Results kite International Kukai No. 2 May 2012
(3pts,2pts,1pt)
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CONGRATULATIONS TO:
1ST PLACE
Labour Day
an old farmer fixes
a red kite
# 44. Ralf Bröker, DE
(1,3,2=11)
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2nd PLACE:
flying
on monarch wings...
a tiny kite
(1,1,3=8) # 11. Rita Odeh, IL
2ND PLACE:
between
earth and sky
a quivering kite
# 79. Jana Žufic, CR
(1,1,3=8)
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3RD PLACE:
a kite on its way my first letter
# 19. Ralf Bröker, DE
(1,0,4=7)
3RD PLACE:
dandelion clock
each seed
a kite
# 54. Stella Pierides, DE/UK
(1,1,2=7)
3RD PLACE:
in the bunker—
a little boy telling us
he had a kite
# 66. Cezar F. Ciobîca, RO
(1,1,2=7)
3RD PLACE:
nothing but
a man and his kite
winter beach
# 80. Bill Kenney, US
(0,2,3=7)
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4TH PLACE:
the red kite
in a blue cloudless sky...
a rifle clicks
# 58. Rita Odeh, IL
(1,1,1=6)
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5TH PLACE:
a kite arches
under the rainbow,
over the spring tide
# 08. Caroline Gill, UK
(0,2,1=5)
forgotten dream—
hanging from a dog's mouth
the tail of a kite
# 34. Christine L. Villa, US
(1,0,2=5)
winter thaw
my dad and me bonding
over a kite
# 53. Tracy Davidson, UK
(0,2,1=5)
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6th PLACE:
A frog overhead
the blossom acacias?
only a kite....
# 07. Anisoara Iordache, RO
(1,0,1=4)
helpless...
he watches his kite break loose--
a spring breeze
# 10. John Daleiden, US
(0,1,2=4)
bedridden
old man’s kite flies over
withered fields
# 21. Harvey Jenkins, CA
(0,1,2=4)
kites soar--
children watch from cancer ward
windows
# 27. Yamadori Komadori, US
(0,1,2=4)
like a butterfly
floating among the clouds
a stringless kite
# 51. Keith A. Simmonds, FR
(1,0,1=4)
after rain—
my kite flying through
every puddle
# 77. Cristina Cristina, RO
(0,1,2=4)
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7th PLACE:
remembrances . . .
a dragon kite lying
in the mud
# 16. Saša Važic, SR (Serbia)
(1,0,0=3)
sailing the skies
a boy
and his kite
# 31. Stella Pierides, DE/UK
(0,1,1=3)
bumpy wind
no kites
elsewhere
# 52. Otsenre Ogaitnas, GR/PH
(0,1,1=3)
phantom kite
looming in the night sky
a super moon
# 74. Yamadori Komodori, US
(1,0,0=3)
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8th PLACE:
paper kite’s wing
the demanding lift
of my first child
# 04. Otsenre Ogaitnas, GR/PH
(0,0,2=2)
kite flying
how long is a piece
of string
# 06. Stella Pierides, DE/UK
(0,0,2=2)
sound of children
faded with the cut off kite
spring dusk
# 15. Ramesh Anand, IN
(0,0,2=2)
Dragon loves a cloud.
Beware of the sky, my friend
thunders reside up there!
# 20. Smajil Durmisevic, BA
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(0,0,2=2)
skull and bones kite
rises from the graveyard—
the unknown pirate
# 50. Yamadori Komadori, US
(0,1,0=2)
hushing wind…
kites die slowly in
children’s hands
# 59. Diana Teneva, BG
(0,0,2=2)
kite fight
his dragon cuts
my hare
# 63.S. E. Buffington, US
(0,1,0=2)
duvet day
my daughter's kite tells about
world economics
# 69. Ralf Bröker, DE
(0,1,0=2)
Skype—
my son raises
his first kite
# 83. Cezar F. Ciobîca, RO
(0,1,0=2)
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9th PLACE:
a dragon kite
waltzing towards the sun...
starry-eyed children
# 03. Keith A. Simmonds, FR
(0,0,1=1)
flying kites
the energy of youth
long gone
# 24. Willie R. Bongcaron, Manila, PH
(0,0,1=1)
kite festival
the dance of strings
on a summer breeze
# 30. Tracy Davidson, UK
(0,0,1=1)
crying child—
kite tail entangled
at tree top
# 37. Diana Teneva, BG
(0,0,1=1)
kite festival
homeless man sleeps
just out of sight
# 45. Harvey Jenkins, CA
(0,0,1=1)
In the sand a kite—
sun rises gradually
from the sea....
# 55. Anisoara Iordache, RO
(0,0,1=1)
bright wind
grandpa takes me
into his kiting day
# 61. Ramesh Anand, IN
(0,0,1=1)
still flying
kites, in the valley
of shadows
# 62. Saša Važic, SR (Serbia)
(0,0,1=1)
a kite’s light feel
my feet stir mosquitoes
from the long grass
# 70. Harvey Jenkins, CA
(0,0,1=1)
a tug on the string
of an orphan's kite
his mother's hug
# 75. S. E. Buffington, US
(0,0,1=1)
kite exploring sky
slaloming between black clouds
colouring my life
# 76. Tanja Cilia, MT (Malta)
(0,0,1=1)
tangled in a tree
butterfly bows in kite-string
torn beyond repair
# 81. Tanja Cilia, MT (Malta)
(0,0,1=1)
warm afternoon...
my young son launches
his first kite
# 86 S. E. Buffington, US
(0,0,1=1)
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The haiku in this category received 0 votes
on a blooming tree
mainly in the spring
a kite
# 01. Irena Szewczyk Poland
sand dunes
a small boy watches the kite
swoop on a rabbit
# 05. Tracy Davidson, UK
summer love
a kite wrapped around
a mistletoe
# 09. Christine L. Villa, US
high-flying kite…
a string cutting into
child’s fingers
# 12. Diana Teneva, BG
warm summer breeze
thoughts of kite flying
—clogged catheter
# 22. Ignatius Fay, CA
tears roll down
the young boy'cheek
an entangled kite
# 25. Sandra Martyres, IN
Easter Sunday ...
the sky dotted with kites
of all description
# 28. Keith A. Simmonds, FR
super full moon
rising—my excitement
flying a kite
# 29. Otsenre Ogaitnas, GR/PH
Morning of May—
a flying fish
and a child with a kite
# 32. Anisoara Iordache, RO
kite festival—
fishes overhead
wide eyes below
# 33. Caroline Gill, UK
the kite shattered
in high tree branches
a cat meowing
# 35. John Daleiden, US
landing
on the well of wishes...
a white kite
# 36. Rita Odeh, IL
spring twilight
the descending kites
in the sky
# 40. Ramesh Anand, IN
first kite
of the year of dragon . . .
its broken wings
# 41. Saša Važic, SR (Serbia)
new kite kit
the morning of assembly
the flag hangs limp
# 46. Ignatius Fay, CA
afternoon breeze
kite released from a tyke's hands
swerves and dives
# 47. Willie R. Bongcaron, Manila,
a windy day
ideal for kite fliers
the bird takes umbrage
# 48. Sandra Martyres, IN
tugging at my heart
the red string of her kite
my imagination soars
# 49. Ed Baker, US
a child’s kite
soars with seagulls,
dives with gannets
# 56. Caroline Gill, UK
his dragon kite
plunges then leaps sky high--
shadows on the ground
# 57. John Daleiden, US
to the moon and back—
the tales the torn kite has
to tell
# 64. Sanjukta Asopa, IN
gentle zephyr blows
kite pulling against its strings
freedom would doom it
# 65. Tanja Cilia, MT (Malta)
fifty feet high
with the color of the cloud
a kite blends
# 71. Willie R. Bongcaron, Manila, PH
a mass of colour
floats in the skies
national kite day
# 72. Sandra Martyres, IN
warm afternoon...
my young son launches
his first kite
# 82 S. E. Buffington, US
the wind too strong
a kite forever lost
in the woods
# 85. Jana Žufic, CR
a loose kite
flying . . .
its last flight
# 87. Jana Žufic, CR
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(17) Haiku submitted by 8 non-voting haijin.
(Haiku submitted by non-voters are not ranked)
Bustle in the school yard:
a kite just played havoc
among the pigeons
# 17. Vasile Moldovan, RO
Happy children—
the tail of their kite
dances in the sky
# 42. Vasile Moldovan, RO
Flying a kite,
the little Prince remebers that
he feels hungry
# 67. Vasile Moldovan, RO
kites swerve—
a loop of childhood memories
at play in my mind
# 23. Gillena Cox, TT
Trinidad and Tobago
couples in the park
watching two kites
tease the wind
# 14. Terri L. French, US
spring advances
a kite lifts it's nose
to the wind
# 39. Terri L. French, US
the kites
among the clouds
colours of rainbow
# 13. Vera Primorac, CR
children and the kites
together in joy
of the first flight
# 38. Vera Primorac, CR
a flying kite
below it a tightly pinched
thread in small hands
# 60. Vera Primorac, CR
flailing
to catch the sun
kite
# 02. Alegria Imperial, CA
from the top of the rock
my thoughts are with a kite—
the flight over the secrets
# 18. Dragan J. Ristic, SR
very close to God—
a child is flying his kite
on the hilltop
# 43. Dragan J. Ristic, SR
a little boy
flying a kite—
shrinks from the airplane
# 68. Dragan J. Ristic, SR
at the end of its string
her kite pulling me along
how delightful
# 26. Ed Baker, US
tugging at my heart
the red string of her kite
my imagination soars
# 49. Ed Baker, US
going over the fence
to retrieve her kite
this old man
# 73. Ed Baker, US
dusk—
my kite going
to bed
# 78. Andronic Andra, RO
Thank you very much for these fine kite-experiences and this surprising result.
ReplyDeleteKind regards
Ralf
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
ReplyDelete1ST PLACE
Labour Day
an old farmer fixes
a red kite
# 44. Ralf Bröker, DE
(1,3,2=11)
Dear Ralf, we like the simplicity of your haiku as well as the unsaid about the social status.
Our hearty congratulations to you on such a memorable haiku.
We look forward to your continued participation.
Editors:
Rita and John
ro/jd