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

Players: 1. Milan Rajkumar, India; 2. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 3. Ana Drobot, Romania; 4. Pat Geyer, USA; 5. Dan Iulian, Romania; 6. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana; 7. Mona Iordan, Romania; 8. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 9. Cristina-Valeria Apetrei, Romania; 10. Daniela Misso, Italy; 11. Aleksandra Guzik, Poland.

 

FIRST PLACE

7

ashy sky

the bitter colour of

my thoughts

Mona Iordan, Romania

VOTES: *34***SCORE: 18

COMMENTS: Thought provoking. We have done wrong things in our lives. Sky has no colour, yet the poet sees the sky in an ashy colour ... his penitence maybe 

SECOND PLACE

5

deserted hermitage -

only the wind still rings

the old bell

Dan C. Iulian, Bucharest-Romania

VOTES: 222***SCORE: 12

COMMENT 1: Sometimes it's a struggle to be a hermit amid the chaos of life. The repentance is prominently pronounced in a few syllables. 

COMMENT 2:The haiku expresses a feeling of serene isolation and a link to a higher power beyond oneself.

THIRD PLACE

9

first crocus

changing the color

of my sins

Cristina Valeria Apetrei

VOTES: 131***SCORE: 10

COMMENTS: In one way, we are all in a penitentiary of our own. Here the poet is lamenting or changing himself into a better person ...who knows?

RESULTS CONTINUES

 1

journey's end – 

the wild flower I plucked 

and thrown away 

Milan Rajkumar, India 

VOTES: 22****SCORE: 06

COMMENTS: well captured feeling of human regret, maybe even penitence

2

March rain

the little snail climbs 

towards the sun

Lucia Cardillo - Italy

VOTES: 21****SCORE: 04

COMMENTS: an optimistic poem

3

penitent -

bowing and so red

a tulip

Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)

VOTES: ******SCORE: 00

COMMENTS:

4

repenting my sins

i clense myself from evil...

a lenten rose blooms

Pat Geyer, USA

VOTES: ******SCORE: 00

COMMENTS:

6

kneeling in the dark,

heart lightens with peacefulness 

confession box refuge

Adjei Agyei-Baah; Kumasi, Ghana

VOTES: *1****SCORE: 02

COMMENTS:

8

fasting day...

the vending machine swallows

scent of hyacinth

Cezar Florescu

VOTES: 211***SCORE: 07

COMMENTS: the hunger of the fasting day is so palpable here

10

purple mountains 

the elongated shadow 

of a pilgrim's staff

Daniela Misso, Italy

VOTES: *21***SCORE: 07

COMMENTS: a beautful image of faith

11

pilgrimage-

Jacob's shells lead me

to repentance

Aleksandra Guzik, Poland

VOTES: ******SCORE: 00

COMMENTS:

151

this haiga first appeared HERE

Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo  Lenten Kukai 2023 

The theme is penitent
SEND 

one haiku after you have pondered the theme. 

You do not have to use the exact words given.

Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.

Deadline for sending entries is March 14th 2023
Deadline for sending votes is March 24th 2023


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 on March 31st 2023  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
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150

POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

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

Players: 1. Pat Geyer, USA; 2. Eugeniusz Zacharski; 3.Wiesław Karliński,  Poland;  Poland; 3.  4. Ana Drobot, Romania;  5. Marina Bellini, Italy; 6. Dan Iulian, Romania; 7. Daniela Misso, Italy;  8. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 9. Andrzej Dembończyk, Poland; 10. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 11. Cristina-Valeria Apetrei, Romania;

 

FIRST PLACE

11

Christmas lights

gazing at the stars

in her eyes

--Cristina-Valeria Apetrei

VOTES: 152*** SCORE 17

COMMENTS: Magical and romantic

SECOND PLACE

5

Christmas concert

outside the old church

first snowflakes

--Marina Bellini – Italy

VOTES: **4*** SCORE 12

COMMENT: well-captured moment when nature takes part in the humans' celebration.

COMMENT: A very simple moment that makes me look back to my childhood

THIRD PLACE

6

Christmas truce -

on the front line a fir tree

decorated with stars

--Dan Iulian, Romania

VOTES: 112*** SCORE 09

COMMENTS:

RESULTS CONTINUED

1

sparkling icicles

decorate the evergreens....

December magic

--Pat Geyer East Brunswick, NJ USA

VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02

COMMENTS:

 

2

wartime

the first star approaching us

too fast

--Eugeniusz Zacharski; Poland

 VOTES: 1***** SCORE 01

COMMENTS:

 

3

star of bethlehem

here there everywhere

white and merry

--Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland

VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02

COMMENTS:

 

 4

birthday party -

in the beggar's cart

a piece of moon

--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)

VOTES: 31**** SCORE 05

COMMENTS:

 

7

 wishing for peace ...

the gentle swaying

of a candle flame

--Daniela Misso, Italy

VOTES: 32**** SCORE 07

COMMENTS: The sad magic of a candle flame

8

Christmas eve ...

magically time goes back

you are with me again

--Lucia Cardillo – Italy

VOTES: *2**** SCORE 04

COMMENTS: A tender moment of love.

 

9

Christmas Eve -

on an empty table

letter from the war department

--Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia, Poland

VOTES: 1***** SCORE 01

COMMENTS:

 

10

Christmas Eve...

I want my father to come

alive from the war

--Cezar Florescu

VOTES: **2*** SCORE 06

COMMENTS:

DEAR HAIKU FRIENDS: 

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

 

 

 

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 Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo Christmas Kukai 2022

The theme is A magical Moment
SEND 

one haiku after you have pondered the theme. 

You do not have to use the exact words given.

Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.

EXAMPLE

satin bows wrap
Christmas presents large and small -
a time of wishes

gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.
This haiku first posted HERE

Deadline for sending entries is December 11th 2022
Deadline for sending votes is December 21st 2022


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 on December 24th 2022. 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
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148

POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

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

Players: 1. Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece; 2. Pat Geyer, USA; 3. Dan Iulian, Romania; 4. Wiesłąw Karliński, Poland; 5. Daniela Misso, Italy; 6. Ana Drobot, Romania; 7. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 8. Paul David Mena, USA; 9. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana; 10. Tony Williams, UK; 11. Mona Iordan, Romania.

 

FIRST PLACE

7

train from Kiev ...

in the old coat

sunflower seeds

Lucia Cardillo; Italy

VOTES: 124*** SCORE 17

COMMENTS: very topical given the war in Ukraine

 

 

SECOND PLACE

1

 

young sunflower

mother brings home

from the ruins

--Ernesto P. Santiago; Greece

VOTES: 221*** SCORE 09

COMMENTS:

 

3

where sunflowers bloom

bees and wasps and drones share

the same colorful light

--Dan Iulian; Romania

VOTES: 221*** SCORE 09

COMMENTS: 

 

 

THIRD PLACE

4

provincial train

I get off there

where sunflowers bloom

Wiesłąw Karliński; Namysłów, Poland

VOTES: 2*2*** SCORE 08

COMMENTS: 

 

 

RESULTS CONTINUE

2

brushed in rich pollen...

honey bee reflects the gold

of a sunflower

--Pat Geyer; East Brunswick, NJ USA

VOTES: *2**** SCORE 04

COMMENTS:   

 

 

 

 

5

leaving away ...

the path turns into

sunflowers

Daniela Misso; Italy

VOTES: 2*1*** SCORE 05

COMMENTS: 

 

 

6

sunflowers bloom -

I am taught how to use

a Japanese fan

Ana Drobot; (Bucharest, Romania)

VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02

COMMENTS: 

 

 

8

sunflower smile

how quickly

they grow up

--Paul David Mena; Centerville (Cape Cod), Massachusetts, USA

VOTES: 13**** SCORE 07

COMMENTS: 

 

 

9

rural wedding

the newlywed runs through

a field of sunflowers

Adjei Agyei-Baah; Kumasi, Ghana

VOTES: 1***** SCORE 01

COMMENTS: 

 

 

 

10

sunflower

the sum of summer’s

bronzing light

Tony Williams; Scotland, UK

VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02

COMMENTS:  extra credit for alliteration

 

 

11

blue-washed sky

the child picks up the brush

to paint a sunflower field

Mona Iordan; Romania

VOTES: 2***** SCORE 02

COMMENTS: 

A HAPPY AND CREATIVE INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY 2022

147

haiga above first posted HERE 

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo 'International Haiku Poetry Day' Kukai 2022

The Theme is Where sunflowers bloom
SEND one haiku pertaining to this theme
Your entry should include your name, and location from where you are sending.

Deadline for sending entries is March 30th 2022
Deadline for sending votes is April 10th 2022


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 on April 17th 2022. 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, Comments and Gift Pledges



INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY IS APRIL 17TH 2022


much love
gillena

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tiger image from Bing

POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. 

Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated. 

Players: 1. Wiesław Karliński, Poland; 2. Pat Geyer, USA; 3.  Daniela Misso, Italy;  4. Lucia Cardillo - Italy;  5.   Eufemia Griffo, Italy; 6.  Cezar Florescu, Romania; 7. Cristina Apetrei, Romania.

FIRST PLACE

5

year of  the Tiger

every day

I never lived

--Eufemia Griffo, Italy 

VOTE: 112** SCORE:09

COMMENT :

SECOND PLACE

3

the tiger's shadow

behind the tall grass ...

yin yang

--Daniela Misso; Italy

VOTE: *21** SCORE:07

COMMENT :

7

year of the Tiger...

my young tabby tomcat

clawing his shadow

Cristina Apetrei

VOTE: 1*2** SCORE:07

COMMENT :

THIRD PLACE

6

rush hour

a tiger shaped cloud chasing

a herd of gazelles

-Cezar Florescu

VOTE: 21*** SCORE:04

COMMENT :

1

turn of the year

on the neighbor’s terrace

huddled doggie

--Wiesław Karliński, Poland

VOTE: ***** SCORE:00

COMMENT :

2

as last day sun sets

tiger quietly stalks peace...

a new day will dawn

--Pat Geyer; East Brunswick, NJ USA

VOTE: ***** SCORE:00

COMMENT :

4

silent

the step of hope ...

Year of the Tiger

--Lucia Cardillo - Italy

VOTE: 11*** SCORE:03

COMMENT :

145

Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo New Year Kukai 2022

The theme is year of the tiger 

SEND 

one haiku.  You do not have to use the exact words since it is the theme of this kukai. 

Your entry should include your Name, and Country from which you are sending.

EXAMPLE
light of morning -
a dab of orange clouds
change to sky blue
gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.


Deadline for sending entries is February 1st 2022
Deadline for sending votes is February 10th 2022


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 Blog not later than February 15th 2022. 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, Comments

Gillena Cox; Founder/coordinator  - Caribbean Kigo Kukai

❧✿❧

Chinese Year of The Water Tiger 1st 2022 February to January 21st 2023

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POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. 

Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated. 

Players: 1. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 2. Wiesław Karliński, Poland; 3. Marina Bellini, Italy; 4. Eugeniusz Zacharski, Poland; 5. Daniela Misso, Italy; 6. Willie R. Bongcaron, Philippines; 7. Pat Geyer, USA; 8. Nikolay Grankin, Russia; 9. Dan Iulian, Romania; 10. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 11. Ana Drobot, Romania; 12. Andrzej Dembończyk, Poland; 13. Billy Antonio, Philippines; 14. Nazarena Rampini, Italy; 15. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 16. Cristina-Valeria Apetrei, Romania.


FIRST PLACE
16
Xmas carol
I place all my puppets
on the windowsill
--Cristina-Valeria Apetrei/ Romania
VOTES 232*** SCORE 14
COMMENTS:

 

SECOND PLACE
13
shop window
a beggar stares
at his Santa image
--Billy Antonio, Laoac,
Philippines
VOTES 113*** SCORE 12 

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

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

THIRD PLACE
3
the carrot at last...
the toddler smiles
at his first snowman
--Marina Bellini - Italy
VOTES 121*** SCORE 08
COMMENTS:

9
nativity scene -
she buys a new one
pregnancy test
--Dan Iulian, Romania
VOTES 311*** SCORE 08
COMMENTS:

 

RESULTS CONTINUES

1
Christmas Eve -
lonely...
star
--Krzysztof Kokot, Poland
VOTES 11**** SCORE 03
COMMENTS:


2
another Christmas
my granddaughter bakes
her first gingerbread
--Wiesław Karliński, Poland
VOTES 111*** SCORE 06
COMMENTS:


4
dance contest--
Venus and the moon
shine the brightest
--Eugeniusz Zacharski, Poland
VOTES **1*** SCORE 03
COMMENTS:


5
snow air –
the scent of a cake
freshly baked
--Daniela Misso, Italy
VOTES 51**** SCORE 07
COMMENTS:


6
singing out of tune...
a party of street children
with glints in their eyes
--Mr. Willie R. Bongcaron; Manila, Philippines
VOTES *11*** SCORE 05
COMMENTS:


7
mistletoe magic
neither here nor there...
kisses everywhere
--Pat Geyer; East Brunswick, NJ USA
VOTES *1**** SCORE 02
COMMENTS:


8
Christmas Eve
the first blooming
of my cactus
--Nikolay Grankin.
VOTES **1*** SCORE 03
COMMENTS:


10
grandma's old house ...
no empty chair
in Christmas photo
--Lucia Cardillo - Rodi G.co (FG) Italy
VOTES 111*** SCORE 06
COMMENTS:


11
Christmas guests -
knitting with granny
a spider
Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES *21*** SCORE 07
COMMENTS: A sweet image


12
Midnight Mass
between the winter hat and the mask
her beautiful eyes
--Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia
VOTES 1*2*** SCORE 07
COMMENTS:


14
Feast day
an impatient child
gives his poem
--Nazarena Rampini, Italy
VOTES ****** SCORE 00
COMMENTS:


15
the first snowflakes ...
the teacher dressed as Santa
postpones the test
--Cezar
VOTES 12**** SCORE 05
COMMENTS:



LATE ENTRIES NO VOTES

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

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

143

 Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo Christmas Kukai 2021

The theme is A magical moment
SEND 

one haiku after you have pondered the theme. 

You do not have to use the exact words,  given as the theme of this kukai. 

Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.

EXAMPLE
though so far away

me meet in the zoom room -

Christmas greetings 
gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.


Deadline for sending entries is December 11th 2021
Deadline for sending votes is December 21st 2021


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 on December 24th 2021. 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
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141

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo 'International Haiku Poetry Day' Kukai 2021

The Theme is Flower
SEND one haiku about any flower of your choice
Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.

EXAMPLE
eye of a grackle - -
ixora centers fill the space
in a brick wall
© gillena cox 2009 ... First posted HERE

Deadline for sending entries is March 30th 2021
Deadline for sending votes is April 10th 2021


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 on April 17th 2021. 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, Comments and Gift Pledges



Should you be interested in a zoom meeting  after the results are posted, to read haiku from this kukai, please let me know when you email me your ballots.

INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY IS APRIL 17TH 2021


much love
gillena

140

 

POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

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

PLAYERS: 1. Pat Geyer, USA;  2. Lucia Cardillo,  Italy;  3. Marina Bellini,  Italy;   4. Giovanna Restuccia ,  Italy;  5. Damir Damir, Montenegro;  6. Nikolay Grankin,  Russia;  7. Elena Zouain, France;   8. Mona Iordan, Romania;  9. Daniela Misso, Italy;   10.  Cezar Florescu, Romania;  11. Eufemia Griffo, Italy;   12. Cristina Apetrei, Romania;  13. Ana Drobot, Romania; 14. Henryk Czempiel, Poland

FIRST PLACE

2

still chewing

bitter mouthfuls ...

year of the ox

--Lucia Cardillo - Italy

VOTE: 216*** SCORE: 22

COMMENT :

SECOND PLACE

10

year of the ox

my father shows me

how to plow our soil

--Cezar Florescu

VOTE: *62*** SCORE: 18

COMMENT : 

THIRD PLACE

11

a new dream

inside me

year of the ox

--Eufemia Griffo, Settimo Milanese, Italy

VOTE: 131*** SCORE: 10

COMMENT : 

RESULTS CONTINUES

1

at first day sunrise...

ox lights our buddha nature...

the new year has come

--Pat Geyer

VOTE: ****** SCORE: 00

COMMENT : 

3

chilly morning...

six oxen on the hill

chew peacefully

--Marina Bellini - Bagnolo San Vito (MN) - Italy

VOTE: 3*1*** SCORE: 06

COMMENT : 

4

year of the ox -

the dish of her dinner

remains full

--Giovanna Restuccia , Modena Italy

VOTE: 21**** SCORE: 04

COMMENT : 

5

among stars...

are those young ox horns or

an ancient moon? 

--Damir Damir, Montenegro

VOTE: 1***** SCORE: 01

COMMENT : 

6

dawn

the sparkling snowflakes

on the ox's horns 

-- Nikolay Grankin

VOTE: *3**** SCORE: 06

COMMENT : 

7

year of the ox -

a steak for dinner growing

without animals

--Elena Zouain, France

VOTE: ****** SCORE: 00

COMMENT : 

8

the gentle ox -

looking in his eyes 

for my fortunes

--Mona Iordan - Romania

VOTE: **1*** SCORE: 03

COMMENT : 

9

rays of sunshine 

warming my back …

year of the ox 

--Daniela Misso, Italy 

VOTE: 1***** SCORE: 01

COMMENT : 

12

year of the ox

the old cowboy misses

his herd

--Cristina Apetrei

VOTE: 411*** SCORE: 9

COMMENT : 

13

year of the ox -

in my old diary

I find a dragon

--Ana Drobot (Romania)

VOTE: 11**** SCORE: 03

COMMENT : 

14

retirement year

two young tigers

instead of the ox

--Henryk Czempiel, Poland

VOTE: 1***** SCORE: 01

COMMENT : 

139

 

Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo New Year Kukai 2021

The theme is year of the ox 

SEND 

one haiku.  You do not have to use the exact words since it is the theme of this kukai. 

Your entry should include your Name, and Country from which you are sending.

EXAMPLE
mumbled prayers lift up
the faithful wear masks at church -
a year of the ox
gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.


Deadline for sending entries is February 1st 2021
Deadline for sending votes is February 10th 2021


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 Blog on February 11th 2021. 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, Comments

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POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

Players: 1. Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania); 2. Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece; 3. Mona Iordan, ROMANIA; 4. Damir Damir, Montenegro; 5. Marina Bellini, Italy; 6. Henryk Czempiel, Poland; 7. Giovanna Restuccia, Italy; 8. Pat Geyer, USA; 9. Brendon Kent, England; 10. Florin Golban, Romania; 11. Marta Chocilowska, Poland; 12. Cristina Apetrei, Romania; 13. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 14. Stella Pierides, DE; 15.Mark Gilbert, UK; 16. Eddie Lee, Germany



FIRST PLACE
15
each bean
planted four inches apart
the wait
--Mark Gilbert, UK
VOTE: 223*** SCORE: 15
COMMENT: Excellent. I especially appreciate how you've made "the wait" into something concrete that the reader can observe, waiting alongside you.



SECOND PLACE
13
confined at home...
again around the world
with Phileas Fogg
--Cezar Florescu
VOTE: 313*** SCORE: 14
COMMENT: Reading always helps us escape on bad days, all the more so today. Fine contrast between the imaginary travel around the world and our house arrest.
COMMENT 2:The imagination compensates for what is missing in reality. We fulfill our needs in dreams and fantasies
COMMENT 3: I enjoyed your literary reference, and the little lift in the last line.
COMMENT 4: Takes me back to my childhood



THIRD PLACE
9
mother's birthday
my bouquet of flowers
on the doorstep
--Brendon Kent, England
VOTE:512*** SCORE: 13
COMMENT: In these days, the distance from our loved ones is enduring, especially if they are old and alone; even a little gesture can bring them happiness.
COMMENT:Touching and effective



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
lockdown -
only his warm words
reach me
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTE: 3***** SCORE: 03


2
spring cleaning
from room to room she carries
her passwords
--Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece
VOTE: 11**** SCORE:03
COMMENT: how sad... in these times the only way to trip is via Internet... social distancing forces us to stay home and dream with open eyes... no dream journey is possible... carrying passwords from room to room highlights the alienation of man who try to find a solution...
COMMENT 2: I like that this demands a bit more of the reader, opening up more than one possibility for interpretation with interesting implications for family dynamics during this challenging time.


3
my daughter’s birthday -
I show her the present
via the video chat
Mona Iordan, Romania
VOTE: 2***** SCORE: 02


4
distant Sun
hides in the pines
a jailbird song
--Damir Damir, Montenegro
VOTE: *31*** SCORE: 09
COMMENT: A well-written haiku, that leaves space to ponder; is it the Sun or is it the song which is hiding? In both readings, we have the feeling of something good that is out of reach, for the present.
COMMENT2: Fresh and evocative, this haiku really swings. I appreciate your play on the spring kigo in "jailbird song".


5
daffodils...
from one window to another
songs of hope
---Marina Bellini - Italy
VOTE:1*1*** SCORE: 04
COMMENT: Lovely, upbuilding images. One can imagine a lone singer moving from window to window to observe spring's flowering; at the same time this evokes the touching exchange of song happening "from window to window" in Italy.


6
closed doors
closed borders
the united
--Henryk Czempiel, Poland
VOTE: 11**** SCORE: 03
COMMENT: Dynamic, layered implications for the impact on families, nations, and political alliances. This minimalistic poem packs a lot of power.


7
tulips
on the smartphone
he is embracing me
--Giovanna Restuccia, Italy
VOTE: 1***** SCORE: 01


8
family...
often seem closer
from afar
--Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ
VOTE:1***** SCORE: 01
COMMENT: A poignant take on the theme.


10
confinement
the cock's song
in D minor
--Florin Golban, Bucuresti, Romania
VOTE: 221*** SCORE:09
COMMENT: I must confess I had to find out what D minor is, discovering that it’s considered the saddest key; so all the poem comes alive, giving a strong sense of melancholy.
COMMENT 2:Through the anxieties of this lockdown, life outside in nature's world carries on...a light-hearted haiku trying to make light of a heavy situation. Nice 'sonic' tone in this brief poem.
COMMENT: I don't think you can say what scale a rooster is using, but I think the idea is that the bird also suffers due to the pandemic too or maybe the man hears it in a different way than as usually, making a shrill noise, to show that he no longer tolerates the self-isolation...


11
an asylum
blossoming almond branch
against a sky
--Marta Chocilowska, Poland
VOTE: 1***** SCORE: 01


12
self-isolation
the plum tree near the window
my only friend
--Cristina Apetrei
VOTE: 121*** SCORE: 08
COMMENT: The isolation imposed can make a person sick... man is not accustomed to stay at home as in a cage, that's why looks for help from nature. a blossomed tree next to the window is a way to don not become insane... its image is a lesson of survival...


14
full pink moon
the mourning dove’s call
for its mate
--Stella Pierides, Neusaess, DE
VOTE: 13**** SCORE: 07
COMMENT: The first part denotes hope, and the second part tells us again that nature does not give up. Further, how romantic this scene is! On a pink background a bird calls for a partner. the instinct of pairing is not affected. The show must continue in the direction imposed by mother nature, now and here...


16
echoes of touch
limb upon limb
of wild plum
Eddy Lee; Germany

VOTE:*1**** SCORE: 02
COMMENT: Dense with pleasing word-sounds


A HAPPY INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY APRIL 17TH 2019

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POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

Players: 1. Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece; 2. Giovanna Restuccia; Italy ; 3. Damir Damir, Montenegro; 4. Marta Chocilowska, Poland; 5. Rodica Stefan, Romania; 6. Marina Bellini, Italy; 7. Ana Drobot, Romania; 8. Pat Geyer, USA; 9. Pasquale Asprea, Italy ; 10. Brendon Kent, England; 11. Cristina Apetrei, Romania; 12. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 13. Stella Pierides, DE and UK; 14. Mark Gilbert, UK; 15. Rashmi VeSa, India; 16. Billy Antonio, Philippines; 17. Henryk Czempiel; Poland;




FIRST PLACE
17
tall grass
the scythestone tunes in
with a cicada
--Henryk Czempiel; Poland
VOTES: 323*** SCORE: 16
COMMENTS:


SECOND PLACE
16
the silence
between horse hooves
cobbled streets
--Billy Antonio; Laoac, Philippines
VOTES: 3*4*** SCORE: 15
COMMENT 1: I can hear this
COMMENT 2: A very playful way to capture the mood. I can hear
the happy rhythm of the horses walk.
COMMENT 3:.This haiku brings me to a Mediterranean city in the summer early afternoon.
COMMENT 4: Extremely evocative, with its Dickensian aural image.



THIRD PLACE
12
a cicada's song
the old street fiddler
puts aside his violin
--Cezar Florescu
VOTES: 45**** SCORE: 14
COMMENT 1: A lovely image
COMMENT 2: Nothing compares to natural talent and to the beauty of nature. Sometimes we feel so insignificant in front of nature s beauty
COMMENT 3: Clever metaphor..


RESULTS CONTINUES
1
dripping cobbled streets
her one last gelato
is much more intense
--Ernesto P. Santiago; Athens, Greece
VOTES: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:


2
basil pots-
through the cobbled alleys
sea breeze
-- Giovanna Restuccia; Italy
VOTES: **1*** SCORE: 03
COMMENTS:


3
rural moon
my late fall shadow
keeping quiet
--Damir Damir, Montenegro
VOTES: 211*** SCORE: 07
COMMENTS:


4
winter stroll
the noiseless owl's shadow
still ahead
--Marta Chocilowska
VOTES: 11**** SCORE: 03
COMMENTS:


5
tortuous cobbled streets –
with each turn
a new outlook
--Rodica Stefan (ROMANIA)*
VOTES: **2*** SCORE: 06
COMMENTS:


6
silent shadows
of butterflies—camping
in the meadow
--Marina Bellini - Italy
VOTES: **1*** SCORE: 03
COMMENTS:


7
silent shadows
at grandma's Easter table -
childhood memories
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES: 211*** SCORE: 07
COMMENTS:


8
search for refuge...
healing my loud scars
silent shadows
--Pat Geyer; East Brunswick, NJ USA
VOTES: *2**** SCORE: 04
COMMENTS:


9
hidden cicada
a dream
before opening eyes
--Pasquale Asprea - Italy
VOTES: 211*** SCORE: 07
COMMENTS:


10
a horse's hoof
down cobbled streets
striking sunset
--Brendon Kent, England
VOTES: *3**** SCORE: 06
COMMENTS: Dense imagery, striking soundscape



11
autumn solitude...
the pines' silent shadows
caressing what left
--Cristina Apetrei
VOTES: 411*** SCORE: 09
COMMENTS:A very beautiful and natural ending, the end of a season is like
a good exit from the scene of a show.



13
packed rubber boat—
commotion from the island’s
cobbled streets.
-- Stella Pierides; Neusaess, DE and England, UK
VOTES: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:


14.
spitting watermelon seeds
the screaming
of cicada
--Mark Gilbert
VOTES: 2***** SCORE: 02
COMMENTS:


15
broken earth—
growing into a shadow
the farmer waits
--Rashmi VeSa; Bengaluru, India.*
VOTES: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:


[image from google dot com]


This anniversary Kukai was in memory of Martha Magenta who died in January this year (2020)

Her last Caribbean Kigo Kukai haiku
tiny cobbled streets
in silent shadows
a cicada
--Martha Magenta




NEXT KUKAI
INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY IS APRIL 17TH 2019. Our next Kukai will be in celebrations of this day.

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[lenten lily image from google dot com]


Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo Anniversary Kukai 2020 and also to remember Martha Magenta who died in January this year


This is her last Caribbean Kigo Kukai haiku published here
tiny cobbled streets
in silent shadows
a cicada
--Martha Magenta


To submit to this kukai your entry should include a distillation from the above haiku:
1. cobbled streets,
2. silent shadows
OR
3. cicada
SEND one haiku using: set 1. 2. or 3, of the distilled words from Martha's last haiku to Caribbean Kigo Kukai.
Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.


Deadline for sending entries is March 11th 2020
Deadline for sending votes is March 21st 2020


VOTING
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
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, Comments.

ANNIVERSARY NOTE
Our FIRST KUKAI HERE WAS PLAYED IN 2009

much love
gillena

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POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

Players: 1. Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece; 2. Stella Pierides, DE and UK; 3. Marta Chocilowska, Poland; 4. Pasquale Asprea - Italy; 5. Pat Geyer, USA; 6. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 7. Mark Gilbert, UK; 8. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana; 9. Cristina Apetrei, Romania; 10. Ana Drobot (Romania); 11. Marina Bellini, Italy


FIRST PLACE

6
hanging baubles
one after another
memories with mom
--Cezar Florescu
VOTES: 1*4*** SCORE: 13
COMMENTS: It is obvious that the narrator misses the mother who is no longer among the loved ones.
while decorating the Christmas tree the poet recalls beautiful moments and I think each one of us feels his / her eyes burst into tears. A sad poem in a way, but full of brilliance. well done!


SECOND PLACE

2
mistletoe
the snowman starts
to melt
--Styliani Pierides-Mueller
VOTES: 312*** SCORE: 11
COMMENT 1: A pleasing rhythm, nicely linking two 'western' kigo. Being picky, I'm not clear how the moment of initial melting could be noticed.
COMMENT 2: Mistletoe means blessing, but this time it is bad luck for the poor snowman who melts due to the kiss of the sun's rays. What a pity!


THIRD PLACE

9
silent night
a gold tinsel garland around
the beggar's waist
--Cristina Apetrei(Romania)
VOTES: *31*** SCORE: 09
COMMENTS: I like this unconventional approach to Christmas decorations



RESULTS CONTINUE

1
the mother’s love —
in a child’s fragile hands
snowflake cutouts
-- Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece
VOTES: 121*** SCORE: 08
COMMENTS:


3
Christmas tree
the soft jingle of baubles
in candlelight
--Marta Chocilowska, Poland
VOTES: 31**** SCORE: 05
COMMENTS: A pleasing combination of sounds (clever repetition of the 'le' motif).


4
Merry Christmas! -
the snowflakes projection spotlight
on the supermarket wall
--Pasquale Asprea - Italy
VOTES: **1*** SCORE: 03
COMMENTS:


5
pastel pink sprites
run through green branches...
fairy lights glow
--Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ USA
VOTES: 12**** SCORE: 05
COMMENTS: A moving take with effective double meaning in line 1. I wonder if the second line might be shortened or changed to make it even better overall?


7
baubles and bangles
and silver-wrapped spangles...
the light of many stars
--Mark Gilbert
VOTES: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:


8
childhood Christmas —
all the gift wrappings
the art of my life
--Adjei Agyei-Baah
VOTES: ****** SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:


10
origami globes -
a few rose buds
in my garden
--Ana Drobot (Romania)
VOTES: **1*** SCORE: 03
COMMENTS:


11
only the star
on top of the tree is left...
the cat licks its tail
--Marina Bellini, Italy
VOTES: *31*** SCORE: 09
COMMENT: 1. This cat, a little rascal, amused me !
COMMENT: 2. A feeling of love, poverty and humour runs through this haiku. I imagine a poor family mounting a Christmas tree without its ornament. The distant star as its only decorative object is comforting, and perhaps gives hope of better days to come!





There were no gift pledges for this kukai. So i will gift the first place with a copy of my 2019 chapter book for children, a Christmas story presented, haibun style titled 'Anansi An Unusual Experience

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Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo Christmas Kukai 2019

The theme is Christmas decorations
SEND one haiku about Christmas decorations, you do not have to use the exact words since the request is for haiku on the theme of Christmas decorations . Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.

EXAMPLE
tinsel and baubles –
the sound of paper tearing
between giggles
gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.

[This haiku appears at page 3 of my 2019 Christmas Story 'Anansi An Unusual Experience']


Deadline for sending entries is December 11th 2019
Deadline for sending votes is December 21st 2019


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 on December 24th 2019. 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, Comments and Gift Pledges



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Should anyone be interested in pledging, a copy of a book of haiku poems, to the first place winner of this kukai, please email me or Comment at the end of this post.

much love
gillena

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DEAR KUKAI FRIENDS MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
Here are the results to our 2018 Christmas


POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL WRITERS

Players: 1. Marina Bellini, Italy; 2. Michael H. Lester, USA; 3. Brendon Kent, England; 4. Giovanna Restuccia, Italy; 5. Keith A. Simmonds, France; 6. Carol Raisfeld, USA; 7.Mark Gilbert, UK; 8. Pasquale Asprea, Italy; 9. Martha Magenta, UK; 10. Nikolay Grankin, Russia; 11. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 12. Christine L. Villa, USA; 13. Ana Drobot, Romania; 14. Doris Pascolo, Italy; 15. Tomislav Sjekloća, Montenegro; 16. Marta Chocilowska, Poland; 17. Christopher Calvin, Indonesia; 18. Cristina Apetrei, Romania; 19. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana; 20. Rashmi Vesa, India; 21. Pat Geyer, USA; 22. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 23. Henryk Czempiel, Poland.


FIRST PLACE
13
homeless -
above the shopping cart
a sky full of stars
-Ana Drobot (Romania)
VOTE:537*** SCORE: 32
COMMENT: 1. such a nice and sad image
COMMENT: 2. The haiku is poignant, brings home the glaring irony of stereotypical festive celebrations. Festivity has acquired materialistic connotations- shopping, gifting, merry making ,linked to purchasing power of which the poor and the homeless have none. But they do have the power of dreams and the haiku seems to allude to that.


SECOND PLACE
19
Christmas shopping
the bowed head
of a naked mannequin
- Adjei Agyei-Baah; Kumasi, Ghana
VOTE:413*** SCORE: 15
COMMENT: suggests association with the crucified Christ and the connection between Christmas and Easter. Very moving.



THIRD PLACE
4
Christmas shopping -
in my coat pocket
his cold hand
--Giovanna Restuccia, Italy
VOTE:54**** SCORE: 13
COMMENT: expresses, in my view, the idea that money cannot buy warmth and affection. However, there are chances for the cold hand to become warm inside the pocket as Christmas with its gifts is an occasion to connect with the others

AND

2
Christmas shopping—
humming the tune Jingle Bells
non-stop for five weeks
--Michael H. Lester, USA
VOTE:1*4*** SCORE: 13
COMMENT:



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
compulsive shopping -
a new pair of boots
to walk alone
-- Marina Bellini, Italy
VOTE:5*1*** SCORE: 08
COMMENT:




3
toy market...
the shopping list
redundant
--Brendon Kent, England
VOTE: 3*1*** SCORE: 06
COMMENT:



5
last-minute shopping…
my Christmas list keeps growing
longer and longer
--Keith A. Simmonds; Rodez, FRANCE
VOTE:2***** SCORE : 02
COMMENT:


6
store sign . . .
"no window shopping
prices better inside"
--Carol Raisfeld, New York, USA
VOTE:3***** SCORE: 03
COMMENT:


7
last minute shopping
the sparrow dives through
a gap in the blackthorn
- Mark Gilbert, UK
VOTE:23**** SCORE: 08
COMMENT:


8
Christmas shopping -
my indecision
the gift for you
- Pasquale Asprea – Italy
VOTE:222*** SCORE: 12
COMMENT:


9
gift shopping
in the East End—
shooting star
- Martha Magenta, UK
VOTE:21**** SCORE: 04
COMMENT:


10
holiday shopping season
an aquarium fish stares at the buyers
with its big eyes
- Nikolay Grankin, Russia
VOTE:****** SCORE:00
COMMENT:


11
Shopping day-
the brimful basket and
your empty wallet
-Vasile Moldovan, Romania
VOTE:11**** SCORE: 03
COMMENT:


12
holiday shopping
my urgent email
to Santa Claus
- Christine L. Villa, USA
VOTE:1***** SCORE:01
COMMENT:


14
Christmas shopping-
Santa's reindeer
eats cookies off a tray
-Doris Pascolo, MILANO – ITALY
VOTE:11**** SCORE: 03
COMMENT: points A light hearted haiku, referring to a commonplace sight during festivities in supermarkets and sidewalks.


15
supermarket revelation
shopping list
left at home
-Tomislav Sjekloća, Montenegro
VOTE:11**** SCORE:03
COMMENT:


16
Santa's shopping bag –
listening out for the steps
on the stairs
-Marta Chocilowska, Warsaw, Poland
VOTE:2***** SCORE: 02
COMMENT:


17
Joyful December
Crowds in on and offline stores
gold-shopping fever
-Christopher Calvin, Indonesia
VOTE:****** SCORE: 00
COMMENT:


18
Christmas shopping -
my kids look for the best diapers
for the infant Jesus
-Cristina Apetrei
VOTE:****** SCORE: 00
COMMENT:


20
gossamer web
a spider’s shopping cart
becomes mine
- Rashmi Vesa; Bengaluru, India
VOTE:11**** SCORE: 03
COMMENT:.


21
Christmas shopping...
what to gift exploring
the Amazon
- Pat
VOTE:3***** SCORE: 03
COMMENT:


22
brainstorming -
adding multiple items
to the shopping list
-Cezar Florescu
VOTE:2***** SCORE: 02
COMMENT:


23
jewellery shopping
guy with the face claw marks
chooses a brooch
-Henryk Czempiel
VOTE:2***** SCORE: 02
COMMENT:



BOOK PRIZE

Since no one else has pledged a book prize. I will gift a copy of my 2018 publication to the first place winning haiku
congratulations Ana!!! you have won your self a copy of Anansi and The Twelve Days of Christmas



much love
gillena