Canada
Votes:1***** Points:2
Comments:For me the use of "his" in line three is confusing; an improvement would the substitution of their for his in this line.

CKK #23

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Third Kukai

The Theme is string

Send one haiku which includes string e-mail to

Example:-

earth's epicenter
now shifted; strings in the hands
of the puppeteer
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is April 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena


Pray For Japan


More praying hands clipart from

CKK#22 Results

CKK sends prayers and good wishes to Japan and neighbouring affected areas, for a speedy recovery from the present Tsunami/quake disaster; and to all our CKK pals thereabouts - wishes especially for kindness and speedy return to normalcy

Caribbean Kigo #22 (2nd Anniversary) Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players: 1. Tomislav Maretic,Croatia; 2. John McDonald, Scotland; 3. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 4. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 5. William Kenney, USA; 6. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 7. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 8. Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA; 9. Ramona Linke, Germany; 10.Diane Mayr, USA; 11. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 12. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 13. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 14. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 15. Alegria Imperial, Phillipines; 16. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 17. Cara Holman, USA; 18. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 19. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 20. Kelly Westhoff, USA 21. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca,Romania



#05 - FIRST PLACE

first buds
the dream fading
as I tell it
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:641*** Points:17
Comments:Lovely haiku, but I wonder if it would be even stronger if the second line would be: the dream fading


#21 SECOND PLACE

her newborn’s fingers . . .
outside the nursery window
cherry trees in bud
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:612*** Points:14
Comments:


#09 THIRD PLACE

waiting ...
at the edge of the precipice
bougainvillea buds
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:82**** Points:12
Comments:



RESULTS CONTINUES


1
waiting every day
for the forsythia's flowers –
sleepy buds
--Tomislav Maretic;Croatia
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:



2
cat stretches in the sun -
above him
cherry buds do the same
--John McDonald
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:The image has possibilities, but the execution is wordy.



3
budding trees –
the army of turbans
sits in the park
--Patricia Lidia, Romania; 0040723257725
Votes:2*1*** Points:05
Comments:



4
a lime bud
glowing in the dawn...
memories
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:



6
winter’s end
I ask him if he sees
a bud too
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:



7
budded sprigs
guild the old icon -
charismatic gifts
--GH.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



8
the bloom dies
the bud lives on
in his memory
--Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:




10
the bounce
of fecund buds
in the breeze
--Diane
Votes:*2**** Points:04
Comments:



11
mogra buds
a breath away
from summer
--sanjuktaa
Votes:321*** Points:10
Comments:"breath" is a beautiful choice, beautifully placed.



12
cat sniffing
the rose bud -
a sharp thorn
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:**2*** Points:06
Comments:



13
echo in the mountains-
from the buds of pine
falling ice crystals
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:2*2*** Points:08
Comments:



14
silent pink dawn
the crab apple tree buds
burst
--Jacek Margolak; Poland
Votes:13**** Points:07
Comments:I'd generally advise against having a verb stand alone as line 3, but this time, coming after the rather crabbed (pun

intended) second line, it works.



15
endearments
and tulip buds via UPS--
waiting for a kiss
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



16
lifting the cover
she makes me take a smell
jasmine buds
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



17
spring noon…
the magnolia bud
now a blossom
--Cara Holman
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:



18
Buds on the branches…
on my room a withered rose
in an old vase
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:221*** Points:09
Comments: I would use in rather than on my room in second line.



19
orchard dawn
out of the twilight buds
birdsong
--Bouwe
Votes:4*2*** Points:10
Comments:I actually preferred #19 to a couple of these, but didn’t vote for it because “dawn” and “twilight” both were mentioned in the

same moment. If “twilight” had been eliminated, it would have been a strong haiku rather than a confusing one.



20
Through my March window
snow piles grow high as my heart --
When will the trees bud?
--Kelly Westhoff
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



22
bursting buds...
expanding over again
our universe
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:3*1*** Points:06
Comments:


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'RESILIENCE' was received while voting had already started and therefore was not part of the voter's list.

RESILIENCE
Tremor turn trauma;
Rainless flood with nuclear rain…
Cherry blossoms bud.
--G. Newton V. Chance, Trinidad and Tobago

CKK#22

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Second Kukai

The Kigo is bud

Send one haiku which includes bud e-mail to

Example:-

buds on the rose bush-
when we danced to the music
of 'Hot Chocolate'
--gillena cox
first published at Lunchbreak 'Hoarding Chocolates 2011'

Deadline for sending entries is March 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is March 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK21 Results

Results of Caribbean Kigo Kukai Number 21
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players: 1. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 2. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 3. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 4. Cara Holman, USA; 5. Margaret Dornaus, USA; 6. Etsuko Yanagibori, Japan; 7. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 8. Alegria Imperial, Phillipines; 9. George Hawkins, USA; 10. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 11. Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro; 12. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 13. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland;14. John McDonald, Scotland; 15. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA 16. Diane Mayr, USA; 17. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 18. John Daleiden; Phoenix, AZ; 19. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 20. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca;


#20 & #21 - FIRST PLACE

20
Valentine's Day...
only cup of tea
warms my hands
Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:532*** Points:17
Comment1:Though I've problems with the grammar in line two this haiku opens a fine story.
Comment2:I like a warm image
Comment3: I like this but want it more implied by dropping "only" and maybe switching lines 2 and 3.


21
late Valentine's day –
the beggar still hums
an old love song
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca
Votes:342*** Points:17
Comments:



#19 - SECOND PLACE

Valentine’s Day…
between the book leaves
a dry flower
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:351*** Points:16
Comments:


#15 - THIRD PLACE

old valentines . . .
memories of the faces
as faded as the names
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:151*** Points:14
Comments:


RESULTS CONTINUES


1
sorry twin sisters -
valentine
only one
STOPSY
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



2
a postcard
to renew my vows...
Valentine day
Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:



3
the postman
returns home empty handed
Valentine's day
--Bouwe
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:



4
Valentine's Day-
the queen of hearts
trumps all
--Cara Holman
Votes:32**** Points:07
Comments:vividly image



5
valentine haiku—
a chocolate-covered daisy
chain of words
Margaret Dornaus U.S.
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



6
corner shop
smiling buyers for bitter chocolate-
valentine
--sakuratukiyo
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



7
Decorated box
Valentine placed in shyly
How many did you get?
--Que
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



8
Valentine card—
she smudges the hollow heart
of strawberry halves
--Alegria
Votes:*1**** Points:02
Comments: Wonderful phrasing of line 2 and 3. My interp was a young girl perhaps receiving strawberry halves as a v-day gift. The "Valentine card" of line 1 made me wonder if it was a drawing of a strawberry but since I love the idea of real strawberrys I wonder about changing line 1 to Valentine's Day.



9
my valentine...
sometimes she's not
a saint
--George Hawkins - Michigan (U.S.)
Votes:112*** Points:09
Comments:



10
Valentine’s Day dinner
the heart shaped chocolates
are on the house
--Marleen Hulst The Netherlands
Votes:2*1*** Points:05
Comments:In my head this scene turns into romance - or melancholy. Just depends, just great



11
Valentine's Day -
tracery of moths
in the antique card.
-- Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Votes:4***** Points:04
Comments: I wasn't sure if these were illustrated moths or damage to the card done by moths. I'd perfer it clarified but I still like the 'ku in either case.



12
Valentine's Day -
yesterday's turtledove
sits on the same branch
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes:7*1*** Points:10
Comment1: I like this line. yesterday's turtledove
Comment2: Nice implied analogy.



13
Valentine's Day -
she gives me
her virginity
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:



14
the old maid -
on her mantelshelf
the years-old valentine
--John McDonald
Votes:3***** Points:03
Comments:




16
valentine's day
art teacher's closet devoid
of pinks and reds
--Diane Mayr
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments: I like the humor and images. I think it flows better by dropping "teacher's".



17

this folded paper
the blackboard says
Valentine's Day
--Ralf
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



18
a valentine
for all brothers and sister--
peace in the world
--John Daleiden; Phoenix, AZ
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

CKK#21

Caribbean Kigo Kukai Number Twenty One

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twentieth First Kukai

The Kigo is valentine

Send one haiku which includes valentine e-mail to

Example:-

post office queue-
hearts on a card in the
Valentines day slot
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is February 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is February 18th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #20 Results

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #20 Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


Players:1. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 2. Karol Rosiak, Poland; 3. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 4. Flory Brick, USA; 5. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 6. Diane Mayr, USA; 7. Taro Kunugi, Japan; 8. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 9. William Kenney, USA; 10. Cara Holman, USA; 11. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 12. John McDonald, Scotland; 13. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 14. George Hawkins, XXX; 15. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 16. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 17. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 18. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 19. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 20. Margaret Dornaus, USA; 21. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland ; 22. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 23. Melissa Allen, USA; 24.Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 25. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca; 26. Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro;



#15 FIRST PLACE

east wind
the paper-thin days
of the calendar
--Bouwe Brouwer; The Netherlands
Votes:432*** Points:16
Comment:1- "paper-thin days" is imaginative and witty.
Comment:2- nice image



#14 & #22 SECOND PLACE

14
new calendar
my wife takes
all the dates
--George Hawkins
Votes:821*** Points:15
Comments: minimalist and humorous


22
winter evening-
the wall's whiteness under
old calendar
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:441*** Points:15
Comments:



#16 THIRD PLACE

twelve new birds
in the ornithological lab -
new calendar
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:54**** Points:13
Comments:



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
New calendar / counting holidays / and festival days
Kokko ( Sakuo )
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



2
a new calendar
I look at days
that will come
--Karol Rosiak, Poland
Votes:11**** Points:03
Comments:



3
The days are numbered
Events are marked out in full
Calendar ready
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



4
year of the rabbit
started snowing
current calendar
--flory
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



5
mother's calendar
the orignal colour
of the wall
--Ralf
Votes:111*** Points:06
Comments:



6
online calendar
gone is the satisfaction
of discarding a year
--Diane
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:



7
as I uncurl
fresh smell of ink and paper
the new calender
--Taro
Votes:4***** Points:04
Comments:



8
burning trashes --
old calendar
waiting it's turn
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:



9
a breeze ruffles
the calendar leaves
January thaw
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



10
setting the date-
side by side
we compare calendars
-- Cara Holman
Votes:34**** Points:11
Comment:1- Rather prosaic, but in a way that suits the subject: However important, romantic, exciting the date, the calendar is king. Comment:2- clever image



11
one day at a time
my New Year's resolutions...
a calendar
Keith A. SIMMONDS;T & T
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:



12
calendar:
days
awaiting fulfilment
--John McDonald
Votes:23**** Points:08
Comments:



13
wardrobe door -
mothballs hang over
the old calendar
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
Votes:31**** Points:05
Comments:



17
first five black crosses
on the PEACEwar calendar -
AFGAN ALL QUIET!
--STOPSY
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:



18
birthday calendar
the tiny cross
behind her name now
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:3*2*** Points:09
Comments: I would have voted for this one if line 3 had read: “behind her name” or “beside her name” without the “now”



19
Leaf after leaf
falling to the ground…
the calendar
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:52**** Points:09
Comments:I like the play on "leaf." Purists may object to the extended moment.



20.
pocket calendar—
filling in the blank spaces
of her memory
--Margaret Dornaus
Votes:34**** Points:11
Comments:Effectively understated pathos, with a hint of humor. Imagine, 365 days full of senior moments. But, of course, there's sadness here, too.



21
twins-
in the old calendar
question mark
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:I would have voted for this one if line 3 had read: “a question mark”.



23
January
not knowing what to do
with the old calendar
-- Melissa Allen, USA
Votes:31**** Points:05
Comments:



24
early
bed of crocuses-
the new calendar
--sanjuktaa; Karnataka, India
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:



25
only one date
circled in her calendar –
the 11th september
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:I like this, but find the last line confusing. It sounds as if it’s 11th anniversary vs. September 11th? Maybe it is? A bit too ambiguous.



26
Calendar –
our life attached
to a convention
--Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:

CKK#20

Caribbean Kigo Kukai Number Twenty


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

The theme is calendar

Send one haiku which includes calendar e-mail to



Example:-

circling
family birthdays--
the new calendar
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is January 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is January 20th 2011

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 during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to e-mail to
The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

Wishing All The Best For The Year 2011
gillena