Sketchbook  January Kukai

 

 

The Results For the January 2007 Sketchbook kukai ninteen poets submitted 48 FREE FORMAT haiku on the theme JANUARY WEATHER. In a FREE FORMAT themed haiku there are no exact word requirements. Poets from these eight countries participated: Australia, Canada, Israel, Malaysia, Romania, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States. Twelve poets voted. The poems and the number of votes received for each are printed below.

 

First Place desert dawn frost crackles over the lettuce field Darrell Byrd, # 38. Imperial Valley, USA 1 2 3 = 10      1st

 

 

Second Place wind-drifted field motionless a snowshoe hare hides in the open Gerry Bravi, CA # 28. 0 1 4 = 6      2nd

 

 

Third Place southern winter— our half-day-old snowman getting slimmer Zhanna P. Rader, Georgia, USA # 09. 0 2 1 = 5      3rd     January wind dust dragons dance in a wayward sunbeam shanna the big island of Hawaii # 25. 0 1 3 = 5      3rd     pale winter sun a skinny fox skulks between the mesquite Darrell Byrd, Imperial Valley, USA # 40. 0 1 3 = 5      3rd

 

 

Fourth Place   first snow falling into my embrace location / Takoma Park, Maryland location / in Walking Mind (a Stone's throw from D.C.) Ed Baker # 05 1 0 1 = 4      4th     going outdoors only the baby's eyes not covered Rita Odeh, IL # 27. 0 2 0 = 4      4th

 

 

Fifth Place January's child glowing golden in the fallen snow Helen Bar-Lev, IL # 16. 1 0 0 = 3      5th     instead of snow— there buds a magnolia tree Terra Martin, CA # 21. 0 1 1 = 3      5th     frozen mail box stuck half-way open or closed ? Karina Klesko, Louisiana, USA # 44. 1 0 0 = 3      5th

 

 

Sixth Place frost on my window wrought by a delicate brush winter’s breath Gerry Bravi, CA #17. 0 1 0 = 2       6th     deep cold— birds on sunny branches fluff their feathers John Daleiden, Iowa USA # 23. 0 1 0 = 2      6th     sudden drizzle... doves on the garden fence fly away Rita Odeh, IL # 29. 0 0 2 = 2      6th     January waves a white water lei embraces the islands shanna the big island of Hawaii # 33. 0 1 0 = 2      6th     first visit— chased by a cloudburst to the museum doors Daniela Bullas, UK # 36. 0 0 2 = 2       6th     frosty dawn field workers warm their hands at a small fire Darrell Byrd, Imperial Valley, USA # 45. 0 0 2 = 2      6th     morning snowfall— a pair of cardinals hunt for breakfast John Daleiden, Iowa, USA # 48. 0 0 2 = 2      6th

 

 

Seventh Place Epiphany frost* the isolated hamlet is awash with tourists *Epiphany frost (Rom. Gerul Bobotezei) is a spell of bitter cold (anything between -10 and -20 degrees centigrade traditionally occurring on or around Jan. 6-th. Cristian Mocanu, RO # 01. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     Along with thistles the memory of bustards ** swept by the north wind. ** Bustard (otis tarda) once an appreciated game in the Far South of Romania became extinct here in the 1960-s. The only major defeat for animal conservationists in this country. Cristian Mocanu, Ro # 04. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     sunny puddles ripples of upside down people Terra Martin, CA # 06. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     beneath bright parasols Adonis on the beach where everyone’s a star Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top NSW, Australia # 22. 0 0 1 =      7th     wrapped in her fur the old woman hobbles withered chrysanthemums John Daleiden, Iowa US # 30. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     sun tea on a southward sill my white fingers chapped Rich Magahiz # 35. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     surprise snow quickly turns to rain— distant siren Deborah P Kolodji, California, USA # 37. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     January warmth the velvety lush on the coleus Gillena Cox, TT # 41. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     morning sun warms the eucalyptus— monarch flutter Deborah P Kolodji, California, USA # 43. 0 0 1 = 1      7th     mild winter my cymbidium starts blooming Victor P. Gendrano   # 49. 0 0 1 = 1      7th

 

 

Eighth Place soft warm breeze picture postcard weather wish you were here Betty Kaplan, Florida, USA # 02. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     this winter's first shiver sadam hussein wide eyed on the noose john tiong chunghoo # 03. 0 0 0 = 0       8th     yellow orchid approaching sudden chill location / Takoma Park, Maryland location / in Walking Mind (a Stone's throw from D.C.) Ed Baker # 07. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     jeweled raindrops dangle from every branch of every tree Terra Martin, CA # 08. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     Wild Orchid chattering in the drift Ed Baker # 10. location / Takoma Park, Maryland location / in Walking Mind (a Stone's throw from D.C.) 0 0 0 = 0      8th     sweating it out her shoulder skin peeling on scorched white sands Barbara A Taylor, Mountain Top NSW, Australia # 11. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     split and stacked firewood on the line frozen laundry leaving this only mahamudra Ed Baker, Takoma Park, Md # 12 0 0 0 = 0      8th     spits of monsoon rains dashing to the clothesline daytura blooms wobble Barbara A. Taylor, Mountain Top NSW, Australia # 13. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     January warmth caladiums disappear once again Gillena Cox, TT # 14. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     finally after three years of no snow, our dwarf snowman. Georgia, USA, Zhanna P. Rader # 15. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     the cat by the fireplace is staring out the window... to the cold sparrow Daniela Bullas, UK # 18. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     windy, windy weather rip tides fool the swimmers lifeguards are busy Betty Kaplan, Florida USA # 19. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     january clouds dark waves with wind blown faces shanna the big island of Hawaii # 20. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     winter night— looking at a cluster of stars from Bollywood Daniela Bullas, UK # 24. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     moonlight on the waves - bright light for baby turtles heading for the sea Betty Kaplan, Florida USA # 26. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     warm morning— many sweaters hung on the clothesline Rita Odeh, IL # 31 0 0 0 = 0      8th     winter fields no hue disrupts the white each bloom still there Gerry Bravi, CA # 32. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     the rain starts freezing: the paramedic station is on red alert. Cristian Mocanu, RO # 34. 0 0 0 = 0       8th     surprise flakes where it never snows— global warming talk Deborah P Kolodji, California, USA # 39. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     all day a turtle journeys to the lake's edge winter sunset Karina Klesko, Louisiana, USA # 42. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     walking my dog steam rises from his stool in the frosty morn Karina Klesko, Louisiana, USA # 46. 0 0 0 = 0      8th     fisherman's cast . . . lead sinker fractures the thin ice glaze Zhanna P. Rader, Georgia, USA # 47. 0 0 0 = 0      8th

 

 

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