Results of the May / June "Sunflower(s)"  Kukai

 

 

Announcing May / June "Sunflower(s)" 2009 Kukai The May / June 2009 Kukai theme is "sunflower(s)" . Use the exact words "sunflower(s)"  in the haiku. No more than a total of three haiku may be submitted. Haiku submitted to the kukai should not be workshopped, appear on-line in forums, or in print. Haiku Author, Country To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org Subject:sunflower(s) kukai Submissions: Friday, May 01, 2009 – Saturday, June 20, 2009 Midnight. Voting: Sunday, June 21 - Sunday, June 28, 2009, Midnight. The results will be published in the Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Sketchbook. Recent letters to the Sketchbook editors and discussions on various forums indicate that some assumptions about a kukai must be spelled out. From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be previously unpublished; they must not be workshopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print. In short, if the haiku has appeared on the internet or in print we consider it to have been published. The voting in a kukai is anonymous and publication anywhere voids anonyminity. Any haiku found to be previously published will be disqualified.

 

1st Place monastery garden— sunflowers' heads bent # 32. John McDonald, UK (Scotland) 3 1 0 11 1st Place

 

2nd Place midsummer— the weight of the bee on a sunflower # 07. Jacek Margolak, PL 0 4 2 10 2nd Place

 

3rd Place sunflower heavy with seeds— my mind so full # 17. Janet A. Baker, US 2 0 3 9 3rd Place

 

4th Place bright morning high above the fence a sunflower # 29. Jacek Margolak, PL 1 1 2 7 4th Place   humid morning the sunflowers more bent with each raindrop # 45. Jacek Margolak, PL 1 0 4 7 4th Place

 

5th Place hailstorm all the sunflowers' heads face the ground # 53. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 1 1 1 6 5th Place

 

6th Place autumn rain her little sunflower all grown up # 22. Kyle Martin, CA 1 1 0 5 6th Place   rows of sunflowers their heads bowed monks at prayer # 23. John Daleiden, US 1 0 2 5 6th Place   storm's over a sunflower field steams in utter silence # 39. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 0 2 1 5 6th Place

 

7th Place a sunflower seed sprouting in soggy cardboard my grandstand seat # 01. Garry Eaton, CA 0 1 2 4   starry night beds of sunflower sit in all directions # 02. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 0 1 2 4 7th Place   sunflowers the taste of warm wine # 14. Erik Linzbach, AZ 1 0 1 4 7th Place   now taller than i— the sunflowers and my first-born child # 16. Jon Davey, UK 1 0 1 4 7th Place   starry night crowds of sunflowers gazing in silence # 24. Garry Eaton, CA 0 1 2 4 7th Place   fragrant sumac a yellow jacket passes through sunflowers # 44. Martin Gottlieb Cohen, US 0 2 0 4 7th Place

 

8th Place On my way… fields of sunflower and heavy clouds # 18. Magdalena Dale, RO 0 0 3 3 8th Place   Fields of sunflowers; One day, chaos of blackbirds. Next—stalks—birds are gone. # 52. Russell Libby, US 1 0 0 3 8th Place

 

9th Place file upon file eyes following the Sun field of sunflowers # 04. Armando Corbelle (Catbird55), US 0 1 0 2 9th Place   sunflowers the wind’s shape appears in the trees # 28. Martin Gottlieb Cohen, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place   summer heat the boldfaces of sunflowers # 30. Gillena Cox, TT 0 0 2 2 9th Place   After the storm… Van Gogh sunflower lighting my room # 36. Magdalena Dale, RO 0 0 2 2 9th Place   nature's bounty crunchy sunflower seeds for breakfast # 41. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 0 1 0 2 9th Place   harvest, harvest your life open in the light sunflower # 50. Janet A. Baker, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place   firmly holding its seeds, the sunflower won't give in # 51. Saša Važić, Serbia 0 1 0 2 9th Place

 

10th Place silky sunflowers shimmering in the morning... summer festival # 05. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 1 1 10th Place   Museum of Van Gogh a bee circles around Sunflowers # 10. Artur Lewandowski, PL 0 0 1 1 10th Place   sunflowers in rows talk to the morning Sun— face to face # 15. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 1 1 10th Place   summer dusk a sunflower field glows in the last sunrays # 21. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 0 0 1 1 10th Place   0 0 1 1 10th Place   lonely sunflower on the potato field— the king is naked # 33. Krzysztof Kokot, PL 0 0 1 1 10th Place   yellow lashes frame a monster's eye— sunflower watches # 35. Janet A. Baker, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   riding on the bus the whole field of sunflowers taken to the town # 37. Saša Važić, Serbia 0 0 1 1 10th Place   Six full months to fill whole Fibonnacci sequence; plump sunflower seeds. # 38. Russell Libby, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   filling a cheek with sunflower seeds the summer breeze # 40. Kyle Martin, CA 0 0 1 1 10th Place   white grains black petals of the sunflower on my negative # 48. Krzysztof Kokot, PL 0 0 1 1 10th Place   abandoned barn— among the crow droppings whole sunflower seeds # 54. John Daleiden, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place

 

11th Place hard day? watch the imperfect sunflower in the wind # 03. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   clearing the sound of sunflowers in the rain # 06. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   sunflowers— how beautifully they bloom in Van Gogh's picture # 08. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   sunflowers the taller child leads the others to cross the street # 09 0 0 0 0 11th Place   stunned before his sunflowers in the gallery # 11. 0 0 0 0 11th Place 11   old lady flickering between her sunflowers # 12. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   Sunflowers in Neue Pinakothek— flushed cheeks # 13. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   walking in my mind the sunflower I saw slightly turns up its head # 19. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   Frost-stunned bumblebee rests on last few sunflower petals, waits for warmth # 20. Russell Libby, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   green and gold sunflowers stand tall black wheelbarrow # 25. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   brown eyes fixed on me no matter where I turn sunflowers swaying # 26. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   sunflowers the wind’s shape appears in the trees # 28. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   a wallaby nibbles on scattered seeds from sunflowers # 31. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   excited farmers stake more land to produce it; sunflower in demand # 34. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   sunflowers in bloom turn the prairie golden spring treasure # 42. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   sunflowers swaying in the wind... birds chirping # 43. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   sudden gales the giant sunflowers flattened in soil # 46. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   hail— in the sunflower's iris glittering galaxy # 47. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   sunflower in hand— praising its healthful oil; utilitarian! # 49. 0 0 0 0 11th Place

 

Ballot Instructions   Hello Haiku Poet, Below is the ballot for the Sketchbook May / June 2009 “sunflower(s)” Kukai vote. Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org CALL FOR Sketchbook May / June 2009 “sunflower(s)” Kukai vote: Voting: Sunday, June 21, 2009 – Sunday, June 28, 2009, Midnight. 1. All the entries are listed on the ballot by number. 2. Only submitting Kukai Poets are eligible to vote. 3. Email your votes to: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org  When voting, please use the words “sunflower(s)” Kukai in the subject line of your e-mail. 4. Each poet has SIX (6) points to use for the kukai vote. Voters may distribute the points in increments of 1, 2, or 3. You may not cast more than 3 points for any single poem. 5. Please do not vote for your own poem(s). Any such votes will be disqualified. 6. Please use the following format to submit your votes (listing by numerical order, rather than order of preference, as the sample below): To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org Subject: “sunflower(s)” Kukai Vote Each voter has 6 points: # 03--1 pt. # 11--2 pts. # 28--3 pts. 7. All votes will be compiled and the haiku will then be published in the June 30, 2009 Sketchbook with votes received; on the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, etc. place poets' names will be revealed. Haiku receiving 0 votes will be published without names. If you want your name revealed regardless of the number of votes received please notify the kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org with the submission of your votes.  The votes will appear as per the following sample: 0 2 7 11 = ____ Place Which means: No voter gave 3 points, 2 voters gave 2 points, 7 voters gave 1 point = for a total of 11 points CALL FOR Sketchbook May / June 2009 “sunflower(s)” Kukai vote: Voting: Sunday, June 21, 2009 – Sunday, June 28, 2009, Midnight.