(None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)
Players: 1. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 2. Robert Kania, Poland; 3. John McDonald, Scotland; 4.Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 5.Dan Iulian, Romania; 6. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 7. Vinay Ravindranath, Bangalore, India; 8. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 9. Asni Amin, Singapore; 10. Christine L. Villa, USA; 11. Angelo B. Ancheta, Phillipines; 12. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 13. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 14. Cara Holman, USA; 15. William Kenney, USA; 16. Linda L Ashok; India; 17. Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup,Germany; 18. Kirsten Cliff, New Zealand; 19. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 20. Ed Bremson, MFA, Raleigh, NC; 21. Sandi Pray, USA
FIRST PLACE
13
stormy weather
a homeless man clutches
his bottle of wine
--Bouwe Brouwer
Votes:252*** Points: 18
Comments:
SECOND PLACE
7
swaying oak -
afternoon tea
in the cellar
--V.Leo.R; Bangalore, India
Votes:55**** Points: 15
Comments:
14
an unseen bird
begins to trill...
lifting clouds
--Cara Holman, USA
Votes:55**** Points: 15
Comments:
THIRD PLACE
8
hailstorm -
an old man finds refuge
in a disco bar
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes:22***1 Points: 12
Comments:
15
high winds
breathing in
breathing out
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:222*** Points: 12
Comments:
RESULTS CONTINUED
1
wind they call haboob
double whammy boomerang...
dust storm overhead
--Pat Geyer USA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:
2
autumn storm -
birds and leaves are escaping
from the trees
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:
3
stormy weather -
all the birds
dressed in rags
--John McDonald Edinburgh Scotland
Votes:32**** Points: 07
Comments:
4
gusty winds howling
rooftops flying in the air ...
hurricane warning
--Keith A. Simmonds,T & T
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:
5
edge of the whirlwind…
a leaf is dancing
hypnotically
--Dan Iulian, Romania
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments:
6
thunder passes
wind lowers itself
trees bow and bend
-- Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia;
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:
9
standing tall
after the storm …
a frog croaks
--Asni Amin, Singapore
Votes:221*** Points: 09
Comments:
10
a lightning bolt
splits a tree in two—
divorce papers
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments:
11
stormy night
the croaking pauses
to join me
--Angelo B. Ancheta
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments:
12
twisted branches
smash down the electric wires—
the silence so strange
--John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:
16
fearing the
lust of northern winds
i hide my moon
--Linda L Ashok
Votes:*2**** Points: 04
Comments:
17
stormy atmosphere
he runs outside
to save his barbie
--Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:
18
hailstorm . . .
three red petals left
to scent this rose
--Kirsten Cliff (New Zealand)
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:
19
hailstones -
on the memory lane
shrapnels
--Cezar F. Ciobîca,Boto?ani, Romania
Votes:1*1*** Points: 04
Comments:
20
where are the redbirds
on this dark and stormy night
where are their white songs?
--Ed Bremson, MFA, Raleigh, NC
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:
21
leaving silence
you steal the songs
hurricane
--Sandi Pray, USA
Votes:2*3*** Points: 11
Comments:
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