CKK #53 Results

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2. Poems remain the copyright of individual writers

Players: 1. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 2. Archana Kapoor Nagpal, India; 3. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 4. Opie Houston, USA; 5. Shloka Shankar, India; 6. Joey Connolly, Northern Marianas Islands; 7. Keith A. Simmonds, France; 8. Richard Jodoin, Canada; 9. Neelam Dadhwal , India; 10. Quentin Clingerman USA; 11. Claude Lopez-ginisty, Switzerland; 12. Yanda Cox, Trinidad and Tobago; 13. John McDonald, Scotland; 14. Devin Harrison, Canada; 15. Susan Burch Hagerstown, USA; 16. Yesha Shah, India; 17. Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, UK; 18. Robert Kania, Poland;


FIRST PLACE

5
eraser –
my mother's mistakes
no longer mine
--Shloka Shankar, India
Votes: 342**1 Points: 23
Comments: 1. love the sense of the child in the grownup; 2. An eraser for reflection nice thought.


SECOND PLACE

14
after all is said--
staring into the glow
of a dying fire
---Devin Harrison - Vancouver Island, Canada
Votes: 223*** Points: 15
Comments: A sabi mood...


THIRD PLACE

2
summer greetings --
once again water lilies
float on the clouds
--(Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, India)
Votes: 311*** Points: 08
Comments: lovely visible juxtaposition



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
Pegasus welcomed
on Afro Diaspora
by the Sankofa
--sTOPs DRIDIH550 Romania
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


3
tamboo bamboo –
this rhythm of bodies
and the ground
--Tom
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comments:


4
kneeling by the stream
my black friend and I reflect...
my white shame
--opie houston
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


6
moonlight and lovers
scattered in the ocean
supermoon tonight
--Joey Connolly
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comments:


7
time of unity
in the face of disaster...
hurricane Janet
--Keith A. SIMMONDS, Rodez, FRANCE
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


8
In my looking glass
wrinkles become the future
adventurous wit
--Richard Jodoin (Montréal, Canada)
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comments:


9
old prayed flowers...
a kid takes them past
the stagnant pond
--Neelam Dadhwal, India
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


10
Learning a, b, cs
Writing poems from the heart
Wordchimes.com grows
---Quentin Clingerman
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments:


11
I look at the past
I see the roots of Future
In my present life
--Claude Lopez-Ginisty
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments:


12
Dusk following dawn
Committing every day
Learning from the last
--Yanz
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comments:


13
our first date -
making that nervous call
...as our son does tonight
-- John McDonald Edinburgh Scotland
Votes: 22**** Points: 06
Comments:


15
taking back
my maiden name -
my hearted i's
--Susan Burch Hagerstown, MD, USA
Votes: 112*** Points: 06
Comments:


16
placid pool-
rain drops ripple my
new wrinkles
--Yesha Shah India
Votes: 131*** Points: 05
Comments:


17
hindsight...
the need to find fault
with myself
--Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy Birmingham, UK
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


18
building once
a Lego house
now the real one
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 32**** Points: 07
Comments: a simple image well built.