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;

CKK 33

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

The Kigo is blossoming no other form of the word will be accepted.

Send one haiku which includes blossoming e-mail to

Example:-

blossoming poui -
a pile up of traffic
on the main street
-- gillena cox


Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is April 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 #32 Results

CKK #32 Results
(1. none of the comments are from the kukai coordinator 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)

Players: 1.Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 2. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 3. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 4. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 5.Cara Holman, USA; 6. Rita Odeh, Nazareth, Israel; 7. Alegria Imperial, Canada; 8. Keith A. Simmonds, T&T; 9.Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 10. Franklin Magalhães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 11.Famida Basheer, India; 12. Irena Szewczyk Poland; 13. Diane Mayr, USA; 14. Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington USA; 15. Bill Kenney, USA; 16. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 17. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;

FIRST PLACE #15 #17

15
bacalao
memories of a place
I've never been
--BILL KENNEY
Votes: 531*** Points: 14
Notes: I haven't had saltfish since I was a kid; for us, it was Depression food, consistent with what you said about its history in your part of the world – a poor people's food that the rich have caught on to
Comment 1: Dreaming of possibilities.
Comment 2: This one evokes ancestral memories in such a succinct way.
Comment 3: I like the comparison of a dish/recipe as being a record or memory of a place


17
church bells -
on the narrow road
smell of salted fish
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes: 721*** Points: 14
Comments: This reminds me of being in Italy during Lent ...many, many years ago.


SECOND PLACE

6
Mother's Day-
two old ladies exchange
saltfish recipes
--Rita Odeh
Votes: 44**** Points: 12
Comment 1: This made me think of my Italian Grandmother and her lady friends.
Comment 2: Funny:) I imagine it being a dish like mincemeat pie that's more partial to the older generation.


THIRD PLACE

5
salted fish
all those things
I've yet to try
--Cara Holman
Votes: 421*** Points: 11
Comments:


RESULTS CONTINUES


1
wet laundry freezes
on the clothes line in winter...
baccalà for lunch
--Pat Geyer
Votes: 4*1*** Points: 07
Comment 1: I would have given this one more than one point, except for two things—"freezing" rather than "freezes" would have made it an immediate observation rather than a statement, and "on the clothes line in winter" is a little verbose; maybe "on the winter clothesline". (I understand the poet chose 5-7-5 and my suggestions disrupt that pattern.) That said, I do love the juxtaposition of slabs of stiff laundry and slabs of salt fish.
Comment 2:I visualize a nice comparison of fish being hung to dry to the laundry on the line.


2
prohibition
silance on the lakeshore -
saltfish not fresh one
--STOPS
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


3
lonesome morning
salted fish fights
last night's spirits
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


4
fjord cruise
the scent of salted fish
from the shore
--Marleen
Votes: 511*** Points:10
Comment 1: I am not entirely convinced that one could separate the smell of salt
fish from the smell of the ocean, but it surely is a lovely moment anyway.
Comment 2:I like the sirens lure from shore while only able to float on by.


7
moonset
the salted wind gathers our clan
for stewed bacalao
--Alegria Imperial
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments: I wonder about the need for the moonset. I like the idea of seasoning the wind.


8
salted fish simmers
in a sweet sauce with breadfruit
our mouths watering
--Keith Simmonds
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


9
Swimming again -
the salted fish
in my stomach
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes: 211*** Points: 07
Comments:


10
At last the sea.
The mountain river fish
salted.
--Franklin Magalhães - Rio de Janeiro
Votes: 2*1*** Points: 04
Comments:


11
dry eyed now
she once gulped salt tears
while oceans wept
--famida basheer
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments:


12
faded ink notice
flaps on the parched fishnet--
fresh salted fish
--Irena Szewczyk Poland
Votes: 11**** Points: 03
Comments:


13
salted fish...
I cannot wrap my mind
around it
--Diane Mayr
Votes: 5***** Points: 05
Comments:
Notes: Diane says...Sorry, but I've never been a fish eater, and salted fish is not even in the realm of possibility for me!


14
brazier smoke
unaware of his fate
salted fish
--johnny baranski
Votes: 1***** Points: 01
Comments:


16
summer morning . . .
drying on the clothesline
slack-salted pollock
--Catherine J.S. Lee
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments: funny:)



LATE ENTRY Received While Voting Was In Process

18
salted fish and rice
the first time
I eat with my hands
--Christine L. Villa
Note from Christine: This haiku reminds me of our Filipino culture. Many Filipinos enjoy eating salted fish and rice with their hands. It seemed like a strange to me, but my very first experience was memorable. :-)

CKK 32

saltfish buljol image from google

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


The Kigo is salted fish

Send one haiku which includes salted fish e-mail to

Example:-

hibiscus hedges -
the popping sound of frying
saltfish accras
-- gillena cox

(in Trinidad and Tobago we use the term 'saltfish' in conversations; salted cod [salt fish] was once considered the poor man's dish, having had a history of being food for slaves; not so now, its pricey and available in all the supermarkets, an all time favorite for a variety of recipes; accras and buljol are two very popular ones). Saltfish is even more popular in the Lenten Season.

Deadline for sending entries is March 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is March 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 #31 Results

Players: 1.William Kenney, USA; 2. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 3. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 4. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 5. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 6. Alex Serban, Romania; 7.Cara Holman, USA; 8. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 9. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 10. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 11. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands;12. John McDonald, Scotland; 13. Stella Pierides, DE and UK; 14. Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 15. Sanjukta Asopa, Karnataka, India; 16. Krzysztof Kokot PL; 17. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 18. Irena Szewczyk, Poland; 19. Chitra Rajappa, India; 20. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 21. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 22. Rusu Alisia, Romania; 23. Andronic Andra, Romania; 24. Diane Mayr, USA;

(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)


FIRST PLACE #1

the sound
of my own footsteps . . .
winter dawn
--BILL KENNEY
Votes: 551*** Points: 18
Comments:



SECOND PLACE #9

sandcastle
a trail of footsteps
from and to the sea
--Marleen Hulst
Votes: 322*** Points: 13
Comments



THIRD PLACE #6 & #17
6
first snow-
two footsteps forward
and two back
--alex serban
Votes: 331*** Points: 12
Comments

17
one month after the funeral
I still hear her footsteps
on the stairs
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes: 521*** Points: 12
Comments




RESULTS CONTINUES




2
breaking news -
footsteps discovered on Moon
paparazzo's dream
GHEORGHE POSTELNICU STOPS
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments


3
a beggar
proceeds to heavily footsteps
before the moonlight sets
-- Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments


4
Ocean of snow-
drops of blood behind
a deer footsteps.
--Dan Iulian
Votes: 31**** Points: 05
Comments


5
footsteps slurp
the bog meadow
father and son
--Ralf Bröker
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments


7
footsteps receding
in the distance
morning solitude
--Cara Holman
Votes: 22***** Points: 06
Comments: I like the way the poet has adapted the familiar "winter solitude" kigo to the theme of the kukai.


8
rhythmic footsteps ...
swaying and waving a flag
a pregnant reveller
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes: *2***** Points: 04
Comments:


10
Waiting for a friend
Quiet footsteps on the porch
Bell shatters silence
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes: 1*1*** Points: 04
Comments


11
starry night -
our footsteps
in sleet
--Bouwe Brouwer
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments


12
first date -
we lie listening
for her footsteps
--john McDonald
Votes: 32**** Points: 07
Comment 1: I'm giving this a point for its intended meaning, but it desperately needs a "her" in line 1. Without it, you have a couple being naughty on their first date (!) and fearing that Mama is going to catch them.
Comment 2: This would read more smoothly if the word "awake" was inserted after "lie".


13
in your footsteps…
I take my time to find
the way
--Stella Pierides(DE and UK)
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments


14
Scarecrow's footstepts?
Just an old man crossing
the snowy field.
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes: ****** Points: 00
Comments


15
footsteps
approach the arbour -
full moon rising
--sanjuktaa
Votes: 111**** Points: 06
Comments: A bit too vague to be fully persuasive, but in the haiku spirit.


16
footsteps in the dark-
from window to window
footprints in the snow
--Krzysztof Kokot PL
Votes: *1**** Points: 02
Comments


18
after sunrise
footsteps of the carnival--
awoken stones
--Irena Szewczyk PL
Votes: 21**** Points: 04
Comments


19
cascades of violets
dot the countryside:
footsteps of spring .....
-- Chitra Rajappa, India.
Votes: *3**** Points: 06
Comments


20
thaw -
my father's footprints
still in the concrete
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes: 11***1Points: 09
Comments


21
fresh snow -
the little girl following
her mother's footprints
--Ailoaei Cristina
Votes: 411*** Points: 09
Comments


22
north wind -
wiping the deer footprints
in the snow
--Rusu Alisia,Romania
Votes:*2**** Points: 04
Comments


23
first snow -
the old man's footprints
going west
--Andronic Andra, Romania
Votes: 1*1**** Points: 04
Comments


24
my footsteps
squeak in the snow
...still so cold
--Diane
Votes: 111*** Points: 06
Comments

CKK 31

Happy New Year 2012

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty First Kukai and first kukai for 2012


The Kigo is footsteps

Send one haiku which includes the kigo footsteps e-mail to

Example:-
footsteps
in a maze of jollity ~
the carnival band
-- gillena cox

View also the haiku stream
Dance The Mas


Deadline for sending entries is February 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is February 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 #30 Results

Players: 1. John Daleiden, Phoenix, US; 2. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 3. Neal Whitman, Pacific Grove, CA US; 4. Dan Iulian, Bucharest; 5. Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 6. Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia; 7.Juhani Tikkanen, Finland; 8. John McDonald, Scotland; 9. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 10. Catherine J.S. Lee, USA; 11. Cara Holman, USA; 12. Stella Pierides, Germany; 13. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 14. Konrad Kusmirak, Poland; 15. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 16. Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands; 17. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 18.Jacek Margolak, Poland; 19. Andronic Andra, Romania; 20. Rusu Alisia, Romania; 21. Ailoaei Cristina, Botosani City Romania; 22. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania;

(1. none of comments are from the kukai coordinator; 2. comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated)



FIRST PLACE #2

Christmas tree -
every year a little higher
her paper angel
--Bouwe
Votes:735*** Points:28
Comments:Interesting suggestion that the “paper angel” is being placed by a growing child year after year.



SECOND PLACE #6 AND #10

christmas tree
snow is melting
down the cheeks
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes:*23*** Points: 13
Comments


soup kitchen
ragged garland drapes
the Christmas tree
--Catherine J.S. Lee, USA
Votes:241*** Points:13
Comments



THIRD PLACE #22

Christmas tree -
the beggar hums a carol
over the manger
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:53**** Points:11
Comments: Interesting overtones—the “beggar” humming brings to mind the Biblical story of “wisemen” bearing gifts.




RESULTS CONTINUES

1
a Christmas tree
lights the homeless shelter—
sing ye noel
John Daleiden, Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Des
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


3
in the public park
the gathered counting down
Christmas Tree lit
--Neal Whitman
Votes:******Points: 00
Comments


4
First Christmas tree-
in the child's eyes
fairy tale ending
--Dan Iulian
Votes:*****1 Points: 06
Comments


5
new decorations
upon the old Christmas tree ...
children's eyes sparkling
--Keith A. Simmonds, T & T
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


7
murky forest -
a not yet born
Christmas tree hiding
--Juhani Tikkanen
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


8
smelling of pine -
carrying our Christmas tree
home through the snow
-- john
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments: i like this haiku, but i think it would be stronger without the words: through the snow


9
Moon and stars
in the Christmas tree
Divine light
--Vasile Moldovan, Romania
Votes:******Points: 00
Comments



11
Christmas sharing tree -
on every branch
another wish
--Cara Holman
Votes:42**** Points: 08
Comments: “sharing”; this haiku reminds us about the ancient Bible stories about “spreading the news”—sharing the news of Christ’s birth.


12
Christmas tree fairy -
a girl remembers
her mother
--Stella Pierides, DE
Votes:31**** Points: 05
Comments: Christmas is magical time—the fairy image and the association with mother remind us all of our elemental beginnings.


13
Christmas tree fragrance
Lingers after it is gone
Reminder of Christ
--Quentin Clingerman
Votes:*1**** Points: 02
Comments


14
The christmas tree
is lit up in the millions of souls.
The child is born
--Konrad Kusmirak - Poland
Votes:**1*** Points: 03
Comments


15
sharing much love
www dot
Gill's Christmas Tree
--STOPS
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments


16
Christmas tree lights
the stuffed reindeer
outstares an angel
--Marleen Hulst, The Netherlands
Votes:23**** Points: 08
Comments


17
biopsy results -
so beautiful in this year
my last christmas tree
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:4***** Points: 04
Comments: The affirmative outlook in spite of bad news is a dynamic statement.


18
new ornament
on the Christmas tree
a morning star
--Jacek Margolak, POLAND
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments: The “morning star” is a very positive image.


19
Christmas tree -
by candlelight
the memories
--Andronic Andra, Romania
Votes:11**** Points: 03
Comments


20
Carols-
an old woman crying near
the Christmas tree
--Rusu Alisia, Romania
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments


21
under the Christmas tree -
for a moment I'm seeing
my mother again
-- Cristina Ailoaei, Romania
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments: In line 2 “seeing” could be changed to “see” making the experience directly in the present tense.



23 LATE SUBMISSION
father handing out
presents by the Christmas tree --
our dog's impatient, too
--Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)



HAPPY HOLIDAYS; see you back here next year


much love
gillena cox
Caribbean Kigo Kukai - Founder/Co-ordinator