Winner of the The Shiki Monthly Kukai

Winner of the The Shiki Monthly Kukai, August 2014
Kigo Theme: SUNFLOWER
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First Place - 29 Points
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Gaza sky-
the sunflower field
facing darkness

Rita Odeh
Nazareth, Israel
(2,6,11) = 29 pts

May 2014 Shiki Kukai

border's darkness-
from high song to another,
the nightingale


∞


at the right second,
teaching me a lesson...
mosquito's bite


Shiki Kukai, May 2014

April 2014 Shiki Kukai

I too, slug,
am a stranger...
slow day

Rita Odeh, April 2014 Shiki Kukai, 10th place
(1,2,2) = 9 pts

∞

awakened...
eleven stars still bowing
down to me

Rita Odeh, April 2014 Shiki Kukai
(0,1,0) = 2 pts

my haiku alludes to the biblical story of Joseph's dream

Shiki Kukai , June 2013

June 2013 Shiki Kukai
Free Format Theme: SHELL(S)


pushed up
to the top of the tide...
empty seashell


Rita Odeh
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Comment:
**I love the feel of this one in my mouth

Haiku by Rita Odeh: Shiki Kukai, International Kukai

first calm-
a dangling branch touches
its shadow

Rita Odeh
Shiki Kukai, January 2013
(1,2,8) = 15 pts /// 5th place

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war talk—
the bells toll
and toll

Rita Odeh
International Kukai, January 2013
(1,2,7) = 14 pts /// 5th Place

December 2012 Shiki Kukai Results

Kigo Theme:
December Solstice

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5th place, 21 Points
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solstice-
the turtle reverses
its direction

Rita Odeh
(2,3,9) = 21 pts

The Shiki 10th Annual Poets' Choice Kukai Results

war talk—
the two roosters eye
each other

Rita Odeh
1-The Shiki 10th Annual Poets' Choice Kukai Results
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
**This poem sits atop the haiku/senryu fence: a familiar barnyard scene typical of roosters, and a metaphorical treatment of mankind's predilections toward war, bravado, and futile conflict.



2-Winner, Shiki Monthly Kukai Kigo Section (July 2012)

July 2012 Shiki Kukai Results

Shiki Kukai
July 2012 Results
Kigo Theme:
TALK





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First Place - 29 Points
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war talk—
the two roosters eye
each other

Rita Odeh
(2,6,11) = 29 pts

June 2012 Shiki Kukai Results

June 2012
Shiki Kukai Results

Kigo Theme:ICE CREAM
11 Points
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ice cream remnants—
the baby's face disappears
into the bowl

Rita Odeh
(0,3,5) = 11 pts

May 2012 Shiki Kukai Results

Theme:roses
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6 Points
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Painted Butterflies
sharing some red roses
with the bees

Rita Odeh
(0,3,0) = 6 pts





Free Format Theme:
Morning Habits

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5 Points
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counting
the invisible waves...
dawn prayer

Rita Odeh
(0,0,5) = 5 pts