CKK #44 Results

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Players: 1. Pat Geyer, USA; 2. Rita Odeh, Israel; 3. Eduard TARA, Romania; 4. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 5. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 6. Vinay Leo R. Bangalore, India; 7. Stella Pierides, DE and UK; 8. Robert Kania, Poland; 9. Lavana Kray, Romania; 10. Bill Kenney USA; 11. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 12. Dan Iulian, Romania; 13. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 14. Kashinath Karmakar, India; 15. Angie Werren, USA; 16. Anna Goluba, Poland; 17. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Poland; 18. John Daleiden, USA; 19. Catherine J.S. Lee; 20. Angelee Deodhar, India; 21. Paresh Tiwari, India; 22. Arvinder Kaur,India; 23. Sanjukta, Asopa, India; 24. Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania; 25. Lucacs Sebastian, Romania; 26. Alegria Imperial, Canada


FIRST PLACE

2
moonless sky-
military raincoats hung
on a bamboo fence
--Rita
Votes: 661*** Points: 21
Comments: the "bamboo fence" used for hanging "military raincoats" suggest an impromptu arrangement


SECOND PLACE

24
Father's Day -
his raincoat still smells
of pipe tobacco
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes: 831*** Points: 17
Comments: conveys a fine sense of the lingering scent of Father's pipe tobacco on his raincoat--the haiku suggests the scent lingers after his passing-on.


THIRD PLACE

6
between him
and the grey sky...
tattered raincoat
--Vinay Leo R. Bangalore, India.
Votes: 222*** Points: 12
Comments:



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
bands of heavy rain
play music with the wind...
raincoat chorus drips
-- Pat
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


3
Alone on the street –
it’s time to listen again
to my old raincoat
--Eduard TARA, Romania
Votes: 321**** Points: 10
Comments:


4
rainy day today -
at highest quotation
raincoats' quote
--STOPS
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


5
rivers burst their banks ~
two young lovers share
the same raincoat
--Keith A. Simmonds; T & T
Votes: 42***** Points: 08
Comments: I almost didn't vote for this one because the tilde is not a legitimate mark of punctuation, but in the end, I like this haiku better than most of the others.


7
summer blues
the cyclist’s raincoat adds
a splash of red
-- Stella PieridesNeusaess, DE and London, UK
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


8
it’s raining
Famous Blue Raincoat
on-air again
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments: Famous blue raincoat-beautiful song!


9
your raincoat -
one year together
from the day we shared it
--Lavana, Romania
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comments:


10
out of the mist
a red raincoat
headed this way
--Bill Kenney,USA
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comments:


11
first day at school
I will be famous once
the blue raincoat says
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


12
endless autumn -
from a raincoat in hanger
the loneliness trickles
--Dan Iulian, Bucharest-Romania
Votes: 321*** Points: 10
Comments:


13
summer storm
the sound of raincoats dripping
in the kitchen
--Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands
Votes: 211*** Points: 07
Comments:


14
long raincoat--
the child's short steps become
even shorter
--kashinath karmakar(kash poet),Durgapur,India
Votes: 511*** Points: 10
Comments:


15
wind change --
we leave our raincoats
in the car
--Angie Werren;Amelia, Ohio,USA
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


16
Being in your arms...
I can finally take off
My raincoat
--Anna Goluba, Warsaw, Poland.
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:


17
rainy night -
in my hotel room I listen to
famous blue raincoat*
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
Note: blue raincoat


18
in this monsoon
my raincoat useless--
the scent of wet earth
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona
Votes: 23**** Points: 08
Comments:


19
sudden downpour—
without raincoats or boots
we play in the puddles
--Catherine J.S. Lee
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments:


20
shoes in hand-
a transparent rain coat
all eyes on her
--angelee deodhar (India)
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comments:


21
sudden downpour
the slish-slosh of raincoats fill
our conversation
--Paresh Tiwari, Hyderabad India
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comments:


22
under the raincoat
drenched in farewell tears--
another monsoon
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


23
a puddle
below the raincoat--
how the day went
--sanjuktaa, Karnataka, India
Votes: 32**** Points: 07
Comments:


25
two years later...
in my father's old raincoat
a strand of blonde hair
--Seby L. Dorohoi, Romania.
Votes: 34**** Points: 11
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26
gusts
into my raincoat
a rain bath
--Alegria Imperial, Canada
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments: