CKK#43

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Forty third Kukai; the kigo is 'wetness' Send one haiku using this word 'wetness' in your poem; e-mail to


Example:-
early morning
the leaves glisten with
an acute wetness
--gillena cox, 2008

first published at Lunch Break 2008

Deadline for sending entries is June 10th 2013
Deadline for sending votes is June 20th 2013

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; 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.

Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by 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 #42 Results

1. None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated
2. Poems remain the copyright of individual writers


Players: 1. Ernesto P. Santiago, Philippines; 2. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 3. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 4. Sandi Pray, USA; 5. John Daleiden, USA; 6. Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 7. Franklin Magalhães, Brazil; 8. Ana-MariaTrandafir, Romania; 9. S.E. Herrin, USA; 10. John McDonald, Scotland; 11. Lavana Kray, Romania 12. Rita Odeh, Israel; 13. Robert Kania, Poland; 14. Eduard Tara, Romania; 15. Vinay Leo R, Bangalore, India; 16. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 17. Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania; 18. Seby Lucacs, Romania ; 19. Dragan J. Ristic, Serbia; 20. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 21. Pat Geyer, USA.



FIRST PLACE

9
in her hair
a white gardenia--
the thrill of tango
S.E. Herrin: Des Moines, Iowa
Votes:272*** Points: 22
Comments :


SECOND PLACE

13
the ruins of the castle -
wild flowers
in the ballroom
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:63**** Points: 12
Comments :


THIRD PLACE

11
dried twig -
origami flowers
bring it to life
--lavana kray -Iasi-Romania
Votes:43**** Points: 10
Comments :



RESULTS CONTINUES


1
privacy hedge
striking in a small globe--
star shaped florets
--Ernesto P. Santiago,Philippines
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


2
A waft of perfume
floating above the village …
weeping plum blossoms
--Keith A. Simmonds,T & T
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments :


3
abdominal
operation -- I listen to
ficus elastica
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments :


4
just me -
the sound of hibiscus
at midnight
--Sandi Pray; Robbinsville, NC USA
Votes:411*** Points: 09
Comments :


5
desert wildflowers
a brief blaze of color--
distant mountains
--John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:*2**** Points: 04
Comments:


6
House of stone -
red flowers and a lamp
enlightening love path
--STOPS
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


7
Scent of gardenia
evening in the garden.
The other flowers sleep.
--Franklin Magalhães. Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
Votes:*21*** Points: 07
Comments :


8
rosehip blossom -
resting with no memories
in the sunlight
--Ana-Maria
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments :


10
hugging the hot stone -
a lone rose
dying of thirst
--John McDonald Edinburgh Scotland
Votes:211*** Points: 07
Comments :


12
fading song-
the rose petal settles
on a fig leaf
-- Rita OdehNazareth, Israel
Votes:33**** Points: 09
Comments :


14
Endless lullaby –
the scarlet pimpernel
closing its petals
--Eduard TARA, Romania
Votes:311*** Points: 08
Comments :


15
spring festival...
only paper flowers now
in a concrete forest
--Vinay Leo R, Bangalore, India
Votes:12**** Points: 05
Comments :


16
after facelift
will never whiter
the paper flower
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


17
baby's breath flower ...
the spinster still dreaming of
a white wedding dress
--Cezar-Florin Ciobîca, Boto?ani/Romania
Votes:2*2*** Points: 08
Comments :


18
gust of wind -
cherry tree flowers wrap
her coffin
--Seby Lucacs, Dorohoi, Romania.
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments :


19
bending and trembling
of flowers so wonderful:
on the parasol
--Dragan J. Ristic, Niš, Serbia
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments:


20
dancing to the drum
mischevious gypsy girl
rose is in her hair
--Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


21
piece of eggshell
under the dogwood blooms....
the wait is over
--Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments :



---LATER ENTRY--- received while voting was in process---

life in pink ...
the wind passing
in the cherry tree
--Hélène Duc, France

CKK #42

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Forty second Kukai, the theme is flower. Send one haiku using this theme in your poem e-mail to

Example:-
May day
sweeping up ixoras
more and more
gusty winds
-- gillena cox
first published at Lunch Break May 2013

Deadline for sending entries is May 10th 2013
Deadline for sending votes is May 20th 2013

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; 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.

Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by 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 #41 Results

1.None of the comments are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated
2. Poems remain the copyright of individual writers


Players: 1.Pat Geyer, USA; 2. William Kenny, USA; 3. Alegria Imperial, Phillipines; 4. John McDonald, Scotland; 5. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 6. Lavana Kray, Romania; 7. Eduard Tara, Romania; 8. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 9. Rita Odeh, Israel; 10. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 11. Marie-Alice Maire; France; 12. Claude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland; 13. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Poland; 14. Gabriel Sawicki, Poland; 15. Ernesto P. Santiago,Philippines; 16. Robert Kania, Poland; 17. Ana-MariaTrandafir, Romania; 18. Diane Mayr, USA; 19. Sandi Pray, USA; 20. Magdalena Dale - Romania; 21.Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania; 22. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands


FIRST PLACE

11
the closed door
back to my childhood...
key under a stone.
-- Marie-Alice Maire; France
Votes:553*** Points: 24



SECOND PLACE

18
beach stone...
the years spent smoothing
his edges
--Diane Mayr, writer
Votes:271*** Points: 19
Comments: A plausible and powerful juxtaposition, opening a range of intriguing
possibilities about the relationship of the speaker to the guy with the edges.



THIRD PLACE

2
sitting on this stone
where a wall used to be . . .
the gentle rain
--Bill Kenney
Votes:341*** Points: 14
Comments :



RESULTS CONTINUES

1
royal it has risen
from behind a stone...
pasque flower
--Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ USA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


3
spring mist--
stones rearrange places
in the empty tomb
--Alegria Imperial
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments :


4
the mason smiles Godlike -
lion and lamb
from the same stone
--John McDonald Edinburgh Scotland
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


5
rusted metal
engraving the tone the letter
in the stone
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


6
storm throwing a stone
against my window -
chipped moon
--lavana kray
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


7
Stone garden –
surrounding a plum petal
with sand ripples
--Eduard Tara, Romania
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :


8
jumping over water
the stone
and I
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:132*** Points: 13
Comments :


9
etched on
a smooth stone...
the sun
--Rita Odeh Nazareth, Israel
Votes:43**** Points: 10
Comments :


10
rolling down blue
from sky onto bear's eyes -
rolling stones too
--STOPS
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


12
On Easter morning
The heavy stone was removed
And Life's eternal
--Claude Lopez-Ginisty
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


13
relaxing music -
on a woman back
basalt stones
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia
Votes:12**** Points: 05
Comments :


14
midsummer dusk
still warm
the gravestone
--Gabriel Sawicki (Wroclaw, Poland)
Votes:2*2*** Points: 08
Comments :


15
Easter Sunday...
who will roll away the stone
trapped inside my body?
--Ernesto P. Santiago,Philippines
Votes:1*1*** Points: 04
Comments :


16
how can I wander?
I have never seen how moss
has covered the stone
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


17
no stone left unturned
til He was found and felt
in the blossom breeze
--Ana-MariaTrandafir
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments :


19
stone garden -
with or without me
dandelions
--Sandi Pray
Robbinsville, NC, USA
Votes:331*** Points: 12
Comments: The hardness of stone, the softness of dandelions, and the wry acceptance of
"with or without me" add up to a most engaging combination.


20
breath of wind
over the mother's tombstone
a butterfly
--Magdalena Dale - Romania
http://tankadream.blogspot.com/
Votes:111*** Points: 06
Comments :


21
spring fever -
rewriting my mother's name
on the gravestone
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:32**** Points: 07
Comments :


22
the wind flutters
between the gravestones -
distant landslide
--bouwe brouwer
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments :

CKK #41

resurrection image from google

Luke 24:2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb...

Happy Easter 2013

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Forty first Kukai The kigo is stone Send one haiku using stone e-mail to

Example:-
a stone removed....
ants respond to light in
a crazy dance
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2013
Deadline for sending votes is April 20th 2013

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; 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.

Ballots:(votes and comments) to be sent by 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 #40 Results

image from google

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

Players: 1.Diane Mayr, USA; 2. Rita Odeh, Israel; 3. John McDonald, Scotland; 4. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 5. Alex Serban, Romania; 6. Claude Lopez-Ginisty, Switzerland; 7. Richard Hill, Japan; 8. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 9. Keith A. Simmonds, Trinidad and Tobago; 10. Ernesto P. Santiago, Philippines; 11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Lavana Kray, Romania; 13. Sandi Pray, USA; 14. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 15. Krzysztof Kokot, Poland;16. Robert Kania, Poland; 17. Cezar F. Ciobîca, Romania


FIRST PLACE #11 & 17

11
our last goodbye
pine trees shrouded
by the mist
--Cara Holman
Votes:27**** Points: 16
Comments :


17
abandoned chapel -
spiders weaving around Jesus
another shroud
--Cezar F. Ciobîca,Botoani, Romania
Votes:*41*1* Points: 16
Comments :


SECOND PLACE #7 & 13

7
in the garden,
an empty broken tomb,
shrouded in glory
--Richard Hill
Votes:*41*** Points: 11
Comments :


13
coyote bones -
will these stars be
my shroud?
--Sandi Pray Robbinsville, NC USA
Votes:231*** Points: 11
Comments :



THIRD PLACE #3 & 12

3
another young man
shrouded
in his country's flag
--JOHN McDONALD EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
Votes:221*** Points: 09
Comments :


12
mist shrouded hill-
nothing but a church bell's call
to hold on to
--Lavana Kray, Romania
Votes:221*** Points: 09
Comments :This one could be read in multiple--I like that!


RESULTS CONTINUES

1
shrouded gurney...
seeing only the blood
on the street
--Diane Mayr Salem, NH USA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :



2
white shroud...
darkness wraps
this twilight
--Rita Odeh Nazareth, Israel
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments :



4
last handful of sand
folded into the shroud -
widow's sore lips
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes:**1**** Points: 03
Comments :



5
miracle -
printed in our hearts
shroud
--alex serban; romania
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments :



6
The shroud is no veil
But the luminous shadow
Of the Eternal Sun
--Claude Lopez-Ginisty
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments :



8
we bring the shroud
emotions are crying together
paradise and the eternity
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :



9
Image of hope
in the mystery of pain …
shroud of Turin
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes:*21*** Points: 07
Comments :



10
digging deeper
the shroud of language
seizes me in
--Ernesto P. Santiago,Philippines
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments :



14
in his shroud
a breast pocket
her ring inside
--Ralf Bröker
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :



15
the mysterious shroud-
I’m on my way to Emmaus
--Krzysztof Kokot, Nowy Targ,Poland
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :



16
Shroud of Turin –
the Face from the past
and from the future
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments :


Late Entry received while voting had already started


unfolding the shroud -
cherry petals covering
cheeless eyes of LORD
--STOPS Romania



Divine technology.
The Resurrection
frozen?
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro

CKK #40

image Shroud of Turin from google

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Fortieth Kukai (the first for year 2013) The kigo is shroud
Send one haiku using shroud e-mail to

Example:-

under shroud of dawn
Good Friday processions
start a holy day
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is March 10th 2013
Deadline for sending votes is March 20th 2013

A voting list will be e-mailed to all players

Voting:
Votes to be scored using a total of 6points; 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 you points

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 by 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