March 2008 Wind Kukai Results

 

 

Announcing March 2008 Kukai For the March 2008 Kukai submit one to three HAIKU using the word: wind. The exact word must be used in the haiku. No more than a total of three haiku may be submitted: Haiku Author To: kukaieditor@poetrywriting.org Subject:March08 wind Kukai Submissions: Saturday, March 01, 2008 – Friday, March 21, 2008 Midnight. Voting: Saturday, March 22, 2008 – Wednesday, March 26, 2008, Midnight. The results will be published in the Monday, March 31, 2008 Sketchbook The following tabulation means: 2 3 4 18 2  voters gave 3 points, 4 voters gave 2 points, 4 voters gave 1 point                      6                                8                              4    = 18 Each participating poet has 6 votes; voters can  be in increments of 3, 2, or 1; poets may not vote for their own poems.

 

Participants in the March Wind Kukai Ed Baker, US; Gerry Bravi, CA; Daniela Bullas, UK; Leslie Cohen, IL; Magdalena Dale, RO; Jon Davey, UK; Tanya Dikova, IL; Lorin Ford, AU; Hugh Fox, US; Judith Gorgone, US; Bill Kenney, US; Catherine J. S. Lee, US; John Martone, US; Tracy McPherson, US; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Rita Odeh, IL; Peter Pache, US; Pamela Pignataro, US; Ruth Anne Price, US; Betty Kaplan, US; Larry Kimmel, US; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Terrie Leigh Relf, US; Joyce Maxner, US; Constantine Stroe, RO; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Melissa Spurr, US; John Stone, US; Ella Wagemakers, UK; Josh Wikoff, UK; Rafal Zabratynski, PL; Barbara A. Taylor, AU

 

1st Place harvest moon a north wind rattles the wheat # 09. John Stone, US 2 2 4 14 1st Place

 

2nd Place night wind the garden gate shuts shuts shuts shuts # 59. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 0 4 4 12 2nd Place

 

3rd Place change of weather the child in me leans on the wind # 04. Rafal Zabratynski, PL 0 3 2 8 3rd Place

 

4th Place Southern wind— cranes carrying on their wings the spring moon # 08. Vasile Moldovan, RO 1 2 0 7 4th Place

 

5th Plalce 4 way tie leafy shadows sweep the porch spring wind # 12. Melissa Spurr, US 0 1 4 6 5th Place   blossom wind– two butterflies loop the loop # 22. Lorin Ford, AU 1 1 1 6 5th Place   this gentle wind over the gravestone my mother's hands # 40. John Stone, US 0 2 2 6 5th Place   butterfly after butterfly – summer wind # 48. Lorin Ford, AU 0 1 4 6 5th Place

 

6th Place 3 way tie my kite— into the wind into the ravens # 07. Peter Pache, US 0 2 1 5 6th Place   spring wind in our tea cups— chasing clouds # 30. Tanya Dikova, IL 0 2 1 5 6th Place   whitecaps— the old salt's wind-whipped hair # 42A. Melissa Spurr, US 0 2 1 5 6th Place

 

7th Place 5 way tie March wind; carousel horses frozen mid-stride # 02. Pamela Pignataro, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place   ice shards tinkle from the storm-glazed willow March wind # 33. Catherine J. S. Lee, US 1 0 1 4 7th Place   wind-driven rain she drops a latke into hot oil # 50. Josh Wikoff, UK 0 2 0 4 7th Place   Windless day— a gray cloud of gnats dance in the evening sun. # 54. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 0 4 4 7th Place   April winds— the strutting rooster blown over. # 75. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 1 2 4 7th Place

 

8th Place 10 way tie   the long grass beyond the graveyard summer wind # 29. Bill Kenney, US 3 0 1 1 3 8th Place   peals of laughter women clutch their skirts— a lusty wind # 35. Keith A. Simmonds, TT 0 1 1 3 8th Place   A breath of wind— dandelion blooms rising to the sky # 39. Vasile Moldovan, RO 1 0 0 3 8th Place   her kiss lingering in the wind # 41. Ed Baker, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place   cormorant embracing the wind— I envy your wings # 57. Pamela Pignataro, US 1 0 0 3 8th Place   sudden wind the lizard shelters in my old work glove # 61. John Stone, US 0 0 3 3 8th Place   winter wind’s got hold of attic room’s dream catcher # 64. John Martone, US 1 0 0 3 8th Place   inside-out umbrella this wind this darn wind # 65. Terrie Leigh Relf, US 0 0 3 3 8th Place   a butterfly rises from my fingertip soft wind # 72. Bill Kenney, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place   silent pond a sudden wind shatters the reflected sky # 76. Catherine J. S. Lee, US 0 1 1 3 8th Place

 

9th Place 8 way tie going back in time how I wish I could unwind the clock # 03. Barbara A. Taylor, AU 0 1 0 2 9th Place   Open-air concert: this singing of autumn wind on the empty beach # 05. Constantine Stroe, RO 0 1 0 2 9th Place   buffering the wind the scarf Mom knitted # 16. Betty Kaplan, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place   wind chill a name i know in the obits # 25. Josh Wikoff, UK 0 0 2 2 9th Place   Branches in bud— through empty nests only the wind # 28. Magdalena Dale, RO 0 0 2 2 9th Place   with the wind flying under the thickets a rush of old leaves # 47. Joyce Maxner, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place   another bomb drops— whistling through treetops the roaring wind # 58. Barbara A. Taylor, AU 0 1 0 2 9th Place   sparrows bobbing on spring branches in the wind # 69. Joyce Maxner, US 0 1 0 2 9th Place

 

10th Place 9 way tie wind I go in one direction my clothes the other # 11. Judith Gorgone, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   wind polishing frozen lake my face # 14. John Martone, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   how equitable this gentle breeze it embraces all # 18. Gerry Bravi, CA 0 0 1 1 10th Place   bitter wind— even the stars start to shiver # 23. Jon Davey, UK 0 0 1 1 10th Place   Gust of wind— a magpie moth clings to a green stem. # 32. Zhanna P. Rader, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   an inchworm crosses the flagstones wind rising # 52. Bill Kenney, US 0 0 1 1 10th Place   chilly wind red rose petals on her stone # 53. Tanya Dikova, IL 0 0 1 1 10th Place   desert wind... the posts of the graveyard fence wail - each with its own tone # 74. Tanya Dikova, IL 0 0 1 1 10th Place   windy night... the new symphony of the sleepless cricket # 77. Rita Odeh, IL 0 0 1 1 10th Place

 

11th Place 35 way tie These poems received 0 votes   across the meadows a balmy wind blows... butterflies drifting # 01.   spring garden— flying with the wind my new haiku # 06.   some flower playing in the wind # 10.   wind whispered clouds waltzed stars winked # 13.   March wind how the rain swirls sideways # 15.   watching your ship into the distance - wind tossed gulls over a rough sea # 17.   a March day in the teeth of the wind— a ship is asking for SOS # 19.   typhoon a mother explains the wind to her daughter # 20.   howling all night by morning one ancient tree downed by the wind # 21.   wind that blows you in and out of my diminished possibles # 26.   invisible hand batters flowers to their graves cruel autumn wind # 27.   arctic breeze chilling my exposed scalp —too soon spring haircut # 31.   sunset path across the pond; ripples— footprints of the wind # 36.   passing wind shuffling in their chairs— who did that? # 37.   beach stroll the jasmine wind out of her curls # 38.   my right ear all this arctic wind # 42B.   cold wind the sound of hail clattering the heater # 43.   suddenly wind blows open the door what stranger lurks? # 44.   through the crowd a lover snakes his way— a stream winds along # 45.   typhoon evening a mother and the wind hum together # 46.   lake water— wind whipped waves sparkle in the Sun; a running squirrel stops # 49.   Bare limbs… but these blossoms on wings wind # 51.   spring cleaning the wind whisks dry leaves from the red oak # 55.   rising signals from smoking chimneys: the mistral blows # 56.   spring wind— he gives grandma a warm hug # 60.   day lily reassuring sudden wind # 62.   turbulent winds snuff the candles... peace vigil # 63.   eiry sounds the wind rattles the windows I huddle # 66.   wind through her blonde hair— the beauty of the moon mesmerised him # 67.   wind change – indigo storming the sunset # 70.   depression- winds thrash the trees thoroughly— no rains! # 71. 0 0 0 0 11th Place   =========================== # 24. Withdrawn =========================== # 34. Withdrawn =========================== # 68. Withdrawn =========================== # 73. Withdrawn ===========================   33 poets wrote 78 poems; 4 poems were withdrawn—24, 34, 68, 73; numbers 42A and 42B were included on the ballot sequence.  27 poets returned ballots.