Caribbean Kigo Kukai

CKK 31

2012-02-01T09:08:00.006-04:00

Happy New Year 2012

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty First Kukai and first kukai for 2012

The Kigo is footsteps

Send one haiku which includes the kigo footsteps e-mail to

Example:-
footsteps
in a maze of jollity ~
the carnival band
-- gillena cox

View also the haiku stream
Dance The Mas

Deadline for sending entries is February 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is February 20th 2012

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #30 Results

2011-11-23T09:58:00.005-04:00

Players: 1. John Daleiden, Phoenix, US; 2. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 3. Neal Whitman, Pacific Grove, CA US; 4. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 5. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 6. Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia; 7.Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 8. John McDonald, Scotland; 9. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 10. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Stella Pierides, Germany; 13. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 14. Konrad Kusmirak, Poland; 15. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 16. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 17. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 18.Jacek Margolak, Poland; 19. Andronic Andra, Romania; 20. Rusu Alisia, Romania; 21. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;

(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator; 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

FIRST PLACE #2

Christmas tree -
every year a little higher
her paper angel
--Bouwe
Votes:735*** Points:28
Comments:Interesting suggestion that the “paper angel” is being placed by a growing child year after year.

SECOND PLACE #6 AND #10

christmas tree
snow is melting
down the cheeks
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:*23*** Points: 13
Comments

soup kitchen
ragged garland drapes
the Christmas tree
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:241*** Points:13
Comments

THIRD PLACE #22

Christmas tree -
the beggar hums a carol
over the manger
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:53**** Points:11
Comments: Interesting overtones—the “beggar” humming brings to mind the Biblical story of “wisemen” bearing gifts.

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
a Christmas tree
lights the homeless shelter—
sing ye noel
John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Des
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

3
in the public park
the gathered counting down
Christmas Tree lit
--Neal Whitman
Votes:******Points: 00
Comments

4
First Christmas tree-
in the child's eyes
fairy tale ending
--Dan Iulian
Votes:*****1 Points: 06
Comments

5
new decorations
upon the old Christmas tree ...
children's eyes sparkling
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

7
murky forest -
a not yet born
Christmas tree hiding
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

8
smelling of pine -
carrying our Christmas tree
home through the snow
-- john
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments: i like this haiku, but i think it would be stronger without the words: through the snow

9
Moon and stars
in the Christmas tree
Divine light
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:******Points: 00
Comments

11
Christmas sharing tree -
on every branch
another wish
--Cara Holman
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments: “sharing”; this haiku reminds us about the ancient Bible stories about “spreading the news”—sharing the news of Christ’s birth.

12
Christmas tree fairy -
a girl remembers
her mother
--Stella Pierides, DE
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments: Christmas is magical time—the fairy image and the association with mother remind us all of our elemental beginnings.

13
Christmas tree fragrance
Lingers after it is gone
Reminder of Christ
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments

14
The christmas tree
is lit up in the millions of souls.
The child is born
--Konrad Kusmirak - Poland
Votes:**1*** Points: 03
Comments

15
sharing much love
www dot
Gill's Christmas Tree
--STOPS
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

16
Christmas tree lights
the stuffed reindeer
outstares an angel
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments

17
biopsy results -
so beautiful in this year
my last christmas tree
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:4***** Points: 04
Comments: The affirmative outlook in spite of bad news is a dynamic statement.

18
new ornament
on the Christmas tree
a morning star
--Jacek Margolak, POLAND
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments: The “morning star” is a very positive image.

19
Christmas tree -
by candlelight
the memories
--Andronic Andra, Romania
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments

20
Carols-
an old woman crying near
the Christmas tree
--Rusu Alisia, Romania
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments

21
under the Christmas tree -
for a moment I'm seeing
my mother again
-- Cristina Ailoaei, Romania
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments: In line 2 “seeing” could be changed to “see” making the experience directly in the present tense.

23 LATE SUBMISSION
father handing out
presents by the Christmas tree --
our dog's impatient, too
--Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS; see you back here next year

much love
gillena cox
Caribbean Kigo Kukai - Founder/Co-ordinator

CKK #30

2011-11-01T11:28:00.004-04:00

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirtieth Kukai

The kigo is Christmas tree

Send one haiku which includes Christmas tree e-mail to

Example:-

darkness comes early
store window Christmas tree lights
November evenings
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is November 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is November 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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

This ends 2011's kukai ; The next will be January 2012; HAPPY HOLIDAYS

much love
gillena

CKK #29 Results

2011-10-30T11:04:00.002-04:00

Players: 1. Sakuo Nakamura, Japan; 2. Chitra Rajappa, Bangladore India; 3. Cara Holman, USA; 4. Warren Gossett, USA; 5. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 6. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 7. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania 8. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 9. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 10. Flory Brick, Daytona Beach, Florida; 11. Conrad Kusmirak, Poland; 12. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 13. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 14. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 15. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 16. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 17. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 18. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 19. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 20. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 21. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 22. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 23. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 24. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 25. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;

(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator; 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

FIRST PLACE

17
morning cleaning -
the bamboo shadows
sweep the stairs
----Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:741*** Points: 18
Comments

SECOND PLACE

4
late autumn breeze –
the old man mends the split
in his bamboo flute
--Warren
Votes:831*** Points: 17
Comments

THIRD PLACE

25
childhood home -
in my father's bamboo pipe
a firefly
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:531*** Points: 14
Comments

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
bamboo sway--
someone visiting
at my back yard
--Sakuo
Votes:22**** Points: 06
Comments

2
sunbeams bounce off
blue-green bamboo:
mosaic of light and shadow
--Chitra
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments

3
catching the sky...
the bamboo pipe fills
with rainwater
--Cara Holman
Votes:211*** Points: 07
Comments:A very visual haiku - perhaps it's because I like rain, but I can see and feel this one - as well as hear it!

5
Grows a bamboo stand
In suburban Gaithersburg
An unusual spot
--Quentin
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments

6
bamboo blinds
sunbeams
play peeping Tom
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:4***** Points: 04
Comments

7
bamboo flowers -
the old maid wears again
lace gloves
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments

8
New Year Eve-
even in the earth hut
bamboo branches
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments

9
Bamboo grove-
the baby panda plays
with his shadow.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:53**** Points: 11
Comments

10.
Graceful, bamboo
small footprint
delicate, resistant
--Flory

11
Bamboo grove
in the ruins of the castle Yamada -
ancestors whisper
--Conrad Kusmirak - Poland
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments

12
bamboo trees
swaying in the wind ...
distant thunder
--Keith A. Simmonds
Votes:8*1*** Points: 11
Comments

13
bamboo grove
the autumn sky
mere strips
--Alegria
Votes:*11*** Points: 03
Comments

14
bamboo defying the wind -
back pushed judoka's yielding
and suddenly wins
STOPS
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments

15
downpour -
ants running up
the bamboo
--Bouwe
Votes:62**** Points: 10
Comments

16
assessment center
so difficult to remember
the bamboo flute
--Ralf
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments

18
rainy days...
morning glories reach
the top of te bamboo
--Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments

19
conserved
bamboo shoots -
a withering jungle
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments

20
A new shoot
on the old bamboo
changing colours
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments

21
a silky cloud
pierced by the bamboo shoot—
cotton candy
--Irena Szewczyk, PL
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments

22
End of vacation -
from the crest of the hill
bamboo grove farewell
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro

23
return from fishing-
the sound of bamboo pipe
at sunset
--KRZYSZTOF KOKOT pl
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments

24
shattered dreams -
finding my peace of mind
amongst bamboo
-- Ailoaei Cristina
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments

LATE SUBMISSION
26
autumn day -
at grandfather's grave
bamboo flowered
--alex serban, romania

CKK #29

2011-10-01T07:02:00.004-04:00

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Ninth Kukai

The kigo is bamboo

Send one haiku which includes the word bamboo e-mail to

Example:-
bamboo yields
in skilled hands to hold -
divali lights
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is October 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is October 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #28 Results

2011-09-24T05:29:00.006-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #28 Kukai Results
(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator,this also applies to kukai #28 and previous; 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Cara Holman, USA; 2. Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 4. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 5. Sakuo Nakamura, Japan; 6. Patrick Druart; 7. Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA; 8. John Daleiden, Phoenix, US; 9. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 10. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 11. John McDonald, Scotland; 12. Alex Serban, 13. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 14. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 15. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 16. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 17. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 18. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 19. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 20. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 21. Simone K. Busch, Germany; 22. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 23. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 24. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 25. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 26. Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA; 27. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 28. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania.

FIRST PLACE

24
The tempest…
white fallen plum petals
in the mud
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:442*** Points: 18
Comments

SECOND PLACE

10
mud mask
the cracks on her face
when he makes her laugh
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:541*** Points: 16
Comments: The humor of this scene works well. The mystery of who “he” and “she” are contributes to the humor.

THIRD PLACE

18
travelling carnival -
only a muddy meadow
left behind
--Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)
Votes:512*** Points: 13
Comments

28
dried mud in the pond -
the splash of Basho's frog
only in my mind
-- Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:123*** Points: 13
Comments

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
all-day rain...
indistinct footprints
in the mud
--Cara Holman
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments:The mystery of what / who makes the footprints in the mud is intriguing; nicely done.

2
the black pond
the white mud the red river
the upper knoll
--Tatjaa Debeljacki
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

3
muddy spring -
one snowman's black eye down
between snowdrops
STOPS
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments

4
muddy path
a unusual sound
of her steps
--Jacek Margolak, POLAND
Votes:51**** Points: 07
Comments

5
Prime Minister stated
work for the people
like a loach in mud
--Sakuo, Japan
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments

6
post thunderstorm
some nuggets of blue sky
in the pig mud bath
-- patrick
Votes:32**** Points: 07
Comments

7
always welcome
at the hilltop shrine
my muddy feet
Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments

8
huricane Irene--
raging floods bury our house
in Vermont mud
John Daleiden, Phoenix, US
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

9
stone mill-
the muddy waters become
pure gold
--Vasile Moldovan, ROMANIA
Votes:*11*** Points: 05
Comments

11
racing to school -
their footprints
left in the mud
--John McDonald
Votes:52**** Points: 09
Comments:Are they racing because it is raining? Or are they being chased? Perhaps they are eager to get to school! Nicely written--encourages speculation.

12
autumn rain--
kneeling in the mud I look
for your lost ring
--alex serban
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments: Interesting: while the kneeling is necessary to conduct the search, it also suggests a proposal.

13
supper-time
under the mud
a big grin
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:This ku suggests a common home like setting--supper is being served, probably by the wife, and a child or possibly a husband is eager to eat. Nice suggestions.

14
mud therapy--
relax at my home spa
a peaceful weekend
--Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

15
spring breeze -
the eagle's claws
mud-flecked
--Bouwe
Votes:43**** Points: 10
Comments

16
yellowed leaves
onto a gray mud field -
an unemployed scarecrow
Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments

17
revellers' bodies
decorated with mud ...
carnival Monday
Keith A. Simmonds,T & T
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments

19
Ancient dry mud-
on the fossilized leaf
an ant moves.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:321*** Points: 10
Comments

20
caked mud
clinging to my heels--
summer memories
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:33**** Points: 12
Comments: 255 = 12, Is this person a farmer, a labor worker, or a hiker--nice ambiguities that allow the reader to speculate.

21
kid's laughter
leaving my boots
in the mud
--Simone K. Busch
Votes:52**** Points: 09
Comments :A collective picture.

22
mud pack -
the moon takes a dip
in the village pond
--sanjuktaa,karnataka, India
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :

23
Mud is in the eye
Careless driver on the road
Walking in the rain
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments

25
whimpering girl -
her puppet lost on
the muddy path
-- Ailoaei Cristina
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments

26
sow in the mud
the children's chorus
of "eew"
--Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA
Votes:1*1*** Points: 04
Comments

27
Overnight flood.
Homes and lives
lost in the mud.
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro
Votes:*****1 Points: 06
Comments

CKK #28 Details

2011-09-01T13:24:00.003-04:00

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Eight Kukai

The kigo is mud

Send one haiku which includes the word mud e-mail to

Example:-

muddy tracks ~
bare feet and bison hoofs
a village path
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is September10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is September 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #27 Results

2011-08-25T12:09:00.006-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #27 Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia; 2. John McDonald, Scotland; 3. Dan Iulian, Bucharest, 4. Patrick Druart; 5. Bill Kenney, USA; 6. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania 7. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 8. Marleen Hulst; The
Netherlands; 9. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 10. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 11. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 12. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 13. Krzysztof Kokot PL; 14. Ramona Linke, Germany 15. Michael Andrew OBrien, USA; 16. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine USA; 17. Richard Hill; Saitama, Japan; 18. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 19. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 20. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 22. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

FIRST PLACE

2
footprints in the sand
her toes digging deeper
where he kissed her
--John McDonald
Votes:414**1 Points: 26
Comment:1 gorgeous celebration of romantic love.
Comment:2 Describing the kiss with this little detail of it is very compelling. Implying her standing tippy toe to reach up to kiss and also of them looking back at their footprints to see the spot where they stopped to kiss. Very nice.

SECOND PLACE

19
evening beach
the tide washes away
his declaration of love
--Jacek Margolak POLAND
Votes:541*** Points: 17
Comment 1: It's sweet. Instead of characterizing what was washed away what about describing it, like 'our initials' then maybe something more suggestive in line 1.
Comment 2: Nice word play with 'hot' for both heat and for passion.

THIRD PLACE

5
moving in
to my sand castle
the sea
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:431*** Points: 13
Comments: Metaphors that can also be taken literally I think work well in haiku.

RESULTS CONTINUE

1
summer wind
carries away your
footprints in the sand
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:121*** Points: 08
Comments: Nice metaphor. Instead of stating or explaining a metaphor maybe it would be more effective to implying the relationship, like... gull cries - on the summer wind - footprints in the sand.

3
Steps on the wet sand-
I still listen their rustling
in the shell from home.
-- Dan Iulian
Votes:*1**** Points: 2
Comments:I like the idea of reliving a visit to the shore by listening to the 'ocean' in the shell. I wonder about implying the listening to the shell instead of telling us, like... conch shell memento - in the surf's roar I still hear - our steps on wet sand.

4
Soft trickle of sand
from my fingers to her bossoms -
hot august day
--patrick druart
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments: Nice word play with 'hot' for both heat and for passion.

6
drizzling on sand -
grandma's umbrella traces
small and shallow
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes:1*1*** Points: 4
Comments: I was lost for a while by "traces small and shallow" but now I think it means it traces a tightly overlapping circular spiral in the sand like the child's tracing toy, the spiral graph (a favorite of mine when I was a kid but I kept losing
those little tracing wheels:). Maybe it was just me but it was hard for me to get my head around this phrasing although a really interesting way to describe the gate of her walk.

7
sand, billows,
foam, shells and seagulls –
I am not nowhere...
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments: Ok, I'm not sure what the author's intention was but here's my interp of the haiku. A list of words in haiku tend to lose their meaning and so described to me here in lines 1 and 2 as some generic boring isolated shoreline but then line 3 contrasting this seemed like a revelation that it is in fact a beautiful and significant place which I thought worked very well. Also I normally shy away from abstract statements like in line 3 but I like the double negative and think the line achieves such a nice shift and insight that I like it the way it is.

8
beach restaurant
little piles of sand
underneath each table
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:12**** Points: 05
Comments: An amusing image I had of piles from sand being emptied from shoes or just tracked in from the beach. This may just be my personal preference but to provide a little more shift from the call and response images, the fragment and the line, I was thinking of having the fragment at the end, of moving line 1 down to line 3 instead.

9
son's room
just a bit of sand
tells his day
--Ralf
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments: I like how this touches on what parents notice and how they can deduce so much about their children. Line 3 I wonder about using an implied meaning instead of telling us, like... her son's room - just a bit of beach sand - makes her smile.

10
full moon -
thousands of footsteps
in the beach sand
--Bouwe
Votes:13**** Points: 07
Comments: Nice image of the beach at night after everyone has left and before the wind and surf can wipe away all the footprints, like the lights were turned on revealing the night life:).

11
sand on sunny beach
dream at work on rainy day
this year vacation
-- Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comment 2: Sounds like a good vacation:) I wanted to read it with more of a revelation from the vacation to the daydreaming, maybe imply the daydreaming instead, like...beach vacation - watching the sail boats go by - on line from my work

12
Mighty mountains -
now this soft sand whispering
in the quiet beach
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:**1*** Points: 03
Comment 1: The first one now will later be last! wisdom,pathos,delicacy
Comment 2: Nice linking the mountains to the beach sand. I think the contrast of "mighty" and "soft" achieve the link and that "now" gives too much away. "Whispering" and line 3 are very poetic but I wonder about a more haikuesque
reference instead.

13
crumpled ticket-
on bottom of the suitcase
grain of sand
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments: Nice images. I don't travel a lot so I wasn't sure what crumpling the ticket meant but I like the image, I assume that you had returned from a trip from the beach and had sand on the suitcase. I wonder about tweaking the phrasing a little, like.., crumpled ticket - little piles of beach sand - where the suitcase sat.

14
beach at night –
through the rooms of our sand castle
flits moonlight
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments: Cool image, I like that the metaphor 'could' be taken literally but it's described more poetically and feels a little more imaginary or surreal than for haiku. Maybe more like... we talk into the night - the moonlit balcony - of our
sandcastle

15
dusk -
coated in sand
the mackerel’s last thrust
--Michael Andrew
Votes:21**** Points: 05
Comment: Nice first line with the end of the day juxtaposed to the end of the fish's life. Also the inclusion of the sand coating added a compelling visual detail which also explained the reason for it dying and where. I like that the death was described and not just stated.

16
summer's end
a wave knocks our last castle
back to sand
--Catherine J.S. Lee
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments: Nice. I like the thought that the sand is a castle when it's castle shaped and back to just sand when a pile. I want to read line one so I realize it's about the end of summer and not have to be told it. Like instead what about just
giving a late summer month like 'September' or even 'early fall' or 'Indian Summer'.

17
Precious memories
seep through our fingers – all lost
in the sands of time
--Richard Hill; Saitama, Japan
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments: Very poetic and a classic metaphor. I wonder about using more concrete images and instead implying the metaphor.

18
deserted beach -
through the castle of sand
only the heat
-- Ailoaei CristinaBotosani City, Romanian
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments: I like the idea of there only being heat in the castle and no longer children's imaginations. I wonder for line 1 something that would describe an empty beach instead of stating it as one, like 'just the sound of gulls' or something.

20
sunset over the sea -
in her hair, his fingers
and sand
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:13**** Points: 07
Comments: Interesting, although the structure is fragment line I read it as line fragment with the shift in line 3 find also sand in the hair, an nice detail and seemingly out of place.

21
thunders -
the castles of sand
fall into ruin
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:321*** Points: 10
Comments: Poetic. It feels a little too metaphoric and imaginary. I want to read it more

22
Back from the beach.
Sand on the hem
and good memories.
-- Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments: I like the hem reference, I might have said cuff instead. Line 3 I want to read something more concrete and not categorized like, 'and still smiling'

Received After Voting Had Started

23
summer's end
sand clinging to the soles
of my sandals
--Cara Holman

CKK #27

2011-08-01T11:51:00.002-04:00

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Seventh Kukai

The THEME is sand

Send one haiku which includes the theme of sand e-mail to

Example:-

shaping dreams
with spade and pail ~
castles in the sand
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is August 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is August 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #26 Results

2011-07-21T11:44:00.003-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #26 Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Sakuo Nakamura, Japan; 2. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 3. Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA; 4. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 5. John McDonald, Scotland; 6. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 7. Dan Iulian, Bucharest, Romania; 8. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 9. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 10. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in The Sonoran Desert; 11. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland 12. Michael Andrew OBrien; 13. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 14.Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 15. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 16. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 17. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 18.Lena Pelowska, Gdansk, Poland. 19. Jennie Townsend, Missouri USA; 20Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 21. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 22. Ramona Linke, Germany 23. Cara Holman, USA; 24. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania

FIRST PLACE

2
planting rice
the child on her back
soothed by song
Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes561*** Points: 20
Comment 1: This haiku presents a domestic scene of work and love; very tender.
Comment 2: Easy to picture and, for me, an open window onto our most basic relationship.
Comment 3:authentic

SECOND PLACE

24
after planting rice -
the stars fill the space
between seedlings
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:542*** Points: 19
Comments:

THIRD PLACE

21
planting rice
her bare legs get lost
in the blue
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:431*** Points: 13
Comments:

RESULTS CONTINUE

1
disaster areas---
when can I plant rice
with all neighbor

Japanese & Roma-ji

saigaiti
itunohi minnade
taue yara

???
??????
?????
--Sakuo
Note: I am a man who was born in rice country, in Japan. I know well the custom of rice planting and rice culture. All poems joined to this event love rice. I am pleased very much.
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:

3
grandma's feet
doubly wrinkled
--rice planting
--Diane Mayr, USA
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments:The image of an elder who has done this task many times is rich with implication

4
God having a look
at the Great Wall of China:
- Huge rice planters'crops!
--GH.POSTELNICU STOPS
Note: For sure the Lord was the first admiring this wonder ...GWC's strength is sticky rice mortar. Ming emperors requisitioned the southern crops rice both to feed Wall workers & to make mortar.
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:

5
across
paddy fields
the rice planter's song
--John McDonald
Votes:5*2*** Points:11
Comments: simply and full of live

6
drops of light -
sprout at the window
a handful of rice
-- Patricia Lidia
Votes:22**** Points: 06
Comments:

7
Water blue field-
the rice roots planted
directly into sky.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:6***** Points: 06
Comments:

8
after the tsunami...
where do we plant our rice?
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comment: 1. A painful and life grabbing question after the devestation.
Comment: 2. Clean simplicity with not a word wasted.

9
under the water
soft hand touch of my lover -
rice plantation
-- Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments:

10
rice planting
in the mountain shadows
children at play
--John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in The Sonoran Desert
Votes:4*1*** Points: 07
Comments: "children at play" opens the sense of timelessness.

11
my haiku
short of syllables -
rice planting
--Tikkanen Juhani
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:

12
planting rice -
grass carp
brushes ankle
--Michael Andrew
Votes:24**** Points: 10
Comments: a good physical sensation evocation

13
jubilant voices
soaring on the morning wind
farmers planting rice
--Keith Simmonds
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments:

14
Great-granddad,
back bent, wrinkled hands
still planting rice
-- Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro
Votes:12**** Points: 05
Comments:

15
at first light
shadows thicken on paddies--
rice planting
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:

16
baroque garden
an artist plants
rice
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments:

17
sunrise
climbing the paddy fields
rice planters
--Bouwe
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments:

18
planting rice on clouds
blue sky poured out
at our feet
--Lena Pelowska, Gdansk, Poland.
Votes:52**** Points: 09
Comments:

19
rice shoots --
midges in such numbers
the water swirls
--jennie townsend
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:

20
sown paddy field ...
the scent of turned earth,
the weight of dreams
--sanjuktaa
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments:

22
rustles and crackles
along the edge of moon
... rice seedlings
-- Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments: would have more power without the first line

23
break time
the rice planter pauses
to wipe her brow
--Cara Holman
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments 1: This simple verse captures the intensive labor involved in rice planting.
Comments 2: for encouraging every kind of caress everywhere

#25 RECEIVED AFTER VOTING HAD ALREADY STARTED
the grandfather
dense planting of rice
birth year
--Tatjana Debeljacki

2011-07-01T09:18:00.002-04:00

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Sixth Kukai

The THEME is rice planting

Send one haiku which includes the theme of rice planting e-mail to

Example:-
as if bowing
to egret stares; bent backs
of rice planters
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is July 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is July 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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

Here's the list for your votes and comments; Good luck to all of you

Here's a voting reminder
Deadline for sending votes is July 20th 2011

Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts
Example:-
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

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

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 #25 Results

2011-06-21T11:12:00.003-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #25 Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 2. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 3. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 4. John McDonald, Scotland; 5. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 6. Cara Holman, USA; 7. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 8. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 9. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 10. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 11. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 12. William Kenney, USA; 13. Alegria Imperial; Canada; 14. Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA; 15. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 16. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 17. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine, USA; 18. Cezar F.Ciobîca 19. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia

FIRST PLACE

#18
wedding anniversary -
mom asks me to put on
my father's tuxedo
--Cezar F.Ciobîca
Votes:54***1 Points:19
Comments

SECOND PLACE
#11
golden wedding
a grain of rice in the pocket
of my tuxedo
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:10.1.2*** Points:18
Comments:Rice gives it an expanded image and meaning

#7
Somewhere, long ago,
a brown eyed girl
and my first tuxedo.
--Franklin Magalhães,
Votes:811*** Points:13
Comments:Loved this one...so romantic!

RESULTS CONTINUE

1
male torso stuffed
into an outfit
called a tuxedo
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

2
it must be karma –
canicula outside,
outdoor tuxedo party
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

3
in the conductor's
tuxedo, a forgotten
note
--Bouwe
Votes:7***** Points:07
Comments:I like the double layer in the image

4
zoo visit -
the penguin
in his tuxedo
--John McDonald
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:

5
peals of laughter ...
a skinny clown wearing
a huge tuxedo
--Keith A. SIMMONDS T & T
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:

6
a new boutonnière
in his old tuxedo -
father of the bride
--Cara Holman
Votes:71**** Points:09
Comments:Its poignancy compelled this vote for me

8
holiday at granie
overdressed nephew, tux on -
hanged kitten
GH.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

9
strawberry scent
she searches
his tuxedo
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:

10
one tuxedo
among musketeers –
a costume party
--Iris
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:

12
senior prom –
a little too big
for dad's tuxedo
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:7***** Points:07
Comments:

13
her son puts buttons
on the tuxedos--
penguin drawings
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

14
his smile...
no one notices the shine
on his tuxedo
--Diane Mayr, Salem, NH USA
Votes:31**** Points:05
Comments:

15
old photos -
only tuxedos
unchanged
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:43**** Points:10
Comments:

16
job vacancy -
the employer's insistence
on Tuxedo
--sanjuktaa; India.
Notes:Tuxedo is also the name of a software.
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

17
twenty-fifth reunion --
our president still fits
his prom tuxedo
--Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine, USA
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:

19
I’M TAILORING THE SUIT
FOR MY NEPHEW’S GRADUATION PARTYS
THE COLOR OF SAND.
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

CKK #25

2011-06-01T10:08:00.004-04:00

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Fifth Kukai

The kigo is tuxedo

Send one haiku which includes tuxedo e-mail to

Example:-

texting
for a tuxedo ~
twentyfirst century
groom-to-be
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is June 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #24 Results

2011-05-23T06:06:00.007-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #24 Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 2. Ramona Linke, Germany; 3. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 4. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 5. Alegria Imperial; Canada 6. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 7. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 8. John McDonald, Scotland; 9.Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 10. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 13. Diane Mayr, USA; 14. William Kenney, USA; 15. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 16. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 17. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 18. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca,Romania

#18 - FIRST PLACE

old diary -
between two blank pages
a pink ribbon
-- Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:85**** Points:18
Comments 1:It's the blankness of the pages that makes this interesting.
Comments 2: Nice image. I read it as either the ribbon was all the entry that was needed, perhaps belonging to a romantic interest or perhaps simply a bookmark with no current entry but in either case I enjoy both interps.

#14 SECOND PLACE

old oak tree
a yellow ribbon
from a different war
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:611*** Points:11
Comments:A sad commentary in so few words.

#22 THIRD PLACE

8
ribbons
floating on the breeze
Buddhist prayers
--aye John McDonald
Votes:62**** Points:10
Comment 1:Line 3 merely explains lines 1-2, but the arrangement adds some effectiveness.
Comment 2:Nice pivot line and good implied association to Buddhist prayer ribbons.

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
dusty packet
tied with red ribbons--
old love letters
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:411*** Points:09
Comments:

2
Walpurgis Night ...
he loosens her hair ribbon
gingerly
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:33**** Points:09
Comments:

3
wedding procession
matching ribbons
on car’s antenna’s
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:Two misplaced apostrophes are two too many; no points.

4
midget's night
the white ribbon tells us
adventures
--Ralf
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

5
silk rain--
i tie ribbons
on my memoirs
--Alegria
Votes:3***** Points:03
Comments:"silk rain" makes this interesting, but "memoirs" introduces a note of pretension

6
cherry blossoms
blowing freely in her hair ...
a red ribbon
--Keith A. SIMMONDS T & T
Votes:3***** Points:03
Comments:

7
cherries on ears
a ribbon plaiting hair -
head ... over ears
Gh.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

9
a kite stuck
in the tree, it's ribbons
caught in the wind
Bouwe
Votes:12**** Points:05
Comment 1:The misplaced apostrophe removes this one from consideration. No points.
Comment 2:I like the implied that the kite/ribbons are still trying to fly/escape

10
clouds
torn to ribbons -
spring rain
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:5***** Points:05
Comments:There's a mismatch between lines 1-2 and line 3; the violence of "torn" doesn't sound like spring rain.

11
receding waves...
through the half-opened door
a ribbon of light
--Cara Holman
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:A "headline haiku" and effective as such. How effective it will be when it loses its topicality is another question.

12
sky clears up --
in the haberdasher's window
a rainbow ribbon
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:

13
love letters...
the ribbon less faded
than her memory
--Diane Mayr
Votes:71**** Points:09
Comments:Nice turn on "faded." The objection conventionally raised to metaphor in haiku doesn't apply here, because both meanings of the word are common in current usage.

15
ribbon in my hair –
one more wrinkle on cheek
and my birthday
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:1***** Points:00
Comments:

16
black ribbon-
the winding highway
up the hills
--sanjuktaa, India
Votes:6***** Points:06
Comments:

17
empty chapel
ribbons of light falling
through stained glass
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:5***** Points:05
Comments:

RECEIVED AFTER VOTING HAD STARTED

19
After the storm
the sun hidden behind
ribbons rainbow
--Magdalena Dale - Romania

CKK #24

2011-05-01T00:05:00.007-04:00

'May Pole Dancers' an Ann Stapleton's acrylic on hardboard copyright of Trindad and Tobago Newsday

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Fourth Kukai

The kigo is ribbon

Send one haiku which includes ribbon e-mail to

Example:-

plaiting ribbons
into pattern; the swirling of
maypole dancers
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is May 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is May 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #23 Results

2011-04-22T13:34:00.005-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #23 Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 2. Paul David Mena, USA; 3. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 4. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 5. Garry Eaton; 6. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 7. Tomislav Maretic,Croatia; 8. John Daliden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert, USA; 9.Quentin Clingerman, USA; 10.Ramona Linke, Germany; 11. John McDonald, Scotland; 12. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 13. Cara Holman, USA; 14. Diane Mayr, USA; 15. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 16. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 17. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 18. Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA; 19. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 20. Malgorzata Miksiewicz, Wrocław Poland; 21. Ralf Bröker,Germany; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca,Romania; 23 Magdalena Dale - Romania; 24. Alegria Imperial; Canada

#04 - FIRST PLACE

broken string
my paper kite disappears
in the sun
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:641*** Points:17
Comments

#11 SECOND PLACE

clearing his garage -
our tin-can telephone
the string still connected
John
Votes:251*** Points:15
Comments

#22 THIRD PLACE
antic shop window -
a spider carrying the moon
among guitar strings
-- Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:322*** Points:13
Comments

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
no strings attached –
spring in triumph
in this tag of war
--Patricia Lidia
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments

2
spring snow --
a sagging string
of Christmas lights
--Paul
Votes:13**** Points:7
Comments

3
grandma counting
a long string of beads ...
Fukushima
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:5*1*** Points:8
Comments

5
strings attached
the collection of kites
on the power line
--Garry Eaton; Port Moody, BC, Canada
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments

6
silver wedding
the string quartets repertoire
of golden oldies
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments:In line 2 an ' is need on quartets--quartet's; a possessive form should have been used. Spelling problems of this sort

obscure intended meaning.

7
sound of a guitar
in the night... a mouse passed
over the string
--Tomislav Maretic
Votes:**1*** Points:3
Comments

8
in the twilight
she weaves her silken strings--
hazy moon
--John Daleiden
Votes:31**** Points:5
Comments

9
Breaking the light string
The kite sails off on its own
Faces full of surprise
--Que
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments

10
tears at Easter
between door handle & milk tooth
a long string
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:231*** Points:11
Comments

12
fluttering string -
the flagpole bombarded
by some mutineers
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments

13
dream catcher -
crafting sweet slumbers
with willow and string
--Cara Holman
Votes:111*** Points:6
Comments

14
paper cranes
bounce from their strings
...aftershock
--Diane
Votes:421*** Points:11
Comments1:A very effective allusion to a current event without resorting to cliche.
Comments2:A meaningful reference to events happening now! An improvement would have been a plural form for "aftershocks".

15
over blossomed orchard
the paraglider's strings
begin whistling
--Gh.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:**1*** Points:3
Comments

16
passing shower--
the maestro tunes
his sitar strings
--sanjuktaa, India.
Votes:4*1*** Points:7
Comments:A nice 2 phrase haiku. I especially likes the repeated "s" sounds in each line of the haiku because the sounds reminded me of both the raindrops in the passing shower, and the various and changing tuning sounds of the strings as the maestro progresses with the turning.

17
grandma's box
buttons and threads -
loose ends
--Bouwe
Votes:11**** Points:3
Comments

18
hope's hidden strings
ever more reliable
each breath I take
Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments

19
the one slice of bread;
on the string upon the leg
haggard dog straggler
--Krzysztof Kokot PL

20
willow branches -
the wind playing
on the strings
--Malgorzata Miksiewicz
Votes:411*** Points:9
Comments

21
mother's birthday
a-string's vibration
--Ralf
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments

23
string spring...
birds chirping stopped
by a thunder
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
http://tankadream.blogspot.com/
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments

24
solar eclipse--
his marionettes piroutte
from his strings
--Alegria Imperial; Canada
Votes:1***** Points:2
Comments:For me the use of "his" in line three is confusing; an improvement would the substitution of their for his in this line.

CKK #23

2011-04-01T03:26:00.006-04:00

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Third Kukai

The Theme is string

Send one haiku which includes string e-mail to

Example:-

earth's epicenter
now shifted; strings in the hands
of the puppeteer
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is April 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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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CKK#22 Results

2011-03-21T20:29:00.007-04:00

CKK sends prayers and good wishes to Japan and neighbouring affected areas, for a speedy recovery from the present Tsunami/quake disaster; and to all our CKK pals thereabouts - wishes especially for kindness and speedy return to normalcy

Caribbean Kigo #22 (2nd Anniversary) Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Tomislav Maretic,Croatia; 2. John McDonald, Scotland; 3. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 4. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 5. William Kenney, USA; 6. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 7. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 8. Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA; 9. Ramona Linke, Germany; 10.Diane Mayr, USA; 11. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 12. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 13. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 14. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 15. Alegria Imperial, Phillipines; 16. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 17. Cara Holman, USA; 18. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 19. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 20. Kelly Westhoff, USA 21. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca,Romania

#05 - FIRST PLACE

first buds
the dream fading
as I tell it
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:641*** Points:17
Comments:Lovely haiku, but I wonder if it would be even stronger if the second line would be: the dream fading

#21 SECOND PLACE

her newborn’s fingers . . .
outside the nursery window
cherry trees in bud
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:612*** Points:14
Comments:

#09 THIRD PLACE

waiting ...
at the edge of the precipice
bougainvillea buds
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:82**** Points:12
Comments:

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
waiting every day
for the forsythia's flowers –
sleepy buds
--Tomislav Maretic;Croatia
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:

2
cat stretches in the sun -
above him
cherry buds do the same
--John McDonald
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:The image has possibilities, but the execution is wordy.

3
budding trees –
the army of turbans
sits in the park
--Patricia Lidia, Romania; 0040723257725
Votes:2*1*** Points:05
Comments:

4
a lime bud
glowing in the dawn...
memories
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:

6
winter’s end
I ask him if he sees
a bud too
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:41**** Points:06
Comments:

7
budded sprigs
guild the old icon -
charismatic gifts
--GH.POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

8
the bloom dies
the bud lives on
in his memory
--Reason A. Poteet, IN, USA
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

10
the bounce
of fecund buds
in the breeze
--Diane
Votes:*2**** Points:04
Comments:

11
mogra buds
a breath away
from summer
--sanjuktaa
Votes:321*** Points:10
Comments:"breath" is a beautiful choice, beautifully placed.

12
cat sniffing
the rose bud -
a sharp thorn
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:**2*** Points:06
Comments:

13
echo in the mountains-
from the buds of pine
falling ice crystals
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:2*2*** Points:08
Comments:

14
silent pink dawn
the crab apple tree buds
burst
--Jacek Margolak; Poland
Votes:13**** Points:07
Comments:I'd generally advise against having a verb stand alone as line 3, but this time, coming after the rather crabbed (pun

intended) second line, it works.

15
endearments
and tulip buds via UPS--
waiting for a kiss
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

16
lifting the cover
she makes me take a smell
jasmine buds
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

17
spring noon…
the magnolia bud
now a blossom
--Cara Holman
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:

18
Buds on the branches…
on my room a withered rose
in an old vase
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:221*** Points:09
Comments: I would use in rather than on my room in second line.

19
orchard dawn
out of the twilight buds
birdsong
--Bouwe
Votes:4*2*** Points:10
Comments:I actually preferred #19 to a couple of these, but didn’t vote for it because “dawn” and “twilight” both were mentioned in the

same moment. If “twilight” had been eliminated, it would have been a strong haiku rather than a confusing one.

20
Through my March window
snow piles grow high as my heart --
When will the trees bud?
--Kelly Westhoff
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

22
bursting buds...
expanding over again
our universe
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:3*1*** Points:06
Comments:

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'RESILIENCE' was received while voting had already started and therefore was not part of the voter's list.

RESILIENCE
Tremor turn trauma;
Rainless flood with nuclear rain…
Cherry blossoms bud.
--G. Newton V. Chance, Trinidad and Tobago

CKK#22

2011-03-01T06:47:00.003-04:00

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twenty Second Kukai

The Kigo is bud

Send one haiku which includes bud e-mail to

Example:-

buds on the rose bush-
when we danced to the music
of 'Hot Chocolate'
--gillena cox
first published at Lunchbreak 'Hoarding Chocolates 2011'

Deadline for sending entries is March 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is March 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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

CKK21 Results

2011-02-24T06:57:00.006-04:00

Results of Caribbean Kigo Kukai Number 21
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 2. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 3. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 4. Cara Holman, USA; 5. Margaret Dornaus, USA; 6. Etsuko Yanagibori, Japan; 7. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 8. Alegria Imperial, Phillipines; 9. George Hawkins, USA; 10. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 11. Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro; 12. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 13. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland;14. John McDonald, Scotland; 15. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA 16. Diane Mayr, USA; 17. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 18. John Daleiden; Phoenix, AZ; 19. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 20. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca;

#20 & #21 - FIRST PLACE

20
Valentine's Day...
only cup of tea
warms my hands
Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:532*** Points:17
Comment1:Though I've problems with the grammar in line two this haiku opens a fine story.
Comment2:I like a warm image
Comment3: I like this but want it more implied by dropping "only" and maybe switching lines 2 and 3.

21
late Valentine's day –
the beggar still hums
an old love song
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca
Votes:342*** Points:17
Comments:

#19 - SECOND PLACE

Valentine’s Day…
between the book leaves
a dry flower
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:351*** Points:16
Comments:

#15 - THIRD PLACE

old valentines . . .
memories of the faces
as faded as the names
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:151*** Points:14
Comments:

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
sorry twin sisters -
valentine
only one
STOPSY
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

2
a postcard
to renew my vows...
Valentine day
Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:

3
the postman
returns home empty handed
Valentine's day
--Bouwe
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:

4
Valentine's Day-
the queen of hearts
trumps all
--Cara Holman
Votes:32**** Points:07
Comments:vividly image

5
valentine haiku—
a chocolate-covered daisy
chain of words
Margaret Dornaus U.S.
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

6
corner shop
smiling buyers for bitter chocolate-
valentine
--sakuratukiyo
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

7
Decorated box
Valentine placed in shyly
How many did you get?
--Que
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

8
Valentine card—
she smudges the hollow heart
of strawberry halves
--Alegria
Votes:*1**** Points:02
Comments: Wonderful phrasing of line 2 and 3. My interp was a young girl perhaps receiving strawberry halves as a v-day gift. The "Valentine card" of line 1 made me wonder if it was a drawing of a strawberry but since I love the idea of real strawberrys I wonder about changing line 1 to Valentine's Day.

9
my valentine...
sometimes she's not
a saint
--George Hawkins - Michigan (U.S.)
Votes:112*** Points:09
Comments:

10
Valentine’s Day dinner
the heart shaped chocolates
are on the house
--Marleen Hulst The Netherlands
Votes:2*1*** Points:05
Comments:In my head this scene turns into romance - or melancholy. Just depends, just great

11
Valentine's Day -
tracery of moths
in the antique card.
-- Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Votes:4***** Points:04
Comments: I wasn't sure if these were illustrated moths or damage to the card done by moths. I'd perfer it clarified but I still like the 'ku in either case.

12
Valentine's Day -
yesterday's turtledove
sits on the same branch
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes:7*1*** Points:10
Comment1: I like this line. yesterday's turtledove
Comment2: Nice implied analogy.

13
Valentine's Day -
she gives me
her virginity
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:

14
the old maid -
on her mantelshelf
the years-old valentine
--John McDonald
Votes:3***** Points:03
Comments:

16
valentine's day
art teacher's closet devoid
of pinks and reds
--Diane Mayr
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments: I like the humor and images. I think it flows better by dropping "teacher's".

17

this folded paper
the blackboard says
Valentine's Day
--Ralf
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

18
a valentine
for all brothers and sister--
peace in the world
--John Daleiden; Phoenix, AZ
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

CKK#21

2011-02-01T06:46:00.004-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai Number Twenty One

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twentieth First Kukai

The Kigo is valentine

Send one haiku which includes valentine e-mail to

Example:-

post office queue-
hearts on a card in the
Valentines day slot
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is February 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is February 18th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #20 Results

2011-01-22T06:02:00.006-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #20 Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players:1. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 2. Karol Rosiak, Poland; 3. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 4. Flory Brick, USA; 5. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 6. Diane Mayr, USA; 7. Taro Kunugi, Japan; 8. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 9. William Kenney, USA; 10. Cara Holman, USA; 11. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 12. John McDonald, Scotland; 13. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 14. George Hawkins, XXX; 15. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 16. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 17. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 18. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 19. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 20. Margaret Dornaus, USA; 21. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland ; 22. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 23. Melissa Allen, USA; 24.Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 25. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca; 26. Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro;

#15 FIRST PLACE

east wind
the paper-thin days
of the calendar
--Bouwe Brouwer; The Netherlands
Votes:432*** Points:16
Comment:1- "paper-thin days" is imaginative and witty.
Comment:2- nice image

#14 & #22 SECOND PLACE

14
new calendar
my wife takes
all the dates
--George Hawkins
Votes:821*** Points:15
Comments: minimalist and humorous

22
winter evening-
the wall's whiteness under
old calendar
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:441*** Points:15
Comments:

#16 THIRD PLACE

twelve new birds
in the ornithological lab -
new calendar
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:54**** Points:13
Comments:

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
New calendar / counting holidays / and festival days
Kokko ( Sakuo )
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

2
a new calendar
I look at days
that will come
--Karol Rosiak, Poland
Votes:11**** Points:03
Comments:

3
The days are numbered
Events are marked out in full
Calendar ready
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

4
year of the rabbit
started snowing
current calendar
--flory
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

5
mother's calendar
the orignal colour
of the wall
--Ralf
Votes:111*** Points:06
Comments:

6
online calendar
gone is the satisfaction
of discarding a year
--Diane
Votes:2***** Points:02
Comments:

7
as I uncurl
fresh smell of ink and paper
the new calender
--Taro
Votes:4***** Points:04
Comments:

8
burning trashes --
old calendar
waiting it's turn
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:

9
a breeze ruffles
the calendar leaves
January thaw
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

10
setting the date-
side by side
we compare calendars
-- Cara Holman
Votes:34**** Points:11
Comment:1- Rather prosaic, but in a way that suits the subject: However important, romantic, exciting the date, the calendar is king. Comment:2- clever image

11
one day at a time
my New Year's resolutions...
a calendar
Keith A. SIMMONDS;T & T
Votes:42**** Points:08
Comments:

12
calendar:
days
awaiting fulfilment
--John McDonald
Votes:23**** Points:08
Comments:

13
wardrobe door -
mothballs hang over
the old calendar
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
Votes:31**** Points:05
Comments:

17
first five black crosses
on the PEACEwar calendar -
AFGAN ALL QUIET!
--STOPSY
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:

18
birthday calendar
the tiny cross
behind her name now
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:3*2*** Points:09
Comments: I would have voted for this one if line 3 had read: “behind her name” or “beside her name” without the “now”

19
Leaf after leaf
falling to the ground…
the calendar
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:52**** Points:09
Comments:I like the play on "leaf." Purists may object to the extended moment.

20.
pocket calendar—
filling in the blank spaces
of her memory
--Margaret Dornaus
Votes:34**** Points:11
Comments:Effectively understated pathos, with a hint of humor. Imagine, 365 days full of senior moments. But, of course, there's sadness here, too.

21
twins-
in the old calendar
question mark
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:I would have voted for this one if line 3 had read: “a question mark”.

23
January
not knowing what to do
with the old calendar
-- Melissa Allen, USA
Votes:31**** Points:05
Comments:

24
early
bed of crocuses-
the new calendar
--sanjuktaa; Karnataka, India
Votes:1***** Points:01
Comments:

25
only one date
circled in her calendar –
the 11th september
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:I like this, but find the last line confusing. It sounds as if it’s 11th anniversary vs. September 11th? Maybe it is? A bit too ambiguous.

26
Calendar –
our life attached
to a convention
--Franklin Magalhães; Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Votes:21**** Points:04
Comments:

CKK#20

2011-01-01T01:53:00.009-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai Number Twenty

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twentieth Kukai

The theme is calendar

Send one haiku which includes calendar e-mail to

Example:-

circling
family birthdays--
the new calendar
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is January 10th 2011
Deadline for sending votes is January 20th 2011

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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

Wishing All The Best For The Year 2011
gillena

CKK #19 Results

2010-11-24T12:00:00.005-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #19 Kukai Results
(comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 2. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 3. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 4. Patrick Druart, France; 5. John McDonald, Scotland; 6. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 7. Oprica Padeanu, Romania; 8. Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro; 9. Patricia Lidia, Romania; 10. Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands; 11. karina klesko, USA; 12. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 13. Cara Holman, USA; 14. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 15. Jacek Margolak, POLAND; 16. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 17. Michael Andrew Obrien, Galway, Ireland; 18. Reason A. Poteet, US, IN; 19. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 20. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 21. John Daleiden, Arizona, USA; 22. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 23. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 24. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania

#10 FIRST PLACE
autumn wreath
the dried sunflower
feeds a blackbird
--Marleen Hulst; The Netherlands
Votes:841*** Points:19
Comments:The notion that the “sunflower displayed in the wreath contributes to the longevity of a blackbird’s life by serving as food emphasizes the cyclic nature of the universe and the life forms found there.

#22 SECOND PLACE
New Year’s dawn…
on the top of the garbage
a Christmas wreath
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
Votes:641*** Points:17
Comments:

#15 THIRD PLACE
father's funeral...
the lily wreath
full of life
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:313*** Points:14
Comments:The juxtaposition of the dead (line 1) and the living “lily wreath / full of life” (lines 2-3)is meaningful. However, ironically, the lily used in the wreath, is also destined to the same kind of expiration of life as the “father” in line 1.

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
Jesus' wreath-
purple leaves falling
one by one
Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:2*1*** Points:5
Comments:

2
upside-down tear
by the crysanthemums wreath
every candle flame
--STOPS
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

3
Silently the wreath
Displays the season's glory
Abundance of joy
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

4
As every year
under the mistletoe wreath
the loving kiss
--druart patrick
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

5
in a swirling wind
a wreath of leaves
settles at her door
-- john
Votes:52**** Points:9
Comments:

6
a child puts his candle
in the middle of
the advent wreath
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:2*1*** Points:5
Comments:

7
Ripe wheat-
a wreath of ears for
my mother's soul
--Oprica Padeanu, Romania
Votes:111*** Points:6
Comments:Why “ears” in line 2? Would the word “grains” be an improvement?

8
Christmas again.
Wreath in grandma's door
since last year.
--Franklin Magalhães
Votes:511*** Points:10
Comments:an emdash ( - )at the end of line one would be superior to a . (period).

9
Christmas wreath -
too early to hang,
too late to appologize
--Patricia Lidia, Romania
Votes:3***** Points:3
Comments:Nice juxtaposition of lines 3 & 4. Spelling--Apologize has only one p.

11
Christmas wreath
above the hearth
a butterfly emerges
--karina klesko
Votes:11**** Points:3
Comments:a nice use of the 2nd line as a pivot.

12
roof truss
carpenters brace
a ribboned wreath
--Ralf
Votes:3***** Points:3
Comments:

13
December again…
holiday lights
encircle the wreath
--Cara Holman
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

14
a wide wreath
hanging on the front door...
dreams of Christmas
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

16
straw wreathes
decorated happy gates
the sound of New Year's bell
--Sakuo
Votes:*1****Points:2
Comments:Beautifull!

17
although too small
to carry the wreath
he longs for his father
--Michael Andrew; Galway, Ireland
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments:

18
a victor's wreath
on the teacher's grave
his students still race
--Reason A. Poteet, US, IN
Votes:12**** Points:5
Comments:This “ victor’s wreath” is an unusual tribute to an educator.

19
first frost
under the morning moon
a wreath of leaves
--Bouwe
Votes:62**** Points:10
Comments:a good use of the kigo “first frost”. Line 2 functions nicely as a pivot line. “a wreath of leaves” seems highly unusual to me

20
advent wreath in a hospice -
whether everyone will see
fourth candle flame?
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:2***** Points:2
Comments:

21
funeral wreath--
cleaning the family graves
of spent blooms
--John Daleiden
Votes:321*** Points:10
Comments:

23
no wreath-
just the golden leaves
cover her grave
--sanjuktaa; Karnataka, India
Votes:12**** Points:5
Comments:

24
armistice -
waiting for my father
with a laurel wreath
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca
Votes:221*** Points:9
Comments:The ambiguity of what event is inferred in this situation is poignant.

LATE ENTRY (received after voting had already started)

25
wind in the wreath
another Christmas
without her
--Bill

26
back of the bakery
day-old donuts on a wreath
the birds' christmas
--Diane

CKK #19

2010-11-01T06:19:00.004-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #19

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo nineteenth Kukai

The theme is wreath

Send one haiku which includes or makes reference to wreaths in any cultural aspect of your choice e-mail to

Example:-
a flame adorns
the advent wreath
first purple candle
--gillena cox

Wreaths Wreaths Wreaths (images)

Deadline for sending entries is November 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is November 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #18 results

2010-10-22T06:48:00.002-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #18 Kukai Results

Players: 1.Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 2. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 3. John McDonald, Scotland; 4. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 5. Bill Kenney, USA; 6. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 7. Flory Brick, Daytona Beach, Florida; 8. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 9. Cara Holman, USA; 10. Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 11. Jacek Margolak, POLAND; 12. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 13. Taro Kunugi, Japan; 14. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 15. Reason A. Poteet, US, IN; 16. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 17. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 18. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania

#3 FIRST PLACE
festival lights
smeared
on the wet sidewalk
-- john McDonald
Votes:323*** Points:16
Comments:

#9; #11 SECOND PLACE
9
kindling the flame--
one candle
lights another
--Cara Holman
Votes:531*** Points:14
Comments:

11
autumn festival -
among the candle lanterns
a moth dancing
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:64**** Points:14
Comments:

#18 THIRD PLACE
row of lamps -
a blind begger sharing sweets
with his puppy
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca
Votes:122*** Points:11
Comments:

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
carnival lights-
muffled sounds
cross the bay
--Marleen Hulst;The Netherlands
Votes:31**** Points:5
Comments:

2
maiden's cheek light up
I feel God's help
at Deyas night
--Sakuo
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

4
fireworks flashes-
among an amused crowd
the cry of lost child
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:33**** Points:9
Comments:

5
Christmas lights still hang
around the front porch . . .
foreclosed
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:*11*** Points:5
Comments:

6
correfoc
lighting her sparkler
not knowing it's her
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

7
Celebrating
Festive lights flicker
Laughter
--Flory
Votes:*11*** Points:5
Comments:

8
flaming deyas
blot out the darkness...
festival of hope
--Keith A. Simmonds; T & T
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

10
Fireworks on the beach.
Orishas blessing
the New Year
--Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

12
Roman theatre
stars shift slowly
above the stage
--Bouwe Brouwer;The Netherlands
Votes:111*** Points:6
Comments:

13
red lanterns
run like a huge snake
harvest festival
--Taro
Votes:11**** Points:3
Comments:

14
in the pause
between firecrackers
silence of a diya
--sanjuktaa
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments:

15
princess parades
with a sparkle in her eye
trick or treat
--Reason A. Poteet, US, IN
Votes:*2**** Points:4
Comments:

16
in a nursing home
an old woman is awake --
bright festival lights
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments:

17
Night landing
the festival of lights ends:
FASTEN YOUR BELTS!
--STOPS
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments:

CKK #18

2010-10-01T07:18:00.005-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #18

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo eighteenth Kukai

The theme is festival lights

Send one haiku which includes reference to lights in any festival of your choice
e-mail to

Example:-
dark night sky
the deyas flicker for you
tonight
--gillena cox

in Trinidad and Tobago deyas are lit and placed in the notches of bamboo stripped, which have been dried and curved into intricate street sculptures, for the for the festival of Divali more about Divali in T&T

Deadline for sending entries is October 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is October 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #17 Results

2010-09-25T07:50:00.004-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #17 Kukai Results

Players: 1. Taro Kunugi, Japan; 2. Quentin Clingerman,USA; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 4. Marleen Hulst, Netherlands; 5. Diane Mayr, USA; 6. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 7. Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil; 8. Reason A. Poteet, USA, IN; 9. William Kenney, USA; 10. Cara Holman, USA; 11. Devika Jyhoti, IN; 12. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 13. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 14. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 15. Keith A. Simmonds, Trinidad and Tobago; 16. Zhanna P. Rader,USA; 17. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 18. Mary Davila, USA; 19. Flory Brick, Daytona Beach, Florida

#10 FIRST PLACE

twilight shadows--
the flash
of a bluebird's wing
--Cara Holman
Votes:641*** Points:17
Comments:

#9 SECOND PLACE

morning light
a bluejay's scolding
breaks the silence
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:821*** Points:15
Comments:

#4; 13; THIRD PLACE

4
funeral mass
her brief smile
at the bluebird outside
--Marleen Hulst
Votes:341*** Points:14
Comments:

13
at my window …
a bluebird carrying on its wings
the whole sky
--Magdalena Dale
Votes:341*** Points:14
Comments:

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
soaked with
the wind from sky
a bluebird
--Taro Kunugi
Votes:311*** Points:8
Comments:

2
Bluebird on the bath
Spotted by an old gray cat
A blue feather floats
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

3
Hundreds foot soldiers
browsing the cornfield non stop -
Bluebird cargo crash
-- STOPS; ROMANIA
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

5
spring passes...
bluebird houses occupied
by sparrows
--Diane Mayr
Votes:52**** Points:9
Comments:Nature's humour

6
patches of sky
left by fluttering leaves
a bluebird
--Bouwe Brouwer; The Netherlands
Votes:31**** Points:5
Comments:

7
Ripe bananas.
By singing, the bluebird pays
for their sweetness.
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Votes:*1**** Points:2
Comments:

8
when I whistle
bluebirds flock to the tree
they have me trained
--Reason A. Poteet, USA, IN
Votes:*11*** Points:5
Comments:

11
a fairy bluebird’s
hurried whistling
as moon returns
--Devika Jyhoti
Notes:
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

12
urgently call
I will back soon
Mrs. blue bird
--Sakuo
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

14
after a stormy night
the blue jean
still dry
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:211*** Points:7
Comments:Great possibilities to read this little haiku

15
rosy mangoes
dangle in the sunlit tree ~
a bluebird hiding
--Keith A. Simmonds
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

16
Eastern bluebird,
about to perch -
fan-winged.
--Zhanna P. Rader
Notes: http://tinyurl.com/3953nzh
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

17
bluebird’s song -
scattering the scent of pine
among crosses
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca
Votes:42**** Points:8
Comments:

18
nursing home
a bluebird wanders through
the garden again — again
--Mary Davila
Votes:211*** Points:7
Comments:So real. So fantastic.

19
Bluebird calls
answering …
fly away
--Flory Brick
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

Received Late

home already
those bluebird's colours
tinge the sky
--Ralf

CKK #17

2010-09-01T10:26:00.003-04:00

blue grey tanager from...

Caribbean Kigo Kukai # 17

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo seventeenth Kukai

The kigo is bluebird

Send one haiku which includes bluebird e-mail to

Example:-neighbours greet--
a blue jean swoops down
off the wall
--gillena cox

in Trinidad and Tobago the blue grey tanager is also called 'blue jean'

Deadline for sending entries is September 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is September 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 #16 Results

2010-08-22T22:55:00.004-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #16 Kukai Results

Players:1. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 2. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 3. Diane Mayr, USA; 4. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 5. Paul David Mena,USA; 6. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 7. Taro Kunugi, Japan; 8. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 9. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 10. Reason A. Poteet, US, IN;
11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 13. John McDonald,Scotland; 14. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 15. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 16. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 17. Mary Davila, USA

#8; #9 FIRST PLACE
8
sudden thunder
we forget
our quarrel
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:92**** Points: 13
Comments:

9
distant thunder
my children's room full
of whispers
--Jacek Margolak;POLAND
Votes:431*** Points: 13
Comments:1. Yes, I remember that as well;
2. I remember the same whispers from years ago, and this haiku brought them back so vividly...

#2; #3; #11 SECOND PLACE

2
distant thunder
his big brother
seems smaller now
--Bouwe Brouwer
Votes:331*** Points: 12
Comments:1. How do you know what the little brother is thinking about?2. I think this would be stronger without the last word

3
distant thunder...
the brush of cat fur
against my legs
--Diane Mayr, USA
Votes:222*** Points: 12
Comments:

11
after the thunder
stillness...
then birdsong
--Cara Holman
Votes:25**** Points: 12
Comments:

#12 THIRD PLACE

crack of thunder -
a heron letting slip
the scared frog
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca
Votes:321*** Points: 10
Comments:1. The humanisation of the frog's activities costs a point;
2. The word "scared" is unnecessary, but still, I like this one;
3. I would have preferred #12 without “scared” (how does the poet know the frog’s mind?), but I’m voting for it anyway.

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
thunder stopped
lover's quarrel
sweet kiss
--Sakuo.
Votes:3*1*** Points: 6
Comments:

4
two clouds wrangling
whether thundering
or not
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:****** Points:0
Comments:

5
high-tension wire --
crows
answer the thunder
-- Paul David Mena
Votes:33**** Points:9
Comments:A high-voltage-juxtaposition worth an extra point.

6
thunder
under the blanket
I found myself
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:*1**** Points: 2
Comments:

7
a thunder
from nowhere afar;
end of afternoon nap
--Taro
Votes:****** Points: 0
Comments:

10
thunder unheard
a sudden burst of tears
wakes the new mom
--Reason A. Poteet, USA, IN
Votes:2***** Points: 2
Comments:

13
crow sitting
on a silver birch -
thunder and lightning
--John McDonald
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

14
thunder peal -
little girl
begins cry
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

15
nearby thunder . . .
an argument rumbles
up from the past
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

16
ominous black clouds
overshadow the village...
grumbling thunder
--Keith A. Simmonds;T & T
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

17
sudden thunder
a spider trapped
in its own web
--Mary Davila
Votes:22**** Points: 6
Comments:A nice word picture puzzle!

Late Entry

Listening to
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony…
from afar the thunder
--Magdalena Dale

CKK #16

2010-08-01T05:53:00.004-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai # 16

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo sixteenth Kukai

The kigo is thunder

Send one haiku which includes the word thunder
e-mail to

Example:-
thunder peal--
repeated hellos fade back
into the phone line
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is August 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is August 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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 to 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 15 Results

2010-07-22T05:12:00.006-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #15 Kukai Results

Players:1. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 2. John McDonald, Scotland; 3. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 4. Bill Kenney, USA; 5. Taro Kunugi, Japan; 6. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 7. Cara Holman, USA; 8. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 9. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 10. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; 11. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 12. Olga Neagu 13. Robert Nowak, Walbrzych, Poland; 14. John Daleiden, USA; .15.Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 16. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 17. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 18. Magdalena Dale, Romania 19. Reason A. Poteet, US, IN; 20. Devika Jyothi, India; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 22. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 23. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA

#4 FIRST PLACE

summer rain
my umbrella
unopened
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:435*** Points: 25
Comments: I like the way this haiku shows the poet prepared for a not-so-nice day, but then when it comes, finds joy in it instead.

# SECOND PLACE

23
after divorce court –
still, she offers to share
her umbrella
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:641*** Points: 17
Comments:If this was shorter, it would be my favourite one.

#21 THIRD PLACE
drought -
my son is drawing again
clouds and umbrellas
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania
Votes:422*** Points:14
Comments:Never to young to practice hope.

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
spring rain -
an old women under umbrella
picks mushrooms
-- Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:No points, but I like the picture this poem paints and would have voted for it if not for the grammatical errors

2
screams of delight -
mother's umbrella's
become a kite
--John McDonald
Votes:22***1 Points: 12
Comments:

3
at the door / mother has forgotten / single umbrella
--Sakuo.
Votes:3***** Points:3
Comments:

5
paper umbrella
unfolded to cracking rains
smell of wax
--Taro Kunugi
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

6
meteor shower---
I take
my paper umbrella
--Jacek Margolak;POLAND
Votes:22**** Points:6
Comments:1. So mysterious.
2. Love the whimsy in this one.

7
sudden summer squall--
my umbrella
safe at home
-- Cara Holman
Votes:2***** Points: 2
Comments:

8
cloudless morning
my little son demands
his own umbrella
--Ralf
Votes:3***** Points: 3
Comments:

9
two lovers giggling
under a small umbrella...
summer downpour
--Keith A. Simmonds;T & T
Votes:22**** Points:6
Comments:

10
The storm has passed.
In the muddy alley
a broken umbrella
-- Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Votes:421*** Points: 11
Comments:

11
folding in
the umbrella, one by one
stars reappear
--Bouwe Brouwer; The Netherlands
Votes:411**** Points:9
Comments:

12
rain stopped -
a pink umbrella left
on the bench
--Olga Neagu
Votes:*2**** Points: 4
Comments:

13
"an umbrella in the rain
in a deserted park
the giggle of lovers"
--Robert Nowak ; Walbrzych, Poland
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

14
in the wind
an insideout umbrella--
summer monsoon
--John Daleiden
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

15
cloudy day -
in the evening waiter counts
forgotten umbrellas
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:11**** Points: 3
Comments:

16
my umbrella
looking up to the rainbow
during a heavy thunderstorm
--Tikkis
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

17
Walking through the rain...
only an umbrella for
both sweethearts
--Vasile Moldovan
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

18
Red umbrella -
the sounds of rain drops
around us
--Magdalena Dale
Votes:33***** Points: 9
Comments:Very simple, very good.

19
on the horizon
above my umbrella
rainbow's zany smile
--Reason A. Poteet, US, IN
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

20
slate-grey sky -
she spins
her polka dot umbrella
--devika
Votes:2***** Points:2
Comments:

22
summer rainstorm –
people on the street wrestling
with umbrellas
-- Tomislav Maretic
Votes:22**** Points: 6
Comments:

quick link to past winners way back to kukai #1

CKK #15

2010-07-01T06:35:00.003-04:00

umbrella image from...

Caribbean Kigo Kukai # 15

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo fifteenth Kukai

The kigo is umbrella

Send one haiku which includes the word umbrella
e-mail to

Example:-
opened umbrella--
the laughter of two friends
in pouring rain
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is July 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is July 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

Comments: during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and the votes will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots: (votes and comments) to be sent to 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 just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK 14 Results

2010-06-22T17:15:00.005-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #14 Kukai Results

Players:1.Devika Jyothi, India; 2.Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 3.Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia.; 4.Cara Holman, USA; 5.Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 6.Jacek Margolak; 7.John MacDonald, Scotland; 8.Quentin Clingerman, MD, USA; 9.Ralf Bröker, Germany; 10.Ian Tuttle; San Francisco, CA, USA; 11.Bill Kenney, USA; 12.Reason A. Poteet, USA, IN; 13.Franklin Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 14.Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 15.Melissa Allen, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; 16.Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 17. Mary Davila, USA; 18.Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine, USA; 19.Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 20.Magdalena Dale; 21.Vasile Moldovan, Romania

#13 FIRST PLACE

My father's face
forty years later
back in my mirror
--Franklin Magalhaes
Votes:55***1 Points: 21
Comment:1. So true: we become our parents.
Comment:2. Like how it tells about the way we become more like our parents with age. And the memories it brings

#11 SECOND PLACE

autumn memory
of those walks with my father . . .
so many silences
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:423*** Points: 17
Comments:Autumn has been chosen as the season to link with memory and also the silent zones in communication between generations

#16 #17 THIRD PLACE
16
father planting
new violets
on his son's grave
--Tikkis
Votes:431*** Points: 13
Comments:The image speaks for itself, and the poet stays out of the way.

17
Father’s Day . . .
I try to remember
his voice
--Mary Davila
Votes:322*** Points: 13
Comment 1:Touches on loss and remembrance so eloquently.
Comment 2:The pathos of memory.

RESULTS CONTINUED

1
car takes the gravel road-
cradled in my lap
father’s funerary urn
--devika
Votes:*2**** Points: 4
Comments:Line 2 is strong, but line 1 doesn't need the first three words, "funerary urn" is a mouthful ("ashes" would do), and the word order of lines 2-3 is forced for false emphasis (line 2 would make a great line 3).

2
the smell of tobacco
reminds me
father’s big hug
--Sakuo
Votes:3***** Points: 3
Comments:A Proustian moment. Might have more emotional kick if line 3 were line 1, but you could argue either way, and there's more to poetry than emotional kicks..

3
Fathers birthday
Daughter sketchers him under the tree
He leaned his hat.
--Tatjana
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

4
my father’s orchard—
tending his fruit trees
reaping the harvest
--Cara Holman
Votes:3****** Points: 3
Comments:Novelistic density in a haiku. The shift from "his" (line 2) to "the" (line 3) is masterly.

5
a father thinking
about his only son ...
Irak war
--Keith A. SIMMONDS
Votes:31**** Points: 5
Comments:

6
Father's Day-
smoother than ever
his cheeks
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:211*** Points: 7
Comments:

7
dozing
in my father's hat:
source of dreams
--John MacDonald
Votes:211*** Points:7
Comments:

8
Dad you did your best
May you rest in that knowledge
From Son who now knows
--Que
Votes:*1**** Points: 2
Comments:

9
father’s birthday
I pick up Mum
for mass
--Ralf
Votes:22***** Points: 6
Comments:A way of life--of at least three lives, in fact--caught with absolute economy.

10
Your Mickey Mouse watch,
Itself your best lesson:
Time is the currency of life.
--Ian Tuttle; San Francisco, CA, USA
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

12
one eye on the clock
the dead bolt sounds dad's alarm
curfew
--Reason A. Poteet, USA, IN
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:

14
father's day -
tears in the boy's eyes
from the orphanage
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:42**** Points:8
Comments:

15
my father’s car
part of
my inheritance
-- Melissa Allen
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

18
that empty chair
at this year's celebration --
Father's Day
--Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine, USA
Votes:2*1*** Points: 5
Comments:Absence becomes more prominent during celebration. The way his predominance is maintained, signified by the empty chair, even in his absence.

19
first shaving -
the old blazor reminds me
of my dad
--Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

20
After his death
the dust on my dad’s hat…
ice moon
--Magdalena Dale
Votes:5*1*** Points: 8
Comments 1: L1 not necessary needed?
the dust
on my dad's hat ...
ice moon
Comments 2:I'm not sure about the jux, but I can see the dust.

21
Alway an empty chair
at the head of the table-
my father's
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:3***** Points: 3
Comments:First word, always, not needed?

LATE ENTRY received while voting was in process
faded photo
getting to meet father
for the first time
--Warren Gossett; USA

quick link to past winners way back to kukai #1

CKK #14

2010-06-01T01:46:00.011-04:00

hat rack image from...

Caribbean Kigo Kukai # 14

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo fourteenth Kukai

The theme is fathers

Send one haiku which incorporates this theme e-mail to

Example:-
the hat rack
the house where i grew up
only dad's hat
--gillena cox

During the month of June many countries all over the globe celebrate in some special way fathers

...Historians have recorded that there was a tradition to celebrate Father's Day even thousands of years ago. Their study say that 4,000 years ago in Babylon a son called Elmesu carved a father's day message on a clay card. In his message Elmesu wished his father a long and healthy life. There is no knowledge as to what happened to this father son duo but it is believed that several countries retained the custom of celebrating Father's Day...more

Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is June 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines; when published these comments and the votes will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots(votes and comments)to be sent 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 just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #13 Results

2010-05-21T08:45:00.007-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #13 Kukai Results

Players: 1. John McDonald, Scotland; 2. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 3. Quentin Clingerman,MD, USA; 4. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 5. Ian Tuttle, San Francisco,California,U.S.A.; 6. Michelle Angelini, US; 7. Cara Holman, USA; 8 Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 9. Nakamura Sakuon, Japan; 10. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 11. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 12. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 13. Reason A. Poteet, USA, IN; 14. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 15. Bill Kenney, USA; 16. Mary Davila, USA; 17. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia.

#7 FIRST PLACE

strains of Mendelssohn
the groom fiddles
with his carnation
--Cara Holman, USA
Votes:215*** Points: 19
Comments: A nice clear picture of a very special occasion - evokes paradox of the
nervousness and happiness of the groom.

#2 SECOND PLACE

the scent of carnations
from a nearby garden—
evening rain
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:323*** Points: 16
Comments:

#12 THIRD PLACE

toliko suprotnih// so many
osjecaja – samo// contrary feelings –
jedan karanfil // just a carnation
--Tomislav Maretic
Note: Yugoslavia the red carnations were worn on May 1, as a symbol of labor movements, but in the same time this flower was for us there the symbol of the bloody communist dictatorship (sometimes hypocritically called „socialism with a human face“). Thanks God, we can now look at the carnation as a flower free of any ideologisation...and... it is really wonderful !
Votes:232*** Points: 14
Comments: 1. A poem about why the poem can't be written; unusual, to say the least.
2.This haiku is one of my favorites, not only for the translation, but for the depth of emotion in the words. What language is it?

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
next to
the red carnation
the old cat yawning
--john McDonald
Votes:3*1*** Points:6
Comments:1.Snapshot-like; a good catch
2. L3 "an old cat yawning" ?

3
May 1 is May Day
Flag waves in the breeze
Carnations in vase
--Quentin Clingerman, MD, USA
Votes:*1**** Points: 2
Comments:

4
graduation ball
the carnations I bought
roses now
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:2***** Points: 2
Comments:Shows a nice transition from a school graduation to life's graduations of love and togetherness

5
She folds and refolds the highway map
In her daydreams
Carnations
---Ian Tuttle
Votes:11**** Points:3
Comments:

6
crimson carnations
bees pollinate budding blooms
cinnamon scented
--Michelle Angelini
Votes:**1*** Points: 3
Comments:

8
when younger
this carnation
was a green one
--Tikkis
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:The double meaning of this haiku is deceptively simple, yet in these 7 words are not only the meaning of the growth of the flower, but also the growth of the person holding it

9
finding love
in your black eyes
carnation
--sakuo.
Votes:12**** Points:5
Comments: A beautiful photo of a moment, but one or two more words might have connected the carnation to the love seen, yet I can see the black eyes shining with unshed tears

10
childhood carnation
of tissue and pipecleaner . . .
mother’s keepsake box
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:4*1*** Points: 7
Comments: Didn't every child have one of these, no matter what they held or what they were made of?

11
red carnations glow
in the patient's room ...
a broken vase
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:2***** Points: 2
Comments: Nice analogy comparing the patient to the broken vase. Much deeper meaning
here than on the surface; one just needs to be aware of it.

13
pink carnation
the crayon he picks
to make Mom's card
--Reason A. Poteet, USA, IN
Votes:52**** Points: 9
Comments: 1. There's nothing wrong with simplicity
2. The memories this haiku brings back are bittersweet. It's almost like saying, "I remember and would like to go back to that time...."

14
florist -
she gives the traveller
a glass of water and carnation
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:11**** Points: 3
Comments:This haiku is a mini-moment of "stranger on the train" friendship, an unexpected lift in the midst of weariness. No words are needed, the actions say it all.

15
rainy Monday–
but the red carnation
in an old man's buttonhole
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:41**** Points:6
Comments:1. I did like this, but how about this: " rainy Monday / in an old man's buttonhole / a red carnation" ?
2. A dreary day plus the weariness of age is brightened by the centered image of
something colorful and beautiful. Nice image.

16
the depressed petals
of a paper carnation –
shock therapy
--Mary Davila
Votes:*3**** Points:6
Comments:

17
Is reflecting
The carnation flovers
In the red field.
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:****** Points: 0
Comments:

quick link to past winners way back to kukai #1

CKK#13

2010-05-01T08:23:00.007-04:00

red carnation image from...

Caribbean Kigo Kukai # 13

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twelfth Kukai

The kigo is carnation

Send one haiku which includes the word carnation or carnations
e-mail to

Example:-
in a small vase at
my favourite restuarant -
red carnations
--gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is May 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is May 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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

Ballots(votes and comments)to be sent to
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 just click on 'comments' at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK #12 Results

2010-04-24T12:05:00.004-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #12 Kukai Results

Players: 1. William Kenny, USA; 2. Ramona Linke, Germany; 3. John McDonald, Scotland; 4. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 5. Sakuon Nakamura, Japan; 6. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 7. Keith A. Simmonds, TT; 8. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 9. Krzysztof Kokot; Poland;; 10. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 13. John Daleiden; Avondale, AZ, USA; 14. Mary Davila, USA; 15. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine; 16.Rafal Zabratynski, Poland; 17. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia

#16 FIRST PLACE
windy beach
a small boy struggles
with the dragon kite
--Rafal Zabratynski
Votes:451*** Points:17
Comments:1.I smiled at the image of a small boy struggling with perhaps a very large kite, trying to get it aloft.
2. Cute metaphor suggesting it's the dragon he battles and not the wind.

# 3 SECOND PLACE
kite-flying -
father holds his son's
coat-tail
--john McDonald
Votes:612*** Points: 14
Comments:I like it not just because of the humor implied that the kite might fly away with his son but the grain of truth that on a windy day and for a young enough child that you might have to sturdy them from being pull off balance and to reassure the child. Since the word coat-tail reminds me of the expression of gaining success on others achievements I wonder if it was chosen here saying that the father was vicariously flying the kite as well.

#8 #15 THIRD PLACE

8
windy day
the rainbow of kites
on a cloudless sky
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:241*** Points:13
Comments:Nice metaphor and irony with cloudless sky. I'm not sure you need line 1.

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15
spring regatta –
a white kite catches
the salt breeze
--Catherine J.S. Lee
Votes:431*** Points:13
Comments:1.Very vivid-- I like the way so much is implied in so few words. I imagine a sparkling breezy day, and the white of the regatta sails.
2.Nicely done, I enjoyed the association of kiting with sailing.

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
kites in the wind
children run along the beach
waving their arms
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:21**** Points: 4
Comments:This reminded me of the feeling of flight when holding the kite string and I like that it was only implied in lines 2 and 3.

2
seaside hotel …
kites weave a gaudy pattern
into my evening sky
--Ramona Linke, Germany
Votes:21**** Points:4
Comments:"Gaudy" has a negative connotation for me like the excessive bulb and neon light displays of Las Vegas so I don't understand the comparison to kites. I was also confused about flying and being able to see kites at night. Are they spotlit on seashores?

4
Airy accident-
a kite's tail catches
at a straw
--Vasile Moldovan, ROMANIA
Votes:2***** Points:2
Comments:I like this. I was confused by use of the word straw, isn't straw grain/hay that has already been threshed then bundled or bailed or laid for bedding? Maybe something like 'skims the hay field'? I wonder for line 1 something else that wouldn't give it away and more concrete.

5
I'll kite
to win violence
of human nature
--sakuo
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:A bit abstract. I don't understand the word choice 'violence'.

6
Kite high in the sky
Tail wind made it soar so high
Long time descending
--Quentin Clingerman; USA
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments:I want to read it with more description and less narration and perhaps with an implied meaning or message. The repeat of the word high seems only to satisfy they 5-7-5 syllable count and not contribute to the message

7
father and son
reeling the sunset in
with their mad bull kite
--Keith A. Simmonds; T & T
Votes:1*1*** Points: 4
Comments:I like the metaphors. I wonder if instead to imply them.

9
gusty desert wind -
little Afghan is strugging
with colour kite
--KRZYSZTOF KOKOT PL
Votes:**1*** Points: 3
Comments:I don't understand the reason for pointing out the child's nationality. Perhaps if the kite colors were that of a flag? In strugging I think your missing the L for struggling.

10
I'm feeling cold --
how do you manage,
my kite, up there?
--Tikkis
Votes:2***** Points:2
Comments:1. I found this charming, the way the writer anthropomorphizes the kite.
2.I like it. I was initially confused by the phrasing, unsure who you were asking the question to, God, the wind, the sun, etc. but now I understand it's to the kite its self. I wonder about rephrasing like... shivering - little kite - how do you manage?

11
kite tails tease the waves
the spray of surf
upon her face
--Cara Holman, USA
Votes:21**** Points: 4
Comments:Nice metaphor. I also enjoyed the iambic rhythm in lines 2 and 3.

12
brisk morning -
eagle-shaped kite
over the rainbow
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:11**** Points:3
Comments:Nice metaphor. Not sure what Line 1 adds. I want to read a little more to the message.

13
a rose red kite
among the April clouds
my billet deux
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
Votes:1****1 Points:7
Comments:I had to look it up, billet deux is a love letter, right? A charming juxtaposition of this romantic description and a love letter.

14
another kite dragged
through the dying winds . . .
second hand smoke
--Mary Davila
Votes:*1**** Points: 2
Comments:I read juxtaposition of a drooping kite and second hand cigarette smoke which is exposure to non-smokers implying children. With such a strong message I wonder about it expressed even less direct, instead of dying winds describe the kites difficulty, instead of second hand smoke describe it order or appearance

17
What is that dad
The little boy is curious
A kite made of paper.
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:1***** Points: 1
Comments:I want to read it with more showing and less telling and with some connotation or message.

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This poem was received too late to be listed for votes

stormy day
the flying line ends in
mother's comfort
--Ralf Bröker,Germany

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CKK#12

2010-04-01T06:39:00.004-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai # 12

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Twelfth Kukai

The theme is kite flying

Send one haiku which reflects this theme to
e-mail to

Example:-
a windy sky-
theatre of
clouds and kites
--gillena cox

In Trinidad and Tobago, we more often say in our everyday speech 'flying kite' rather than kite flying

Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is April 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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

Ballots(votes and comments)to be sent to
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 just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena

CKK#11 Results

2010-03-21T00:23:00.008-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #11 Kukai Results

Players: 1. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 2. Armando Corbelle , USA; 3. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 4. Keith A. Simmods, TT; 5. Jacek Margolak, Poland; 6. Reason A. Poteet, USA; 7. Sakuon Nakamura, Japan; 8. John McDonald, Scotland; 9. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 10. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 11. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 12. John Daleiden; Avondale, AZ, USA; 13. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 14. Krzysztof Kokot; Poland; 15. Rafal Zabratynski, Poland; 16. Mary Davila, USA; 17. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine

#8 FIRST PLACE
ashes
on my forehead
the priest's cold thumb
-- john McDonald
Votes:4-2-3-*** Points:17
Comments: 1. This lovely haiku is a fine example of a verse that uses the middle line, the second line, as a pivot. Thus, the haiku can be read in two ways--lines 1-2 as a lovely thought, and lines 2-3 as a second lovely thought. Well done indeed.
2. Nice, the tactile description of the human aspect of this religious ceremony brought a sudden realism for me.

#15 - SECOND PLACE
end of the mass
an old man wipes ashes off
his bald head
--Rafal Zabratynski
Votes:2-2-3*** Points:15
Comments: 1. to his credit, not wanting to draw attention to himself
2. I like this haiku, but would have liked it better with the 2nd line revised: “an old man wipes off ashes” and with the 3rd line revision: “from his bald head” . I think “the” in line one is not necessary. In any event, I like the ironic relationship between the “end of mass” and the wiping away of the ashes.
3. I like that this wasn't characterized and we are left to wonder why he wipes the ashes away. That it's pointed out that he is both old and bald confused me.

#11 THIRD PLACE
funeral -
on the urn with the ashes
yellow butterfly
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:6-4-**** Points: 14
Comments: Neat. I enjoyed the metaphor and also liked wondering whether the yellow butterfly was real or painted/glazed on the urn. Not sure you need "with the ashes" except as part of the kukai:) maybe drop line 1 then... on the urn - with the ashes - yellow butterfly

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
Ashes to ashes
The crematorium sings
Urn on the mantel
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments: 1. Although I was tempted to vote for this one, ultimately I did not. Line 2 is to much personification for me--”crematoriums” just do not sing, even though the sentiment is nice.
2. Nice elements. I wonder if it were more simplified, maybe less direct, more implied meaning

2
Too many ashes
in Haiti and Chile
its time for some joy
--Catbird 55
Votes:3***** Points:3
Comments: Very true. Perhaps more showing and less telling, like... Haiti and Chile ash - children and adults - playing in the rain

3
her freckles
this morning
crossed by easter fire's ashes
--Ralf
Votes:2-1**** Points:4
Comments: Nice. Freckles conjure images of children and innocence in contrast to a strong religious symbol for the repentance of sin on their forehead. I think "crossed" would work better at the end of line 2 (was that just a line break error?) and "fire's" seems extraneous... her freckles - this morning crossed - by Easter ash.

4
dust to dust
ashes to ashes...
way of all flesh
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments: I'm hesitant using quotes and expressions unless I can find a new twist in response to the call, the fragment to follow the phrase, or since the quote is so well know line 2 can be used toward that goal, and maybe a little less direct like... ashes to ashes - I visit the tree carved - with our initials

5
Ash Wednesday...
the pheasant in the hills
cries once
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:2-2-1*** Points: 9
Comments: Neat, there's a bible quote or story that says a cock crowed then Jesus dies that this parallels, right? I like the modern Western twist and that the location being in the hill's imply the eerie echo without saying it.

6
bridges burned
the ashes became
my magic carpet
-Reason A. Poteet, USA
Votes:3-1**** Points:5
Comments: 1. Again, a tempting haiku to vote for, but the use of the past tense in line 2, “became” ultimately” canceled my vote. This haiku would be so much better if the 2nd and 3rd line read “the ashes become”/ my magic carpet”.
2. The message is uplift and humorous with the mixed metaphor. The way the metaphor is used seems very Western for haiku. I find metaphor more effective in haiku when done subtly.

7
I love you
till your becoming ash
swear on the holy Wednesday
--sakuo
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments: Romantic. It reads very Western in style and abstract to me. I wonder for line 3 something more concrete and juxtaposed instead.

9
Only a rembrance
from my mother-
a handful of ash
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:2***** Points:2
Comments:1. Hmmm. No such word as “rembrance”; the writer probably means “rememberance”! The use of “from” suggests that mother bequeathed some ashes to the survivors, but the poet probably means the ashes are from the cremation of her mother. The verse might be improved by changing “from” to “of”--- “of my mother--”
2. Feels sad and maybe even resentful, neat. Misspelt remembrance. I wonder about something a little less direct in line one like... a lily - from my mother - a handful of ash.

10
campfire ashes --
some embers still
glowing
--Tikkis
Votes:3-5-**** Points:13
Comments: 1. a clear picture of the carelessness of folks perhaps hurrying to get home to convenience of a furnace
2. Although the theme of “ash(es)” was probably selected for its religious significance, nothing in the rules prevents a non-religious interpretation. Ashes are after all ashes--and this haiku conveys one non-religious experience of ashes quite well.
3. like the contrast of ash while still burning embers. I wonder about a more implied relationship. campfire ash - warming my hands - in the pre-dawn.

12
the empty urn
ready his ashes--
a sunny spring day
--John Daleiden; Avondale, AZ
Votes:1-2-**** Points:5
Comments: I'm really interested in the urn not yet being filled, waiting for the ashes. I wanted to read the line 1 & 2 phrase as less direct.

13
cloud of ashes
get out of ashes
phoenix of ashes
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments: Interesting effect. I wonder if it's not more Western style poety than haiku. What about "rise above ashes" for line 2?

14
flowers on ashes-
juniper smoke
around the cross
--KRZSZTOF KOKOT PL
Votes:****** Points:00
Comments: Nice. The contrast of flowers and ash and the religious connection.

16
reunited
his ashes laid to rest
at her feet
--Mary Davila
Votes:3-***** Points:3
Comments: 1. poignant and touching thought, as much his blessing as hers
2. Nice. Instead of explaining in line 1 I wonder instead about implying with something like, 'fresh soil'

17
crosses of ashes
the old monsignor’s
shaky hands
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:1-2-2*** Points:11
Comments: Nice detail.

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #11

2010-03-01T09:15:00.006-04:00

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #11

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Number Eleven Kukai

The Kigo is Ashes

Send one haiku which must include the word 'Ashes'

Example:-
fervor of revelery gone
the coolness of ashes
on my forehead
--gillena cox

I read quite recently, an account of ashes in the japanese culture...A story is told about three tea masters who had a magnificent tea room with much valuable equipment. One day the house caught fire and the 3 tea masters rushed in to save what they could. The first thing they saved was the ashes! The point being made with this story is that everything involved in a tea ceremony has been given careful aesthetic attention, even the ashes. In Trinidad and Tobago Ash Wednesday for many christians starts the period of penitence spanning forty week days. How does ashes feature signicifantly in your culture; haiku this in CKK#11
e-mail to

Deadline for sending entries is...March 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is......March 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

Comments on poems encouraged, but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.

Ballots to be sent to e-mail

A list of haiku and results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

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March is the anniversary month of CKK revisit CKK#1 Kigo Lent here
much love
gillena

CKK #10 Results

2010-02-21T08:39:00.006-04:00

Caribbean Kigo #10 Kukai Results

Players: 1. Keith Simmonds, T&T; 2. Sakuon Nakamura, Japan; 3. Jacek Margolak; Poland; 4. John MacDonald, Scotland; 5. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 6. Vasile Moldovan , Romania; 7. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 8. Reason A. Poteet; USA; 9. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 10. Karina Klesko, USA; 11. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 12. Magdalena Dale, Poland; 13. Krzysztof Kokot; Poland; 14. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine ; 15. Rafal Zabratynski, Poland; 16. Tomislav Maretic, Poland;

#3 FIRST PLACE
carnival in Venice -
my shadow puts on
a mask
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND
Votes:4-3-4*** Points:22
Comments:The most original, least predictable haiku in this month’s Kukai.

#15 SECOND PLACE
carnival season
the condom machine
needs refilling
--Rafal Zabratynski, Poland,
Votes:6-3-2*** Points:18
Comments:this is an anti-AIDS haiku!

#4 & #7 THIRD PLACE
#4
Mardi Gras -
a little dog
wears sunglasses
--John McDonald
Votes:3-5**** Points:13
Comments

#7
carnival in Rio -
girl with a broken leg
watching the dancers
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:3-2-2*** Points:13
Comments

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
sea of revellers
in sound, colour and movement...
greatest show on Earth
--Keith A. SIMMONDS; T & T
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments:

2
the floats running
through the fire
love blossoms bloom
--sakuo.
Votes:****** Points:
Comments:

5
carnival monday
the cowboy sways himself
on a clown's shoulder
--Ralf
Votes:1-1**** Points:3
Comments

6
waiting for the Lent...
the most lively colours
invade the Main Street
-- Vasile Moldovan - Romania
Votes:*1**** Points:2
Comments

8
hawker's holiday
kept afloat by Mardi Gras
deluge of doubloons
--Reason A. Poteet
Votes:****** Points:
Comments

9
widowed woman
next door to us
crooning carnival songs
--Tikkis, Finland
Votes:*2**** Points:4
Comments

10
Fat Tuesday --
clouds of whipped cream
over hot pan cakes
--Karina Klesko; USA
Note: shrove Tuesday or fat Tuesday the day before lent , last day before fasting...
traditionally pancakes...
Votes:****** Points:
Comments

11
Optimism smiles
With a syncopated beat
The revelers dance
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:**1*** Points:3
Comments

12
Venice carnival…
an employee dressed
in a king
--Magdalena Dale
Votes:*3**** Points:6
Comments

13
a night frenzy-
morning...sounds of drums
in my head
--Krzysztof Kokot; Poland
Votes:2-2-1*** Points:9
Comments

14
Carnival weaving a samba through city streets
--Catherine Lee, Maine USA
Votes:2-1-1*** Points:7
Comments

16
a little masquer
frightened by a big one -
death consoles her
--Tomislav Maretic
Votes:1***** Points:1
Comments

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #10

2010-02-01T09:00:00.004-04:00

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Tenth Kukai

The Theme is Carnival

Send one haiku which includes this theme

Example:-
the streets teeming
with rhythm and colour
parade of the bands
--gillena cox

In Trinidad and Tobago Carnival time ends on the Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday

e-mail to

Deadline for sending entries is February 10th 2010
Deadline for sending votes is February 20th 2010

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

Comments are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines
When published votes and comments will be given anonymous listings.
Ballots to be sent to e-mail

A list of haiku and results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai

much love
gillena

Re: Caribbean Kigo Kukai #9 - an apology

2010-01-22T08:24:00.005-04:00

new year's lunch
the sunpatch on the plate
of a belated guest
--Jacek Margolak; POLAND

The haiku above was sent to me from Jacek Margolak - Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:34 AM
yet by my mistake it was not listed, and subsequently not voted in the kukai.
Dear Jacek my apologies.
Please do not let this deter you from future participation

much love
gillena; Kukai Coodinator

Caribbean Kigo #09 Kukai Results

2010-01-21T11:22:00.006-04:00

Players: 1. Cindy Tebo, USA; 2. Sakuon Nakamura, Japan; 3. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 4. John Daleiden, USA; 5. Juhani Tikkanen; 6. Ruth Poteet, USA; 7.Keith Simmonds, T&T; 8. Gynith Roberts, USA; 9. Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia, Poland; 10. Catherine J.S. Lee, Maine, USA; 11. Mary Davila, USA; 12. Quentin Clingerman, USA;

#1; FIRST PLACE
new year's day
the smell of pickled herring
on the cat's breath
--Cindy Tebo
Votes:3-2-4*** ;Points:19
Comments: Great idea of having a hangover and looking for some sour tasting help. But the cat was faster - badluck.

#9 SECOND PLACE
fortune cookies -
the same wisdom
as the year before
--Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:*4-1*** ;Points:11
Comments

#10 #11 THIRD PLACE
10
hoping for the coin
in the cowpeas, ham, and rice –
a new year begins
--Catherine J.S. Lee
Votes:2-1-1*** ;Points:7
Comments: I know that situation - a Chinese type of déjavu ..

11
his fist full
of black-eyed peas
a gull's scream
--Mary Davila
Votes:2-1-1*** ;Points:7
Comments: Somehow dark, but a strong picture.

RESULTS CONTINUES

2
cutting rice cake
in small size
for old couple

お餅切る
小さめサイズ
老夫婦
--Sakuo
Votes:1-1-1*** ;Points:6
Comments

3
saint silvester’s day
this time she prepares
pea purée and pork
 Ralf Bröker
Votes:3-1**** ;Points:5
Comments

4
in the kitchen pot
chittlins boiling boiling boil…
soul food
---John Daleiden, Abondale, AZ
Votes:1***** ;Points:1
Comments

5
New Year’s snow –
the cat caught
another mouse
--Tikkis, Turku, Finland
Votes:2-***** ;Points:2
Comments

6
a silver dime
spooned from the hoppin’ john
New Year’s good luck charm
--Reason A. Poteet
Votes:*3**** ;Points:6
Comments

7
New Year’s Day ~
family fiesta with
pork chops and lentils
--Keith A. Simmonds; T & T
Votes:*1**** ;Points:2
Comments

8
Dawn of a new year
Black eyed peas on the table
Bring good luck all year
--Gynith Roberts
Votes: 1-2**** ;Points:5
Comments

12
Sauerkraut on plate
Best wishes for the New Year
Ate with thanksgiving
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:1***** ;Points:1
Comments

Kukai Results 1-8; March-October 2009 at Caribbean Kigo