Namaste!
We thank all who entered for making this edition of the Kukai a successful one. This was the first edition that was thrown open to the International scene after checking for work to be done, how to manage the kukai etc. in the inaugural edition. We had entries from haijin from 12 countries, and we were happy to see that. We hope this continues over the upcoming editions as well.
Participants from: Australia (4), Bangladesh (1), Bulgaria (1), Canada (1), Germany (1), India (24), Israel (2), Poland (2), Romania (2), Singapore (1), Trinidad and Tobago (2), United States of America (6).
Congratulations to Paresh Tiwari, who wins this edition of the Indian Kukai. Others in the top 5 are Sanjuktaa, Sandi Pray, Angelee Deodhar & Nandini Nair, and Gautam Nadkarni.
Results displayed as (5,3,1)=5*1pt votes + 3*2pt votes + 1*3pt votes = 5+6+3 = 14 pts
First Place, Entry #46, 37 POINTS
mustard fields –
a thimbleful of sun
in each blossom
Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India.
(8,7,5)=37pts
Second Place, Entry #10, 22 POINTS
Margosa leaves
strumming the sunlight...
a poem I cannot write
Sanjuktaa
Belgaum, India.
(4,6,2)=22pts
Third Place, Entry #29, 19 POINTS
a child's face
how the lotus turns
to moonlight
Sandi Pray
North Carolina, U.S.A.
(4,6,1)=19pts
Fourth Place Tie, 18 POINTS (2)
Entry #1
uncertain light-
between us the distance
of your love affair
Angelee Deodhar
Chandigarh, India.
(5,2,3)=18pts
Entry #31
stray sunbeam...
a glimpse of grandma
in my newborn's smile
Nandini Nair
Pune, India.
(7,4,1)=18pts
Fifth Place, Entry #39, 17 POINTS
loft cleaning —
this paper lantern of
my lost childhood
Gautam Nadkarni
Mumbai, India.
(7,5,0)=17pts
16 POINTS (1)
Entry #27
Diwali night-
the lone lamp flickers by
his framed photo
Yesha Shah
Surat, India.
(9,2,1)=16pts
14 POINTS (1)
Entry #12
first light
the swollen buds
stir with dreams
Kala Ramesh
Pune, India.
(8,3,0)=14pts
13 POINTS (1)
Entry #17
reflected light
a neighbour compliments me
about my daughter
Dawn Bruce
Sydney, Australia.
(6,2,1)=13pts
10 POINTS (2)
Entry #2
around the bonfire –
the words of the old man
passing through the light
Eduard Tara
Iași, Romania.
(3,2,1)=10pts
Entry #38
moonlit night ...
a distant howl creeping
under my skin
Jayashree Maniyil
Melbourne, Australia.
(5,1,1)=10pts
08 POINTS (3)
Entry #30
star light -
the wisdom in a
newborn's eyes
Carole Harrison
Jamberoo, Australia.
(1,2,1)=8pts
Entry #32
silver string moon --
a spark from the horseshoe
flies off
Tzetzka Ilieva
Marietta, U.S.A.
(1,2,1)=8pts
Entry #41
morning light . . .
relief goods falling
from the sky
Christine Villa
North Highlands, U.S.A.
(4,2,0)=8pts
07 POINTS (1)
Entry #44
blue sapphire shimmers
lucid softly sensual
between her white breasts
Tahera Mannan
Nagpur, India.
(2,1,1)=7pts
06 POINTS (2)
Entry #4
headlights
through a gap in the clouds
a first blue
Claudius Gottstein
Borgloh, Germany.
(2,2,0)=6pts
Entry #40
bats crisscross the sky..
an oil lamp flickers
before the tulsi
Anitha Varma
Kochi, India.
(4,1,0)=6pts
05 POINTS (6)
Entry #9
still life –
ray of the sun approaching
to the picture frame
Krzysztof Kokot
Nowy Targ, Poland.
(2,0,1)=5pts
Entry #28
typhoon shelter …
the light of the sun
somewhere
Asni Amin
Singapore.
(3,1,0)=5pts
Entry #34
to caress the ground
rays struggled
through dense foliage
Vardhini N C
Mumbai, India.
(2,0,1)=5pts
Entry #36
predawn light
in my bedroom window-
Venus fades
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh, India.
(5,0,0)=5pts
Entry #43
first light
it's for the birds ~
back to my dreams
Freddy Ben-Arroyo
Haifa, Israel.
(3,1,0)=5pts
Entry #47
such is a place
where the sun never sets -
cyber monday
William Sorlien
Minnesota, U.S.A.
(1,2,0)=5pts
04 POINTS (5)
Entry #6
sunbeams -
bare brown cliffs
turn red-gold
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan
Mumbai, India.
(4,0,0)=4pts
Entry #8
almost dusk . . .
from the ground to the cloud
fireworks
Ramesh Anand
Bangalore, India.
(2,1,0)=4pts
Entry #14
dawn light-
a leaf falls from the top
of an Okaliptus
Rita Odeh
Nazareth, Israel.
(0,2,0)=4pts
Entry #20
like an oasis. . .
my home shimmers
in autumn sun
Carole MacRury
Washington, U.S.A.
(2,1,0)=4pts
Entry #45
on the pavement...
distant temple light
brings cheer
Hema Ravi
Chennai, India.
(4,0,0)=4pts
03 POINTS (2)
Entry #13
headlight beams
through hedges across the road -
movie on my wall
Ajaya Mahala
Pune, India.
(1,1,0)=3pts
Entry #21
autumn night
even the streetlights gets
foggy
Neelam Dadhwal
Chandigarh, India.
(1,1,0)=3pts
02 POINTS (5)
Entry #3
illumination-
dark shadows disintegrate
in oblivion
Akila G
Hyderabad, India.
(2,0,0)=2pts
Entry #11
my
Koh-i-Noor*
you
* The diamond. The name means "mountain of light" in Persian.
Samar Ghose
Perth, Australia.
(2,0,0)=2pts
Entry #26
slicing through darkness --
an express train
zips past .....
Chitra Rajappa
Bangalore, India.
(2,0,0)=2pts
Entry #35
edge of night . . .
aurora borealis dances
me outside
Veronika Zora Novak
Toronto, Canada.
(0,1,0)=2pts
Entry #37
light in her eyes
lightning stroke in her voice
i hug sheer silence
Purush
Nashville, U.S.A.
(2,0,0)=2pts
01 POINTS (4)
Entry #19
dark tunnel
distant beam
salvation or end?
Praveen M
Bangalore, India.
(1,0,0)=1pt
Entry #23
the painter applies
a bright flame to a deya
with his broad paint brush
Keith A Simmonds
Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago.
(1,0,0)=1pt
Entry #24
Mind-numbing mist
Rays pierce through
My heart sings
Murli Raman
Mumbai, India.
(1,0,0)=1pt
Entry #42
blue moon –
the dreamcatcher filtering
jazz for me
Diana Teneva
Haskovo, Bulgaria.
(1,0,0)=1pt
NO POINTS THIS TIME, SORRY! (6)
Entry #5
diwali night sky
each house forms own milky way
with joyous big bangs
Aasif Shah
Mumbai, India.
Entry #15
silence on the sea
moonlight goes out
Robert Kania
Warsaw, Poland.
Entry #16
bridal night
she pleads him
to switch off the light
Quamrul Hassan
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Entry #18
young hearts..
burn like summer
monsoon prophecy
Reshmy Warrier
Mumbai, India.
Entry #22
another sunrise --
a day closer to hear
the faraway songs
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India.
Entry #33
by haiku poems
traveling to India -
with the speed of light
Gheorghe POSTELNICU STOPS
Bucharest, Romania.
VOTE UNRECEIVED (2)
Entry #7
sunny day…
intricate bamboo props
bent for deyas
Gillena Cox
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Entry #25
dancing motes...
light through a narrow chink
in the attic
Shernaz Wadia
Pune, India.
Call for entries for Edition #3 will be in the last week of December. We are happy to have had you for this edition.
Till next time,
Organizers,
Indian Kukai from IN haiku.
