Ballot for 5th International Kukai--"free topic" August 2012

Ballot for 5th International Kukai--"free topic" August 2012
51 Haijin; 133 Haiku; 20 Countries

Voting Instructions from Rita Odeh and John Daleiden Hello International Kukai Poet, Below is the ballot for the 5th International Kukai--"free topic" Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to

international_kukai@yahoo.com

CALL FOR Votes in the International "free topic haiku" Kukai

Submission deadline -- Noon, EST, (UTC-4) Friday, August 10 2012.
Voting deadline -- Noon, EST, (UTC-4) Monday, August 20, 2012.
Results will be up-loaded to the blog no later than, Friday, August 31, 2012.

The results will be published on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Rita Odeh’s blog at:
http://rita-odeh.blogspot.com

Haijin who fail to vote will have their haiku posted with NO RESULTS.
The managers of the kukai expect every participant to vote.

1. All the entries are listed on the ballot by an individual number.

2. Only submitting Kukai Poets are eligible to vote.

3. Email your votes to: international_kukai@yahoo.com
When voting, please use the words "August--free topic" 2012 Kukai Vote 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. Each voter has 6 points;
Please use the following format to submit your votes
(listing by numerical order, rather than order of preference, as in the sample below):

# 05--3 pt.
# 21--1 pts.
# 30--2 pts.

6. Please do not vote for your own poem(s). Any such votes will be disqualified.
To: international_kukai@yahoo.com
Subject: "August--free topic" 2012 Kukai Vote

7. All votes will be compiled and the haiku will then be published
on Friday, August 31, 2012 in Rita Odeh’s blog at: http://rita-odeh.blogspot.com/

8. Haijin who fail to vote will have their haiku
posted with NO RESULTS.
The managers of the kukai expect every participant to vote.

The votes will 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

The Haiku:
51 Haijin; 133 Haiku; 20 Countries
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near dusk—
an old man trying
to skip stones

# 01.
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summer afternoon
a woman with a walker
smells the roses

# 02.
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new coolness
I breatheinbreatheout
this same sigh

# 03.
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morning chill—
once our two hearts
beat as one

# 04.
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foot by foot
over broken shells
bleeding sky

# 05.
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summer break
facing the midday sun
old owl sleeps

# 06.
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still crimson
the western horizon—
super moon

# 07.
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flash floods
the blinking light
from a distant rescuer

# 08.
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storm clouds—
ignoring all the signs
I followed my heart

# 09.
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old moon
creeping out of daylight
summer reverie

# 10.
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drenched and crumpled—
dak received from rainy north
in droughty south

# 11.
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gossip / worms to the heart / corn moon

# 12.
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hot night on the lake—
first kisses
among mosquitos

# 13.
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shower of fireworks—
Independence
cool night breezes

# 14.
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coloured umbrellas
and potholes symbolise
Mumbai monsoons

# 15.
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music festival—
through restless trees
a moonlit bongo

# 16.
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paper lanterns
on and off in the sky—
fireflies

# 17.
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on the beach
a couple of binge eaters
playing volleyball

# 18.
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heat lightning
a flash
of displeasure

# 19.
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neighbours
blood spilled
swatted mosquito

# 20.
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earth loves moon...
together they create
starlight on the ocean blue

# 21.
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drought…
there’s no light
in the well

# 22.
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thirsty sun
drank all the river
stranded sky

# 23.
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poppies in the wind—
petals the same red
as the cardinal

# 24.
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autumn garden
leaves on the bench
now and then

# 25.
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summer sun—
empty water bottles litter
the border fence

# 26.
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the high-pitched tones
of teenaged girls
summer bonanza

# 27.
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ice storm
a rainbow coats
the power line

# 28.
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glowing
in the winter sun
red hot pokers

# 29.
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solar eclipse—
sunflowers
disoriented

# 30.
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birdsong
the scarecrow
with open arms

# 31.
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A strange dream:
she puts a green silly thing
up there the blanket.

# 32.
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summer tourists
strolling along the boardwalk
afternoon fog

# 33.
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summer twilight—
silence broken by
a nightingale song

# 34.
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slowly pacing
out from Surgical B—
khamsin

# 35.
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my green garden crashed—
malpractice surgery crime
fencrickets' roots lunch

# 36.
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Slice of watermelon—
child's eyes
hungry.

# 37.
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Most brutal summer!
Parched corn shafts plowed and turned.
Larders will be bare.

# 38.
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The baby squints
a butterfly is sitting
on his nose

# 39.
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fallen fig
on the lawn
swariming fleas

# 40.
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sailboat in the bay
a straw hat circled
by seagulls

# 41.
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autumn in summer—
the old oak passed away
with dignity

# 42.
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raindrops—
the pitter-patter
of Her tears

# 43.
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summer solstice
we hold hands at sunrise
scattering her ashes

# 44.
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starry August
breasts shivering in charge
tropical fruit

# 45.
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passing ferry
the sound within the heat

# 46.
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summer in Zepa,
a green hill flies
into the blue infinity

# 47.
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scattered clouds
the desire to catch
my breath

# 48.
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swan's kiss—
wind passes through
the formed heart

# 49.
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fragrant lawn
white with field bindweed—
cat shakes the fleas

# 50.
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after...
sharing sweet memories
with a firefly

# 51.
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feast of all souls—
the longest journey
is just beginning

# 52.
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beach cafe shot
shooting the breeze
empty shells

# 53.
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softness of wind
magic in her nearness
sleight of hand

# 54.
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saffron sky …
the warmth of the sun
lingers in his eyes

# 55.
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summer heat
the tartness of cut grass
between his words

# 56.
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yellow red and green
exchange colours in the sun;
bright maple leaves

# 57.
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dogs in raincoats
follow their masters
rain gear on show

# 58.
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day at the beach—
candy-floss
melting in the rain

# 59.
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looking
from the mountain peak—
summer moon

# 60.
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holidays at home
after pinching out tomatoes
all flies are gone

# 61.
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lifeguard whistle...
a little boy clutches
his need to run

# 62.
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thoughts of thunder...
beautiful sounds
on a stormy day

# 63.
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a fountain—
the drought stopped
its gurgling

# 64.
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siesta
thick shade pushed the sun
off the chair

# 65.
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poppies in the wind
one by one, bright petals
hide the dead sparrow

# 66.
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full moon
a bit of silver falls
with each leaf

# 67.
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purple fingertips—
pickers taste the first
crop of blueberries

# 68.
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the wet pale
of watermelon rinds
spitting contest

# 69.
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meteor shower—
we thought
we had all the answers

# 70.
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through the cold night
the cough
of a grandson

# 71.
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after the storm—
a rainbow trout breaks
the water mirror

# 72.
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rain haze
along the forest's edge
a flock of gulls

# 73.
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A bee circles knee:
she lost Queen in cabbage
but she feings a sting.

# 74.
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dry, dusty hea—
a red barn and silo
in need of paint
# 75.
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red melon slice—
with a wide smile on the face
cools the hot summer

# 76.
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from the wadi
jackal love cries—
lover's full moon

# 77.
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AFGAN ALL QUIET—
twenty to the blue sky
romanians

# 78.
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Sunflower in plaits—
even more beautiful
smile by saying.

# 79.
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Prisoners of draught—
cabin bound by heat
huddle in conditioned air.
# 80.
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Strawberries—
her soft lips
grab the fruit

# 81.
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midday heat
a cricket licking sweetness
on the bunch of grapes

# 82.
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logging truck—
the tree frog dreams
of golden leaves

# 83.
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the old city
bathed by a summer rainbow—
the scent of ozone

# 84.
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first offering
of an empty cloud—
maple leaf

# 85.
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tending my beehive
the gentle hum
of lawnmowers

# 86.
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in the August
with rapid glimpses
passion will wallop

# 87.
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summer in Prague,
suddenly I noticed
an arabian rose

# 88.
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dried up puddle—
sparrows bathing
in the dust

# 89.
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spring evening—
a pigeon at each edge
of the window sill

# 90.
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Summer Olympics—
discovering new stars
in the galaxy

# 91.
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watching a heron
swallowing a frog who
gulped a dragonfly

# 92.
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red dragonflies—
I pray in my garden
for your return

# 93.
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typhoon blow
the chopsticks rattle
in the bowl

# 94.
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sudden downpour—
waiting in shade for someone
with umbrella

# 95.
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making dinner
carrots in irregular sizes ...
wanting to be perfect

# 96.
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white butterfly
she catches a stolen
glance

# 97.
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on lotus leaf
a drop of morning dew,
still

# 98.
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the sound of thunder
reverberates
the house feels spooky

# 99.
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dawn—
morning glories
unfolding

# 100.
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jumping
up and down the river—
the frog and the moon

# 101.
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Assumption Day
jet fighters land
at the fairground

# 102.
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summer field
his walk recalls
his father's grace

# 103.
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folding paper
like a stout Irish float...
Potted Herrings in Guinness

# 104.
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the hot wind
looking for its voice…
drought

# 105.
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breathing easier
in its lap mistral rocking
this day

# 106.
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poppies in the wind...
her red hair streaming

# 107.
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retain a few
shed not all
tomorrow is autumn too

# 108.
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power outage—
the minister prays
faster

# 109.
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her remission
my chest pain eases
ox-eye daisies

# 110.
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year of the dragon
halfway through
no way back

# 111.
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betrayed
the brown hare
in a frosted field

# 112.
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summer rain—
a lightning stretches
the rainbow arch

# 113.
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harvesting day
the farmer's voice
across the field

# 114.
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The day is done test
to swear black and blue
and there is not tree¡

# 115.
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lakeside bench—
a dragonfly holding still
on my leg

# 116.
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silent summer night—
between a love couple
the scent of a rose

# 117.
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Bermuda shorts—
feeling 30 years younger
in a summer day

# 118.
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NET dogging daddy,s
amazing discovery—
nice daughter's breast buds

# 119.
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Going home..
in a haystack
a child and a dog.

# 120.
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Longing for autumn
when the blazing sun will turn
to sear the southern climes.

# 121.
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Fog in park—
a soccer ball is rolling
on dry leaves

# 122.
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hot August day
rocky terrain hides
brood of vipers

# 123.
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window seat
a few raindrops from the clouds
drawn on his napkin

# 124.
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nice hay smell
spreads through the valley
dry July

# 125.
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summer nights
the curve of his hips
against mine

# 126.
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red night in August
pomegranate in the mist
the moonstone

# 127.
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evening – behind
a mountain a warm embrace,
flames of a ruddy horizon

# 128.
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darkness swallows
the barren branches...
distant cry

# 129.
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bird of passage—
sheltering from a storm
near my front door

# 130.
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haiku crumbs
for ducks on the pond
a morning breeze

# 131.
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Ich liebe dich—
you leave your footprints
in my heart

# 132.
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a star journey
into the Milky Way—
photos from Mars
# 133.
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End of August 2012 Kukai
51 Haijin; 133 Haiku; 20 Countries
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