Results of the November/December 31, 2009 "year ends"  Kukai

 

 

Announcing November / December 2009 "the year ends" Kukai The November / December 2009 Kukai theme is "the year ends". Use the exact words "the year ends"  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: "the year ends" kukai Submissions: Sunday, November 01, 2009 – Sunday, December 20, 2009 Midnight. Voting: Monday, December 21 - Monday, December 28, 2009, Midnight. The results will be published in the Thursday, December 31, 2009 Sketchbook. 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 From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be previously unpublished; they must not be workshopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print.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. A kukai is a peered review poetry contest. A haiku Topic is assigned by the editor. An 'anonymized' list of submitted haiku is then distributed to all participating poets and they are invited to vote. Votes are returned to the editor who tallies the votes and publishes the haiku for the participants, this time with names and points revealed.

 

Results

 

the year ends the weight of the snow on an old fence  # 75. Jacek Margolak, PL 1 4 4 15 1st Place

 

year ends— will my dreams find room in the next one? # 15. Zhanna P. Rader, US 3 0 2 11 2nd Place

 

year end I toast the moon with a full cup  # 21. Audrey Downey, US 1 1 3 8 3rd Place Tie   carrying a hay-fork full of dry fragrance to the mare— the year ends # 24. D. V. Rozic, CR 1 1 3 8 3rd Place Tie   the year ends— mother gazing at the stars naming absent friends  # 69. John McDonald, UK 1 2 1 8 3rd Place Tie   the year ends the stack of unread books next to my bed  # 102. Jacek Margolak, PL 1 1 3 8 3rd Place Tie

 

the year ends... on a brand new calendar she counts nine months  # 16. Michelle L. Harvey, US 1 1 2 7 4th Place Tie   city square— Advent and Hanukkah candles among the neon lights  # 60. Tomislav Maretic, CR 1 2 0 7 4th Place Tie

 

the year ends a look inside out of my empty pocket # 13. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 1 1 1 6 5th Place Tie   the year ends— the thread on this spool all used up # 36. John Daleiden, US 1 1 1 6 5th Place Tie   the year ends... footprints in the snow left behind # 38. Dejan Pavlinovic, CR 1 1 1 6 5th Place Tie

 

the year ends preparing to lose all that weight again # 62. Bob Lucky, CH 0 0 5 5 6th Place

 

twilight at midnight— twins born as the year ends with the sound of joy # 03. Daniela Bullas, UK 1 0 1 4 7th  Place   the year ends with mom's smile in every mirror # 07. Rita Odeh, IL 0 1 2 4 7th  Place   the year ends shadows stretch across the snow # 11. Martin Cohen, US 0 0 4 4 7th  Place   frozen laundry on the rope— shapes of the wind # 23. Tomislav Maretic, CR 1 0 1 4 7th  Place   the year ends a prayer for peace at midnight # 26. Patricia Carragon, US 0 1 2 4 7th  Place   making a bath for my very old granny— another year ends # 61. D. V. Rozic, CR 1 0 1 4 7th  Place   the year ends—  I re-list last year`s resolutions # 83. Robert Naczas, PL 0 0 4 4 7th  Place   a thousand lights on the future city square— the year ends # 01. Sasa Vazic, SR 1 0 1 4 7th  Place

 

her jeans like the year that ends worn and torn # 05. Bernard Gieske, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place   odds defied again the year ends —terminal illness # 06. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 3 3 8th Place   the year ends bathing in the beautiful shine of the snow moon # 32. Ramona Linke, DE 0 1 1 3 8th Place   bold rockets in the starry night— the year ends # 37. Juhani Tikkanen, FI 1 0 0 3 8th Place   the year ends last of the chimney smoke finds its way # 78. Harvey Jenkins, CA 0 1 1 3 8th Place   the year ends auld lang syne echoes into eternity   # 02. Brian Strand, UK 0 1 0 2 9th Place   the year ends a hard rain falls on wrinkled leaves # 04. Harvey Jenkins, CA 0 0 2 2 9th Place   shortest day— earth tilts away from the sun as the year ends # 28. Frances Shaffi, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place   the year ends whisky breaths kissing # 33. John McDonald, UK 0 0 2 2 9th Place   one last kiss to the frozen window silhouettes the year ends # 44. Sasa Vazic, SR 0 0 2 2 9th Place   the year ends— in an old Christmas tree the sparrows nest # 49. Dragan J. Ristic, SR 0 0 2 2 9th Place   Warning Sign: Beware of collapsing cliffs–– the year ends # 51. Neal Whitman, US   the year ends with the long shadow of the prairie dog # 52. Martin Cohen, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place   year ends— moving my hopes to the next month # 56. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place   the year ends... the final decision to let her hair go grey # 57. Michelle L. Harvey, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place   the year ends our lips meet at midnight # 63. Patricia Carragon, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place   the year ends also at my ancestors' graves covered in deep snow # 77. Sasa Vazic, SR 0 0 2 2 9th Place   not a regret nor a dozen frowns... the year ends # 87. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH 0 0 2 2 9th Place   cold winds lost into the starry sky— the year ends # 100. Juhani Tikkanen, FI 0 1 0 2 9th Place   how long will it take to fill this emptiness?— the year ends  # 101. Barbara A Taylor, AU 0 0 2 2 9th Place

 

housebound solitaire played out the year ends # 10. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   out of ink please replace cartridge the year ends # 14. Gerry Bravi, CA 0 0 1 1 10th Place   the year ends; a snake slithering into tall grass # 18. Chen-ou Liu, CA 0 0 1 1 10th Place   years end— on the electric wires an old red rag # 19. Jadran Zalokar, CR 0 0 1 1 10th Place   frayed silk rose I give blood for a friend of a friend the year ends # 20. John Thompson, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   the year ends on my last turn I roll a yahtzee # 29. Cindy Tebo, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   the year ends— long holiday's on Hawaii not damn likely # 35. Krzysztof Kokot, PL 0 0 1 1 10th Place   the year ends... marking family birthdays on the new calendar # 40. André Surridge, NZ 0 0 1 1 10th Place   as the year ends I think of what ifs and what might have beens # 43. Victor P. Gendrano, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   let’em not bubble up at the year ends- memories # 59. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 1 1 10th Place   the year ends still awaiting completion of their new home # 74. Barbara A Taylor, AU 0 0 1 1 10th Place   ongoing issues lack of resolutions —the year ends  # 80. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 1 1 10th Place   the year ends... a rainbow plunges into the ocean # 86. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 1 1 10th Place   the year ends... the smell of pine needles on the sidewalk # 88. Michelle L. Harvey, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   clear winter sky— geminids disappear above the snowy mountain # 90. Tomislav Maretic, CR 0 0 1 1 10th Place   this beautiful calendar ends just because the year ends... # 91. D. V. Rozic, CR 0 0 1 1 10th Place   memories flow— in an elusive torrent the year ends # 94. Frances Shaffi, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   Auld Lang Syne drifts down new song flies on summer sky the year ends # 96. Karin Anderson, AU 0 0 1 1 10th Place

 

who is thinking about the new beginning? the year ends # 08. Dragan J. Ristic, SR 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— I carry chopped wood to warm up # 09. Robert Naczas, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   a pale sun piercing through grey clouds... the year ends # 12. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place   year ends... with three birthdays busted bank account # 17 Shanna Baldwin Moore, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends... I'm still bachelor # 22. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends my son’s financial aid applications # 25. Bob Lucky, CH 0 0 0 0 11th Place   a kestrel broods on the stork parking sign ... the year ends # 27. Robert Bauer, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   lake's reeds furl streamers frog's conks leap their length the year ends # 30. Karin Anderson, AU 0 0 0 0 11th Place   Sea rocks are icy Our bicycles are piled up The year ends with snow # 31. Leslie Brockway, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— across a frozen garden butterfly wing # 34. Peter H. Pache, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   beginning of the year ends of a garden bridge # 39. Ralf Broker, DE 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— unkempt lawns remind me of your absence # 41. Barbara A Taylor, AU 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends cloudy sky speckled with stars # 42. Jacek Margolak, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends my son’s first word is  why # 45. Harvey Jenkins, CA 0 0 0 0 11th Place   1912 overture when the year ends trumpet blasts # 46. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   They’ve gone forever with the year ends; why look for them? # 47. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place     with mom's last song the year ends # 48. Rita Odeh, IL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends—  on my bank statement only greetings # 50. Robert Naczas, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   swine flu in tandem with the Wall Street blues: the year ends # 53. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place   snow falls in a distant shore the year ends # 54/ Willie Bongcron, PH   Resolutions:  2010 with a list of new beginnings the year ends # 55. Gerry Bravi, CA 0 0 0 0 11th Place   a coin tossed into a wishing well— the year ends # 58. Chen-ou Liu, CA 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends ... sharing a secret with a foster child  # 64. Robert Bauer, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends in waning solar time— a new year begins  # 65. Frances Shaffi, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   keeping its resolution the year ends with a blue moon  # 66. Cindy Tebo, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   a trillion candles headwind stuck in earth's bowl explodes,  the year ends # 67. Karin Anderson, AU 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— hiding my secret again in grandma's bandbox  # 68. Ramona Linke, DE 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends everyone is playing and I'm sleeping well # 70. Krzysztof Kokot, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   I'm in love, come sail away with me— tonight the year ends # 71. John Daleiden, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   forgotten promises buried under a new snow— the year ends   # 72. Juhani Tikkanen, FI 0 0 0 0 11th Place     formal call the old man does not know that the year ends  # 73. Ralf Broker, DE 0 0 0 0 11th Place   as the year ends thanking my God, I ask how can I do better  # 76. Victor P. Gendrano, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   heavy with ice the old oak tree falls as the year ends  # 79. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— that  raging wave starts retreating  # 81. Rita Odeh, IL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— a boy jumps in the river after "vodka" # 82. Dragan J. Ristic, SR 0 0 0 0 11th Place   TV flickering eyes closed… a book on my lap the year ends # 84. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends in the dusk of frozen spittle # 85. Martin Cohen, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   end of the year— the seagull's wings rest on the grass # 89. Jadran Zalokar, CR 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends thin strands of hair tangled in the comb # 92. Bob Lucky, CH 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends reflections on December 31 # 93. Patricia Carragon, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— a ladybug's reflection crossing the mirror  # 95. Cindy Tebo, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— all over town spent rockets  # 97. John McDonald, UK 0 0 0 0 11th Place   the year ends— above a glass of champagne many ideas  # 98. Krzysztof Kokot, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place   my anchor up— sailing into the red sky as the year ends  # 99. John Daleiden, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   as the year ends I realize that time and life are but fleeting  # 103. Victor P. Gendrano, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place   grandfather's watch ticks— at year's end the coffee room clock moves silently  # 104. Jadran Zalokar, CR 0 0 0 0 11th Place     the year ends— unused party tickets frozen gas line   # 105. Ignatius Fay, CA 0 0 0 0 11th Place   At the year ends Pray for the bright and new, Rejuvenating few.  # 106. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place

 

Hello Haiku Poet, Below is the ballot for the Sketchbook Nov/Dec 2009 “year ends” Kukai vote. Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org CALL FOR Sketchbook Nov/Dec 2009 “year ends” Kukai vote: Voting: Monday, December 21, 2009 – Monday, December 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 “year ends" 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: “year ends" 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 Thursday December 31, 2009 Sketchbook to be released the first week of January 2010 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 Nov/Dec 2009 “year ends” Kukai vote: Voting: Monday, December 21, 2009 – Monday, December 28, 2009, Midnight.