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1. None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated
2. Poems remain the copyright of individual writers
Players: 1. Ramesh Anand, India; 2. Anitha Varma, India; 3. Diane Mayr, USA; 4. Rita Odeh; Nazareth, Israel; 5. Leo R Vinay, India; 6. Ajaya Mahala; 7. Yanda Cox, Trinidad and Tobago; 8. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 9. John McDonald, Scotland
10. Robert Kania, Poland; 11. Neelam Dadhwal, India; 12. Eduard TARA, Romania; 13. Janina Kolodziejczyk, Italy; 14. Anna Goluba , Poland; 15. Kashinath Karmakar, India; 16. Dr Kumarendra Mallick, India; 17. Dan Thompson, USA; 18. Keith A. Simmonds T & T; 19. Shloka Shankar, Bangalore, India; 20. Yesha Shah, India; 21. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 22. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 23. Lavana Kray, Romania; 24. Samar Ghose, Australia; 25. Angie Werren, USA; 26. Paresh Tiwari, India; 27. Sandi Pray, USA; 28. Arvinder Kaur, India; 29. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 30. Cezar Ciobica,
FIRST PLACE (#6. #12. #20.)
6
child guitarist -
a mother's hand
behind the curtains
--Ajaya Mahala
Votes: 45**** Points: 14
Comments:
12
incomplete orchestra -
the missing leaves
of the poplar
--Eduard TARA, Romania
Votes: 341*** Points: 14
Comments: the work has a distictly poignanat touch !
20
neighbour's triplets-
each one an octave higher
than the other
--Yesha Shah, India.
Votes: 531*** Points: 14
Comments: an extremely interesting take on ' music competition
SECOND PLACE (#5. #27.)
5
stage debut...
a missed beat outside
and inside
--Vinay Leo R; Bangalore, India.
Votes: 132*** Points: 13
Comments:
27
turning grey
symphonies of wind
in bare branches
--Sandi Pray, USA
Votes: 512*** Points: 13
Comments:
THIRD PLACE
19
karaoke night...
my partner silently
roots for me
--Shloka Shankar, Bangalore, India
Votes: 53**** Points: 11
Comments:
RESULTS CONTINUES
1
between notes . . .
a boy in drums stretches
the year's silence
--Ramesh Anand, Bangalore, India.
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments:
2
balmy night..
there is a contest on
among the cicadas
--Anitha Varma, Kerala, India
Votes: 23**** Points: 08
Comments:
3
sitting at the back
the mothers and grammies
battle of the bands
--Diane Mayr, writer
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
4
teach me, flute...
to turn this tune
into butterflies
--; Rita OdehNazareth, Israel
Votes: 321*** Points: 10
Comments:
7
Woman on the bass
sweat and steel pulsating sounds
Dancing in the night
--Yanz
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:
8
when aliens back -
music notes will assemble
the friendly talk
--sTOPs ROMANIA
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comments:
9
ten times champion
fluffs a note -
wins back his modesty
-- JOHN McDONALD EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:
10
The Tale of Tsar Sultan -
bassons and violins
race with the Bumblebee
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 2*1*** Points: 05
Comments: The reference of the "Flight of bumble bee" gives credence to pan as a recognized instrument befitting any orchestra. Reminded of Kitchener's bumble bee.
11
musical fountains
skipping the heartbeats at
sundown
--Neelam Dadhwal, India
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
13
carnival in the rain
on the bass is playing
turbulent river
--Janina Kolodziejczyk, Italia
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments:
14
African drum -
My heart starts to beat
With its rhythm
--Anna Goluba
Votes: 43**** Points: 10
Comments: Conjures image of ancestral beats and origins of the instrument.
15
moonlight sonata-
a rippling stream competes with
la luna
-- kashinath karmakar, India
Votes: 4***** Points: 04
Comments:
16
cheers and more cheers --
the light was dimmed to the drum beats of
the Valentine Day revelers
--Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad (Now in Houston), India
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments: would improve haiku by learning some fundamentals—syllable counts . I hope this does not sound mean-spirited; I mean it be constructive advice.
17
Playing Dulcimer
Playing Bouncing House Finch Sings
Joy's Beaming Return
--Dan Thompson
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments: would improve their haiku by learning some fundamentals—the use of caps ; I hope this does not sound mean-spirited; I mean it be constructive advice.
18
carnival lovers
hail the queen of bacchanal...
a dancing frenzy
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments: Carnival is woman personified
21
ESC
wish the wind machine
were here
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:
22
abandoned bandstand
an east wind plays
all the nooks and crannies
--Bouwe
Votes: 3*2*** Points: 08
Comments: My favorite among these haiku was, but since I couldn’t square it with the theme of competition, I was unable to vote for it. A fine haiku, though.
23
drums beat contest-
falling hailstones and walnuts
on the roof
--Lavana kray - Romania
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:
24
calypso beach comp
the stars stay
all night
--Samar Ghose, Australia
Votes: 42**** Points: 08
Comments: Love the wordplay on “stars.”
25
first chair opens
she rosins up
her bow
--Angie Werren, USA
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:
26
moon breeze –
the dissonant notes of
a rock contest
--Paresh
Votes: 2*1*** Points: 05
Comments:
28
harvest time -
from his eyes to mine
the song of our soul
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India
Votes: 131*** Points: 10
Comments:
29
the judges escape
an erupting mosh pit—
battle of the bands
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:
30
interrupted concert -
it's the crickets' turn
to bring down the house
--Cezar C.
Votes: 23**** Points: 08
Comments:
LATE ENTRY (received after voting had already started)
gitare na stejdu -
brzina prve,
jednostavnost druge!
two guitars on stage --
the speed of the first,
the simplicity of the second
--Tomislav Maretic
