SEASON'S GREETINGS 2014

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CKK #55 Results

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. Diane Mayr, USA; 2. Ana Drobot, Romania; 3. Opie Houston, USA; 4. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 5. John Daleiden, USA; 6. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 7. Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India; 8. Tony Valenzuela, Mexico ; 9. Keith A. Simmonds, France; 10. Ramesh Anand, India; 11. Dan Iulian, Romania; 12. Eduard Tara, Romania; 13. Marleen Hulst The Netherlands; 14. Tomislav Maretic,Croatia; 15. Richard Jodoinl, Canada; 16. Ajaya Mahala, India; 17. Pat Geyer, USA; 18. Gabriel Sawicki; 19. Robert Kania, Poland; 20. Leo R. Vinay, India; 21. Evgeny Ivanov, Russia; 22. Flory Ann; 23. Billy Antonio, Philippines;


FIRST PLACE
7
Christmas countdown -
unsent letters to Santa
in my childhood drawer
--Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
Votes: 483*** Points: 29
Comments:


SECOND PLACE
13
countdown to Christmas
humming carols
on my way to work
--Marleen Hulst The Netherlands
Votes: 65*1*** Points: 19
Comments:


THIRD PLACE
9
Yuletide songs come
earlier and earlier...
countdown to Christmas
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; Rodez, FRANCE
Votes: 43*1*** Points: 13
Comments:

20
Christmas countdown
getting deeper with each day
the snow in my footprints
--Vinay Leo R. Bangalore, India.
Votes: 132*** Points: 13
Comments: The movement of passing time nicely expressed with a hint of melancholy. Christmas, as snow winter. Winter, as old age. But is Chrismas beginning of life. A circle was locked



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
autumn equinox
the note on her to-do list
"3 months 'til Christmas"
--Diane
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


2
lost during lectures
metro pass as a book sign -
countdown to Christmas
--Ana Drobot
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


3
Christmas countdown starts
digging out the hidden gifts...
oh my!.....where are they?
--opie houston
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comments: Very acquainted history. I remembered childhood, parents...


4
Christmas countdown starts
Two holidays in between
Students take a test
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


5
Mrs. Clause
counts down the days to Christmas—
visions in her head
--John Daleiden
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comments:


6
Christmas countdown starts...
Gaudeamus igitur
Haijins dum sumus
--sTOPs
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


8
stars vibrate and shine...
thoughts and reflections begin
the Christmas countdown
--Tony Valenzuela
Votes: 2*1*** Points: 05
Comments:


10
winter solstice
our baby's movement
countdown to Christmas
--Ramesh Anand Bangalore, India.
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:


11
countdown to Christmas -
in the fir from the yard
the moon bauble
--Dan Iulian.
Votes: *3**** Points: 06
Comments: A lovely Christmas landscape.


12
Countdown to Christmas –
who will continue it
after the last cricket?
--Eduard TARA, Romania
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comments:


14
countdown to Christmas...
how many sins must go
to confession
--Tomislav Maretic,
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comments: 1. Maybe the number of gifts you wish...2. Expectation of Christmas is the Nativity Fast, time for confession.


15
Flashing red lights
at the snowy crossroads
Christmas countdown
--Richard Jodoin Montréal, Canada
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments:


16
countdown to Christmas
no change in my status
in the train wait list
--Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


17.
decorations
for the christmas tree ~
we count the days
--Pat
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:


18.
countdown to Christmas
once again my son modifies
his wish list to Santa
--Gabriel Sawicki
Votes: 6*2*** Points: 12
Comments:


19
countdown -
what first
Christmas or childbirth?
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


21
Count down to Christmas -
a child draws gifts
under a fir-tree
--Evgeny Ivanov
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments:


22
counting the days...
my mom still connected to
life support machines
--Flory Ann
Votes: *11*** Points: 05
Comments:


23
countdown to Christmas
remembering the names of
nephews and nieces
--Billy Antonio Laoac, Philippines
Votes: 311*** Points: 08
Comments:

CKK #55

Dear haiku friends, This is our fifty-fifth kukai.
I propose 'countdown to Christmas' as our kigo. Since 'countdown to Christmas' is our kigo you must include it, in your haiku. Send your one haiku, written in the style of your choice; via e-mail Have fun, be creative. Enjoy!

Example:-
Christmas countdown starts...
rife with parang music strains
the trini airwaves
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is October 10th 2014
Deadline for sending votes is October 20th 2014

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

the example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When
published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any
comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena


This is our year end kukai for 2014; we resume in 2015

CKK #54 Results

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. 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
Comments:


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
Comments:


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
Comments:


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
Comments:


10
First day at college
with the parental advices
wireless earphones
--Richard Jodoin (Montréal, Canada)
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:


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
Comments:


14
The yellow school bus
Boarded by chattering children
First time rider cries
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments:


15
dreaming of bells
i wake to retirement
and birdsong
Sandi Pray USA
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comments:


16
school bell...
start of another year
uniforms ring new
--Pat
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments:


17
back to school
granny used to take me
indian sun
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


18
extended holiday -
back to school
in a wheelchair
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 22**** Points: 06
Comments:


19
back to school
after long vacation falling in love
again with her
--Tomislav
Votes: 311*** Points: 08
Comments:


20
back to school-
a crane feather lands
in my wheelchair
--Cezar
Votes: 51**** Points: 07
Comments:

CKK #54

Dear haiku friends, This is our fifty-fourth kukai.
I propose 'back to school the - new term' as the theme - . Since 'back to school the - new term' is a theme you can write about it, without using the exact words as given. Send your one haiku, written in the style of your choice; via e-mail Have fun, be creative. Enjoy!

Example:-
cell phone messages...
so many prompts, free bookbags
with book purchases
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is September 10th 2014
Deadline for sending votes is September 20th 2014

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

the example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When
published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any
comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #53 Results

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. 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.

CKK #53

Sankofa image from google dot come

The Sankofa symbol has been adopted as an important symbol in the African Diaspora to represent the need to reflect on the past to build a successful future. It is one of the most widely dispersed adinkra symbols, appearing in modern jewelry, tattoos, and clothing.
In Trinidad and Tobago, August 1st is observed and celebrated as Emancipation Day, a time of keen focus into the history and development of African heritage in our society.

Dear haiku friends, This is our fifty-third kukai.
I propose reflection as the theme - (reflection as it relates to the past in building successful futures. Since 'reflection ' is a theme you can write about it, without using the exact word as given. Send your one haiku, written in the style of your choice; via e-mail Have fun, be creative. Enjoy!

Example:-
bottle and spoon days-
now steelbands play Tchaikovsky
in our concert halls
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is August 10th 2014
Deadline for sending votes is August 20th 2014

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

the example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When
published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any
comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #52 Results

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. Claude Lopez-ginisty, Switzerland; 2. Opie Houston, USA; 3. Neelam Dadhwal, India; 4. Quentin Clingerman USA; 5. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 6. Keith A. Simmonds, France; 7. Gabriel Sawicki, Poland; 8. Joey Connolly, Northern Marianas Islands; 9. Ajaya Mahala, India; 10. John McDonald, Scotland; 11. Richard Jodoin, Canada; 12. Yesha Shah, India; 13. Shloka Shankar, India; 14. Marie-Alice Maire , France; 15. Bouwe Brouwer, Poland; 16. Arvinder Kaur, India; 17. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 18. Robert Kania, Poland; 19. Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, Birmingham, UK; 20. Cezar Ciobica, Romania; 21. Christine L. Villa, USA; 22. Ingrid Jend, UK


FIRST PLACE

10
picnic -
butterflies and
flies in the butter
--john mcdonald Ediburgh Scotland
Votes: 243*** Points: 19
Comments: 1. I like the idea! Good word play; 2. An utter word play


SECOND PLACE

15
Christmas morning
unwrapping
Great Expectations
--Bouwe
Votes: 332*** Points: 15
Comments: 1.What a simple, clever take on the theme - beautiful! 2.Interesting choice ; 3. ah, expectations!! 4. the Dickens you say



THIRD PLACE

12
crossword-
I go across the downs
in life
--Yesha Shah Surat, India
Votes: 512*** Points: 13
Comments:1. Absolutely brilliant word play! A winning haiku; 2. don't we all?



13
white noise
his argument
was sound
--Shloka Shankar Bangalore, India
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comments: If the white noise is therapeutic... It could be the best argument.



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
Just add venture
To any word
And it become a world
--claude lopez-ginisty
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


2
Scotsman's rainbow kilt
showing off his shortcomings...
clogging in brogans
--opie houston
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


3
in the bathtub
"enough of it" her daughter
backs her charge
--Neelam Dadhwal Chandigarh, India
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


4
Food going to waist
Is wasted when it is too much
The waist is wasted
--Quentin Clingerman USA
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


5
crosswords and NEScafe -
horizontal GOOD NESS
vertical CREDENCE
--sTOPs Romania
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


6.
a spring haiku
with word play in the air...
cherry blossoms
--Keith A. SIMMONDS Rodez, FRANCE
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments:


7
unstable candle flame
he wonders if this time
her no means yes
--Gabriel
Votes: 22**** Points: 06
Comments: always secretly read the tea leaves before lighting the candle


8
sparrow sang
after the summer storm
mighty music
--joey connolly , Tinian island, Northern Marianas Islands
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments: singer slinger


9
the headgirl
a challenge to the boys
in her coy smile
--Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments: it is a law written somewhere regarding crib training.


11
Scat duet
at the Jazz Festival
young lovers' chat
--Richard Jodoin (Montréal, Canada)
Votes: *21*** Points: 07
Comments: doo bee doo bee dew


14
crossroads
silent of my car horn
cowbell missing
--Marie-Alice MAIRE
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


16
chance scrimmage -
the nightingale's pitch
a notch higher each time
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


17
becarac* –
the old woman sings back
to the players's banter
--Tomislav
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments: I like the spunk of the old woman
Notes: becarac*


18
a song festival -
even birds are singing
in playback
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 43**** Points: 10
Comments:


19
dumb charades-
i wait for her signs
with bated breath
--Shrikaanth
Votes: 13**** Points: 07
Comments:


20.
staccato sound...
remembering our
fallen heroes
--Cezar C.
Votes: 131*** Points: 10
Comments: a nice tribute to our soldiers


21
bruised apple
he says he meant it
as a joke
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comments: I can definitely relate to this one. Nicely done!


22.
sleepless nights
the comforting black and white
of crossword puzzles
--Ingrid Jend (Cambridge UK)
Votes: 43***** Points: 10
Comments: The effectiveness of words to forget

CKK #52

image from google dot com

Dear (kuyu) haiku friends, This July our fifty-second kukai.
I have proposed word play as the theme . Since 'word play ' is a theme you can write about it, without using the exact term as given. Send one haiku, written in the style of your choice; via e-mail Have fun, be creative. Enjoy!

Drag Yuh Bow
An interesting folk custom, here in Trinidad and Tobago, more frequent seen nowadays at carnival time, as an icon of traditional mas; but also also very much so prominent in staged folk productions;
is the Tobago speech band. The Speech Bands are most present at The Tobago Heritage Festival, first staged in 1987; It spans a two-week period from mid-July to August, an annual event. The players in A Tobago Speech Band wear ruffled shirts, flamboyant coloured satin pantaloons, stockings, and wire hats, or cork hats ornate with coloured paper streamers, the hats look like ships. Face masques are usually of wire mesh. Their traditional footwear are alpagartas but its not unlikely to see a present day character wearing sandals. They carry sticks which represent swords of Admirals past, in the history of the island. Characters dance a stacco marching movement to background drums and fiddle, criss crossing each other on stage. Out of the march a challenger emerges, goes to the microphone and chants "Drag yuh bow, Mr. Fiddler." the music subsides briefly, and a question is posed. Questions may be of a social and political or even personal nature. and the expectation is that after replying; in return a similar question will be flung back. The music returns in cresendo, after each oration. Questions and answers are commonly posed in comic rhyme so that audiences are throw into fits of laughter. Special to this tradition are the dialect of Tobagonians spiced with a Scottish brouge influenced from land overseers and church missionaries from the nineteenth century; and, the background music of fiddle, flute, and tambrins; a combined harmony of African and British folk rhythms molded to produce a new Tobago sound."(text first published at Sketchbook 4/3 09)

Example:-
rhythm of the drums -
a question answered now
the dancers swagger
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is July 10th 2014
Deadline for sending votes is July 20th 2014

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

the example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When
published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any
comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #51 Results

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. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 2. Sandi Pray,USA; 3. Ramesh Anand, USA; 4. Archana Kapoor, India; 5. Rita Odeh, Israel; 6. Pat Geyer, USA; 7. Gabriel Sawicki, Poland; 8. Shloka Shankar, India; 9. John McDonald Scotland; 10. Diane Mayr, USA; 11. Daniela Lacramioara, Romania; 12. Keith A. Simmonds France; 13. Claudius Gottstein Germany; 14. Anitha Varma, India; 15. Arvinder Kaur, India; 16. Yesha Shah, India; 17. Lavana Kray, Romania; 18. Richard Jodoin, Canada; 19. Marie-Alice Maire , France; 20. Ingrid Jend, UK; 21. SamarGhose, Australia; 22. Robert Kania, Poland; 23. John Daleiden, USA; 24. Cezar Ciobica,


FIRST PLACE

7
boy in the puddle
splattering around
his own piece of sky
--Gabriel Sawicki (Poland)
Votes: 56**** Points: 17
Comments: 1. A very unique take on the prompt. Really nice image! 2. Beautiful image of determination



SECOND PLACE

24
the splatter of rain...
my father's silence
still smells of war
--Cezar Ciobîca
Votes: 541*** Points: 16
Comments: Very poignant. Well done!



THIRD PLACE

20
splatter of rain
punctuated by the beat
of the cat's tail
--Ingrid Jend; Cambridge, UK
Votes: 531*** Points: 14
Comments: 1. Absolutely loved this! Fantastic! 2.Keep the rhythm kitty



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
unfolding the map -
a black flat bedbug splattered
on the Black Sea coast
sTOPs Romania
Votes: 211*** Points: 07
Comments:


2
a fright of frogs . .
the chill of moonlight
as it splatters
--Sandi Pray,USA
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


3
musical fountain
water splattered its face
with rainbow
--Ramesh Anand, Seattle, USA.
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


4
morning alarm --
splatter of raindrops
on my window
--Archana Kapoor, Nagpal, Bangalore, India
Votes: 411*** Points: 09
Comments:


5
dry day-
splattering his zone,
a hippo
--Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


6
darkness
splatters his gloomy face...
moonlight makes her smile
--Pat Geyer
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


8
an egg splatters
onto the kitchen floor --
abortion
--Shloka Shankar Bangalore, India
Votes: 52**** Points: 09
Comments: Expression of a great human sorrow by a trivial incident. Touching.


9
cattle
on the highway -
clatter! and splatter!
--John McDonald Edinburgh Scotland
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments: I can hear them and I can smell them. Move, move


10
summer porch...
splatter from the dog's
dripping tongue
--Diane Mayr, writer
Votes: 111*** Points: 06


11
splatter of autumn –
all the mannequins in the window
have umbrellas
--Daniela Lacramioara Capota (Galati, Romania)
Votes: 43**** Points: 10
Comments:


12
traffic speeding by
after a sudden downpour...
splattering water
--Keith A. SIMMONDS Rodez, FRANCE
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


13
chess in the park
polluting rain splatters
the lonely king
--Claudius Gottstein, Borgloh, Germany
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments:


14
traffic jam...
city lights through my
rain-splattered window
--Anitha Varma, Kerala, India.
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comments:


15
soap bubbles
on a little girl's palm -
a splatter of rainbows
--Arvinder Kaur,chandigarh,India
Votes: 331*** Points: 12
Comments:


16
dollops of sun
splattered on grey asphalt--
Gulmohar blossoms
--Yesha Shah Surat, India.
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments: Love the transition from 'drab' to 'color'.


17
silent night-
splatter water by the fish
that I throw back in the lack
--Lavana Kray
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:


18
Pleasant day
kindergarten's kids splatter
the rain
--Richard Jodoin (Montréal, Canada)
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


19
At the wash house
back to my childhood
splatter of laughs
--Marie-Alice MAIRE, France
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:



21
paint splattered easel
venetians part
a wildflower valley
--Samar Ghose; Australia
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


22
a wild duck –
splatter water
after the shot
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 5***** Points: 05
Comments:


23
steaming rain splatters
on pavement raises our hopes--
drought rages on
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:



LATE ENTRY
a splatter of mud –
every child imagines
something else
--Tomislav

CKK #51

Dear (kuyu) haiku friends, welcome back. This June we play our fifty-first kukai. Have fun, be creative. Enjoy!
I have proposed splatter as kigo, so therefore in writing you must use splatter , in your haiku.
Send one haiku, written in the style of your choice; via e-mail

Example:-
dearth of rain -
where ants scurry
first splatter
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2014
Deadline for sending votes is June 20th 2014

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

The example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

Celebrating Fifty Kukai

The number fifty, represents, the Universe being expressed by the individual lives, according to R. Allendy: "it is a favorable number marking a grace, a kindness, a regeneration".
CKK pauses, at this juncture of our kukai (haiku contests), to recall with pride some of our first place winners, of 50 kukai, spanning 2009 - 2014.
Prompts are gives sometimes as kigo(season words) and sometimes as themes. Where kigo are given the word or phrase must be used and players are asked to use the prompt exactly as stated. When themes are given a more relaxed approach in writing could be used.

Poems remain the copyright of individual writers

So then, here they are: the first place winners of the first 50 kukai in The Caribbean Kigo Kukai.


2009 CKK#1[22 haiku poets - prompt LENT]

season of lent-
my shadow
thinner and thinner
-- Jacek Margolak, Poland


2009 CKK#2[22 haiku poets - prompt EASTER]

Easter Day-
on my grandpa's cross
a sleeping butterfly
--Constantin Stroe


2009 CKK#3[18 haiku poets - prompt MOTHER'S DAY]

Mother's Day--
her mirror refracts
morning light
--Ralf Bröker, Germany


2009 CKK#4[16 haiku poets - prompt CORPUS CHRISTI]

Corpus Christi
a pregnant woman
climbs the church steps
--Bill Kenney, USA


2009 CKK#5[19 haiku poets - prompt SUMMER VACATION]

summer vacation -
camp-fire smoke
rising to the moon
--John McDonald, USA


2009 CKK#6[19 haiku poets - prompt FIREWORKS]

beach fireworks
the last embers fall
into their reflections
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA


2009 CKK#7[19 haiku poets -prompt FLOOD]

flood's end
through the rusty gate
a sunbeam
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND


2009 CKK#8[23 haiku poets - prompt LIGHTS]

solitude . . .
turning out the lights
I let in the moon
--Bill Kenney, USA


2010 CKK#9[12 haiku poets - prompt NEW YEAR]

new year's day
the smell of pickled herring
on the cat's breath
--Cindy Tebo


2010 CKK#10[15 haiku poets - prompt CARNIVAL]

carnival in Venice -
my shadow puts on
a mask
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND


2010 CKK#11[17 haiku poets - prompt ASHES]

ashes
on my forehead
the priest's cold thumb
-- John McDonald; Scotland


2010 CKK#12[17 haiku poets - prompt KITE FLYING]

windy beach
a small boy struggles
with the dragon kite
--Rafal Zabratynski, Poland


2010 CKK#13[17 haiku poets - prompt CARNATION]

strains of Mendelssohn
the groom fiddles
with his carnation
--Cara Holman, USA


2010 CKK#14[21 haiku poets - prompt FATHERS]

My father's face
forty years later
back in my mirror
--Franklin Magalhaes, Brazil


2010 CKK#15[23 haiku poets - prompt UMBRELLA]

summer rain
my umbrella
unopened
--Bill Kenney; USA


2010 CKK#16[17 haiku poets - prompt THUNDER]

sudden thunder
we forget
our quarrel
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands

distant thunder
my children's room full
of whispers
--Jacek Margolak, Poland


2010 CKK#17[19 haiku poets - prompt BLUE BIRD]

twilight shadows--
the flash
of a bluebird's wing
--Cara Holman; USA


2010 CKK#18[18 haiku poets - prompt FESTIVAL LIGHTS]

festival lights
smeared
on the wet sidewalk
--John McDonald; Scotland


2011 CKK#19[24 haiku poets - prompt TUXEDO]

wedding anniversary -
mom asks me to put on
my father's tuxedo
--Cezar F.Ciobîca


2011 CKK#20[26 haiku poets - prompt CALENDAR]

east wind
the paper-thin days
of the calendar
--Bouwe Brouwer; The Netherlands


2011 CKK#21[21 haiku poets - prompt VALENTINE]

Valentine's Day...
only cup of tea
warms my hands
--Jacek Margolak; Poland

late Valentine's day –
the beggar still hums
an old love song
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca


2011 CKK#22[22 haiku poets - prompt BUD]

first buds
the dream fading
as I tell it
--Bill Kenney, USA


2011 CKK#23[24 haiku poets - prompt STRING]
broken string
my paper kite disappears
in the sun
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND


2010 CKK#24[18 haiku poets - prompt RIBBONS]

old diary -
between two blank pages
a pink ribbon
-- Cezar-Florin Ciobîca


2010 CKK#25[19 haiku poets - prompt WREATH]

autumn wreath
the dried sunflower
feeds a blackbird
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands


2011 CKK#26[24 haiku poets - prompt RICE PLANTING]

planting rice
the child on her back
soothed by song
Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands


2011 CKK#27[22haiku poets - prompt SAND]

footprints in the sand
her toes digging deeper
where he kissed her
--John McDonald


2011 CKK#28[28haiku poets - prompt MUD]

The tempest…
white fallen plum petals
in the mud
--Magdalena Dale, Romania


2011 CKK#29[25haiku poets - prompt BAMBOO]
morning cleaning -
the bamboo shadows
sweep the stairs
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND


2012 CKK#30[22 haiku poets -prompt CHRISTMAS TREE]

Christmas tree -
every year a little higher
her paper angel
--Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands

our last goodbye
pine trees shrouded
by the mist
--Cara Holman, USA


2012 CKK#31[22 haiku poets -prompt FOOTSTEPS]

the sound
of my own footsteps . . .
winter dawn
--Bill Kenney, USA


2012 CKK#32[17 haiku poets - prompt SALTED FISH]

bacalao
memories of a place
I've never been
--Bill Kenney, USA


2012 CKK#33[25 haiku poets - prompt BLOSSOMING]

blossoming cherry trees
I ask the waiter
for a window table
--Marleen Hulst,The Netherland


2012 CKK#34[25 haiku poets - prompt GRANDMOTHER]

grandmother -
she recognizes us
by touch
Andrzej Dembonczyk, Poland


2012 CKK#35[22 haiku poets - prompt WEDDING BOUQUET]

tiger lilies . . .
the old widow remembers
her first dance
--Kathy Uyen Nguyen, USA


2012 CKK#36[22 haiku poets - prompt HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION]

graduation day
I fold my program
into a fan
--Cara Holman


2012 CKK#37[21 haiku poets - prompt THE OLYMPIC GAMES]

high diver
at the platform's edge
stillness
--Bill Kenney, USA


2012 CKK#38[21 haiku poets - prompt STORMY WEATHER]

stormy weather
a homeless man clutches
his bottle of wine
--Bouwe Brouwer; The Netherlands


2013 CKK #39 [17 haiku poets - prompt SHROUD]

abandoned chapel -
spiders weaving around Jesus
another shroud
--Cezar F. Ciobîca,Botoani, Romania


2013 CKK#40[19 haiku poets - prompt POTTER'S HANDS]

shaping dreams..
the potter's hand on his
wheel of fortune
--Vinay Leo R; Bangalore, India


2013 CKK#41[22 haiku poets - prompt STONE]

the closed door
back to my childhood...
key under a stone.
-- Marie-Alice Maire; France


2013 CKK#42[21 haiku poets - prompt FLOWER]

in her hair
a white gardenia--
the thrill of tango
S.E. Herrin: Des Moines, Iowa


2013 CKK#43[25 haiku poets - prompt WETNESS]

fallen petals...
drops of wetness gleam
on the stalk
Rita Odeh Nazareth, Israel


2013 CKK#44[26 haiku poets - prompt RAINCOAT]

moonless sky-
military raincoats hung
on a bamboo fence
--Rita Odeh, Isrel

2013 CKK#45[22 haiku poets - prompt AFROCENTRIC]

migrating birds --
all the colors of
my skin
--Angie Werren, Amelia, Ohio USA


2013 CKK#46[24 haiku poets - prompt FILM]
action film--
my baby's kick
in the sonogram
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India


2013 CKK#47[23 haiku poets - prompt EARLY DARKNESS]
early darkness-
on the wings of the egret
a hint of sunlight
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India


2014 CKK#48[30 haiku poets - prompt MUSIC COMPETITION]

child guitarist -
a mother's hand
behind the curtains
--Ajaya Mahala, India

incomplete orchestra -
the missing leaves
of the poplar
--Eduard Tara, Romania

neighbour's triplets-
each one an octave higher
than the other
--Yesha Shah, India.


2014 CKK#49[24 haiku poets - prompt COOL DOWN]

heated argument...
she nurses her ego
in the shower
--Shloka Shankar Bangalore, India


2014 CKK#50[23 haiku poets - prompt KITE]

kite shop -
entering with every customer
the summer breeze
--Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands

CKK #50 Results

Players: 1.Rita Odeh, Israel; 2. Claude Lopez-Ginisty; 3. Ajaya Mahala, India; 4. Eduard Tara, Romania; 5. Archana Kapoor Nagpal, India; 6. Arvinder Kaur, India; 7. Daniela Lacramioara Capota, Romania; 8. Shloka Shankar,Bangalore, India; 9. Shrikaanth Krsihnamurthy, UK; 10. Dwarakanathan Ravi, India; 11. Anitha Varma, India; 12. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 13. Yesha Shah, India; 14. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Poland; 15. John McDonald, Scotland; 16. Magdalena Dale, Romania 17. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 18. Kashinath Karmakar, India; 19. Dan Iulian, Romania; 20. Robert Kania, Poland; 21. Christine L. Villa, USA; 22. Cezar Ciobica,; 23. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA;


FIRST PLACE

17
kite shop -
entering with every customer
the summer breeze
--Bouwe


Votes: 224*** Points: 18
Comments:



SECOND PLACE

20
a paper kite...
my first dream
about flying
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 45**** Points: 14
Comments: simple and neat!


THIRD PLACE

22
gunshots ...
a kite flying over
the Berlin wall
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes: 521*** Points: 12
Comments: I love the contrast in this Haiku- of war and peace, innocence against hatred and parochialism



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
monarch kite
flying without string...
my dream
--Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel
Votes: 43**** Points: 10
Comments: Beautiful image. For me, L2 is particularly the highlight.



2

Kites go to the sky
And bodies down into earth
To climb up heaven
--Claude Lopez-Ginisty
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:



3
lull before the storm
with kite in hand a boy faces
his father's silence
--Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:



4
wheelchair –
a child embracing gently
his old kite
--Eduard TARA, Romania
Votes: 4*2*** Points: 10
Comments:



5
flying a kite
from a wheelchair—
undying spirit
-- Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, India
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:



6
kite's tail -
the drift of my life
without you
--Arvinder Kaur,Chandigarh,India
Votes: 71**** Points: 09
Comments:



7
never too high
the paper kite -
dreaming out of wheelchair
--Daniela Lacramioara Capota, Roumanie
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comments:



8
bloody fingers
a soaring kite melts
away the pain
-- Shloka Shankar,Bangalore, India
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comments: I think he/she is referring to 'Maanja' a process of making the string very strong. Wonderful image!!!



9
torn apart
by a vagrant branch
my dream kite
--Shrikaanth KrsihnamurthyBirmingham, UK
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:


10
summer evening...
I break my piggy bank
for a kite
-- Dwarakanathan Ravi, Chennai, India
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments: 1.Simplicity at its best. 2.This is an nice picture of childhood with a hint of other things.



11
the pause of the swing
as it reaches the apex...
kites fleck the sky
--Anitha Varma, Kerala, India.
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comments:



12
this kite so fanciful
in the sky... now just a thing
on the ground
--Tomislav
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


13
to fade as a
speck in the vast blue sky--
soaring kite
--Yesha ShahIndia
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comments:


14
paralyzed grandpa
in the hands of grandson
unfinished kite
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments:



15
little kite
broken free
...butterfly
---JOHN McDONALD EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:



16
up in the sky
a kite rises higher...
fallen leaves
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes: 4***** Points: 04
Comments: An element of mystery in it that just escapes one, like a soaring kite



18
letting go-
the aimless drift of my cut
fighter kite
--Kashinath Karmakar,Durgapur,India
Votes: 22**** Points: 06
Comments:



19
both
equally playful-
the kite and the wind
--Dan Iulian, Bucharest-Romania
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments:



21
puffy clouds
a seagull soars higher
than my kite
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes: 62**** Points: 10
Comments:



23
first warm day
my spirits lifting
with a red kite
--Catherine J.S. Lee,USA
Votes: 52**** Points: 09
Comments:




LATE ENTRY

festival sky
the wallah sets up
the kite array
--Ramesh Anand,Bangalore, India.



Sunday evening...
dad and son rein in the sun
upon their kite
--Keith A. SIMMONDS, Rodez, FRANCE

CKK #50

April breezes are right for kite flying in open spaces like the Queen Park Savannah here in Portof Spain, however most first time kite flyers were school yard flyers or back yard flyers, and here in Trinidad and Tobago, many an adult flyer, reminsces about the good ole days of the 'chookie chong' , which is a kite made from notebook paper with a tail also made from notebook paper, the simplest kind of kite to make, and the first kite children learned to fly...

Dear (kuyu) haiku friends, you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Fiftieth Kukai. A KIGO(season word) is given - 'kite'. You must use the word 'kite' in your haiku. Send one haiku, written in the style of your choice; via e-mail

Example:-
tail of a paper kite
streams from electric wires...
childhood memories
-- gillena cox, 2011


Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2013
Deadline for sending votes is April 20th 2013

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

the example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any comments
you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #49 Results

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.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
Comments:


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.

CKK# 49

We find ourselves many times in a situation of hype, the adrenalin flows we are caught up, we cheer, we applaud, we do a happy dance; or we swear, we curse, we kick stones; or whatever. When its all over we need to find our equilibrium point, we need to 'cool down' and this what Kukai #49 is about; regaining balance, cooling down, inhaling...

Dear (kuyu) haiku friends, you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Forty Ninth Kukai. The THEME is 'cool down' Send one haiku, written in the style of your choice; via e-mail

Example:-
carnival over...
the drive to Maracas beach
swamped in verdancy
-- gillena cox, 2011


Deadline for sending entries is March 10th 2013
Deadline for sending votes is March 20th 2013

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

the example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any comments
you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #48 Results

(image from google dot com)

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

CKK #48

image from google

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Forty Eight Kukai. The THEME is 'music competition' Send one haiku written about this theme e-mail to


Example:-
Panorama night...
the woman on the bass steals
the hearts of fans
(first shared at NaHaiWriMo in response to the January 2014 prompt - 'alchemy')
-- gillena cox

Panorama a steel band competition held during the Carnival season

Listen Calypsonian Scrunter's - 'De Woman On De Bass'


Deadline for sending entries is February 10th 2013
Deadline for sending votes is February 20th 2013

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; voters must use all 6 points
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

the example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines. When published, these comments

and votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, any comments
you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena


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