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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. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 2. Wiesław Karliński, Poland; 3. Marina Bellini, Italy; 4. Eugeniusz Zacharski, Poland; 5. Daniela Misso, Italy; 6. Willie R. Bongcaron, Philippines; 7. Pat Geyer, USA; 8. Nikolay Grankin, Russia; 9. Dan Iulian, Romania; 10. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 11. Ana Drobot, Romania; 12. Andrzej Dembończyk, Poland; 13. Billy Antonio, Philippines; 14. Nazarena Rampini, Italy; 15. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 16. Cristina-Valeria Apetrei, Romania.


FIRST PLACE
16
Xmas carol
I place all my puppets
on the windowsill
--Cristina-Valeria Apetrei/ Romania
VOTES 232*** SCORE 14
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SECOND PLACE
13
shop window
a beggar stares
at his Santa image
--Billy Antonio, Laoac,
Philippines
VOTES 113*** SCORE 12 

COMMENT 1: Christmas holidays are magical moments for some and a very sad time for many; I read stupor and loneliness in these verses

COMMENT 2: All the poems deserve a mention, but "shop window" has the true haiku spirit inside. Images clash. The silhouette of a homeless man and that of Santa Claus. The sizes of these two gentlemen's wallets are juxtaposed in the reader's head. Though probably their heart sizes are the same. This haiku is universal because it makes us aware of the mutual closeness of our human conditions, no matter who we are.

THIRD PLACE
3
the carrot at last...
the toddler smiles
at his first snowman
--Marina Bellini - Italy
VOTES 121*** SCORE 08
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9
nativity scene -
she buys a new one
pregnancy test
--Dan Iulian, Romania
VOTES 311*** SCORE 08
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RESULTS CONTINUES

1
Christmas Eve -
lonely...
star
--Krzysztof Kokot, Poland
VOTES 11**** SCORE 03
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2
another Christmas
my granddaughter bakes
her first gingerbread
--Wiesław Karliński, Poland
VOTES 111*** SCORE 06
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4
dance contest--
Venus and the moon
shine the brightest
--Eugeniusz Zacharski, Poland
VOTES **1*** SCORE 03
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5
snow air –
the scent of a cake
freshly baked
--Daniela Misso, Italy
VOTES 51**** SCORE 07
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6
singing out of tune...
a party of street children
with glints in their eyes
--Mr. Willie R. Bongcaron; Manila, Philippines
VOTES *11*** SCORE 05
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7
mistletoe magic
neither here nor there...
kisses everywhere
--Pat Geyer; East Brunswick, NJ USA
VOTES *1**** SCORE 02
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8
Christmas Eve
the first blooming
of my cactus
--Nikolay Grankin.
VOTES **1*** SCORE 03
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10
grandma's old house ...
no empty chair
in Christmas photo
--Lucia Cardillo - Rodi G.co (FG) Italy
VOTES 111*** SCORE 06
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11
Christmas guests -
knitting with granny
a spider
Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES *21*** SCORE 07
COMMENTS: A sweet image


12
Midnight Mass
between the winter hat and the mask
her beautiful eyes
--Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia
VOTES 1*2*** SCORE 07
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14
Feast day
an impatient child
gives his poem
--Nazarena Rampini, Italy
VOTES ****** SCORE 00
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15
the first snowflakes ...
the teacher dressed as Santa
postpones the test
--Cezar
VOTES 12**** SCORE 05
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LATE ENTRIES NO VOTES

first babble
a warble alights
on the window tree
--Mona Iordan, Romania

the Christmas table
in the old woman's room
five empty chairs
--Henryk Czempiel Poland