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Thank you, haiku poets and friends, for participating in this 6th edition of the Indian Kukai and sharing your different perspectives on what a cloud means to you.
We had 78 poets from 17 countries who participated this time.
Australia (3), Bulgaria (5), Canada (3), Croatia (1), England (2), France (2), India (35), Israel (2), Indonesia (1), Lithuania (3), Northern Ireland (1), Philippines (1), Poland (2), Romania (6), Scotland (1), Serbia (1), and United States of America (9).
Our congratulations to you all.
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The winner of the 6th edition of Indian Kukai is Sondra J. Byrnes of South Bend, USA (35 points), followed very closely by Carl Seguiban of Vancouver, Canada (33 points).
Other top finishers are Eduard Tara (Iasi, Romania), Rita Odeh (Nazareth, Israel) and Susan Burch (Hagerstown, USA).
The results are displayed as (5,3,1) = 5*1pt + 3*2pt +1*3pt =5+6+3 = 14pts.
Results are as below:
First Place, Entry no. 8, 35 Points
broken clouds
the space between
you and me
Sondra J. Byrnes
(12,7,3)=35
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Second Place, Entry no. 64, 33 Points
overcast sky —
a field of daffodils
holding the sun
Carl Seguiban
(7,7,4)=33
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Third Place, Entry no. 12, 27 Points
rice field –
a farmer wading
through the clouds
Eduard Tara
(7,7,2)=27
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Fourth Place, Entry no. 5, 24 Points
late summer clouds-
a fisher man casts his line
into memories
Rita Odeh
(6,6,2)=24
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Fifth Place, Entry no. 45, 22 Points
cloudy night -
no stars to wish
his cancer away
Susan Burch
(6,5,2)=22
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18 Points (3)
Entry no. 1
summer idleness --
once again finding
shapes in clouds
Archana Kapoor Nagpal
Bangalore, India
(8,2,2)
Entry no. 19
cloud cover...
I read her appointment letter
from the eye clinic
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(5,5,1)
Entry no. 35
shifting clouds
my child sees the things
I used to see
Billy Antonio
Pangasinan, Philippines
(10,4,0)
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16 Points, Entry no. 69
cloudburst --
the sudden flood
of her memories
Vinay Leo R.
Bangalore, India
(9,2,1)
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14 Points, Entry no. 48
cloud break—
bursting through my window
a robin's song
Christine L. Villa
North Highlands, USA
(10,2,0)
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13 Points (3)
Entry no. 16
white clouds over blue sea lifeguard's whistle
Freddy Ben-Arroyo
Haifa, Israel
(4,3,1)
Entry no. 49
drifting clouds
will you carry my tears
over the mountain
Jayashree Maniyil
Melbourne, Australia
(5,4,0)
Entry no. 53
a swing -
my childhood reaching
the clouds
Diana Teneva
Haskovo, Bulgaria
(7,3,0)
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12 Points (3)
Entry no. 21
clouds passing by…
I track my thoughts
until hill’s edge
Seshu Chamarty
Hyderabad, India
(5,2,1)
Entry no. 23
night cloud
hanging above the city
an ink blot
Gergana Yaninska
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(4,1,2)
Entry no. 70
clear sky:
the moon is hidden
by my fingertip
Harshavardhan Sushant
Chennai, India
(3,0,3)
11 Points, Entry no. 22
whipped cream floats across
blue summer skies ~
the cat licks her lips
Sandra Martyres
Mumbai, India
(3,1,2)
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10 Points (4)
Entry no. 6
one
passing thought:
cloud
John McDonald
Edinburgh, Scotland
(5,1,1)
Entry no. 15
tears
cloud my vision:
open casket
Deborah Guzzi
USA
(3,2,1)
Entry no. 27
murky clouds...
Basho's frog leaps
into itself
Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, India
(5,1,1)
Entry no. 36
dry land-
farmer’s child cuts out
paper clouds
Daniela Lăcrămioara
Galaţi, Romania
(6,2,0)
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9 Points (3)
Entry no. 2
ringing bells...
through the clouds
sudden rain
Neelam Dadhwal
Chandigarh, India
(4,1,1)
Entry no. 54
the wind
ties up the kite
for the cloud
Hristina Pandzharidis
Bulgaria
(2,2,1)
Entry no. 58
sting of ginger tea...
a skein of geese gets lost
among the clouds
Anitha Varma
Kochi, India
(5,2,0)
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8 Points (5)
Entry no. 3
The sun is back -
cumulus clouds float
in the rain pool.
Zhanna P. Rader
Athens, USA
(2,0,2)
Entry no. 20
full of rain
bidding farewell at the airport
dark clouds in mother's eyes
Vinita Agrawal
Mumbai, India
(0,1,2)
Entry no. 28
parting clouds
a baby elephant follows
his mother
Ajaya Mahala
Pune, India
(4,2,0)
Entry no. 33
mist in a mountain
inhale exhale
the cloud
Andrius Luneckas
Vilnius, Lithuania
(4,2,0)
Entry no. 62
monsoon clouds
a silent prayer passes
a farmer
Poornima Laxmeshwar
Bangalore, India
(6,1,0)
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7 Points, Entry no. 46
downy pillow –
my tired head sinking
into a cloud
Devin Harrison
Vancouver Island, Canada
(3,2,0)
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6 Points, Entry no. 59
backlit clouds...
once again, believing
in the moon
Sanjuktaa
Belgaum, India
(6,0,0)
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5 Points (6)
Entry no. 25
after the drizzle
the remnants of poetry
in a cloud's belly
Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India
(3,1,0)
Entry no. 38
puffy clouds
above his head...
chain smoker
Dwarakanathan
Chennai, India
(3,1,0)
Entry no. 40
cycling through
the village – mackerel clouds
float in the puddles
Tomislav Maretić
Zagreb, Croatia
(3,1,0)
Entry no. 55
rain puddle-
a peacock's dance on
sun kissed clouds
Yesha Shah
Surat, India
(1,2,0)
Entry no. 72
clouds play
the flute's tune,
Radha aspray
Anita Kapoor
Union City, USA
(0,1,1)
Entry no. 73
lull in the rainfall—
clouds rest
atop a hill
Pranav Kodial
Dahanu, India
(3,1,0)
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4 Points (2)
Entry no. 63
moving fast
they merged...
one big cloud
Glory Sasikala
Chennai, India
(0,2,0)
Entry no. 71
full moon
in the clouds
my dreams
Robert Kania
Warsaw, Poland
(0,2,0)
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Thank you, haiku poets and friends, for participating in this 6th edition of the Indian Kukai and sharing your different perspectives on what a cloud means to you.
We had 78 poets from 17 countries who participated this time.
Australia (3), Bulgaria (5), Canada (3), Croatia (1), England (2), France (2), India (35), Israel (2), Indonesia (1), Lithuania (3), Northern Ireland (1), Philippines (1), Poland (2), Romania (6), Scotland (1), Serbia (1), and United States of America (9).
Our congratulations to you all.
*
The winner of the 6th edition of Indian Kukai is Sondra J. Byrnes of South Bend, USA (35 points), followed very closely by Carl Seguiban of Vancouver, Canada (33 points).
Other top finishers are Eduard Tara (Iasi, Romania), Rita Odeh (Nazareth, Israel) and Susan Burch (Hagerstown, USA).
The results are displayed as (5,3,1) = 5*1pt + 3*2pt +1*3pt =5+6+3 = 14pts.
Results are as below:
First Place, Entry no. 8, 35 Points
broken clouds
the space between
you and me
Sondra J. Byrnes
(12,7,3)=35
*
Second Place, Entry no. 64, 33 Points
overcast sky —
a field of daffodils
holding the sun
Carl Seguiban
(7,7,4)=33
*
Third Place, Entry no. 12, 27 Points
rice field –
a farmer wading
through the clouds
Eduard Tara
(7,7,2)=27
*
Fourth Place, Entry no. 5, 24 Points
late summer clouds-
a fisher man casts his line
into memories
Rita Odeh
(6,6,2)=24
*
Fifth Place, Entry no. 45, 22 Points
cloudy night -
no stars to wish
his cancer away
Susan Burch
(6,5,2)=22
*
18 Points (3)
Entry no. 1
summer idleness --
once again finding
shapes in clouds
Archana Kapoor Nagpal
Bangalore, India
(8,2,2)
Entry no. 19
cloud cover...
I read her appointment letter
from the eye clinic
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(5,5,1)
Entry no. 35
shifting clouds
my child sees the things
I used to see
Billy Antonio
Pangasinan, Philippines
(10,4,0)
*
16 Points, Entry no. 69
cloudburst --
the sudden flood
of her memories
Vinay Leo R.
Bangalore, India
(9,2,1)
*
14 Points, Entry no. 48
cloud break—
bursting through my window
a robin's song
Christine L. Villa
North Highlands, USA
(10,2,0)
*
13 Points (3)
Entry no. 16
white clouds over blue sea lifeguard's whistle
Freddy Ben-Arroyo
Haifa, Israel
(4,3,1)
Entry no. 49
drifting clouds
will you carry my tears
over the mountain
Jayashree Maniyil
Melbourne, Australia
(5,4,0)
Entry no. 53
a swing -
my childhood reaching
the clouds
Diana Teneva
Haskovo, Bulgaria
(7,3,0)
*
12 Points (3)
Entry no. 21
clouds passing by…
I track my thoughts
until hill’s edge
Seshu Chamarty
Hyderabad, India
(5,2,1)
Entry no. 23
night cloud
hanging above the city
an ink blot
Gergana Yaninska
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(4,1,2)
Entry no. 70
clear sky:
the moon is hidden
by my fingertip
Harshavardhan Sushant
Chennai, India
(3,0,3)
11 Points, Entry no. 22
whipped cream floats across
blue summer skies ~
the cat licks her lips
Sandra Martyres
Mumbai, India
(3,1,2)
10 Points (4)
Entry no. 6
one
passing thought:
cloud
John McDonald
Edinburgh, Scotland
(5,1,1)
Entry no. 15
tears
cloud my vision:
open casket
Deborah Guzzi
USA
(3,2,1)
Entry no. 27
murky clouds...
Basho's frog leaps
into itself
Shloka Shankar
Bangalore, India
(5,1,1)
Entry no. 36
dry land-
farmer’s child cuts out
paper clouds
Daniela Lăcrămioara
Galaţi, Romania
(6,2,0)
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9 Points (3)
Entry no. 2
ringing bells...
through the clouds
sudden rain
Neelam Dadhwal
Chandigarh, India
(4,1,1)
Entry no. 54
the wind
ties up the kite
for the cloud
Hristina Pandzharidis
Bulgaria
(2,2,1)
Entry no. 58
sting of ginger tea...
a skein of geese gets lost
among the clouds
Anitha Varma
Kochi, India
(5,2,0)
*
8 Points (5)
Entry no. 3
The sun is back -
cumulus clouds float
in the rain pool.
Zhanna P. Rader
Athens, USA
(2,0,2)
Entry no. 20
full of rain
bidding farewell at the airport
dark clouds in mother's eyes
Vinita Agrawal
Mumbai, India
(0,1,2)
Entry no. 28
parting clouds
a baby elephant follows
his mother
Ajaya Mahala
Pune, India
(4,2,0)
Entry no. 33
mist in a mountain
inhale exhale
the cloud
Andrius Luneckas
Vilnius, Lithuania
(4,2,0)
Entry no. 62
monsoon clouds
a silent prayer passes
a farmer
Poornima Laxmeshwar
Bangalore, India
(6,1,0)
*
7 Points, Entry no. 46
downy pillow –
my tired head sinking
into a cloud
Devin Harrison
Vancouver Island, Canada
(3,2,0)
*
6 Points, Entry no. 59
backlit clouds...
once again, believing
in the moon
Sanjuktaa
Belgaum, India
(6,0,0)
*
5 Points (6)
Entry no. 25
after the drizzle
the remnants of poetry
in a cloud's belly
Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India
(3,1,0)
Entry no. 38
puffy clouds
above his head...
chain smoker
Dwarakanathan
Chennai, India
(3,1,0)
Entry no. 40
cycling through
the village – mackerel clouds
float in the puddles
Tomislav Maretić
Zagreb, Croatia
(3,1,0)
Entry no. 55
rain puddle-
a peacock's dance on
sun kissed clouds
Yesha Shah
Surat, India
(1,2,0)
Entry no. 72
clouds play
the flute's tune,
Radha aspray
Anita Kapoor
Union City, USA
(0,1,1)
Entry no. 73
lull in the rainfall—
clouds rest
atop a hill
Pranav Kodial
Dahanu, India
(3,1,0)
*
4 Points (2)
Entry no. 63
moving fast
they merged...
one big cloud
Glory Sasikala
Chennai, India
(0,2,0)
Entry no. 71
full moon
in the clouds
my dreams
Robert Kania
Warsaw, Poland
(0,2,0)
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3 Points (7)
Entry no. 4
summer sky...
a restless cloud swimming
in a pool of water
Keith A. Simmonds
Rodez, France
(1,1,0)
Entry no. 17
twilight clouds -
hit by the first raindrop
riverside gossip
Ramesh Anand
Seattle, USA
(1,1,0)
Entry no. 29
a stormy sky
for my wedding...
tear on my cheek
Marie-Alice MAIRE
Rungis, France
(1,1,0)
Entry no. 30
the tears of dark clouds
fell on the hot thirsty Earth
new soft life began
Tahera Mannan
Nagpur, India
(1,1,0)
Entry no. 39
a lone cloud -
my mother's dupatta*
in scorching sun
* a long scarf worn by Indian women which they also use to protect/shield their children
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh, India
(1,1,0)
Entry no. 66
cloudburst!
field mice beat the farmer
to his hut
Samar Ghose
Australia
(0,0,1)
Entry no. 77
clouds over the dried pond
a nearly dead frog
stretching its legs
Florin Florian
Botosani, Romania
(1,1,0)
*
2 Points (7)
Entry no. 7
Moon river
in the hair the wind's
clouds of fireflies
Ruzha Velcheva
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
((2,0,0)
Entry no. 18
cloud clusters
hide the blue-sky day...
valley of shadows
Dawn Bruce
Sydney, Australia
(2,0,0)
Entry no. 43
A cloudless sky
The rain still falls
On a withered rose
Kasturi Jadhav
Mumbai, India
(0,1,0)
Entry no. 47
grey, dark, ugly clouds
lightening-thunder!
beauty! peacock color-fan-spread
Neelam Sangwai
Mumbai, India
(0,1,0)
Entry no. 60
late november...
the moon plays ankhmicholi*
with clouds
*Hindi for hide and seek
Tanvi Nishchal
Delhi, India
(2,0,0)
Entry no. 65
fifty shades of grey
rain on an eternal smile
and a melting heart
B. Lal
Calcutta, India
(0,1,0)
Entry no. 78
sprinkling
with his leather bag —
cloud water-carrier
Rajiv Goel
New Delhi, India
(2,0,0)
*
1 Point (5)
Entry no. 10
A heavy burden
released in torrents
frogs venture out
Praveen Menon
Bangalore, India
(1,0,0)
Entry no. 11
dream drawings...
still keep me guessing –
ladder to a cloud
Goda V. Bendoraitiene
Klaipeda, Lithuania
(1,0,0)
Entry no. 56
drifting clouds-
melting scoops of
ice cream?
Vani
Bangalore, India
(1,0,0)
Entry no 68
hanging low
soft drizzles
melting souls
Neha Goyal
Jaipur, India
(1,0,0)
Entry no. 76
road is lost
ships of hidden Stars
terror of cloud
Vibha Rani Shrivastava
Begusarai, India
(1,0,0)
*
Sorry, no points this time
Entry no. 9
fluffy clouds
missing milk in her
roadside tumbler
Rochelle Potkar
Mumbai, India
Entry no. 13
gunpowder smell -
from the blackish clouds
over Black Sea coast
Gheorghe Postelnicu
DRIDIH550, Romania
Entry no. 14
pearls in circle
the threads of clouds are carried by
the mountain tops
Tatjana Debeljački
Serbia
Entry no. 24
white cloud...
a kind of home where you are waiting
for me
Lavana Kray
Iasi, Romania
Entry no. 26
cottony clouds
obnubilate the suburb rush
the muazzin's call
Ken Sawitri
Jakarta, Indonesia
Entry no. 31
the cloudly morning –
crumpled bedclothes and lipstick
on the glas
Krzysztof Kokot
Nowy Targ, Poland
Entry no. 32
midsummer clouds
portals to stormy worlds
hidden behind the sky
Ingrid Jend
Cambridge, UK
Entry no. 37
Fluff of cloud
a sleeping baby
The rain
Reshmy Warrier
Mumbai, India
Entry no. 41
the flight home
long ago forgotten
shapes of clouds
Artūras Šilanskas
Vilnius, Lithuania
Entry no. 42
still cloudless day,
the air shimmering
as the traffic stands still
Arnaz Raioman Mehta
Pune, India
Entry no. 44
no silver lining
only her lined up smiles
rainy clouds
Purushotham Rao Ravela
Nolensville, USA
Entry no. 50
Frayed clouds
over a mango tree
young feet dangle
Richard Jodoin
Montréal, Canada
Entry no. 51
clouds caress the
meditating mountains –
cool crepescule
S.B.Vadivel Rajan
Chennai, India
Entry no. 52
pink cloud
creeps over trees
the street
Iliyana Deleva
Sofia, Bulgaria
Entry no. 57
lake view --
the hills watch the wigs
of cloud
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India
Entry no. 67
a poodle
waiting for me to blink
this patch of clouds
G. Akila
Hyderabad, India
Entry no. 75
fledglings-
i ride on a cloud
shuddering
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Birmingham, UK
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Votes not received
Entry no. 34
a frog
plops in
muddying the cloud
Vishnu P Kapoor
Chennai, India
Entry no. 74
traffic jam-
nonchalantly passing
the clouds
Ailoaei Cristina
Romania
Entry no. 61
cloudless day
a raven turning
my sky so blue
Sandi Pray
USA
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We thank again everyone who helped to make this edition of the Kukai a success.
The next edition of the Indian Kukai will be in September 2014.
Till then,
Organizers,
Indian Kukai from IN haiku