CKK #38 Results

(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. Robert Kania, Poland; 3. John McDonald, Scotland; 4.Keith A. Simmonds,T & T; 5.Dan Iulian, Romania; 6. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 7. Vinay Ravindranath, Bangalore, India; 8. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania; 9. Asni Amin, Singapore; 10. Christine L. Villa, USA; 11. Angelo B. Ancheta, Phillipines; 12. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 13. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 14. Cara Holman, USA; 15. William Kenney, USA; 16. Linda L Ashok; India; 17. Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup,Germany; 18. Kirsten Cliff, New Zealand; 19. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 20. Ed Bremson, MFA, Raleigh, NC; 21. Sandi Pray, USA


FIRST PLACE

13
stormy weather
a homeless man clutches
his bottle of wine
--Bouwe Brouwer
Votes:252*** Points: 18
Comments:


SECOND PLACE

7
swaying oak -
afternoon tea
in the cellar
--V.Leo.R; Bangalore, India
Votes:55**** Points: 15
Comments:


14
an unseen bird
begins to trill...
lifting clouds
--Cara Holman, USA
Votes:55**** Points: 15
Comments:



THIRD PLACE
8
hailstorm -
an old man finds refuge
in a disco bar
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, Romania
Votes:22***1 Points: 12
Comments:


15
high winds
breathing in
breathing out
--BILL KENNEY
Votes:222*** Points: 12
Comments:



RESULTS CONTINUED
1
wind they call haboob
double whammy boomerang...
dust storm overhead
--Pat Geyer USA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


2
autumn storm -
birds and leaves are escaping
from the trees
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


3
stormy weather -
all the birds
dressed in rags
--John McDonald Edinburgh Scotland
Votes:32**** Points: 07
Comments:


4
gusty winds howling
rooftops flying in the air ...
hurricane warning
--Keith A. Simmonds,T & T
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


5
edge of the whirlwind…
a leaf is dancing
hypnotically
--Dan Iulian, Romania
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments:


6
thunder passes
wind lowers itself
trees bow and bend
-- Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia;
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


9
standing tall
after the storm …
a frog croaks
--Asni Amin, Singapore
Votes:221*** Points: 09
Comments:


10
a lightning bolt
splits a tree in two—
divorce papers
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes:21**** Points: 04
Comments:


11
stormy night
the croaking pauses
to join me
--Angelo B. Ancheta
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments:


12
twisted branches
smash down the electric wires—
the silence so strange
--John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


16
fearing the
lust of northern winds
i hide my moon
--Linda L Ashok
Votes:*2**** Points: 04
Comments:


17
stormy atmosphere
he runs outside
to save his barbie
--Ralf Bröker, Ochtrup, Germany
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


18
hailstorm . . .
three red petals left
to scent this rose
--Kirsten Cliff (New Zealand)
Votes:3*1*** Points: 06
Comments:


19
hailstones -
on the memory lane
shrapnels
--Cezar F. Ciobîca,Boto?ani, Romania
Votes:1*1*** Points: 04
Comments:


20
where are the redbirds
on this dark and stormy night
where are their white songs?
--Ed Bremson, MFA, Raleigh, NC
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments:


21
leaving silence
you steal the songs
hurricane
--Sandi Pray, USA
Votes:2*3*** Points: 11
Comments:



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CKK #38

image from digicel tt

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty eight Kukai The theme is Stormy Weather
Send one haiku which reflects this themeStormy Weather e-mail to

Example:-
an eerie silence -
tempestuous winds arrive
the tango with trees
-- gillena cox

Deadline for sending entries is September 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is September 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 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 #37 Results

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

Players:1. William Kenney, USA; 2. Quentin Clingerman, USA; 3. John McDonald, Scotland; 4.Gheorghe Postelnicu , Romania; 5.Cara Holman, USA; 6. Tomislav Maretic; Croatia; 7. Kirsten Cliff, New Zealand; 8. S.E. Buffington, USA; 9. Bouwe Brouwer, The Netherlands; 10. Asni Amin, Singapore; 11. Patty Hardin; 12. Ralf Bröker, Germany; 13. Robert Kania, Poland; 14. Dan Iulian, Romania; 15. Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland; 16. Paul David Mena,USA; 17. Christine L. Villa, USA; 18. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert; 19. Vinay.R Leo,Bangalore, India; 20. Cezar-Florian Ciobîca, Romania; 21. Ana-Maria Trandafir, Bucharest, Romania;


FIRST PLACE

1
high diver
at the platform's edge
stillness
--BILL KENNEY, USA
Votes:553*** Points: 24
Comments :An enjoyable read; the best words in the best order, that also translates visually with L2 acting as the platform. The tension builds as we view the image set up here: a high diver at the edge of the platform about to attempt what s/he has trained many hours for. And then we are left with just that one word, “stillness”. The diver? The crowd? Me? Yes, to all three!


SECOND PLACE

11
stripping away
her gold medal
the alarm clock
--Patty Hardin
Votes:6*3*** Points: 15
Comments :This senryu stuck me straight away; powerful and yet humbling. My first readings of it were of an Olympian who had won a medal, but that this is stripped away at the sound of the alarm clock as the athlete has to rise every morning, just like everyone else, and go to work, or to study. A medal doesn't count in the everyday world. Or maybe it's just that the athlete had to get up and train for the next event. Again, the medal doesn't matter. The focus and the training, and the repetition of this with it's grueling early morning starts, is what is needed to win in the future. I gave it my top points because of this. It wasn't until later
readings that I realised the senryu could also (and maybe more likely) be about a person (maybe an athlete and maybe not) having won a medal in a dream, only to have it disappear when brought back to their waking reality. In reading the senryu this way, I still enjoy it, as it is well constructed. Dream ku can be very effective as dreams and their symbols lend themselves to be explored through poetry.


THIRD PLACE

7
Olympics on TV
I sit folding origami
peace cranes
--Kirsten Cliff (New Zealand)
Votes:531*** Points: 14
Comments :



RESULTS CONTINUES

2
Difference to win
Hundereth of a second
Wins the Gold medal
--Que Clingerman
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


3
back-garden olympics -
sqirrel wins
the gymnastics
--John McDonald
Votes:24**** Points: 10
Comments :


4
gypsy pickpocket -
stealing the OLYMPIC RINGS
breaks the record
--STOPS, ROMANIA
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


5
passing the torch
a new generation
takes the medal stand
--Cara Holman
Votes:21***1 Points: 10
Comments :


6
gold medal for table tennis--
I can't decide for which
Chinese to root
--Tom
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


8
gymnastics
the five ring circus
in full swing
--S.E. Buffington, USA
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments :


9
a wave passes
through the stadium -
relay finals
--Bouwe
Votes:412*** Points: 12
Comments :


10
just by a second
that's all it takes ...
to win the gold
--Asni Amin, Singapore
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


12
amidst the cheers
a referee eats his words ...
and we win gold
--Ralf Bröker, Germany
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments: Great use of language; especially, “a referee eats his words”. The addition of the ellipsis gave me that extra pause, and I could imagine the last few seconds ticking over before the event ended and the result was confirmed. The use of “we” is interesting: it could have been a team sport, but more likely the “we” that we all use when “our” team or country have won. Simple yet effective.


13
neglected stadium -
only the frog
is jumping into the distance
--Robert Kania, Poland
Votes:3***** Points: 03
Comments


14
gym-
lost above apparatus
a flake of dandelion
--Dan Iulian, RO
Votes:2***** Points: 02
Comments :


15
olympic swimming pool -
a little boy ask
where is the lifeguard?
--Andrzej Dembonczyk, Silesia, Poland
Votes:511*** Points: 10
Comments :


16
London pub crawl --
five amber rings
on a bar towel
--Paul David Mena
Votes:41**** Points: 06
Comments :


17
finish line . . .
the winner kisses the ground
glistening with rain
--Christine L. Villa, USA
Votes:2*1*** Points: 05
Comments :


18
Olympic gold—
on the podium their smiles
brush away pain
--John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert
Votes:2*11** Points: 09
Comments :catches the totality of winning--both the glory and the necessary effort(which causes pain).


19
mothers' honour
and my own pride -
gold rush
--Vinay.R ~Leo~Bangalore, India
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


20
gymnastics final...
standing ovations for
the lord of the rings
--Cezar F. Ciobîca
Votes:****** Points: 00
Comments :


21
watching athletics
next to my old grandma...
this smooth, dry evening
--Ana-Maria Trandafir (Bucharest, Romania )
Votes:1***** Points: 01
Comments :

CKK #37

image from google

Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo Thirty Seventh Kukai The theme is The Olympic Games
Send one haiku which reflects this themeThe Olympic Games e-mail to

Example:-
très bien
a gold medalist tosses
flowers to family
-- gillena cox
[this haiku first shared at NaHaiWriMo in response to one of the July 2012 prompts]

Deadline for sending entries is August 10th 2012
Deadline for sending votes is August 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 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 #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