CKK #36 Results

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

Players: 1. Caude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland; 2. John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 3. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 4. William Kenney, USA; 5.Christine L. Villa California, USA; 6. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 7. Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 8. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 9. Dan Iulian, Romania; 10. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 11. Michelle Angelini, USA; 12. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 13. Alegria Imperial, Canada; 14. Cara Holman, USA; 15. John McDonald, Scotland; 16. Robert Kania, Poland; 17. Franklin Magalhaes; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 18. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 19. Asni Amin, Singapore; 20. Linda Hofke, Germany; 21. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 22. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania

FIRST PLACE

14
graduation day
I fold my program
into a fan
--Cara Holman
Votes:*93*** Points: 27
Comments: A real haiku's (rarer than you 'd think) .


SECOND PLACE

5
graduation march . . .
floating among the clouds
my mother's smile
--Christine L. Villa (California, USA)
Votes:251*** Points: 15
Comments:


THIRD PLACE

15
Graduation parade -
even the flowers
craning their necks
-- John McDonald, Scotland;
Votes:322*** Points: 13
Comments :

20
tassles dangle
expectations and hopes hang
uncertain
--Linda Hofke, Germany
Votes:213*** Points: 13
Comments : this encapsulates how high school graduates feel - or at least how I felt - I was leaving one world to "conquer" another, but with quite a bit of uncertainty


RESULTS CONTINUE

1
High school graduation-
This commencement is an end
Yet life just begins
--claude lopez-ginisty
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments: Yes, life for graduates is just beginning. It will be the first time, when they leave
home that they will be on their own, but it is also a beginning of a different life for their parents.


2
in caps and gowns--
sunlight brightens in the door
of a new garden
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments: I like the idea of graduation being a garden. The graduates are flowers growing in another part of life.


3
high school
caps four years ~
graduation
--Pay Geyer, USA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


4
graduation day
the promises they make
to themselves
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:32**** Points: 07
Comments: Yes, the promises. So many of us were so sure that we would make it away from home and at school - out in the world away from the safe halls.


6
along the life's pathWAY
the HIGH school graduation
opens the HIGHWAY
--STOPS, ROMANIA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


7
wind gust-
most of the graduates scurry
after their caps
--Rita Odeh Nazareth, IL
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments :


8
young eager faces
all in rapt attention ...
graduation speech
--Keith A. Simmonds
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


9
old graffiti-
on highschool wall two hearts
still entwinned
--Dan Iulian, Romania
Votes:53**** Points: 11
Comments :


10
graduation day
the head girl contradicts
her headmaster
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:13**** Points: 07
Comments: The final rebellion - one that will not be punished. Maybe a look into the future of leadership?


11
Changed society
Students get their diplomas
Growing up faster
--Michelle Angelini
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments: Reminds me of the Bob Dylan song, sung by the Byrds – My Back Pages – “…I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now….” Kids grow up too fast in today’s world.


12
explaining grandfather
how to download photos -
graduation day
--Bouwe
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:


13
little girl
sleepy on her false lashes
high school graduation
--Alegria Imperial, Canada
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


16
happy end
of high school education -
I dream of high life
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments: Don't all graduates dream of a high life after leaving high school? Maybe some are more motivated to accomplish just that.


17
Hoods into the air -
out of sight of parents
a party with friends
----Franklin Magalhaes
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


18
Graduation day -
through the halls of my high school
all the memories
--Ailoaei Cristina,
Votes:41***** Points: 06
Comments: Reading this poem, I can still see the halls of my high school in my mind. Leaving them felt so wonderful, but now years later, they were a time to grow.


19
high school graduation -
the same stage
and butterflies
--asni amin
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments :


21
graduation day...
dandelion fluff guiding
our dreams to sky
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:31***** Points: 05
Comments :


22
graduation day -
exam results papers
melting in the rain
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
Votes:111*** Points: 06
Comments: On that day, all the hard work of classes, studying, and exams is washed away by tears of joy at the accomplishment of leaving school and moving ahead into another part of life.

CKK #36

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

The Theme is high school graduation

Send one haiku which reflects this theme e-mail

Example:-
rosebuds in lapels -
still wearing braces
a young man's smile
-- gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is July 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is July 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

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#35 Results

CKK #35 Results
(1. None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1.Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 2. Kathy Uyen Nguyen, Texas USA; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 4. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 5.Virgil Babb, Trinidad and Tobago; 6. Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 7. Dan Iulian, Bucharest Romania; 8. Robert Kania, Poland; 9. Keith A.Simmonds, T & T; 10. William Kenney, USA; 11.Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 12.Stella Pierides, DE/UK; 13. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 14. Rita B. Fox, The Netherlands; 15. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 16. Cara Holman, USA; 17. Asni Amin, Singapore; 18. Catherine J.S. Lee. USA; 19. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 20. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 21. Andronic Andra, Romania; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania


FIRST PLACE

2
tiger lilies . . .
the old widow remembers
her first dance
--Kathy Uyen Nguyen
Votes:223*** Points: 15
Comments: A wonderful expression of just one of the many sentiments felt at a wedding.


SECOND PLACE

17
mother's tears -
the wedding bouquet
in my hands
--asni amin
Votes:612*** Points: 14
Comments: Very heartfelt


THIRD PLACE

20
marriage service -
white butterflies around
the wedding bouquet
--Ailoaei Cristina
Votes:54**** Points: 13
Comments


RESULTS CONTINUES


1
windflower
in the brides bouquet...
how long will the marriage last?
Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ
Votes:2*2*** Points: 08
Comments:


3
the wedding bouquet
still on the conjugal bed -
the bride was kidnapped
--STOPS
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments :


4
wedding ceremony
in the park, children
picking daisies
--Bouwe
Votes:111*** Points: 06
Comments: Good ambiguity


5
silent pews...
the bouquet toss
before the wedding
--Virgil Babb
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments: Good suspense


6
old woman's eyes
following the tossed
wedding bouquet
-- Rita Odeh
Votes:311*** Points: 08
Comments :Wondering...what if... This is very poignant.


7
The silver wedding-
a white lily bouquet
on the mother's grave.
--Dan Iulian
Votes:121*** Points: 08
Comments:


8
wedding bouquet
in the black-and-white photo
loses colour
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:5***** Points: 05
Comments:


9
a blushing bride
throws her wedding bouquet ...
her rival seizes it
-- Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes:1*1*** Points: 04
Comments:


10
June wedding
the bouquet begins
its descent
--BILL KENNEY, USA
Votes:24**** Points: 10
Comments:


11
crash -
in a broken car
wedding bouquet
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments:


12
no wedding bouquet
her dress, though, is made
of roses
--Stella
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:


13
chapel gate
hands reaching to catch
her wedding bouquet
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments :


14
a bridal bouquet of orchids
remind me of past times,
my wedding day
--Rita B. Fox
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


15
wedding bouquet
a waft of the odour
along with her "no"
--Irena Szewczyk Poland
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments:


16
tea roses and sweet peas
he escorts his youngest daughter
down the aisle
--Cara Holman
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments:


18
sunrise beach
morning glories trailing
from the bride's bouquet
--Catherine J.S. Lee. USA
Votes:14**** Points: 09
Comments:


19
traffic jam
a black car praises
bridal bouquets
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


21
moonlight -
granny's wedding bouquet
just like in first day
--Andronic Andra, Romania
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:


22
hiding her tears...
the old maid trying to catch
the wedding bouque
--Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania
Votes:121*** Points: 08
Comments :This is one of those things that happens so often. Sad, but true. You made me feel her sadness



LATE ENTRY

23
in weddings
chariots bride with bouquet
horses in the rain
--Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia

CKK #35

image from google

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

The theme is wedding bouquet

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

Example:-

scent of roses -
the bride
finally arrives
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is June 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 #34 Results

(1. None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)
Players: 1.Alex Serban, Romania; 2. Cara Holman, USA; 3. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 4. Caude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland ; 5.Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 6. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 7. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 8. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 9. Stella Pierides, DE/UK; 10. Michael OBrein, Ireland; 11. John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert; 12.Christine L. Villa, USA ; 13. Dan Iulian, Bucharest Romania; 14. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 15. Diane Mayr, USA; 16. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 17. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 18. Rita B. Fox, The Netherlands; 19. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 20. John McDonald, Scotland; 21. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 22.William Kenney, UISA; 23. Andronic Andra, Romania; 24. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 25. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;


FIRST PLACE
19
grandmother -
she recognizes us
by touch
Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland;
Votes: 423*** Points: 17
Comment: very moving

SECOND PLACE
14
mother explains
grandmother's recipe -
autumn rain --Bouwe
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comment:

17
at the window
buds on plum branches...
grandmother's smile
--Magdalena Dale, Romania
Votes: 241*** Points: 13
Comment:

THIRD PLACE
7
in sepia colours
my grandmother
at my age
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:62**** Points: 10
Comment:

RESULTS CONTINUES
1
ring a little bell -
visiting grandmother
on her birthday
--alex serban
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:

2
grandma’s old letters
the lingering scent
of heirloom roses
--Cara Holman
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comment:

3
blossomed chesnut trees -
hand in hand two damaged toys
grandma and grandpa
--STOPS
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

4
Although she is gone
Grandmother is still present
In some good old songs
--claude lopez-ginisty
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:

5
grandma's window-
feeding a large cuckoo chick,
a small reed warbler
--Rita Odeh
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

6
blue velvet coat
still keeps me warm...
grandmother's favorite
--Pat
Votes: 2*2*** Points: 08
Comment:

8
mum washes
her mother ... will these soldiers
come?
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

9
grandmother’s drawer
a dried rose and a thimble
full of soil
--Stella Pierides, DE/UK
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comment:

10
snow falling -
a memory of
grandmother’s cooking
--Michael O'Brien
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:

11
at grandmother’s house
colorful quits on each bed--
fresh bread baking
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes: **1*** Points: 03
Comment:

12
white tulips
my grandmother beats me
at blackjack
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes: 3*2*** Points: 09
Comment:

13
Memories-
the grandmother talking
to the Virgin Mary.
--Dan Iulian
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comment:

15
grandma's closet...
half-finished projects
left behind
--Diane
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comment:

16
pure white
my wedding dress
his grandmother wore
--Irena Szewczyk, Poland
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

18
at my grandmothers house
always the smell of ...
baked cookies
--Rita B. Fox
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comment:

20
full moon -
grandmother's
pandrops
--John Mcdonald
Votes: 1**1** Points: 05
Comment:

21
convivial glow
in the family party...
grandmother's rum punch
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes: 12**** Points: 05
Comment:

22
spring begins –
my grandmother's first look
at my son
--BILL KENNEY
Notes:PS: He was the 25th great grandchild she lived to see. This, of course, is a memory-ku. John is now 47.
Votes: 112*** Points: 09
Comment:

23
the sunset -
in my granny's chest
old letters
--Andronic Andra; Romania
Votes: 33**** Points: 09
Comment:

24
winter night -
my granny tells me about
Penelope's cloth
-- Ailoaei Cristina
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:

25
on dying bed -
my granny gives me
her wedding ring
--Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania
Votes: 3*1*** Points: 06
Comment:

LATE ENTRY
26
bus stop -
grandmother goes back
to empty home
--Robert Kania, Poland

27
granma's oil-down...
the shopkeeper wiping her fingers
with plain brown paper
--Virgil Babb, Trinidad and Tobago

CKK #34

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

The Theme is grandmother

Send one haiku which includes this theme grandmother e-mail to

Example:-

lily of the valley -
memory of my grandmother
scents my mind
-- gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is May 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is May 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 #33 Results

(1. None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)
Players: 1.Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 2.Caude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland ; 3. Tushar Gandhi, India; 4. Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 5.Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 6. John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert; 7. Dan Iulian, Bucharest Romania; 8. Keith A. Simmonds, T & T; 9. Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA; 10. Alex Serban, Romania; 11.John McDonald, Scotland; 12. Robert Kania, Poland; 13. Alegria Imperial, Canada; 14. Marleen Hulst,The Netherlands; 15. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 16. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 17. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 18. Rita B. Fox, The Netherlands; 19. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 20. Magdalena Dale, Romania; 21. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 22.Cara Holman, USA; 23. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro; 24. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 25. Catherine J.S. Lee,Maine, USA


FIRST PLACE
14
blossoming cherry trees
I ask the waiter
for a window table
--Marleen Hulst,The Netherland
Votes: 844*** Points: 28
Comment: A little cause-and-effect in this one, but still a delightful moment.

SECOND PLACE
5
at the crossroads,
bumping into each other..
blossoming almond
--Rita Odeh
Votes: 431*** Points: 13
Comment:

THIRD PLACE
15
crucifixion
a thorny shrub
blossoming
--Tomislav Maretic
Votes: 412*** Points: 12
Comment:

RESULTS CONTINUES
1
bossoming trees -
the Queenbee's planning
workers' timing flight
--STOPS
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comment:

2
The snow is gone now
Cherry-trees are blossoming
Where is the cuckoo
--Caude Lopez-Ginisty
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comment:

3
Choko of sake in hand
Viewing Mount Fuji under
Blossoming sakura
--Tushar Gandhi
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

4
brown turns to green
with buds blossoming white...
chickweed creeps through the lawn
--Pat Geyer
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comment:

6
a Joshua Tree
blossoming in the church yard--
lift up your hearts!
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

7
The prom-
I remember her dress
blossoming.
Dan Iulian, Romania
Votes: 3*2*** Points: 09
Comment:

8
Palm Sunday strollers
around the savannah ...
poui blossoming
--8. Keith A. Simmonds
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comment:

9
blossoming spring
I long to return to
a simpler time
-- Johnny Baranski
Votes: 5*2*** Points: 11
Comment: A lovely evocation of the simpler times of youth.

10
blossoming cherry -
a background
on my letter
-- alex serban
Votes: 5***** Points: 05
Comment:

11
camellia blossoming -
a hundred throats
singing
--john McDonald
Votes: 32**** Points: 07
Comment:

12
final blossoming -
I watch on tv
the last living bees
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comment:

13
full moon
we track down the redolence
of blossoming plums
-- Alegria Imperial, Canada
Votes: 13**** Points: 07
Comment: "rendolence" may call too much attention to itself, overshadowing the rest of the haiku, while a less-showy word like "scent" would convey the same sensory detail whilst keeping the focus entirely on the moment. But I like this one anyway.

16
spring rain blossoming scents
--Bouwe
Votes: 3***** Points: 03
Comment:

17
his promises
blossoming in the spring
dried reeds
--Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes: 2***** Points: 02
Comment:

18
my little baby
blossoming now
a beautiful girl
--Rita B. Fox
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comment:

19
visiting the capital -
street lights blossoming
also here
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comment:

20
A magpie with
a dry twig in the beak
blossoming limbs
--Magdalena Dale
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comment:

21
Holy Saturday
amongst blossoming tulips
a molehill grows
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: 41**** Points: 06
Comment:

22
blossoming magnolia
geese fly
across the sun
--Cara Holman
Votes: 24**** Points: 10
Comment:

23
seasonless
my giant hibiscus
ever blossoming
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comment:

24
power failure -
blossoming plum trees in
the old cemetery
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes: 41**** Points: 09
Comment:

25
high puffs of cloud . . .
blossoming mountain laurel
overtakes the hills
--Catherine J.S. Lee,Maine, USA
Votes: 321*** Points: 10
Comment:


LATE ENTRY
26
FLOWER TO THE FLOWER BLOOM
BLOSSOM BLOOMING BLOSSOMING
FLOWER OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOM
--Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia;