Results of the September / October 31, 2011 "autumn leaves"  Kukai

 

 

Announcing the September / October 31, 2011 "autumn leaves" Kukai The September / October 31, 2011 Kukai is "autumn leaves".  See The Haiku Handbook, William J. Higginson, p. 280. Use the exact words "autumn leaves"  in the haiku. No more than a total of three haiku may be submitted. Haiku submitted to the kukai should not be work shopped, appear on-line in forums, or in print. Haiku Author, Country To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org Subject: "autumn leaves" kukai Submissions: Thursday, September 01, 2011 – Thursday, October 20, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Friday, October 21, 2011 - Thursday, October 27, 2011, Midnight. The results will be published in the Monday, October 31, 2011 Sketchbook 6-5 Results of the September / October 31, 2011 "autumn leaves" Kukai. 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 From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be  previously unpublished; they must not be work shopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print.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. Index to past Kukai: Vol. 1, No. 1 ~ October 2006 - Current

 

1st Place autumn leaves— the slow fade of wild geese # 15. Cara Holman, US 3 2 2 15 1st Place

 

2nd Place autumn leaves grandfather's rake in the scarecrow's hand # 48. Terri French, US 0 3 7 13 2nd Place

 

3rd Place urban park— plastic bags among the autumn leaves # 11. Juliet Wilson, UK 0 3 4 10 3rd Place

 

4th Place her photo curled at the edges… autumn leaves # 51. Cara Holman, US 1 2 1 8 4th Place

 

5th Place abandoned doll covered in autumn leaves— such blue eyes # 44. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO 0 2 2 6 5th Place Tie   remembering the color of your eyes autumn leaves # 65. Sergio A. Ortiz, US 0 2 2 6 5th Place Tie

 

6th Place autumn leaves—      only the tip           of an opossum's tail # 49. Emily Romano, US 0 2 1 5 6th Place Tie   geese skein the sky a flurry of autumn leaves # 74. Juliet Wilson, UK 0 0 5 5 6th Place Tie

 

7th Place autumn leaves spiralling in the wind... morning sunshine # 08. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie   mother fingers the veins of the autumn leaves # 09. Ramesh Anand, MY 0 2 0 4 7th Place Tie   newly single: she watches autumn leaves drift apart ... # 13. Chitra Rajappa IN 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   snow clouds the last flurry of autumn leaves # 26. Michele L. Harvey, US 0 0 4 4 7th Place Tie   show and tell all the children bring autumn leaves # 32. Harvey Jenkins, CA 0 2 0 4 7th Place Tie   autumn leaves dragonflies carry sunlight across the pond # 38. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 0 4 4 7th Place Tie   autumn leaves racing with an old crow # 67. Juhani Tikkanen, FN 0 2 0 4 7th Place Tie   autumn leaves— her last letter secured in my shirt pocket # 94. John Daleiden, US 0 0 4 4 7th Place Tie

 

8th Place autumn leaves— screeching over them an ambulance # 05. Janak Sapkota, NP 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   autumn leaves in a swirl of color snowflakes # 20. S.E. Buffington, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   passport office— on the floor wet autumn leaves # 22. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   autumn leaves look at the front porch, friends of the paintbrush # 25. Agop Kevorkian, AM 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie   autumn leaves thoughts i can't let go # 30. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   autumn leaves... thrilled by the colors soothed by the crunch # 47. S.E. Buffington, US 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie   the jack-o’-lantern’s crooked smile... autumn leaves # 77. Cara Holman, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   autumn leaves—      trying to find           the lost ball # 79. Emily Romano, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   autumn leaves— already are not so clear our shadows # 85. Agop Kevorkian, AM 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie   the other side of a ghost story.... autumn leaves # 86. Michele L. Harvey, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie

 

9th Place Indian Summer, out of depression's shadow— Autumn leaves my heart # 03. Brian Strand, UK 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   flaming flares in red, copper, red ... autumn leaves # 07. Vania Stefanova, BG 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   autumn leaves the tree the dead leaves about to leave # 10. Munia Khan, BD 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   what a blast jumping in autumn leaves re-living childhood # 14. Neal Whitman, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   having gathered the fallen a girl throws herself into autumn leaves # 23. Scott Owens, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   seniors home father wants to rake the autumn leaves # 36. Harvey Jenkins, CA 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   autumn leaves how the soul lightens... # 37. Stella Pierides, DE 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   autumn leaves the silence of our switched off phones # 41. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   Coloured clouds Envelope the trees Autumn leaves # 75. Sandra Martyres, IN 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   a spelling test today that boy kicking autumn leaves will be late for school # 76. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   autumn leaves pressing one another... so softly # 84. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   autumn leaves my chestnut mare looks for grass # 92. Harvey Jenkins, CA 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie

 

10th Place the two of us reading Issa in bed... autumn leaves # 04. Sergio A. Ortiz, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   leaving autumn leaves— something about Adam ALL ABOUT EVE # 06. Gheorghe Postelnicu Stops, RO 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   back door the whispering sound of autumn leaves # 27. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   autumn leaves drifting on the cool breeze the scent of skunk # 34. John Daleiden, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   autumn leaves they hide the joints in the cracked stone # 43. Agop Kevorkian, AM 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   without a permit burning autumn leaves next door I am smoldering # 52. Neal Whitman, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   autumn leaves... a golden apple falls softly near my shadow # 63. Vania Stefanova, BG 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   autumn leaves— so soon grown-up # 66. Juhani Tikkanen, FN 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   children dancing make rustle-crunch music— autumn leaves # 81. S.E. Buffington, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   all the living falls— autumn leaves a trail of refuse # 83. Scott Owens, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   autumn leaves wondering if she is on facebook # 87. Marleen Hulst, NL 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   in a dead of night rustle of the leaves and loneliness # 89. Vera Primorac, CR 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie

 

11th Place autumn leaves color up yellow and red— changing gears # 01. John Daleiden, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves flying all over— peace in the world # 02. Juhani Tikkanen, FN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Crimson carpet Natures welcome Fallen autumn leaves # 12. Sandra Martyres, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves– falling falling in a dream of orange blossoms # 16. Gillena Cox, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   you and I— only leaves of autumn delay a kiss # 17. Alex Serban, RO 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   near fence rows      autumn leaves           accumulate # 18. Emily Romano, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   body fall break students and autumn leaves scatter # 19. Terri French, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves swim together in a rainfall stream # 21. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   gold autumn leaves caught in a spider web— the new moon still hides # 24. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves rain birds chirp and play with them; twilight # 28. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn heap of fallen leaves, transience # 29. Vera Primorac, CR 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves— falling on your arms liver spots # 31. Stella Pierides, DE 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   getting colder— an autumn leaves blanket warms the lonely path # 33. Irena Szewczyk, P 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   family walk— collecting autumn leaves for our herbarium # 35. Irena Szewczyk, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   time dozing on a heap of leaves # 39. Vera Primorac, CR 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves in thousand islands, pregnant with maple beauty # 40. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves the way each of us changes the other's destiny # 42. Michele L. Harvey, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves they hide the joints in the cracked stone # 43. Agop Kevorkian, AM 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   late fall color drained autumn leaves a skyline of shadow and light # 45. Scott Owens, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves slowly curling up like a hungry prayer # 46. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   beautiful cyber sharings — autumn leaves # 50. Gillena Cox, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   flurry of green and gold: a kitten gambols in a heap of autumn leaves # 53. Chitra Rajappa IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   Forest aglow orange, crimson and purple Autumn leaves # 54. Sandra Martyres, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   a friend's untimely death— autumn leaves # 55. Juliet Wilson, UK 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves: russet with scarlet orange with yellowing green # 60. Munia Khan, BD 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   cold night… autumn leaves spark campfire dance # 61. Ramesh Anand, MY 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   a sweet scent in the early morning air... autumn leaves # 62. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   herbar and tags ready— COMPILE SUCCESSFUL PRESS ANY ... autumn leaves # 64. Gheorghe Postelnicu Stops, RO 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   for the first time she sits naked on my bed autumn leaves # 68. Sergio A. Ortiz, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   gravity's won— smooth leaving autumn leaves and crane's V flight # 69. Gheorghe Postelnicu Stops, RO 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   merely rustling under our steps autumn leaves # 70. Vania Stefanova, BG 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   raindrops gliding upon the pavement: glow of autumn leaves # 71. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   twilight drizzle… the ants array into the autumn leaves # 72. Ramesh Anand, MY 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   naked landscape trees doze off— autumn leaves # 73. Munia Khan, BD 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   meandering thoughts on relatives abroad autumn leaves # 78. Gillena Cox, TT 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   kids again— a nose dive into autumn leaves # 80. Terri French, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves smoke lingering in the dusk the smell of home # 82. Bernard Gieske, US 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves decorate thousand islands with purple and yellow shades # 88. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   city park autumn leaves curled under themselves # 90. Bouwe Brouwer, NL 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   autumn leaves— slowly shutting down for winter # 91. Stella Pierides, DE 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   red hearts attract me on the lonely walk— autumn leaves # 93. Irena Szewczyk, PL 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie

 

Hello Haiku Poet, Below is the ballot for the Sketchbook September / October 31, 2011 "autumn leaves" Kukai Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org CALL FOR Sketchbook September / October 31 2011 "autumn leaves" Kukai Vote: Submissions: Thursday, September 01, 2011 – Thursday, October 20, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Friday, October 21, 2011 - Thursday, October 27, 2011, 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 "autumn leaves" 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: "autumn leaves" Kukai Vote Yes, publish my name even if my haiku receive 0 votes. or: No, please withhold my name if any of my haiku receive 0 votes. Poets not responding will have their names published with all haiku. 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 October 31, 2011  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 with names. If you want your name withheld if the haiku receive 0 votes  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 September / October 31 2011 "autumn leaves" Kukai Vote: Submissions: Thursday, September 01, 2011 – Thursday, October 20, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Friday, October 21, 2011 - Thursday, October 27, 2011, Midnight.