POEMS REMAIN
THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS
None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated.
Players: 1. Marina
Bellini, Italy; 2. Pat Geyer; USA; 3. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 4. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 5. Giovanna Restuccia, Italy; 6. Daniela Misso, Italy; 7. Willie Bongcaron, Philippines; 8. Ernesto
P. Santiago, Greece; 9. Dan Iulian,
Romania; 10. Pasquale Asprea- Italy; 11. Ana Drobot, Romania; 12. Mark Gilbert; UK; 13. Nazarena Rampini, Italia; 14. Nikolay Grankin, Russia; 15. Wiesław Karliński, Poland; 16. Mona Iordan, Romania; 17. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia; 18. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana;
19. Henryk Czempiel, Poland; 20. Stella
Pierides; DE and UK; 21. Cezar Florescu,
Romania; 22. Kaiser v Kahn, Germany; 23. Eufemia Griffo, Settimo Milanese, Italy; 24. Billy Antonio, Philippines;
muezzin's call
the scent of magnolia
enters the mosque
--Cezar Florescu
VOTE: 142*** SCORE: 15
COMMENT: A subtle medley of aromas and sounds.
SECOND PLACE
7
i couldn't
go wrong...
morning jasmines
--Willie Bongcaron, Philippines
COMMENT:
15
agave flower
in a gardener's notebook
last entry
--Wiesław Karliński, Poland
VOTE: 132*** SCORE: 13
COMMENT: So poignant. Cause and effect, or chance
❧✿❧
18
plastic flower
a butterfly's stopover
at the porch
--Adjei Agyei-Baah; Kumasi, Ghana
VOTE: 132*** SCORE: 13
COMMENT: This amused me. It's a four seasons ku!
RESULTS CONTINUE
1
arranging
pansies—
the yellow
with a purple heart
steals the scene
--Marina
Bellini, Bagnolo San Vito (MN) – Italy
COMMENT:
2
bold
forsythia...
mysterious
march myst'ry
unfolds in
the snow
--Pat Geyer;
East Brunswick, NJ USA
COMMENT:
3
the frost
still opens
to hope ...
snowdrops
--Lucia
Cardillo – Italy
COMMENT:
4
lily
fragrance -
through a
tilted window
moonlight
COMMENT:
5
blooming
mulberry -
the world
disappeared
behind the
corner
--Giovanna
Restuccia, Modena, Italy
COMMENT:
6
purple
thistles
against the
wall
cul-de-sac
--Daniela
Misso, Italy
COMMENT:
8
white mud
lily the power of will kicks in
VOTE: **1***
SCORE: 03
COMMENT
9
marble
flowers -
the mother's
grave visited
just my
memories
--Dan
Iulian, Romania
COMMENT
10
Plum
flowering tree -
my mother's
prayer
for my
father
COMMENT
11
cherry
blossoms -
I dress up
for our date
on Google
Meet
--Ana Drobot
(Bucharest, Romania)
COMMENT
12
never alone
a wavering
orchid
on the
clifftop
--Mark
Gilbert; UK
COMMENT
13
new buds
in a larger
vase
peonies
--Nazarena
Rampini; Italia
VOTE: *1****
SCORE: 02
COMMENT
14
autumn sky
a toddler
touches a chrysanthemum
with his
finger
--Nikolay Grankin
VOTE: 1*****
SCORE: 01
COMMENT
16
spring is here
--
a red bloom
opens
atop my
cactus
COMMENT
17
silence
the scent of
roses fills up
funeral
chapel
--Andrzej
Dembonczyk, Silesia
COMMENT
19
wild flowers
in my garden
immigrants
--Henryk
Czempiel; Poland
COMMENT
20
bluebell
wood
we follow
the scent
of heaven
--Stella
Pierides; DE and UK
VOTE: 111***
SCORE: 06
COMMENT
22
silver
wedding
in her hair
white
camellia
--Kaiser v
Kahn
VOTE: 4*1***
SCORE: 07
COMMENT: Beautiful
images seeping across the lines.
23
cherry buds
my child
says mom
for the
first time
--Eufemia Griffo, Settimo Milanese, Italy
VOTE: 12****
SCORE: 05
COMMENT
24
cherry
blossoms
the long
list
of baby
names
--Billy
Antonio; Philippines
VOTE: 2*3***
SCORE: 11
COMMENT: A
fresh and poignant take on this favorite topic.
