Results of June"RAINBOW"International Kukai No.3

Results of the 3rd International Kukai--"RAINBOW"
June, 2012


145 haiku
59 haijin
16 countries


NOTES: 1. Haijin who failed to vote had their haiku
posted with NO RESULTS.
The managers of the kukai expect every participant to vote.

2.The votes appear as per the following sample:
0, 2 ,7 =11 Which means:

No voter gave 3 points, 2 voters gave 2 points, 7 voters gave 1 point = for a total of 11 points





Congratulation to:
1st Place:

old photo album—
a double rainbow over
the Berlin Wall

Cezar F. Ciobîca, RO
2,3,3=15


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Congratulation to:
2nd Place:

autumn shower—
the rainbow
between us

Robert Davey,Uk
1,2,6=13


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Congratulation to:
3rd Place:

a rainbow
all the vibrant colours
of her bruises

Tracy Davidson,UK
0,4,3=11


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4th Place:

fresh brush strokes...
my color blind son
paints his rainbow

S.E.Buffington,US
0,3,4=10


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5th Place:

bright rainbow—
the train comes out
of the tunnel

Rita Odeh,IL
0,2,4=8


AND:


a rainbow…
will I be a girl
my son asks

Diana Tenev,BG
1,1,3=8


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6th Place:

drawing a black
and white rainbow...
the lonely child

Rita Odeh, IL
0,2,2=6


AND:


scent of violets
snails' trails on the fence
catching rainbows

Boris Nazansky,Cr
0,3,0=6


AND:


hospital window
so many rainbows
flow down . . .

Sasa Vasic,Serbia
1,1,1=6


AND:


her rainbow eyes
dream new dreams
after the storm

Monia Khan,Bd
1,1,1=6


AND:


she stirs the rainbow
reflection in the pond—
vodoo magic

Yamadori Komodori,US
0,2,2=6


AND:


foreclosure...
the house at the end
of rainbow lane

S. E. Buffington,US
1,1,1=6


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7th Place:

a dark day–
my spirit restored
by a rainbow

Caroline gill,uk
0,2,1=5


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8th Place:

ending suddenly
the quarrel between parents—
double rainbow

Cezar F. Ciobîca, RO
0,1,2=4


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9th Place:

somewhere
over the rainbow
a woman lost sight of it

Jana Zufic,CR
0,1,1=3


AND:


in her hair
a rainbow ribbon
above the steeple

A.D.Jaden
0,1,1,=3


AND:


rainbow dress
it doesn’t live up
to its promise

Stella pierides,DE/UK
0,1,1=3


AND:


These rainbow pages
broadcast now like seeds among
people and pages.

Daniel de Culla,Spain
0,1,1,1=3


AND:


Hot afternoon,
with children at the fountain—
Where is the sadness?

Anisoara Lordache,RO
1,0,0=3


AND:


rainbow
over flooded city—
nobody admires

Robert Kania,PL
0,1,1=3


AND:


jumping into
colours above the sprinkler
the boy I was

Ralf Broeker,DE
0,0,3=3


AND:


fifth birthday
running towards
a fading rainbow

Jana Zufic,CR
0,1,1=3


AND:


a rainbow dance—
giving thanks for new rain
in the lake

Yamadori Komodori,US
0,1,1=3


AND:


summer shower
the peacocks return
bringing rainbows

Harvi Jenkins,CA
1,0,0=3


AND:


A rainbow
unseen
an old man's nap

Romana Linke,DE
0,0,3=3


AND:


fifty-fifth birthday
gazing at
a fading rainbow

Jana Zufic,CR
0,0,3=3


AND:


with reflections
of rainbow
and branches in the river

Vera Primorac,CR
1,0,0=3


AND:


white pebbles
the faded gardener
rakes rainbow flow lines

Valli Poole,AU
1,0,0=3


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10th Place:

hospital window—
after a long night,
the rainbow

Rita Odeh,IL
0,0,2=2


AND:


rainbow—
the vesper service
much longer

Andronic Andra,RO
0,1,0=2


AND:


heavenly halo
rainbows seen from aeroplanes
form perfect circles

Mavis Gulliver,UK
0,1,0=2


AND:


rainbow—
I love your name
ARCOBALENO

Abraham Ben-Arroyo,IL
0,1,0=2


AND:


rainbow on the field—
downpour ends in
sunshine

Marija Pogorilic,CR
0,1,0=2


AND:


hospice...
watching Dad watching
his last rainbow

S.E.Buffington,US
0,0,2=2


AND:


a rainbow—
double rope tickling
the sky

Diana Teneva,BG
0,1,0=2


AND:


In the cloister garden
a breeze of jasmine and
no rainbow

Ramona Linke,DE
0,0,2=2


AND:


little kid—
stunned with the rainbow glow
his first time

Vladimir Ludving,CR
0,0,2=2


AND:


Six yearling Rainbows
hurting blue scotchpines
to dance in full moon.

Daniel de Culla,Spain
0,1,0=2


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11th Place:

21 haiku got ONE point:



rainbow—
more shining
the nimbus

Ailoaei Cristina,?



AND:


a rainbow
across the ocean…
summer sunset

Keith A. Simmonds,TT



AND:


my grandchild . . .
how long will he remember
this rainbow

William Kenny,UK



AND:


balloon emporium
Dad only buys me
part of the rainbow

Harvey Jenkins,CA



AND:


a rainbow arcs over
a deserted highway
unseen beauty

Armando Corbello(Catt),US



AND:


light-hearted
mirror of rainbow,
butterfly

Adam Chmielnicki,PLbr>


AND:


the peaceful sight of
a rainbow— my mother’s mouth
with my father’s mouth

Ernesto P. Santiago,PH



AND:


rainbow—
all the graduates
throw their hats

Andronic Andra,RO



AND:


snow on
the double rainbow. . .
her clay plate art

ramesh Anand,In



AND:


sky’s glory—
multicoloured smile
upside down

Monia Khan,BD



AND:


German motorway
the children ask to stop
for a rainbow

Ralf Broeker,DE



AND:


the rain stopped
in drops
of rainbow

Vera Primorac,CR



AND:


kissing sun rays
each rain drop makes its own
rainbow part

Vladimir Ludvig,CR


AND:


spring blossom
covered in a rainbow
of confetti

Tracy Davidson,UK



AND:


asleep...
dream catcher catches
feathery rainbows

Pat Geyer,US



AND:


a shimmering scarf
around the mountain peak …
rainbow country

Keith A. Simmonds,TT



AND:


desolate field
bridging our destines
a rainbow

Sasa Vazic,Serbia



AND:


another wrong turn
she ignores the map
to look at the rainbow

Harvey Jenkins,CA



AND:


spring runoff
the waterfall plunges
through its rainbow

Inatius Fay,CA



AND:


a barefoot girl
under the rainbow
picking daisies

Maija Pogorilic,CR



AND:


diplopia: my eyes
are still able to see
a double rainbow

Ernesto P. Santiago,PH



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Haiku of non-voters with NO RESULTS
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under a rainbow
a funeral procession
and a wet dog

Malvina Mileta,CR



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rainbow lost
a river flows below
a single bridge

Malvina Mileta,CR



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frozen I stand
my gaze holding
the rainbow

Malvina Mileta,CR



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rainbow
somewhere in the pine grove
a low-throated song

Alegria Imperial,CA



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first solo flight
the rainbow's perfect circle
off my left wing

Cathrine J. S. Lee,US



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the storm clears
to a distant rainbow . . .
heading home

Cathrine J. S. Lee,US



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steamy jazz
the hot pavement's
neon rainbows

Catherine J. S. Lee,Us



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in the horizon
wide bow rainbow
magic the rain

Tatjana Debeljacki,Serbia



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the sun is low
in the sky the beams break
crystal rainbow

Tatjana Debeljacki,Serbia



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hey hey daddy look
the rainbow on the surface crystals
mushrooms in pairs

Tatjana Debeljacki,Serbia



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lightning
strikes the rainbow
one by one, seven egrets

Jean Cully,US



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after the rainstorm,
i cut a slice of rainbow...
a shawl for baby

Tanja Cilia,Malta



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the gulls
stretching a rainbow
above the sea

Tonka Lovric(Davor),CR



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two clouds—
the rain
the rainbow

Tonka Lovric(Davor),CR



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sitting on the ash tree
in the rain
a rainbow

John Byrne,Ireland



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an angles brushstroke
in the sky
a rainbow

John Byrne,Ireland



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rainbow—
before the camera clicks
you vanished

Gillena Cox,TT



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red yellow blue—
two romanian countries
united by rainbow

Gheorghe Postelnicu Sto,RO



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grey skies
following the rain
an almighty promise

John Byrne,Ireland



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from a train window
in a blink
rainbow

Alegria Imperial,CA



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teetering
on a rainbow
young leaf

Alegria Imperial,CA



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Left out
God's gift
after the storm
a rainbow

Sandra Martyres,In



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heaven's welcome arch
lights up the skies
a rainbow

Sandra Martyres,In



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artists and poets
continue to interpret
the rainbow

Sandra Martyres,In



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the prow slices through
the waves... flickering and
vanishing rainbows

Tomrslav Maretic,CR





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Haiku that did not get any point:

double rainbow. . .
the sunrise
on its mirror

# 09.
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rainbow–
a handicapped child strokes
the horse's chine

# 10.
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where's the little girl
who painted you?—
rainbow

# 11.
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rainbow faced sky
after sudden drizzle
about sundown

# 17.
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a rainbow curving
over cattle in the meadow--
sunny drizzle

# 19.
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pink, purple and blue arches
with splashes of glitter:
toddler's rainbow

# 20.
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rainbow faced sky
after sudden drizzle
about sundown

# 27.
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Prism
on window-sill
rainbows on the wall

# 28.
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a coming cloud—
full moon painting
the rainbow rings

# 30
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waterfall roars—
colorful arc of rainbow
connects the edges

# 31.
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Sun in a drop
of water—life being born
and a rainbow

# 32.
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friend's passing
the rainbow fades
into cloud

# 38.
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reaching out
to touch the double rainbow—
smell that morning rain!

# 42.
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two rainbows
hands
to embrace

# 43.
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Wedding day—
a rainbow touches
our silence

# 45.
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rainbow trout
how the colours ripple
on the lake

# 46.
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peonies
beaten into the mud—
no rainbow

# 47.
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atop a cherry tree—
I try to catch
a rainbow

# 48.
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rainbow
the miracle of heaven
God's gift

# 51.
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rainbow
stopped a child
in its game

# 53.
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ripe grapes
sweet rainbow
on sticky fingers

# 54.
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a wandering snail
traces the rainbow
on a window pane

# 56.
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iridescent black...
arcing grackles
reflect rainbows

# 57.
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in the purlieus—
a child running
to the rainbow

# 62.
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Farmers back home—
afternoon sky
crossed by the sickle

# 69.
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ominous black clouds
loitering in the sky:
a rainbow peeps

#70.
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a rainbow—
a smile after rain…
who gave it?

# 72.
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night’s rainbow dream
carries us through the day;
severe drought

# 73.
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gossip
since her wedding
double rainbows

# 74.
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her tears dry up
rainbows sparkle in her eyes:
new box of crayons

# 75.
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On butt-logs Rainbow
in a thornapple thicket
waiting for the cat.

#76.
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sun and garden spray
combine to split the spectrum
we dance through rainbows

# 77.
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rainbows
rising up a dense forest
one by one

# 78.
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On swing..:
smoke—
lost in the silence of noon.

# 79.
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night’s rainbow dream
carries us through the day;
severe drought

# 80.
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Sunshine through raindrops
a double rainbow
twins hold hands – looking

# 81.
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a damselfly goes
through the rainbow
in the cascade' spray

# 82.
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a gray street sprinkler—
in the water drops
rainbow

# 83.
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rainbow...rainbow...
splashing through street puddles
the children shout...

# 89.
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first rays of dawn
rainbow patch of floor
stained glass butterfly

# 94.
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its scales reflect
the rainbow
leaps of a trout

# 95.
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sunshine and rain mixed
in the eyes of a small boy,
rainbow for us all

# 96.
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empty child's room
through the circle window
a rainbow

# 101.
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the rainbow...
why there’s no black?
I am black.

# 103.
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unending rains—
my son drawing an ark
and rainbows

# 104.
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rainbow—
everyone eats
only ramyun

# 105.
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rainbow season
warmth and coldness
in me

# 110.
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I wish I could
slide on you rainbow
ooopsss

# 111.
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season’s first foray
short-lived rain and rainbow melt—
thirsty soil

# 116.
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mixed blessings of rainbows cat litter

# 117.
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The ball jumps out
bullfighting scream tied up
on the Rainbow flat.

# 118.
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sunlight on spindrift
creates a host of rainbows
all across the bay

# 119.
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Between shores
rainbow—
June morning promising...

# 121.
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season’s first foray
short-lived rain and rainbow melt—
thirsty soil

# 122.
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housework
never finished
the end of a rainbow

# 123.
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Newton’s sevenfold
spectrum of colours—
earthly paradise

# 126.
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Rainbow,
do you show me where to go?
Yes. And how.

# 127.
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his rainbow coat
of many colors—
the jealous hearts

# 128.
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quenching rains
end the raging wildfires—
a double rainbow

# 130.
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afternoon rainbow
after a hard rain
tranquility

# 136.
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spring clouds part...
flying color arc makes
warbler rainbow

# 142.
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