Stripped Ballot IHK November shadow 8th International Kukai 11-10-2012

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92 haiku; 92 haijin; 19 countries
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Stripped Ballot IHK November shadow 8th International Kukai 11-10-2012

Voting Instructions from Rita Odeh and John Daleiden Hello International Kukai Poet, Below is the ballot for the November 2012 8th International "shadow" Kukai

Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to: international_kukai@yahoo.com

CALL FOR Votes in the International "shadow" Kukai November 2012

Submission deadline -- Noon, EST,(UTC-4) Thursday, November 1 – Saturday, November 10, 2012.
Voting deadline -- Noon, EST, (UTC-4) Sunday, November 11 – Tuesday, November 20, 2012.
Results will be up-loaded to the blog no later than, Friday, November 30, 2012.

The results will be published no later than Friday, November 30, 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 in the subject line of your e-mail: "shadow"
November 2012 Kukai Vote International No. 8

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: "shadow" Kukai November 2012 International No. 8
Voting deadline -- Noon, EST, (UTC-4) Sunday, November 11 – Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

7. All votes will be compiled and the haiku will then be published; Results will be up-loaded to the blog no later than, Friday, November 30, 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:
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walk in the woods—
my shadow deepening
the shadows

# 92.
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violets blooming
in the shadow of wooden cross—
the father alone

# 91.
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cranes in flight—
casting shadows
on shadows

# 90.
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afternoon shadows—
on a pile of leaves
a lame dog

# 89.
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your funeral—
shadows of bare branches
cross my path

# 88.
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waning moon
thousands of my shadows
in the rustling leaves

# 87.
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High Noon
A man faces his destiny
Devoid of shadows

# 86.
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empty arms
the shadow
of a lullaby

# 85.
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full moon tale . . .
I feed my child and
its shadow

# 84.
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village soccer pitch—
a kid dribbles his shadow
in the autumn sun.

# 83.
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golden leaves—
more and more brightening
the beggar's shadow

# 82.
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moonlight
hand in hand our shadows
cross the sand

# 81.
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canyon
shadow
talking back to me

# 80.
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in the Duomo's shadow the chanting of Hare Krishnas

# 79.
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still warm
in hand of the old man
shadow of a butterfly

# 78.
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autumn day
from wet shadows
faint footsteps

# 77.
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sunny Sunday
getting lost under a spreading tree
my shadow

# 76.
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A shadow admires
Other shadows and joined they hurry
On the asphalt

# 75.
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a bearded old oak
stands alone in a churchyard
casting long shadows

# 74.
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after the earthquake
my little boy on fingers
counting the shadows

# 73.
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short shadow—
a hat hides
sweaty eyes

# 72.
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a shadow falls
from a building
heavy traffic

# 71.
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a descending crow
shudders by its shadow—
flies till exhausted

# 70.
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Indian summer—
at the bus stop I lean
into my shadow

# 69.
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evening heat...
a cuckoo feels cold
in its shadow

# 68.
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all day dragging
my short morning shadow—
long in the evening

# 67.
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we must forgive
each other
for casting a shadow

# 66.
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graveside
forming one shadow
with my sister

# 65.
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a broken watch—
the shadows of our love
linger in my heart

# 64.
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row upon row
fire escapes and their shadows
ping of the triangle

# 63.
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full moon—
beautiful in the shadow
of the universe

# 62.
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leading us
down a quiet street
our shadows

# 61.
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searing sun
in the plum tree shadow
a dog takes shelter

# 60.
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knelt for prayer—
the Holy Mother shadow
takes me in your arms

#59.
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flickering street lamp—
a moment divides me
from my shadow

# 58.
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the game of shadows
on an empty platform
summer dreams . . .

# 57.
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on this road
my impatient shadow
morning walk

# 56.
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Night walk—
the street lights stretch
and shrink my shadow.

# 55.
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shadows at play
the old oak hides the sun
under its bough

# 54.
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shadow buried......
he kisses his girl
behind his mother's back

# 53.
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spring noon ...
the butterfly shadow
fades into the sun

# 52.
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gibbous moon
in and out of headlights
shadows

# 51.
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from there to here
the echo of her shadow . .
sassafras moon

*sassafras - American Choctaw Indian name for November's moon

# 50.
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flying crane on wire—
a shadow of its shadow
on the corner wall

# 49.
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touched
by shadows—
falling leaves

# 48.
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Sun going down—
Bonsai shadows
are lengthened

# 47.
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hurricane sandy
even their shadows
blown away

# 46.
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lingering heat
etched in stone
atomic shadows

# 45.
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long winter...
even my shadow
shrunk in

# 44.
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Saigon Thich Quang Duc
the monk turns to his shadow

# 43.
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journey's end
my shadow somewhere
in the night

# 42.
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because it's time
his wordless step
off my shadow

# 41.
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Legions of white lilies—
a dragonfly's shadow
is painting them

# 40.
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dream, memory
elusive ghost
caught in a snapshot

# 39.
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Secular pine tree—
in its shadow
an ant

# 38.
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election day
my shadow meditates
outside the cave

# 37.
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raindrops
in rhythm of jazz—
shadow of the day

# 36.
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november
shadows short
nights long

# 35.
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eagle shadow
covers the cloud
rabbit still quiet

# 34.
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sunny day—
a snail lifts the feelers
out of its house shadow

# 33.
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green breeze . . .
a symphony of shadows
dispersing

# 32. =====================================
childs shadow fear
dusks pillow of stars
fluffs through the roof

# 31.
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new snow
all but the shadows
buried

# 30.
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blue monarch…
the shadow of a flower
trembling

# 29.
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On the lake
shadows of birds?
only branches carried by the wind.

# 28.
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footbridge over the stream—
they approach to each other
shadows on the water

# 27.
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autumn moon shadow
Sambo's top secret rooms
waiting the God

# 26.
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it's beside me
whichever way I move
my shadow!

# 25.
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autumn puffball—
my shadow still seated
at his doorstep

# 24.
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winter sun--
my shadow can't resist
darkening the earth

# 23.
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indian summer—
even the leaves’ shadows
burst with colour

# 22.
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autumn afternoon
shadows of pines
reaching for the moon

# 21.
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graveside service
the shift of shadows
among us

# 20.
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a passenger plane
flies over the cornfield ...
a lanky shadow

# 19.
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Two weeks of shadows
debating on blood petals
of the Condom Man¡

# 18.
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leaf whispers
follow me down the dark street
my shadow walks boldly

# 17.
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tossed bouquet
a shadow crosses
her sister’s face

# 16.
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streetlight
the falling shadows
of snowflakes

# 15.
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with each footstep
the weight
of my shadow

# 14.
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silent crow
the quick shadows
of black winter

# 13.
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night of the full moon
racing with its shadow
a bat in flight

# 12.
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a gentle breeze
the tree branch dances
with its moon shadow

# 11.
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twilight enigma—
my chased shadow
melting in the dark

# 10.
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our shadows
grow long in the twilight—
first frost

# 09.
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crowded park—
the lonely shadow
of an old man

# 08.
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seeking shade
the old dog curls up
in my shadow

# 07.
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not as big
as I remember—
Dad's shadow

# 06.
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monumental oak—
shadows of its moonlit boughs
on hut's snowy roof

# 05.
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the shadow
of an empty nest...
grave stillness

# 04.
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making up—
our shadows
join hands

# 03.
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Hushed shadow hunting;
great horned owl rules the night
destiny. Beware.

# 02.
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warden's house—
across his windows
barbed-wire shadow

# 01.
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End of Kukai
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