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DEAR KUKAI FRIENDS HAPPY INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY

Here are the results for the first International Haiku Poetry Day Kukai at Caribbean Kigo Kukai.

None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated.

POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

Players: 1 Marta Chocilowska, Poland; 2. Brendon Kent, England; 3. Adam T. Bogar, UK; 4. Michael H. Lester, USA; 5. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 6. Martha Magenta, UK; 7. Marina Bellini, Italy; 8. Devin Harrison, Canada; 9. Doris Pascolo, Italy; 10. Carol Raisfeld, USA; 11. Mark Gilbert, UK; 12. Ana Drobot, Romania; 13. Monalisha (Cherry A ), India; 14. , Cristina Apetrei, Romania; 15. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 16. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana.


FIRST PLACE
14
tiny dewdrops
a partridge breaks
the light
--Cristina Apetrei
VOTES: 323*** SCORE: 16
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SECOND PLACE
7
Spring equinox—
a tiny hedgehog
visits my garden
--Marina Bellini, Mantua Italy
VOTES: 231*** SCORE:11
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THIRD PLACE
8
tiny lilies
in this moment the absence
of doubt
--Devin Harrison, Canada
VOTES: 112*** SCORE: 09
COMMENTS: Poem 8 tries to provoke us by putting our imaginations to work to find out what is the connection between the absence of doubt and tiny lilies. I believe that the poems tries to suggest that very small gestures help us feel at ease and relieve us of any doubt, as we feel reassured. Small body language cues help make us
feel secure next to certain persons, we feel the confirmation of their reciprocity of feelings for us. The tiny lilies can be a symbol for affectionate gestures that, once noticed, help us get the confirmation that a certain person cares for us.


RESULTS CONTINUES


1
spring sky
a bird's in flight
tiny shadow
--Marta Chocilowska, Poland
VOTES: 1***** SCORE: 01
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2
this world
of tiny steps
dewdrop
--Brendon Kent; Southampton, England
VOTES: 211*** SCORE: 07
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3
ripples over a tiny cobble cast doubts
--Adam T. Bogar; Folkestone, UK,
VOTES: 1*2*** SCORE: 07
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4
his tiny nose
wrinkles when he smiles—
newborn
-- Michael H. Lester
VOTES: 11**** SCORE:03
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5
Only few tiny words...
though they can build together
the best haiku
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
VOTES: 2***** SCORE:02
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6
tiny cobbled streets
in silent shadows
a cicada
--Martha Magenta, UK
VOTES: 4*1*** SCORE: 07
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9
tiny spring bud-
waiting to smell the scent of the flower
that's blooming
--Doris Pascolo, MILANO – ITALY
VOTES: 1***** SCORE:01
COMMENT 1: it would have been lovely if line2 was not so long, telling to much
COMMENT 2: Thank you to whoever wrote #9!

I am with you! I have this exact situation in my backyard with a grapefruit seed I planted in my tomato pot, and I check every morning to see if it will open and smell sweetly!


10
birthday gift ...
two teeny, tiny
chihuahuas
--Carol Raisfeld, USA
VOTES: 2***** SCORE: 02
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11
cobalt blue
a tiny blush of eggs
in the nest
--Mark Gilbert, UK
VOTES: 13**** SCORE: 07
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12
tiny cherry blossoms -
I get farther away
from my home
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES: 22**** SCORE: 06
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13
icicles shine...
on willow leaves
a tiny moon
--Monalisha (Cherry A )Assam, India Cherry A
VOTES: 5*1*** SCORE: 08
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15
in geriatrics
tiny stars dripping
from icicles
--Cezar Florescu
VOTES: 22**** SCORE: 06
COMMENTS: Poem 15 help us see a ray of hope and beauty in the geriatrics section. Just as in poem 8 I find it to suggest signs of human affection. The connection
with loved ones helps these old persons see the world in a better light, and to notice the beauty of life.


16
early morning drizzle
a tiny fly seeks shelter
under my umbrella
-- Adjei Agyei-Baah
VOTES: 11**** SCORE: 03
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CONGRATULATIONS TO CRISTINA APETREI
Winner of PLIMBĂRI … WALKS …PROMENADES by Ana Drobot; pledged by Ana Drobot