CKK #48 Results

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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
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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
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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
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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