Results of April "sparrow" International Kukai No.1

April,"sparrow" International Kukai No.1
153 haiku, 55 poets
Kigo: SPARROW
April, 2012


******* CONGRATULATIONS TO: *******

FIRST PLACE((One Poet))
Haiku number:113


park bench . . .
sparrow after sparrow
the long day passes

--Poet:Williasm Kenny,US

Votes:9
Points---5:1pt, 2: 2pt, 0: 3pt


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SECOND PLACE((Two Poets))
Haiku Number:7


election year...
politicians know nothing
of sparrows

--Poet:Dick Whyt,US

Votes:8
Points---3:1pt, 1:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:15


for a moment
a dandelion darkens—
a sparrow’s shadow

--Poet:Dragon J. Ristic, RS

Votes:8
Points---4:1pt, 2:2pt, 0:3pt


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THIRD PLACE((Three Poets))
Haiku Number:58


crunching a seed
next to a beggar child...
little sparrow

--Poet:Rita Odeh, IL

Votes:7
Points--- 2:1pt, 1:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:37


a slice of bread
and so many sparrows...
spring twilight

--Poet:Magdalena Dale, RO

Votes:7
Points--- 5:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number:146


Harvest Day—
a beggar sharing his bread
with the sparrows

--Poet:Cezar F. Ciobica,RO

Votes:7
Points---2:1pt, 1:2pt, 1:3pt


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4th Place((Five Poets))




Haiku Number:89


little sparrow
landing on my long
shadow


--Poet:Rita Odeh,IL***

Votes:6
Points:3:1pt, 0:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:22


neighborhood gossip...
a flock of sparrows
scold from the hedge


--Poet:Michele L> Harvey, TT

Votes:6
Points:3:1 p, 0:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:41


translating
Issa's death poem
sparrows


--Poet:Dick Whyte,US

Votes:6
Points:0:1pt, 0:2pt, 2:3pt


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Haiku Number44:


country road
a sprinkling of sparrows
dust the view


--Poet:Tad L. Wojnicki,US

Votes:6
Points:4:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number:142


old folks home
a window opens
to sparrow-song


--Poet:Roberta Beary,US

Votes:6
Points:3:1pt, 0:2pt, 1:3pt


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5th Place((Five Poets))

Haiku Number23:


speak to me,
sparrow, in a dream . . .
that sputters


--Poet:Robert D. Wilson,PH

Votes:5
Points:1:1pt, 1:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number1:


a sparrow
on the gravestone
eyes on worms


--Poet:Jana Zufic, CR

Votes:5
Points:2:1pt, 0:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:3


in spring rain
a sparrow lost among
passerby feet


--Poet:Magdalena Dale,Ro

Votes:5
Points:2:1pt, 0:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:73


morning dew—
a sparrow lands
on the swing


--Poet:Stella Pierides,DE/UK

Votes:5
Points:3:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number:152


twitter of sparrows—
a kindergarten flock
invades the park


--Poet:Catherine J. S.Lee,US

Votes:5
Points:1:1pt, 2:2pt, 0:3pt


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6th Place((13 Poets))

Haiku Number5:


haze moon in spring
the wounded sparrow’s
unfocused eye


--Poet:Stella Pierides,DE/UK

Votes:4
Points:4:1pt, 0:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number16:


keening
over the traffic din
a sparrow’s song


--Poet:Alegria Imperial,CA

Votes:4
Points:2:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number25:


lilac breeze
a sparrow alights
on my mailbox


--Poet:Christine L. Villa,US

Votes:4
Points:4:1pt, 0:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number26:


little sparrow
absent from my window sill—
I miss her song


--Poet:John Daleiden,Us

Votes:2:1pt,1:2pt, 0:3pt
Points:***


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Haiku Number27:


nest of sparrow—
rose acacia blossoms
are lighting it


--Poet:Oprica Padeanu,RO

Votes:4
Points:2:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number36:


my neighbor
playing the flute
two sparrows’ refrain


--Poet:Jana Zufic,CR

Votes:4
Points:2:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number:40


morning dewdrops
a sparrow settles
on the lotus leaf


--Poet:Ramesh Anad

Votes:4
Points:4:1pt, o:2pt, 0:2pt


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Haiku Number:57


your tailwind,
sparrow, sculpting
mirrors

--Poet:Robert D. Wilson,PH

Votes:4
Points:0:1pt, 2:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number:66


thirteen sparrows
sitting on the phone wire—
oh, rocka my soul
--Poet:Yamadori,Us

Votes:4
Points:1:1pt, 0:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:90


--Poet:Christine L. Villa, US

opening my window
I catch a song
of a sparrow


Votes:4
Points:2:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku Number:111


autumn wind ...
a sparrow falls
out of love


--Poet:Hansha Teki,NZ

Votes:4
Points:1:1pt, 0:2pt, 1:3pt


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Haiku Number:122


a sparrow landed
into conversation
of two women


--Poet:Malvina Mileta,CR

Votes:4
Points:2:1pt, 1:2pt, 0:3pt


*******AND:


Haiku Number:127


crossing the lawn
flutter by flutter
young sparrow


--Poet:William Kenny

Votes:4
Points:4:1pt, 0:2pt, 0:3pt


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Haiku list:
SEE HAIKU HERE


7th Place((16 Potes))
Each of the following haiku got 3 points:
14,17,24,28,45,47,69,70,74,75,120,129,133,144,148.


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8th Place((15 Potes))
Each of the following haiku got 2 points:
2,10,30,33,52,56,62,64,72,88,96,98,101,126,132,145.


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9th Place((36 Potes))
Each of the following haiku got 1 points:
6,8,11,12,13,18,20,29,31,49,59,60,61,63,67,68,
82,84,87,91,92,93,95,97,100,102,104,105,107,
110,112,119,123,136,150,153.


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All the rest with no points at all.


THANKS FOR TAKING PART
IN THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL KUKAI
CHALLENGE


Editors:
Rita Odeh and John Daleiden
IKK #1
April, 2012