Happy Holidays 2012-13

Dear haiku friends
Kukai No 39 was the last for this year 2012. We rest in November and December.

I have been prompted several times over this year for a Poets Choice Kukai; so what i will do is collect the first 100 winners from when our kukai started and prepare a list for Poets Choice; however, this kukai will happen in 2013 .

We will begin the year 2013 with a Poets Choice Kukai; after which, we will continue with our monthly themes

Remember in December/January The Twelve Days Of Christmas' at Lunch Break i welcome your participation; and will remind you later again this year about it

much love
gillena cox

Founder/co-ordinator Caribbean Kigo Kukai

CKK #39 Results

CKK #39 Results
(Votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. John McDonald, Scotland; 2. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 3. Dan Iulian, Romania; 4. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 5. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 6. Sandi Pray, Robbinsville, NC USA; 7. Robert Kania, Poland; 8. Stella Pierides, DE and UK; 9. Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup,Germany; 10. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 11. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 12. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 13. Asni Amin, Singapore; 14. Vinay Ravindranath, Bangalore, India; 15. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 16. Urszula Wielanowska, Kielce Poland; 17. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro; 18. Alegria Imperial, Canada; 19. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;


FIRST PLACE

14
shaping dreams..
the potter's hand on his
wheel of fortune
--Vinay Leo R; Bangalore, India
Votes:15***1 Points: 17
Comments:



SECOND PLACE

11
autumn coolness
the potter's hand scatters
ashes
--Bouwe
Votes:251*** Points: 15
Comments:



THIRD PLACE

1
potter's hands
shaping the emptiness
of his blue jugs
--John McDonald
Votes:151*** Points: 14
Comments:



RESULTS CONTINUES

2
the potter’s hand--
shaping a stoneware
tea set
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments:


3
warming world-
in the potter’s hands
a globe
--Dan Iulian, Romania
Votes:22**** Points: 06
Comments:


4
ethno village
colony of fine arts ceramics
my potter's hand
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


5
former beauty queen
moves with grace and harmony
from the potter's hand
--Keith A. Simmonds
Votes:2*2*** Points: 08
Comments:


6
the scent of wet earth . . .
from a potter's hand to mine
the weight of your urn
--Sandi Pray, Robbinsville, NC USA
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments:


7
after a hard day -
potter's hand smooths
women's hip
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:111*** Points: 06
Comments:


8
nursing home garden
the potter’s hands mould
an angel
--Stella Pierides
Votes:12**** Points: 05
Comments:


9
rag in
potter's hand
rolls a cig
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


10
the eternal city -
a potter's hand disappears
the Mouth of Truth
--Irena Szewczyk, Poland
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


12
autumn raining
into a broken clay lamp -
potter's shaky hands
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


13
the lump of clay
in the potter's hands ...
a butterfly flutters
--Asni Amin, Singapore
Votes:24**** Points: 10
Comments:


15
unfolding the map -
old potter's hand crocks connect
past and present world
--STOPS ROMANIA
Votes:1***** Points: 00
Comments:


16
sunday morning
potter's hands polishes
urn of ashes
--Urszula Wielanowska,Kielce (Poland)
Votes:22**** Points: 06
Comments:


17
broken jars -
potter's hands work
just clay again
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments:


18
the spiral whirl
of the potter's wheel
still morning
--Alegria Imperial,Canada
Votes:131*** Points: 10
Comments:


19
no chance...
giving my life
to the Potter's hand
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:22**** Points: 06
Comments:



Poems remain the copyright of individual writers

CKK #39

image of deyas from google

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty ninth Kukai The kigo is potter's hand
Send one haiku using potter's hand e-mail to

Example:-
a mound of deyas
at the market place; gift of
the potter's hand
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is October 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is October 20th 2012

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 by 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 #38 Results

(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:



Poems remain the copyright of individual writers

CKK #38

image from digicel tt

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty eight Kukai The theme is Stormy Weather
Send one haiku which reflects this themeStormy Weather e-mail to

Example:-
an eerie silence -
tempestuous winds arrive
the tango with trees
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is September 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is September 20th 2012

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 by 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 #37 Results

( None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players:1. William Kenney, USA; 2. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 3. John McDonald, Scotland; 4.Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 5.Cara Holman, USA; 6. Tomislav Maretic; Croatia; 7. Kirsten Cliff, New Zealand; 8. S.E. Buffington, USA; 9. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 10. Asni Amin, Singapore; 11. Patty Hardin; 12. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 13. Robert Kania, Poland; 14. Dan Iulian, Romania; 15. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 16. Paul David Mena,USA; 17. Christine L. Villa, USA; 18. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 19. Vinay.R Leo,Bangalore, India; 20. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 21. Ana-Maria Trandafir, Bucharest, Romania;


FIRST PLACE

1
high diver
at the platform's edge
stillness
--BILL KENNEY, USA
Votes:553*** Points: 24
Comments :An enjoyable read; the best words in the best order, that also translates visually with L2 acting as the platform. The tension builds as we view the image set up here: a high diver at the edge of the platform about to attempt what s/he has trained many hours for. And then we are left with just that one word, “stillness”. The diver? The crowd? Me? Yes, to all three!


SECOND PLACE

11
stripping away
her gold medal
the alarm clock
--Patty Hardin
Votes:6*3*** Points: 15
Comments :This senryu stuck me straight away; powerful and yet humbling. My first readings of it were of an Olympian who had won a medal, but that this is stripped away at the sound of the alarm clock as the athlete has to rise every morning, just like everyone else, and go to work, or to study. A medal doesn't count in the everyday world. Or maybe it's just that the athlete had to get up and train for the next event. Again, the medal doesn't matter. The focus and the training, and the repetition of this with it's grueling early morning starts, is what is needed to win in the future. I gave it my top points because of this. It wasn't until later
readings that I realised the senryu could also (and maybe more likely) be about a person (maybe an athlete and maybe not) having won a medal in a dream, only to have it disappear when brought back to their waking reality. In reading the senryu this way, I still enjoy it, as it is well constructed. Dream ku can be very effective as dreams and their symbols lend themselves to be explored through poetry.


THIRD PLACE

7
Olympics on TV
I sit folding origami
peace cranes
--Kirsten Cliff (New Zealand)
Votes:531*** Points: 14
Comments :



RESULTS CONTINUES

2
Difference to win
Hundereth of a second
Wins the Gold medal
--Que Clingerman
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


3
back-garden olympics -
sqirrel wins
the gymnastics
--John McDonald
Votes:24**** Points: 10
Comments :


4
gypsy pickpocket -
stealing the OLYMPIC RINGS
breaks the record
--STOPS, ROMANIA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


5
passing the torch
a new generation
takes the medal stand
--Cara Holman
Votes:21***1 Points: 10
Comments :


6
gold medal for table tennis--
I can't decide for which
Chinese to root
--Tom
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


8
gymnastics
the five ring circus
in full swing
--S.E. Buffington, USA
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments :


9
a wave passes
through the stadium -
relay finals
--Bouwe
Votes:412*** Points: 12
Comments :


10
just by a second
that's all it takes ...
to win the gold
--Asni Amin, Singapore
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


12
amidst the cheers
a referee eats his words ...
and we win gold
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments: Great use of language; especially, “a referee eats his words”. The addition of the ellipsis gave me that extra pause, and I could imagine the last few seconds ticking over before the event ended and the result was confirmed. The use of “we” is interesting: it could have been a team sport, but more likely the “we” that we all use when “our” team or country have won. Simple yet effective.


13
neglected stadium -
only the frog
is jumping into the distance
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments


14
gym-
lost above apparatus
a flake of dandelion
--Dan Iulian, RO
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments :


15
olympic swimming pool -
a little boy ask
where is the lifeguard?
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:511*** Points: 10
Comments :


16
London pub crawl --
five amber rings
on a bar towel
--Paul David Mena
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments :


17
finish line . . .
the winner kisses the ground
glistening with rain
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments :


18
Olympic gold—
on the podium their smiles
brush away pain
--John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:2*11** Points: 09
Comments :catches the totality of winning--both the glory and the necessary effort(which causes pain).


19
mothers' honour
and my own pride -
gold rush
--Vinay.R ~Leo~Bangalore, India
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


20
gymnastics final...
standing ovations for
the lord of the rings
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


21
watching athletics
next to my old grandma...
this smooth, dry evening
--Ana-Maria Trandafir (Bucharest, Romania )
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :

CKK #37

image from google

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty Seventh Kukai The theme is The Olympic Games
Send one haiku which reflects this themeThe Olympic Games e-mail to

Example:-
très bien
a gold medalist tosses
flowers to family
-- gillena cox
[this haiku first shared at NaHaiWriMo in response to one of the July 2012 prompts]

Deadline for sending entries is August 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is August 20th 2012

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 by 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 #36 Results

(None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Caude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland; 2. John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 3. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 4. William Kenney, USA; 5.Christine L. Villa California, USA; 6. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 7. Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 8. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 9. Dan Iulian, Romania; 10. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 11. Michelle Angelini, USA; 12. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 13. Alegria Imperial, Canada; 14. Cara Holman, USA; 15. John McDonald, Scotland; 16. Robert Kania, Poland; 17. Franklin Magalhaes; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 18. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 19. Asni Amin, Singapore; 20. Linda Hofke, Germany; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 22. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania

FIRST PLACE

14
graduation day
I fold my program
into a fan
--Cara Holman
Votes:*93*** Points: 27
Comments: A real haiku's (rarer than you 'd think) .


SECOND PLACE

5
graduation march . . .
floating among the clouds
my mother's smile
--Christine L. Villa (California, USA)
Votes:251*** Points: 15
Comments:


THIRD PLACE

15
Graduation parade -
even the flowers
craning their necks
-- John McDonald, Scotland;
Votes:322*** Points: 13
Comments :

20
tassles dangle
expectations and hopes hang
uncertain
--Linda Hofke, Germany
Votes:213*** Points: 13
Comments : this encapsulates how high school graduates feel - or at least how I felt - I was leaving one world to "conquer" another, but with quite a bit of uncertainty


RESULTS CONTINUE

1
High school graduation-
This commencement is an end
Yet life just begins
--claude lopez-ginisty
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments: Yes, life for graduates is just beginning. It will be the first time, when they leave
home that they will be on their own, but it is also a beginning of a different life for their parents.


2
in caps and gowns--
sunlight brightens in the door
of a new garden
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments: I like the idea of graduation being a garden. The graduates are flowers growing in another part of life.


3
high school
caps four years ~
graduation
--Pay Geyer, USA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


4
graduation day
the promises they make
to themselves
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:32**** Points: 07
Comments: Yes, the promises. So many of us were so sure that we would make it away from home and at school - out in the world away from the safe halls.


6
along the life's pathWAY
the HIGH school graduation
opens the HIGHWAY
--STOPS, ROMANIA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


7
wind gust-
most of the graduates scurry
after their caps
--Rita Odeh Nazareth, IL
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments :


8
young eager faces
all in rapt attention ...
graduation speech
--Keith A. Simmonds
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


9
old graffiti-
on highschool wall two hearts
still entwinned
--Dan Iulian, Romania
Votes:53**** Points: 11
Comments :


10
graduation day
the head girl contradicts
her headmaster
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:13**** Points: 07
Comments: The final rebellion - one that will not be punished. Maybe a look into the future of leadership?


11
Changed society
Students get their diplomas
Growing up faster
--Michelle Angelini
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments: Reminds me of the Bob Dylan song, sung by the Byrds – My Back Pages – “…I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now….” Kids grow up too fast in today’s world.


12
explaining grandfather
how to download photos -
graduation day
--Bouwe
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:


13
little girl
sleepy on her false lashes
high school graduation
--Alegria Imperial, Canada
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


16
happy end
of high school education -
I dream of high life
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments: Don't all graduates dream of a high life after leaving high school? Maybe some are more motivated to accomplish just that.


17
Hoods into the air -
out of sight of parents
a party with friends
----Franklin Magalhaes
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


18
Graduation day -
through the halls of my high school
all the memories
--Ailoaei Cristina,
Votes:41***** Points: 06
Comments: Reading this poem, I can still see the halls of my high school in my mind. Leaving them felt so wonderful, but now years later, they were a time to grow.


19
high school graduation -
the same stage
and butterflies
--asni amin
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments :


21
graduation day...
dandelion fluff guiding
our dreams to sky
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:31***** Points: 05
Comments :


22
graduation day -
exam results papers
melting in the rain
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
Votes:111*** Points: 06
Comments: On that day, all the hard work of classes, studying, and exams is washed away by tears of joy at the accomplishment of leaving school and moving ahead into another part of life.

CKK #36

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

The Theme is high school graduation

Send one haiku which reflects this theme e-mail

Example:-
rosebuds in lapels -
still wearing braces
a young man's smile
-- gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is July 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is July 20th 2012

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

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#35 Results

CKK #35 Results
(1. 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. Kathy Uyen Nguyen, Texas USA; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 4. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 5.Virgil Babb, Trinidad and Tobago; 6. Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 7. Dan Iulian, Bucharest Romania; 8. Robert Kania, Poland; 9. Keith A.Simmonds, T & T; 10. William Kenney, USA; 11.Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 12.Stella Pierides, DE/UK; 13. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 14. Rita B. Fox, The Netherlands; 15. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 16. Cara Holman, USA; 17. Asni Amin, Singapore; 18. Catherine J.S. Lee. USA; 19. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 20. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 21. Andronic Andra, Romania; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania


FIRST PLACE

2
tiger lilies . . .
the old widow remembers
her first dance
--Kathy Uyen Nguyen
Votes:223*** Points: 15
Comments: A wonderful expression of just one of the many sentiments felt at a wedding.


SECOND PLACE

17
mother's tears -
the wedding bouquet
in my hands
--asni amin
Votes:612*** Points: 14
Comments: Very heartfelt


THIRD PLACE

20
marriage service -
white butterflies around
the wedding bouquet
--Ailoaei Cristina
Votes:54**** Points: 13
Comments


RESULTS CONTINUES


1
windflower
in the brides bouquet...
how long will the marriage last?
Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ
Votes:2*2*** Points: 08
Comments:


3
the wedding bouquet
still on the conjugal bed -
the bride was kidnapped
--STOPS
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments :


4
wedding ceremony
in the park, children
picking daisies
--Bouwe
Votes:111*** Points: 06
Comments: Good ambiguity


5
silent pews...
the bouquet toss
before the wedding
--Virgil Babb
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments: Good suspense


6
old woman's eyes
following the tossed
wedding bouquet
-- Rita Odeh
Votes:311*** Points: 08
Comments :Wondering...what if... This is very poignant.


7
The silver wedding-
a white lily bouquet
on the mother's grave.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:121*** Points: 08
Comments:


8
wedding bouquet
in the black-and-white photo
loses colour
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:5***** Points: 05
Comments:


9
a blushing bride
throws her wedding bouquet ...
her rival seizes it
-- Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes:1*1*** Points: 04
Comments:


10
June wedding
the bouquet begins
its descent
--BILL KENNEY, USA
Votes:24**** Points: 10
Comments:


11
crash -
in a broken car
wedding bouquet
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments:


12
no wedding bouquet
her dress, though, is made
of roses
--Stella
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:


13
chapel gate
hands reaching to catch
her wedding bouquet
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments :


14
a bridal bouquet of orchids
remind me of past times,
my wedding day
--Rita B. Fox
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


15
wedding bouquet
a waft of the odour
along with her "no"
--Irena Szewczyk Poland
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:


16
tea roses and sweet peas
he escorts his youngest daughter
down the aisle
--Cara Holman
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments:


18
sunrise beach
morning glories trailing
from the bride's bouquet
--Catherine J.S. Lee. USA
Votes:14**** Points: 09
Comments:


19
traffic jam
a black car praises
bridal bouquets
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


21
moonlight -
granny's wedding bouquet
just like in first day
--Andronic Andra, Romania
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:


22
hiding her tears...
the old maid trying to catch
the wedding bouque
--Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania
Votes:121*** Points: 08
Comments :This is one of those things that happens so often. Sad, but true. You made me feel her sadness



LATE ENTRY

23
in weddings
chariots bride with bouquet
horses in the rain
--Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia

CKK #35

image from google

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

The theme is wedding bouquet

Send one haiku which reflects this theme wedding bouquet e-mail to

Example:-

scent of roses -
the bride
finally arrives
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is June 20th 2012

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 #34 Results

(1. None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)
Players: 1.Alex Serban, Romania; 2. Cara Holman, USA; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 4. Caude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland ; 5.Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 6. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 7. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 8. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 9. Stella Pierides, DE/UK; 10. Michael OBrein, Ireland; 11. John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert; 12.Christine L. Villa, USA ; 13. Dan Iulian, Bucharest Romania; 14. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 15. Diane Mayr, USA; 16. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 17. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 18. Rita B. Fox, The Netherlands; 19. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 20. John McDonald, Scotland; 21. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 22.William Kenney, UISA; 23. Andronic Andra, Romania; 24. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 25. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;


FIRST PLACE
19
grandmother -
she recognizes us
by touch
Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland;
Votes: 423*** Points: 17
Comment: very moving

SECOND PLACE
14
mother explains
grandmother's recipe -
autumn rain --Bouwe
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comment:

17
at the window
buds on plum branches...
grandmother's smile
--Magdalena Dale, Romania
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comment:

THIRD PLACE
7
in sepia colours
my grandmother
at my age
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:62**** Points: 10
Comment:

RESULTS CONTINUES
1
ring a little bell -
visiting grandmother
on her birthday
--alex serban
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:

2
grandma’s old letters
the lingering scent
of heirloom roses
--Cara Holman
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comment:

3
blossomed chesnut trees -
hand in hand two damaged toys
grandma and grandpa
--STOPS
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

4
Although she is gone
Grandmother is still present
In some good old songs
--claude lopez-ginisty
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:

5
grandma's window-
feeding a large cuckoo chick,
a small reed warbler
--Rita Odeh
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

6
blue velvet coat
still keeps me warm...
grandmother's favorite
--Pat
Votes: 2*2*** Points: 08
Comment:

8
mum washes
her mother ... will these soldiers
come?
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

9
grandmother’s drawer
a dried rose and a thimble
full of soil
--Stella Pierides, DE/UK
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comment:

10
snow falling -
a memory of
grandmother’s cooking
--Michael O'Brien
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:

11
at grandmother’s house
colorful quits on each bed--
fresh bread baking
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comment:

12
white tulips
my grandmother beats me
at blackjack
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes: 3*2*** Points: 09
Comment:

13
Memories-
the grandmother talking
to the Virgin Mary.
--Dan Iulian
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comment:

15
grandma's closet...
half-finished projects
left behind
--Diane
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comment:

16
pure white
my wedding dress
his grandmother wore
--Irena Szewczyk, Poland
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

18
at my grandmothers house
always the smell of ...
baked cookies
--Rita B. Fox
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comment:

20
full moon -
grandmother's
pandrops
--John Mcdonald
Votes: 1**1** Points: 05
Comment:

21
convivial glow
in the family party...
grandmother's rum punch
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comment:

22
spring begins –
my grandmother's first look
at my son
--BILL KENNEY
Notes:PS: He was the 25th great grandchild she lived to see. This, of course, is a memory-ku. John is now 47.
Votes: 112*** Points: 09
Comment:

23
the sunset -
in my granny's chest
old letters
--Andronic Andra; Romania
Votes: 33**** Points: 09
Comment:

24
winter night -
my granny tells me about
Penelope's cloth
-- Ailoaei Cristina
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:

25
on dying bed -
my granny gives me
her wedding ring
--Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comment:

LATE ENTRY
26
bus stop -
grandmother goes back
to empty home
--Robert Kania, Poland

27
granma's oil-down...
the shopkeeper wiping her fingers
with plain brown paper
--Virgil Babb, Trinidad and Tobago

CKK #34

image from google

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

The Theme is grandmother

Send one haiku which includes this theme grandmother e-mail to

Example:-

lily of the valley -
memory of my grandmother
scents my mind
-- gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is May 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is May 20th 2012

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 #33 Results

(1. None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)
Players: 1.Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 2.Caude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland ; 3. Tushar Gandhi, India; 4. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 5.Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 6. John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert; 7. Dan Iulian, Bucharest Romania; 8. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 9. Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA; 10. Alex Serban, Romania; 11.John McDonald, Scotland; 12. Robert Kania, Poland; 13. Alegria Imperial, Canada; 14. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 15. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 16. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 17. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 18. Rita B. Fox, The Netherlands; 19. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 20. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 21. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 22.Cara Holman, USA; 23. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro; 24. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 25. Catherine J.S. Lee,Maine, USA


FIRST PLACE
14
blossoming cherry trees
I ask the waiter
for a window table
--Marleen Hulst,The Netherland
Votes: 844*** Points: 28
Comment: A little cause-and-effect in this one, but still a delightful moment.

SECOND PLACE
5
at the crossroads,
bumping into each other..
blossoming almond
--Rita Odeh
Votes: 431*** Points: 13
Comment:

THIRD PLACE
15
crucifixion
a thorny shrub
blossoming
--Tomislav Maretic
Votes: 412*** Points: 12
Comment:

RESULTS CONTINUES
1
bossoming trees -
the Queenbee's planning
workers' timing flight
--STOPS
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comment:

2
The snow is gone now
Cherry-trees are blossoming
Where is the cuckoo
--Caude Lopez-Ginisty
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comment:

3
Choko of sake in hand
Viewing Mount Fuji under
Blossoming sakura
--Tushar Gandhi
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

4
brown turns to green
with buds blossoming white...
chickweed creeps through the lawn
--Pat Geyer
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:

6
a Joshua Tree
blossoming in the church yard--
lift up your hearts!
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

7
The prom-
I remember her dress
blossoming.
Dan Iulian, Romania
Votes: 3*2*** Points: 09
Comment:

8
Palm Sunday strollers
around the savannah ...
poui blossoming
--8. Keith A. Simmonds
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

9
blossoming spring
I long to return to
a simpler time
-- Johnny Baranski
Votes: 5*2*** Points: 11
Comment: A lovely evocation of the simpler times of youth.

10
blossoming cherry -
a background
on my letter
-- alex serban
Votes: 5***** Points: 05
Comment:

11
camellia blossoming -
a hundred throats
singing
--john McDonald
Votes: 32**** Points: 07
Comment:

12
final blossoming -
I watch on tv
the last living bees
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comment:

13
full moon
we track down the redolence
of blossoming plums
-- Alegria Imperial, Canada
Votes: 13**** Points: 07
Comment: "rendolence" may call too much attention to itself, overshadowing the rest of the haiku, while a less-showy word like "scent" would convey the same sensory detail whilst keeping the focus entirely on the moment. But I like this one anyway.

16
spring rain blossoming scents
--Bouwe
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comment:

17
his promises
blossoming in the spring
dried reeds
--Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:

18
my little baby
blossoming now
a beautiful girl
--Rita B. Fox
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comment:

19
visiting the capital -
street lights blossoming
also here
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comment:

20
A magpie with
a dry twig in the beak
blossoming limbs
--Magdalena Dale
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

21
Holy Saturday
amongst blossoming tulips
a molehill grows
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comment:

22
blossoming magnolia
geese fly
across the sun
--Cara Holman
Votes: 24**** Points: 10
Comment:

23
seasonless
my giant hibiscus
ever blossoming
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comment:

24
power failure -
blossoming plum trees in
the old cemetery
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes: 41**** Points: 09
Comment:

25
high puffs of cloud . . .
blossoming mountain laurel
overtakes the hills
--Catherine J.S. Lee,Maine, USA
Votes: 321*** Points: 10
Comment:


LATE ENTRY
26
FLOWER TO THE FLOWER BLOOM
BLOSSOM BLOOMING BLOSSOMING
FLOWER OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOM
--Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia;

CKK 33

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

The Kigo is blossoming no other form of the word will be accepted.

Send one haiku which includes blossoming e-mail to

Example:-

blossoming poui -
a pile up of traffic
on the main street
-- gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is April 20th 2012

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 #32 Results

CKK #32 Results
(1. none of the comments are from the kukai coordinator 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1.Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 2. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 3. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 4. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 5.Cara Holman, USA; 6. Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 7. Alegria Imperial, Canada; 8. Keith A. Simmonds, T&T; 9.Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 10. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 11.Famida Basheer, India; 12. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 13. Diane Mayr, USA; 14. Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA; 15. Bill Kenney, USA; 16. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 17. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;

FIRST PLACE #15 #17

15
bacalao
memories of a place
I've never been
--BILL KENNEY
Votes: 531*** Points: 14
Notes: I haven't had saltfish since I was a kid; for us, it was Depression food, consistent with what you said about its history in your part of the world – a poor people's food that the rich have caught on to
Comment 1: Dreaming of possibilities.
Comment 2: This one evokes ancestral memories in such a succinct way.
Comment 3: I like the comparison of a dish/recipe as being a record or memory of a place


17
church bells -
on the narrow road
smell of salted fish
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes: 721*** Points: 14
Comments: This reminds me of being in Italy during Lent ...many, many years ago.


SECOND PLACE

6
Mother's Day-
two old ladies exchange
saltfish recipes
--Rita Odeh
Votes: 44**** Points: 12
Comment 1: This made me think of my Italian Grandmother and her lady friends.
Comment 2: Funny:) I imagine it being a dish like mincemeat pie that's more partial to the older generation.


THIRD PLACE

5
salted fish
all those things
I've yet to try
--Cara Holman
Votes: 421*** Points: 11
Comments:


RESULTS CONTINUES


1
wet laundry freezes
on the clothes line in winter...
baccalà for lunch
--Pat Geyer
Votes: 4*1*** Points: 07
Comment 1: I would have given this one more than one point, except for two things—"freezing" rather than "freezes" would have made it an immediate observation rather than a statement, and "on the clothes line in winter" is a little verbose; maybe "on the winter clothesline". (I understand the poet chose 5-7-5 and my suggestions disrupt that pattern.) That said, I do love the juxtaposition of slabs of stiff laundry and slabs of salt fish.
Comment 2:I visualize a nice comparison of fish being hung to dry to the laundry on the line.


2
prohibition
silance on the lakeshore -
saltfish not fresh one
--STOPS
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


3
lonesome morning
salted fish fights
last night's spirits
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


4
fjord cruise
the scent of salted fish
from the shore
--Marleen
Votes: 511*** Points:10
Comment 1: I am not entirely convinced that one could separate the smell of salt
fish from the smell of the ocean, but it surely is a lovely moment anyway.
Comment 2:I like the sirens lure from shore while only able to float on by.


7
moonset
the salted wind gathers our clan
for stewed bacalao
--Alegria Imperial
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments: I wonder about the need for the moonset. I like the idea of seasoning the wind.


8
salted fish simmers
in a sweet sauce with breadfruit
our mouths watering
--Keith Simmonds
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


9
Swimming again -
the salted fish
in my stomach
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes: 211*** Points: 07
Comments:


10
At last the sea.
The mountain river fish
salted.
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro
Votes: 2*1*** Points: 04
Comments:


11
dry eyed now
she once gulped salt tears
while oceans wept
--famida basheer
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


12
faded ink notice
flaps on the parched fishnet--
fresh salted fish
--Irena Szewczyk Poland
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


13
salted fish...
I cannot wrap my mind
around it
--Diane Mayr
Votes: 5***** Points: 05
Comments:
Notes: Diane says...Sorry, but I've never been a fish eater, and salted fish is not even in the realm of possibility for me!


14
brazier smoke
unaware of his fate
salted fish
--johnny baranski
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


16
summer morning . . .
drying on the clothesline
slack-salted pollock
--Catherine J.S. Lee
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments: funny:)



LATE ENTRY Received While Voting Was In Process

18
salted fish and rice
the first time
I eat with my hands
--Christine L. Villa
Note from Christine: This haiku reminds me of our Filipino culture. Many Filipinos enjoy eating salted fish and rice with their hands. It seemed like a strange to me, but my very first experience was memorable. :-)

CKK 32

saltfish buljol image from google

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


The Kigo is salted fish

Send one haiku which includes salted fish e-mail to

Example:-

hibiscus hedges -
the popping sound of frying
saltfish accras
-- gillena cox

(in Trinidad and Tobago we use the term 'saltfish' in conversations; salted cod [salt fish] was once considered the poor man's dish, having had a history of being food for slaves; not so now, its pricey and available in all the supermarkets, an all time favorite for a variety of recipes; accras and buljol are two very popular ones). Saltfish is even more popular in the Lenten Season.

Deadline for sending entries is March 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is March 20th 2012

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 #31 Results

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

CKK 31

Happy New Year 2012

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty First Kukai and first kukai for 2012


The Kigo is footsteps

Send one haiku which includes the kigo footsteps e-mail to

Example:-
footsteps
in a maze of jollity ~
the carnival band
-- gillena cox

View also the haiku stream
Dance The Mas


Deadline for sending entries is February 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is February 20th 2012

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