CKK #54 Results

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2. Poems remain the copyright of individual writers


Players: 1. John McDonald, Scotland; 2. Archana kapoor Nagpal, India; 3. Opie Houston, USA; 4.Leo R Vinay, India; 5. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 6. Keith A. Simmonds, France; 7. Shloka Shankar India; 8. Ramesh Anand Bangalore, India; 9. Arvinder Kaur, India; 10. Richard Jodoin, Canada; 11. Samar Ghose, Australia; 12. Dan Iulian, Romania; 13. Gabriel Sawicki, Poland; 14. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 15. Sandi Pray, USA; 16. Pat Geyer, USA; 17. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 18. Robert Kania, Poland; 19. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 20.Cezar Ciobica, Romania;



FIRST PLACE

7
first day of school...
a monarch butterfly
spreads its wings
-- Shloka Shankar India
Votes: 461*** Points: 19
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SECOND PLACE

12
back to school-
in the Wireless Networks Lab
a curious spider
--Dan Iulian, Bucharest-Romania
Votes: 313*** Points: 14
Comments: 1.nice believable image; 2. Is this curious spider will learn a new way to catch bugs?



THIRD PLACE

4
first day morning...
the school bag empties
an old memory
--Vinay Leo R
Votes: 321*** Points: 10
Comments:



RESULTS CONTINUES
1
school's back:
street
of tiny dramas
--John McDonald Edinburgh Scotland
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comments: Accurate tiny poem, great


2
next to my bed
a pair of school shoes --
summer vacation ends
--(Archana kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, india)
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
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3
on the first grader
grandson's huge backpack...
eyes glistening
--opie houston, austin tx usa
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


5
typhoon in China -
first class romanian pupils
without benches
--sTOPs DRIDIH550 Romania
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
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6
Grey clouds gathering
in the cold September sky
another new term
--Keith A. SIMMONDS Rodez, FRANCE
Votes: 2****** Points: 02
Comments:


8
first day at school
the early students grace
the blackboard
--Ramesh Anand Bangalore, India
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments: 1.likely image; 2. A,B,C,1.2.3... Poetry


9
new semester -
the weight of our farewell
this autumn
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India
Votes: 22**** Points: 06
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10
First day at college
with the parental advices
wireless earphones
--Richard Jodoin (Montréal, Canada)
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
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11
back to school...
pouting, my little one asks
why can't Tigger come too!
--Samar Ghose
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments: nice, but tells rather than shows


13
holidays are over
family of hedgehogs
leaves the schoolyard
--Gabriel Sawicki
Votes: 52**** Points: 09
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14
The yellow school bus
Boarded by chattering children
First time rider cries
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
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15
dreaming of bells
i wake to retirement
and birdsong
Sandi Pray USA
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
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16
school bell...
start of another year
uniforms ring new
--Pat
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
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17
back to school
granny used to take me
indian sun
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
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18
extended holiday -
back to school
in a wheelchair
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 22**** Points: 06
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19
back to school
after long vacation falling in love
again with her
--Tomislav
Votes: 311*** Points: 08
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20
back to school-
a crane feather lands
in my wheelchair
--Cezar
Votes: 51**** Points: 07
Comments: