CKK #49 Results

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Players: 1.Anitha Varma, India; 2. Ajaya Mahala; 3. Rita Odeh; Nazareth, Israel; 4. Ramesh Anand, India; 5. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 6. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 7. Diane Mayr, USA; 8. Keith A. Simmonds T & T; 9. Marie-Alice Maire , France; 10. Lavana Kray, Romania; 11. Arvinder Kaur, India; 12. Neelam Dadhwal, India; 13. Shloka Shankar, Bangalore, India; 14. Yesha Shah, India; 15. Eduard TARA, Romania; 16. Samar Ghose, Australia; 17. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 18. Kashinath Karmakar, India; 19. Leo R Vinay, India; 20. Robert Kania, Poland; 21. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 22. Franklin Magalhaes, Brazil; 23. Yanda Cox, Trinidad and Tobago; 24. Cezar Ciobica,


FIRST PLACE

13
heated argument...
she nurses her ego
in the shower
--Shloka Shankar Bangalore, India
Votes: 541*** Points: 16
Comments: Vivid, cannot miss the point of cooling down!




SECOND PLACE
19
sandcastle —
a wave darts
past my feet
--Vinay Leo R. Bangalore, India.
Votes: 232*** Points: 14
Comments:



THIRD PLACE

14
ma's trembling hands--
the touch that still melts my
worries away
--Yesha Shah, India
Votes: 54**** Points: 13
Comments:


18
after lovemaking-
capturing the window moon
with every smoke ring
--kashinath karmakar,India
Votes: 322*** Points: 13
Comments:




RESULTS CONTINUES

1
open casement…
raindrops cool on my
fevered brow
--Anitha Varma, Kerala, India.
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments: I can almost feel it!


2
bumpy flight over
mothers unfasten hands
around the kids
--Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


3
hazy sun...
painting my dream on
an eagle's wing
--Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel
Votes: 331*** Points: 12
Comments:


4
still pond –
fading from its centre
this stormy cloud
--Ramesh Anand. Bangalore, India.
Votes: 23**** Points: 08
Comments: Absolutely brilliant imagery!


5
snowman's carrot nose -
between the fresh snowdrops
is cooling down
--sTOPs Romania
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


6
after the meeting chill in a church
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


7
Thursday at six
the bar full of chatter
...just one more
--Diane Mayr
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


8
Ash Wednesday
after King Carnival's reign...
cool down retreat
--Keith A. Simmonds
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


9
contest happy end
I can now smell
the first violets
--Marie-Alice MAIRE , France
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


10
cool-down session-
the crooked eagle and the moon
back to back
--Lavana kray-Romania
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


11
homecoming -
a taste of moonlight
in our wine
--Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh,India
Votes: 52**** Points: 09
Comments:


12
midsummer...
under a fan
the shuffling of old newspaper
--Neelam Dadhwal, Chandigarh, India
Votes: 611*** Points: 11
Comments:


15
leaving the beach –
the sand in my sandals
cools down
--Eduard TARA, Romania
Votes: 221*** Points: 09
Comments: Clear. I can feel the coolness between my toes.


16
afterwards
still in each other's embrace—
moon shadow
--Samar Ghose, Australia
Votes: 32**** Points: 07
Comments:


17
finding a balance . . .
the moon halfway between
here and there
--Catherine J.S. Lee, Eastport, Maine, USA
Votes: 5***** Points: 05
Comments:



20
cold night -
I try to cool down
after a first date
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 2*1*** Points: 05
Comments:


21
Stick your head outdoors
Breathe the frosty air of March
Cool down very quick
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comments:


22
Quiet lake -
the swan is its own boat.
Ash Wednesday.
-- Franklin
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:


23
Yellow morning kiss
As I peep through shades of green
Misty blues beckons
--Yanz
Votes: ****** Points: 00
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24
cooling down
the quarrel between parents -
double rainbow
--Cezar C.
Votes: 5***** Points: 05
Comments: Last line suggests both harmony and beauty in cooling down.