Results of the January / February 29, 2012 "waters of spring" Kukai

 

 

January / February 29, 2012 "waters of spring" Kukai The November / December 31, 2011 Kukai is "waters of spring". See The Haiku Handbook, William J. Higginson, p. 268. Use the exact words "waters of spring" 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. no bridge and the sun ready to set waters of spring ~Buson (Higginson, Haiku Handbook, p. 14). "waters of spring" (haru no mizu, all spring) in The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words: on-line: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org Subject: "waters of spring" Kukai Submissions: Sunday, January 01, 2012 – Sunday, February 19, 2012 Midnight. Voting: Monday, February 20, 2012 - Sunday, February 26, 2012, Midnight. The results will be published in the Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Sketchbook Vol. 7 No. 1 "waters of spring" Kukai results. 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 From now on (April 1, 2008), Haiku entered in the Sketchbook kukai must be previously unpublished; they must not be work shopped; they must not appear on any list, forum, group, blog, or in print.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 the daffodil nods at its reflection— waters of spring # 41. Chitra Rajappa, IN 2 3 3 15 1st Place

 

2nd Place waters of spring a postman with rolled up trousers # 17. Vladislav Hristov, BG 1 2 6 13 2nd Place

 

3rd Place waters of spring between me and endless clouds last night's dream # 09. Karina Klekso, US 1 3 0 9 3rd Place

 

4th Place Our house so empty without you. Waters of spring. # 10. Ramona Linke, DE 2 0 1 7 4th Place

 

5th Place waters of spring everywhere the smell of mud and worms # 57. Angie Werren, US 1 0 3 6 5th Place

 

6th Place waters of spring— umbrellas blooming on the pavement # 56. Stella Pierides, DE / UK 0 1 3 5 6th Place

 

7th Place waters of spring flood our love garden— rare blossoms on view # 01. John Daleiden, US 1 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie   telling my children the story about Noah' ark— waters of spring # 03. Cezar F. Ciobîca, RO 3 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie   saying goodbye with a catch in her voice waters of spring # 13. Cara Holman, US 13 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie   one single dip in the waters of spring a new life # 19. Sandra Martyres, IN 19 0 2 0 4 7th Place Tie   frost’s lost grip icicles drip waters of spring # 34. Mavis Gulliver, Scotland 34 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie   snowdrops dotted with mud— waters of spring # 38. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO 38 0 2 0 4 7th Place Tie   Waters of spring— my deep nostalgia for St. Petersburg # 61. Ramona Linke, DE 61 1 0 1 4 7th Place Tie   waters of spring a mouse has built a nest in my rubber boots # 71. Harvey Jenkins, CA 71 0 1 2 4 7th Place Tie

 

8th Place waters of spring he emails me once again # 21. Christine L. Villa, US 21 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   mountain— how long will you lament with water of spring # 31. Janak Sapkota, NP 31 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   waters of spring— his dog drinks from the begging bowl # 35. Stella Pierides, DE / UK 35 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   waters of spring— the full moon eavesdrops the moor frogs # 40. Ramona Linke, DE 40 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   halfway across I pause to look back waters of spring # 43. Cara Holman, US 43 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   waters of spring same puddle before daddy's grave # 46. Vladislav Hristov, BG 46 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   stick in mouth, the spaniel shakes off waters of spring # 49. Emily Romano, US 49 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   a pink butterfly floating in the morning sun... waters of spring # 54. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 54 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   waters of spring— ripples chasing again shadows of birds # 55. Cezar F. Ciobîca, RO 55 1 0 0 3 8th Place Tie   around the well daisies abound waters of spring # 65. Bernard Gieske, US 65 0 1 1 3 8th Place Tie   waters of spring my new hat flies overboard # 66. Vladislav Hristov, BG 66 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   I hear it before I see it the waters of spring # 70. Neal Whitman, US 70 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie   your fragrances mix with the first blossoms— waters of spring # 77. John Daleiden, US 77 0 0 3 3 8th Place Tie

 

9th Place waters of spring— sailing in the boat called ‘ark’ # 02. Irena Szewczyk, PL 2 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   old Mexican woman with a bucket of pomegranate seeds waters of spring # 12. Jari Thymian, US 12 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   melting snow white waterfall thundering with the waters of spring # 15. Danica Bartulovic, CR 15 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   icy cold from the mountain stream waters of spring # 20. Emily Romano, US 20 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   my haiku floating downstream in a paper boat waters of spring # 22. Neal Whitman, US 22 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring the shortcut home needs a detour # 23. Harvey Jenkins, CA 23 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring— he stoops to retrieve her wandering hat # 25. Gillena Cox, TT 25 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring... two young lovers embrace in a crowded park # 28. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 28 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring in the paddy field— green shoots in my heart # 29. Brian Strand UK (England) 29 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring tadpoles swimming in the sandbox # 39. Karina Klekso, US 39 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   warblers splashing waters of spring morning songs # 45. Bernard Gieske, US 45 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie   baptised in the waters of spring the baby cries out # 48. Sandra Martyres, IN 48 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring... father backstrokes into healthiness # 53. Ramesh Anand, MY 53 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring a swan floats downstream on a thatch of rushes # 60. Karina Klekso, US 60 0 0 2 2 9th Place Tie   waters of spring each drop is an eye of the Sun # 64. Danica Bartulovic, CR 64 0 1 0 2 9th Place Tie

 

10th Place ice melts streams flow waters of spring # 04. Mavis Gulliver, Scotland 4 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   waters of spring a great blue heron poised on the shoreline # 06. Angie Werren, US 6 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   transformed once more this windswept gulch waters of spring # 07. John Byrne, IE 7 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   paschal lambs trample the mud— waters of spring # 08. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO 8 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   waters of spring ever in the motion toward the destination # 14. Radhey Shiam, IN 14 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   at street’s end neighborhood meeting waters of spring # 16. Bernard Gieske, US 16 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   river dawn— tasting the waters of spring # 26. Ramesh Anand, MY 26 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   waters of spring— weeping willow sweeping my mother's ash # 33. Cezar F. Ciobîca, RO 33 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   waters of spring through these bare trees a hawk # 36. Angie Werren, US 36 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   my rock garden a coat of many colours waters of spring # 37. John Byrne, IE 37 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   waters of spring- south breeze ballet on the stage of brook # 47. Munia Khan, BD 47 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   waters of spring the full bloom of Isle of Skye single malt whisky # 50. Neal Whitman, US 50 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   above the cascade a misty rainbow waters of spring # 58. John Byrne, IE 58 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   by the river poet's mind flows with waters of spring # 67. Munia Khan, BD 67 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   run in the park— slaking thirst with waters of spring # 69. Emily Romano, US 69 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   waters of spring: a shimmering rainbow crosses the ocean # 74. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 74 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie   king fisher comes out from the waters of spring with a fish in its beak # 75. Radhey Shiam, IN 75 0 0 1 1 10th Place Tie

 

11th Place waters of spring— a girl crouches under blue tarpaulin # 05. Stella Pierides, DE / UK 5 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   purple cascade rivulets of violets: waters of spring # 11. Chitra Rajappa, IN 11 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   trapped inside and sold deceptive advertising- bottled spring waters # 18. Munia Khan, BD 18 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   slow light fog drenched leaf waters of spring # 24. Sherry Steiner, US 24 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   the waters of spring flood from the deforested hill— houses in the valley # 27. Gheorghe Postelnicu Stops, RO 27 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   along the fields waters of spring gargling # 30. Ralf Bröker, DE 30 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   a sunbeam angles for the marigolds— waters of spring # 32. Irena Szewczyk, PL 32 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   wet pages of A River Runs Through It waters of spring # 42. Jari Thymian, US 42 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   crying bird brook gurgling with the first waters of spring # 44. Danica Bartulovic, CR 44 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   illegal dumping pillows are stepping stones in waters of spring # 51. Harvey Jenkins, CA 51 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   forest crest waters of spring dry tide roll in # 52. Sherry Steiner, US 52 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   waters of spring— the aluminum basin easy to handle # 59. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO 59 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   the sound of birdsong growing louder waters of spring # 62. Cara Holman, US 62 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   no boat no bridge furious are waters of spring dejected I stand # 63. Radhey Shiam, IN 63 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   the end of winter hope for flora and fauna the waters of spring # 68. Sandra Martyres, IN 68 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   waters of spring sky brilliant blue to night # 72. Sherry Steiner, US 72 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   waters of spring— talking of past glories lightens her # 73. Ramesh Anand, MY 73 0 0 0 0 11th Place Tie   after long drought the waters of spring— red rose delight # 76. John Daleiden, US 76 0 0 0 0 11th

 

Hello Haiku Poet, Below is the ballot for the Sketchbook November / December 31, 2011 "old calendar"  Kukai Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org CALL FOR Sketchbook November / December 31, 2011 "old calendar"  Kukai Submissions: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 – Tuesday December 20, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - Tuesday, December 27, 2011, Midnight. The results will be published in the Saturday, December 31, 2011 Sketchbook 6-6 "old calendar" Kukai results. 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 "old calendar" 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: "old calendar" 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 December 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 November / December 31, 2011 "old calendar"  Kukai Submissions: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 – Tuesday December 20, 2011 Midnight. Voting: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - Tuesday, December 27, 2011, Midnight.