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POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS


Players: 1. Marta Chocilowska, Poland; 2. Michael H. Lester, USA; 3. Anna Cates, USA; 4. Pat Geyer, USA; 5. Bill Kenney, USA; 6. Ana Irina, Romania; 7. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 8. Martha Magenta, England; 9. Justice Joseph Prah, Ghana; 10. Mark Gilbert; 11. Christine L. Villa, USA; 12. Eufemia Griffo Italy; 13. Ashi Kjær, Denmark; 14. Andrius Luneckas, Lituania; 15. Mercy Ikury, Kenya; 16. Rebecca Sanchez, USA; 17. Marina Bellini, Italy ; 18. Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece; 19. Pasquale Asprea, Italy; 20. Giovanna Restuccia; 21. Cristina Apetrei, Romania; 22. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 23. Henryk Czempiel, Poland; 24. Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy



FIRST PLACE

22
refugee child
in his overcoat pocket
a Disneyland map
--Cezar
VOTES:224*** SCORE:18
COMMENTS: A very moving image


SECOND PLACE

8
deep autumn
the scent of dried lavender
in her apron pocket
--Martha Magenta England, UK
VOTES:712*** SCORE:15
COMMENTS: “dried” and ”apron” may be too much information, but an evocative ku even so.



THIRD PLACE

5
winter sky
full of stars . . .
my empty pockets
--Bill Kenney
Whitestone NY USA
VOTES:431*** SCORE:13
COMMENTS: would have been better …my pockets empty (rather than, my empty pockets.)



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
a visit
the new neighbor's dog
sniffs at my pocket
--Marta Chocilowska, Poland
VOTES:1***** SCORE:01
COMMENTS:


2
a joey
in her kangaroo pocket
Lamaze class
--Michael
VOTES:**1*** SCORE:03
COMMENTS:


3
a sea star
sways in a pocket light . . .
harmonica strains
--Anna Cates, Wilmington, OH. USA
VOTES:****** SCORE:00
COMMENTS:


4
barefoot little boy
jumps over a puddle...
frog in his pocket
--Pat Geyer USA
VOTES:3*1*** SCORE:06
COMMENTS: I am as afraid as curious what he will do with this frog .


6
pocket money -
on the full moon
a few spots
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES:11**** SCORE:03
COMMENTS: This might have scored higher but for the awkward word order and the unnecessary “full.” I like the avoidance of over-precision in “a few.”


7
before the payday
nothing in my pockets...
only the eastern wind
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
VOTES:2***** SCORE:02
COMMENTS:


9
jail breaking
the beggar's finger peeps
out of his torn pocket
--Justice Joseph Prah; Ghana
VOTES:****** SCORE:00
COMMENTS:


10
running for the train
warm hamburger
in my pocket
--Mark Gilbert
VOTES:1***** SCORE:01
COMMENTS:


11
not knowing
how I lost him . . .
a hole in my pocket
--Christine L. Villa, USA
VOTES:312*** SCORE:11
COMMENTS:


12
unstitched pockets
all those scars
still open
--Eufemia Griffo Italy
VOTES:411*** SCORE:09
COMMENTS: 1. I won't be surprised if this wins. Love the strong metaphor!
2. A powerful image



13
Once full
Now empty space
My pockets
--Ashi Kjaer
VOTES:**1*** SCORE:03
COMMENTS:


14
valentine's day
in my pocket
two last year chestnuts
--Andrius Luneckas; Vilnius, Lituania
VOTES:11**** SCORE:03
COMMENTS:


15
recently divorced
he pockets his son's picture
and pats the pocket
--I.M
VOTES:****** SCORE:00
COMMENTS:


16
comparing selfies
looking older every year
hands in pocket
© Rebecca Sanchez 2018
VOTES:2***** SCORE:02
COMMENTS:


17
warm breeze
a stone carved by the sea
in the pocket
-- Marina Bellini
VOTES:111*** SCORE:06
COMMENTS: The second “the” could be dispensed with. But the sense of time and space ending in “the pocket” is brilliant.



18
cricket chirps
in my toddler’s pocket
his secret
--Ernesto P. Santiago; Athens, Greece
VOTES:311*** SCORE:08
COMMENTS:


19
her phone number
forgotten in the pocket -
old jeans
--Pasquale Asprea - Italy
VOTES:31**** SCORE:05
COMMENTS:


20
crossing the border
his savings in the hidden pocket -
crescent moon
--Giovanna Restuccia
VOTES:221*** SCORE:09
COMMENTS:


21
sharp crash of thunder
a grasshopper leaps into
the scarecrow’s pocket
--Cristina Apetrei
VOTES:211*** SCORE:07
COMMENTS: beautifully and humorously shown fear of the storm


23
handshake
with fist in the pocket
another armistice
--Henryk Czempiel, Poland
VOTES:11**** SCORE:03
COMMENTS:


24
ice cream shop
the little boy offers to pay
with his best shells
--Shrikaanth
VOTES:231*** SCORE:11
COMMENTS: 1. I vote for this haiku, although it does not contain the word "pocket". I guess is that the boy takes the shells out of his pocket and it is very moving scene.
2. number 24 doesn't have "pocket" in it which should not be included due to not following directions.



A HAPPY POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY TO EVERYONE
This is our last Poem In Your Pocket Kukai. Next April and continuing , our April Kukai will be in observation of International Haiku Day 17 April

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EXAMPLE HAIKU
emptied pockets
washing machine gurgling -
a ten dollar find
© gillena cox 2018

Dear haiku friends, It's time for our special kukai; for
A Poem In Your Pocket Day April 26th 2018. This year, let us use the word pocket as our kigo. e-mail one haiku, written in the form of your choice, using the prompted word pocket ; Have fun, be creative. Enjoy!
Remember you MUST use the word pocket in your haiku for this kukai


DEADLINE DATES
Deadline for sending entries is April 17th 2018
Deadline for sending votes is April 24th 2018

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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

COMMENTS
Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines [about forty words]. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings. Comments should be kept in the nature of encouraging the continued good haiku writing practice.

The Co-ordinator retains the right to not include a comment as anonymous and to ask the commenter to post his or her thoughts directly to the blog under Comments.

RESULTS
The results of this kukai will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai. After results have been posted, I encourage your after-words as general comments you can post directly here at the blog, just click on Comments at the end of the post.


CONTACT ME
e-mail your Submission, Vote and comments.


much love
gillena

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Poems remain the copyright of individual writers

PLAYERS: 1. Pat Geyer, USA; 2. Ana Drobot, Romania; 3. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia 4. Sanaa Rizvi, Saudi Arabia; 5. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 6. Keith Simmonds, France; 7. Gabriel Sawicki, Poland; 8. Brendon Kent, UK; 9. Ajaya Mahala, India; 10. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 11. Madhuri Pillai, Australia; 12. Anna Cates, USA; 13. Michael OBrien, UK; 14. Celestine Nudana, Ghana;


FIRST PLACE
7
just enough
to dress the empty space
spider's silk
--Gabriel Sawicki
Votes: 233*** Score:17
Comments: I enjoyed this haiku about the stylish spider! In fashion, we say that less is more. So, the spider's silk is just enough to dress, or to decorate, the empty space. We can take nature as an example when it comes to fashion and decoration. The spider is one of nature's best artists, after all. Very skillful.


SECOND PLACE
10
in the style of day
even the scarecrow has on
broken blue jeans
--Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
Votes: 223*** Score:15
Comments: Broken blue jeans are a very often sight nowadays, everywhere in the streets and even in universities. It is naturally adopted by the scarecrow too!The stylish scarecrow feels more confident now, it seems! We sympathize more with it, anyway!


THIRD PLACE
12
strutting with pride
outside the Goodwill thrift store
a crow pecks at crumbs
--Anna Cates, USA
Votes: 312*** Score:11
Comments: Thrift stores are places that attract people the same way as crumbs attract birds like crows. They choose and find what they are interested in. We can get quite picky in stores, and we are brought in by curiosity.



RESULTS CONTINUED

1
Dressed in purple…
myrtle, where’s this frock
In wintertime
--Pat Geyer, USA
Votes: 1***** Score:1
Comments:



2
the style
that endures...
sakura season
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
Votes: *31*** Score:9
Comments:


3
ikebana style
sensitive spears of grass
winter sun
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes: *2**** Score:4
Comments:


4
Fervour bade
her eyes reflect
youthful flash.
--Sanaa Rizvi
Votes: ****** Score:0
Comments:


5
STYLISH GIRLS GAME-
the long dress earned me money
no mon no fun
NICU STOPEL, ROMANIA
Votes: ****** Score:0
Comments:


6
the beauty queen
selects an astounding smile
to fit her stylish gait
--Keith A. SIMMONDS Rodez, FRANCE
Votes: 2***** Score:2
Comments:


8
turning heads
the way
she wears it
--Brendon Kent, UK
Votes: 12**** Score:5
Comments:


9
falling curtains
a stylish kiss finally seals
the end scene
--Ajaya Mahala, Pune India
Votes: *11*** Score:5
Comments:


11
glitterati
the flashes on the red carpet
as she pirouettes her dress
--Madhuri Pillai, Australia
Votes: 11**** Score:3
Comments:


13
hands behind my back…
my father notes
his father’s style
--Michael OBrien
Votes: *2**** Score:4
Comments:


14
moonlit night
words dance across the pages
poetry with style
--Celestine Nudanu
Votes: 2***** Score:2
Comments:



RECEIVED LATE AFTER VOTING HAD ALREADY STARTED
green gyokuro
growing in the shades-
a Japanese style
--Precious Oboh, Nigeria
Votes:Sorry; received to late for the voting list
Comments: Players are encouraged to add any comments about this haiku at blog-comments



CONGRATULATIONS to Gabriel; Franklin Magalhaes has pledged a copy of his book Just A Moment; which he will post by snail mail, to the winner of this Kukai.

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CKK APRIL SPECIAL - A poem in your pocket 2016

Dear haiku friends, Welcome to our special kukai; for A Poem In Your Pocket Day April 21st 2016
I propose 'style' as our theme. e-mail one haiku, written in the form of your choice, emphasizing the theme 'style'; Have fun, be creative. Enjoy!

Example:-
the Easter Parade -
yielding to a breezy draft
a stylish hat
--gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is April 9th 2016
Deadline for sending votes is April 19th 2016

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

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

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

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

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on April 21st 2016. After results have been posted, any
comments you wish to make can be posted directly here at the blog just click on comments at the end of the post

much love
gillena



This notice is edited to include a bit of exciting news: Franklin Magalhaes has pledged a copy of his book Just A Moment; which he will post by snail mail, to the winner of this Kukai.

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Results of the Special Kukai for April 2015 A Poem In Your Pocket Day


PLAYERS: Alegria Imperial,Phillipines; Ana Drobot, Romania; Brendon Kent, England; Diane Mayr, USA; Famida Basheer,India; Gabriel Sawicki,Poland; Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, France; Magda Sobieszek, Poland; Michael O’Brien, Scotland; Shrikaanth K. Murthy, UK; Yanda Cox, Trinidad and Tobago



...FIRST PLACE...
8
pink bubblegum
again she blossoms
under the sakura
Brendon Kent, England
VOTES: 1221** POINTS: 15


...SECOND PLACE...
4
the scent from
a pink bubblegum wrapper
marking her book
-- Diane Mayr, USA
VOTES: 15**** POINTS: 11


...THIRD PLACE...
11
childrens' quarrel
popping between words
pink bubblegums
--Gabriel Sawicki
VOTES: *4**** POINTS: 8



...RESULTS CONTINUED...
1
pink bubble gum
balloons on girly lips
happy birthday barbie
--Famida Basheer
VOTES: 1***** POINTS: 1


2
swinging in my hair
the wind and her daughter’s
pink bubblegum
--Alegria Imperial
VOTES: 11**** POINTS: 3


3
pink bubblegum-
she tells the analyst about
her childhood dream
--Ana Drobot, Romania
VOTES: 22**** POINTS: 6


5
two young lovers with
cherry blossoms in their hair...
pink bubblegum scent
--Keith A. Simmonds, Rodez, FRANCE
VOTES: 1*1*** POINTS: 4


6
nostalgia for some
far off day -
pink bubblegum
--Michael O’Brien
VOTES: 1*2*** POINTS: 7


7
pink bubblegum -
with a smile she bursts
my bubble
--Shrikaanth K. Murthy
VOTES: 32**** POINTS: 7


9
popping pink bubblegum
memories of blue overalls
white kicks jumping rope
--Yanda Cox, Trinidad and Tobago
VOTES: ****** POINTS: 0


10
taste of the childhood
a pink bubblegum
pops with memories
--Magda Sobieszek
VOTES: 21**** POINTS: 4



LATE ENTRY (received after voting had already been in progress)
cherry trees
blowing their pink bubblegums
only in spring
--Tomasz Szymczak, Poland



Thanks for playing
--gillena cox, founder/co-ordinator CKK

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CKK APRIL SPECIAL - A poem in your pocket 2015


Dear haiku friends, This is our first special kukai; for A Poem In Your Pocket Day April 30th 2015.
I propose 'pink bubblegum' as our theme. Send one haiku, written in the style of your choice, using the words pink bubblegum; via e-mail to

The results will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on April 30th 2015. 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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