Results of the
March / April 30, 2012 "swing" Kukai
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March /
April 30, 2012 "swing" Kukai
The
March / April 2012
Kukai is "swing". See
The Haiku Handbook, William J. Higginson, p. 269.
Use the exact word
"swing"
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:
"swing"
kukai
Submissions:
Thursday, March 01, 2012 – Thursday April 19, 2012
Midnight.
Voting: Friday, April 20, 2012 - Friday, April 27, 2012
Midnight.
The results
will be published in the Monday, April 30, 2012
Sketchbook 7-2 "swing"
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kukai must be previously unpublished; they must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
anonymity. 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
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Forty-nine
haijin
from fourteen countries contributed one hundred-thirty
haiku to this Kukai.
Ramesh Anand, MY Malaysia ; Ashi, DK; D; Johnny Baransky, US; Danica
Bartulović, CR; Abraham Freddy Ben-Arroyo, IL; Ralf Bröker, DE;S.E.
Buffington, US; Pris Campbell, US; John Daleiden, US; Cynthia Carlson;
Floyd Cheung, US; Cezar Ciobîcă, RO; Carlos Colon; Magdalena Dale, RO;
Tracy Davidson, UK; Robert Davey, UK; Daniel de Culla, ES US; Angele
Ellis, US; Terri L. French, US; Bernard Gieske, US; Judith Gorgone, US;
Michele L. Harvey, US; Hubert Edgar Hix, US; Linda Hofke, DE; Cara
Holman, US; Vladislav Hristov, BG; Alegria Imperial, CA;Harvey Jenkins,
CA; Anisoara Jordache, RO; Robert Kania, PL; Yamadori Komodori, US;
Catherine J.S. Lee, US; Tomislav Maretić CR; Sandra Martyres, IN;
Cristian Mocanu, RO; Susan Murata, US; Rita Odeh, IL; Stella Pierides,
DE / UK; Valli Poole, AU; Maria Santomauro, US; Alex Serban, RO; Keith
A. Simmmonds, TT; Brian Strand, UK; Vania Stefanova, BG; Diana Teneva,
BG; Sasa Vazic, RS; Chrtine L. Ville, US
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1st Place
coming home
the familiar creak
of the porch swing
# 08. Bernard Gieske, US
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2nd Place
the light
between two pines—
a swing
# 05. Vania Stefanova, BG
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3rd Place
autumn twilight
my parents in silence
on the swing
# 11. Ramesh Anand, MY
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4th Place
summer love
a frayed knot
on the old rope swing
# 78. Terri L. French, US
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5th Place
anniversary
she swings
alone
# 27. Ralf Bröker, DE
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6th Place
his mind swings
between memories...
Alzheimers
# 69. Tracy Davidson, UK
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7th Place
rope swing
learning when to hold on
and when to let go
# 77. Cara Holman, US
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8th Place
early winter
an empty swing
catches snow
# 33. Cara Holman, US
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9th Place
old tree
where their swing once was
new leaves
# 110. Angie Werren, US
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10th Place Tie
backyard swing
the oak's last leaves
graze our toes
# 12. Pris Campbell, US
swing
in the washing machine
a solitary button
# 56. Vladislav Hristov, BG
rocking chair—
she remembers her childhood
swing
# 81. Stella Pierides, DE/UK
front porch swing
same old argument
next door
# 100. Pris Campbell, US
breath of wind—
a rocking chair swings only
the poplar's shadow
# 128. Cezar Ciobîca, RO
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11th Place Tie
the distance
between the two swings...
missing you
# 09. Rita Odeh, IL
cloudless sky...
swinging the swing
to its limit
# 19. Michele L. Harvey, US
my toes
reaching for the sky
swing
# 26. Floyd Cheung, US
weathered swing . . .
a green haze of buds
on the old maple
# 40. Catherine J.S. Lee, US
house on the hill—
the moon squeaking in
the children's swing
# 46. Cezar Ciobîca, RO
swing
on the kids carousel
an autumn leaf
# 98. Vladislav Hristov, BG
eagle wings
I push her swing
into the clouds
# 117. Cara Holman, US
tire swing
a rusted-out Chevy
by the old barn
# 122. Catherine J.S. Lee, US
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12th Place Tie
late night radio
swing-time music
Bye Bye Blackbird
# 02. Neal Whitman, US
old sneakers
touching the sky
her childhood swing
# 28. Christine L. Villa, US
spring equinox
the playground swing
comes to rest
# 41. Susan Murata, US
batter up—
on the third swing the ball
becomes a star
# 48. John Daleiden, US
taking me
to the starlit sky..
a rope swing
# 55. Rita Odeh, IL
forth...............
..........................back
...............swing
# 71. Floyd Cheung, US
empty swings
sway together in the air—
ghost lovers
# 90. John Daleiden, US
grey morning
not a single move
empty swing
# 120. Diana Teneva, BG
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13th Place Tie
alone and still
the emptiness of chain links
the swing awaits
# 14. Cynthia Carlson
hushed wind
twirling on its own
park swing
# 17. Alegria Imperial, CA
noisy air
my soul flies high into
the swinging sky
# 18. Sasa Vazic, RS
an abandoned swing
swaying back and forth
breezes from the sea
# 21. Valli Poole, AU
empty park
swings swinging
in the wind
# 29. Tomislav Maretic CR
father’s day—
he still oils their creaking
swing
# 39. Stella Pierides, DE/UK
up, down and up
state of mind
the swing
# 49. Ashi, DK
revisiting
the school playground
a last swing into the blue
# 54. Bernard Gieske, US
making the swing
spin instead of sway:
pretty blonde girl
# 59. H. Edgar Hix, MN, US
swing
how far can we
hold on?
# 63. Alegria Imperial, CA
planters moon
the farmer in the fields
idle porch swing
# 76. Johnny Baranski, US
in the garden
a swing full of snow
under empty nests
# 85. Magdalena Dale, RO
birds fly south
inside a pendulum swings
cuckoo
# 89. Linda Hofke, DE
broken swing
discarded needles
from the pine tree
# 111. Tracy Davidson, UK
windy morning
in Grandmother's garden
ghost children swing
# 126. S.E. Buffington, US
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14th Place Tie
Haiku in this
group received 1 vote.
For Sale on the fence—
silence on the empty swing
echos better days
# 04. Brian Strand, UK
In a swing outside
the college library:
an autistic child.
# 13. H. Edgar Hix, MN, US
as high as it goes
the "big kids" swing carries
a small girl's dreams
# 20. Judith Gorgone, US
before the rain
the old man's door swings open
again
# 22. Angie Werren, US
April shower
I admire the lazy swing
of his seven iron
# 23. Tracy Davidson, UK
the grandfather
swinging on the swing—
where's the child?
# 30. Abraham Freddy Ben-Arroyo, IL
he complains
about old bones
the porch swing creaks
# 34. Terri L. French, US
High Noon—
silence
of swing door
# 38. Robert Kania, PL
swing
in circle from sunlight
the ferris wheel
# 52. Vania Stefanova, BG
the song
playground swings sing...
new leaves
# 65. Michele L. Harvey, US
moonlit memories—
the old porch swing sways
back and forth
# 66. Judith Gorgone, US
the derelict swing
answers an old man
with its moaning song
# 67. Valli Poole, AU
rocking
the swing and the tree crowns
the wind
# 70. Danica Bartulovic, CR
the empty swing
squeaking..squeaking—
dark night
# 75. Abraham Freddy Ben-Arroyo, IL
barely spring
dusting the plate
before the swing
# 83. Susan Murata, US
three speeds
to the baby swing
slow slower and still
# 86. S.E. Buffington, US
Memories—
I found in attic
A broken swing
# 93. Alex Serban, RO
a lazy monkey
from branch to branch ...
swing
# 94. Vania Stefanova, BG
two elderly...
swaying on the same
swing seat
# 97. Rita Odeh, IL
one two three - swing
she hears the dance teacher
in her dreams
# 104. Sandra Martyres, IN
off-season
the stillness
of a tire swing
# 107. Michele L. Harvey, US
spring drizzle—
all swings speckled
by the petals
# 114. Tomislav Maretic CR
her sneakered feet
scattering clouds—
new swing set
# 118. Terri L. French, US
in shafts of bleached light
a girl’s tulip skirt
swings
# 119. Angele Ellis, US
spring melt off
the swing dance party
heats up
# 123. Susan Murata, US
spring—
the swans swing
in the lake
# 127. Maria Santomauro, US
swing time—
Dick Clark smiling, grinning
from the bandstand
# 130. John Daleiden, U |
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15th Place Tie
These haiku
received 0 votes.
from Sun to cloudy
dead calm to hurricane
the mind swing to and fro
# 01. Ashi, DK
Song of swing—
I hear that in a dream
Mother’s voice
# 03. Alex Serban, RO
Life goes with a "swing"
ripe man brings home fruit woman
thinking we're gonna drown
# 06. Daniel de Culla, ES / US
child on a swing
so high but still below
the resident crows
# 07. Harvey Jenkins, CA
swing
an autumn leaf falls down
in springtime
# 10. Vladislav Hristov, BG
a beaming child
up and down in a swing...
spring sunshine
# 15. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
from branch to branch
to find the juciest figs
the monkey swings
# 16. Sandra Martyres, IN
village green
cricket match
kids enjoy the swings
# 24. Robert Davey, UK
rain and gale
swing oaks
stretching their bones
# 25. Danica Bartulovic, CR
backyard swing
the shadow of our six-year-old
selves smooching
# 31. Carlos Colon
gray skies
I take another swing at it
sodoku
# 32. Johnny Baranski, US
swing (ahhh)
swing (ahhh)
only the absent wind
# 35. Angele Ellis, US
swings playing
hide-and-seek
with the sun
# 36. Diana Teneva, BG
Rumor of war,
coils of smoke-
on the swing, only a newspaper.
# 37. Anisorara Iordache, RO
kids play on a swing
binoculars are brought for
the girl in a wheelchair.
# 42. Cristian Mocanu, RO
fierce blizzard
a child still sleeps
in the swing
# 43. Magdalena Dale, RO
night terror...
I hear the mockingbird's
porch swing squeak song
# 44. S.E. Buffington, US
swings go
up and down—
summer park
# 45. Maria Santomauro, US
girl swings higher
foot tapping crimson leaves
ready to fall
# 47. Linda Hofke, DE
playing old LPs
the rhythmic lilt of swing jazz
in a groove
# 50. Neal Whitman, US
Spring wind—
Trees are swinging
Without leaves
# 51. Alex Serban, RO
watching the sky
first time he swings above
cherry blossoms
# 53. Harvey Jenkins, CA
winter’s stillness...
my pulse rate swings
in the display
# 57. Ramesh Anand, MY
first swing set
he buys a helmet
and knee pads
# 58. Pris Campbell, US
Hanging low
the pendulum's tonic swing
hypnotic
# 60. Cynthia Carlson
an anxious father
puts his son on a swing:
excitement growing
# 61. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
mood swings
prozac to the her rescue
peace descends
# 62. Sandra Martyres, IN
granny and grandpa
on each side of the swing—
a giggling child
# 64. Sasa Vazic, RS
swinging past
in an elliptic orbit—
good-by earth...
# 68. Yamadori Komodori, US
Holy Saturday
my son asks, how many swings
till sweets
# 72. Ralf Bröker, DE
on his rocker
the squeak of the swing
childhood summer
# 73. Christine L. Villa, US
on the swing
grandma teaches the toddler
how to pump
# 74. Tomislav Maretic CR
before dawn
birdsong lifts
our silent swing
# 79. Angele Ellis, US
scratches on
my knees… flying
swing memories
# 80. Diana Teneva, BG
that old rope swing . . .
windfall willow catkins
dapple the lake
# 82. Catherine J.S. Lee, US
after twenty years
back in the public garden
the swing’s repainted.
# 84. Cristian Mocanu, RO
the swallows
return to swing
in the sky
# 87. Maria Santomauro, US
childhood house—
sitting on the old swing
with my first rag doll
# 88. Cezar Ciobîca, RO
you and me
let’s take a swing
life’s merry-go-round
# 91. Ashi, DK
do-si-do
swing your partner
square roots
# 92. Neal Whitman, US
adult swing set
burdens are far below
shoeless feet
# 95. Harvey Jenkins, CA
on the downswing
a blast of music
the beat marches on
# 96. Bernard Gieske, US
village tree...
a boy settles
on the tire swing
# 99. Ramesh Anand, MY
making the swing
spin instead of sway:
pretty blonde girl
# 101. H. Edgar Hix, MN, US
You swing left
I swing right
the ball drops
# 102. Cynthia Carlson
empty swings
going to and fro...
wild winter wind
# 103 Keith A. Simmonds, TT
new moon
squeezing our squeals
into a swing
# 105. Alegria Imperial, CA
earth and sky
keep distancing when
I begin to swing
# 106. Sasa Vazic, RS
mother robin lands
with a sudden fluttering
of holly branches
# 108. Judith Gorgone, US
bird feeder swings
in an original comedy
the lone lorrikeet
# 109. Valli Poole, AU
young Moon
the whole night on the waves
swing
# 112. Danica Bartulovic, CR
swinging grasses
our shouts announce the next
Mexican wave
# 113. Ralf Bröker, DE
he is flying high
standing on the swing—
her shining eyes
# 115. Abraham Freddy Ben-Arroyo, IL
pinch hitter
he swings both ways
on and off the field
# 116. Johnny Baranski, US
soaring—
on the swing she listens
to jazz
# 121. Stella Pierides, DE/UK
vacation’s over
magnolias shed petals
on the wooden swing.
# 124. Cristian Mocanu, RO
in the park
branches in full bloom
swings still empty
# 125. Magdalena Dale, RO
summer sun
shelter of old trees
hammock swings
# 129. Linda Hofke, DE |
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Hello Haiku
Poet,
Below is the
ballot for the Sketchbook
March / April 30, 2012
"swing" Kukai
Please NOTE
that the votes should be sent to
kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org
CALL FOR
Sketchbook
March / April 30, 2012
"swing" Kukai
Submissions: Thursday,
March 01, 2012 – Thursday April 19, 2012 Midnight.
Voting: Friday, April 20, 2012 - Friday, April 27, 2012
Midnight.
The results will be
published in the Monday, April 30, 2012 Sketchbook 7-2 "swing"
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 "swing" 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: "swing" 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
April 30, 2012 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
March / April 30, 2012
"swing" Kukai
Submissions: Thursday,
March 01, 2012 – Thursday April 19, 2012 Midnight.
Voting: Friday, April 20, 2012 - Friday, April 27, 2012
Midnight.
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