Players: 1.William Kenney, USA; 2. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 3. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 4. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 5. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 6. Alex Serban, Romania; 7.Cara Holman, USA; 8. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 9. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 10. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 11. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands;12. John McDonald, Scotland; 13. Stella Pierides, DE and UK; 14. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 15. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 16. Krzysztof Kokot PL; 17. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 18. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 19. Chitra Rajappa, India; 20. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 21. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 22. Rusu Alisia, Romania; 23. Andronic Andra, Romania; 24. Diane Mayr, USA;
(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)
FIRST PLACE #1
the sound
of my own footsteps . . .
winter dawn
--BILL KENNEY
Votes: 551*** Points: 18
Comments:
SECOND PLACE #9
sandcastle
a trail of footsteps
from and to the sea
--Marleen Hulst
Votes: 322*** Points: 13
Comments
THIRD PLACE #6 & #17
6
first snow-
two footsteps forward
and two back
--alex serban
Votes: 331*** Points: 12
Comments
17
one month after the funeral
I still hear her footsteps
on the stairs
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes: 521*** Points: 12
Comments
RESULTS CONTINUES
2
breaking news -
footsteps discovered on Moon
paparazzo's dream
GHEORGHE POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments
3
a beggar
proceeds to heavily footsteps
before the moonlight sets
-- Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments
4
Ocean of snow-
drops of blood behind
a deer footsteps.
--Dan Iulian
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments
5
footsteps slurp
the bog meadow
father and son
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments
7
footsteps receding
in the distance
morning solitude
--Cara Holman
Votes: 22***** Points: 06
Comments: I like the way the poet has adapted the familiar "winter solitude" kigo to the theme of the kukai.
8
rhythmic footsteps ...
swaying and waving a flag
a pregnant reveller
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes: *2***** Points: 04
Comments:
10
Waiting for a friend
Quiet footsteps on the porch
Bell shatters silence
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes: 1*1*** Points: 04
Comments
11
starry night -
our footsteps
in sleet
--Bouwe Brouwer
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments
12
first date -
we lie listening
for her footsteps
--john McDonald
Votes: 32**** Points: 07
Comment 1: I'm giving this a point for its intended meaning, but it desperately needs a "her" in line 1. Without it, you have a couple being naughty on their first date (!) and fearing that Mama is going to catch them.
Comment 2: This would read more smoothly if the word "awake" was inserted after "lie".
13
in your footsteps…
I take my time to find
the way
--Stella Pierides(DE and UK)
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments
14
Scarecrow's footstepts?
Just an old man crossing
the snowy field.
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments
15
footsteps
approach the arbour -
full moon rising
--sanjuktaa
Votes: 111**** Points: 06
Comments: A bit too vague to be fully persuasive, but in the haiku spirit.
16
footsteps in the dark-
from window to window
footprints in the snow
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comments
18
after sunrise
footsteps of the carnival--
awoken stones
--Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments
19
cascades of violets
dot the countryside:
footsteps of spring .....
-- Chitra Rajappa, India.
Votes: *3**** Points: 06
Comments
20
thaw -
my father's footprints
still in the concrete
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes: 11***1Points: 09
Comments
21
fresh snow -
the little girl following
her mother's footprints
--Ailoaei Cristina
Votes: 411*** Points: 09
Comments
22
north wind -
wiping the deer footprints
in the snow
--Rusu Alisia,Romania
Votes:*2**** Points: 04
Comments
23
first snow -
the old man's footprints
going west
--Andronic Andra, Romania
Votes: 1*1**** Points: 04
Comments
24
my footsteps
squeak in the snow
...still so cold
--Diane
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comments
