Greetings, participants of the Indian Kukai #11.
Namaste! Bon jour! Alo!
We have completed another edition of the Indian Kukai, the tenth. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the participation and support that you have given us!
We had received entries from 88 haiku poets from 23 countries this time!
Australia (4), Bangladesh (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Bulgaria (7), Canada (3), Croatia (2), England (4), France (4), Germany (2), Ghana (1), India (27), Israel (1), Italy (2), Lithuania (5), Nepal (1), Northern Ireland (1), Philippines (1), Poland (5), Romania (8), Scotland (1), Serbia (1), Ukraine (1), USA (4)
The winners of the Kukai this time are:
Joint First: Vidya S Venkatramani (Chennai, India), Dan Iulian (Bucharest, Romania)
Second: Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara (Galaţi, Romania)
Third: Vani Sathyanarayan (Bangalore, India)
Joint Fourth: Kashinath Karmakar (Durgapur, India), Dainius Dirgėla (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Fifth: Ana Drobot (Bucharest,Romania)
Votes displayed as ( 7, 4, 5 ) = 7 x 1pt votes + 4 x 2pt votes + 5 x 3pt votes = 7 + 8 + 15 = 30 pts
The complete results are below:
JOINT FIRST PLACE
TWENTY NINE POINTS
3
midnight thunder-
your side of the bed
empty
Vidya S Venkatramani
[ Chennai, India ]
( 7 , 5 , 4 ) = 29 pts
25
summer rain -
between two thunders
her heartbeat
Dan Iulian
[ Bucharest, Romania ]
( 5 , 3 , 6 ) = 29 pts
SECOND PLACE
TWENTY TWO POINTS
47
summer thunder –
only her baby doll
with open eyes
Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara
[ Galaţi, Romania ]
( 7 , 6 , 1 ) = 22 pts
THIRD PLACE
NINETEEN POINTS
58
claps of thunder-
the twins kick in my
womb
Vani Sathyanarayan
[ Bangalore, India ]
( 6 , 5 , 1 ) = 19 pts
JOINT FOURTH PLACE
SEVENTEEN POINTS
39
nothing more to say-
only distant thunder
breaks our silence
Kashinath Karmakar
[ Durgapur, India ]
( 5 , 3 , 2 ) = 17 pts
41
aspen
between lightning and thunder
trembling darkness
Dainius Dirgėla
[ Vilnius, Lithuania ]
( 2 , 6 , 1 ) = 17 pts
FIFTH PLACE
SIXTEEN POINTS
29
after the thunderstorm -
trembling at my feet
a few stars
Ana Drobot
[ Bucharest, Romania ]
( 5 , 4 , 1 ) = 16 pts
Results Continued…
FIFTEEN POINTS
33
rumbles of thunder
the dog not knowing
what to chase
Simon Hanson
[ Allendale, Australia ]
( 7 , 1 , 2 ) = 15 pts
FOURTEEN POINTS
5
after the thunder
how deep is the birds' silence
before the storm
Francesco de Sabata
[ Pescantina, Italy ]
( 4 , 2 , 2 ) = 14 pts
87
a thunder -
my brave watchdog
under the bed
Tomislav Maretić
[ Zagreb, Croatia ]
( 6 , 1 , 2 ) = 14 pts
TWELVE POINTS
10
dawn thunder...
staring at the empty
crib
Meik Blöttenberger
[ Hanover, USA ]
( 4 , 1 , 2 ) = 12 pts
ELEVEN POINTS
31
Sound of thunder
gradually darkens the sky
painter's brushes
Richard Jodoin
[ Montréal, Canada ]
( 4 , 2 , 1 ) = 11 pts
TEN POINTS
2
thunders
my daughter quickly leaves
the tree house
Pepa Odjakova
[ Plovdiv, Bulgaria ]
( 4 , 0 , 2 ) = 10 pts
11
thunderclouds
lightning cuts into
our conversation
Cynthia Rowe
[ Sydney, Australia ]
( 4 , 3 , 0 ) = 10 pts
35
thunder
emptying
my mind
Laura Csilla
[ Brasov, Romania ]
( 6 , 2 , 0 ) = 10 pts
57
a street dweller
folds up his cardboard house...
claps of thunder
Keith A. Simmonds
[ Rodez, France ]
( 4 , 0 , 2 ) = 10 pts
NINE POINTS
24
rippling grasses
the scent of thunder
in the breeze
Gautam Nadkarni
[ Mumbai, India ]
( 4 , 1 , 1 ) = 9 pts
79
heaven's mridang ...
each raindrop tripping down
with a moon
*mridang is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum
Kala Ramesh
[ Pune, India ]
( 3 , 3 , 0 ) = 9 pts
EIGHT POINTS
16
distant thunder
I found yellowed
act of divorce
Robert Kania
[ Warsaw, Poland ]
( 1 , 2 , 1 ) = 8 pts
19
distant thunder-
reed shadows tremble
in the pond
Arvinder Kaur
[ Chandigarh, India ]
( 4 , 2 , 0 ) = 8 pts
20
peal of thunder
from an old oak hollow
a bristling tail
Marta Chocilowska
[ Warsaw, Poland ]
( 1 , 2 , 1 ) = 8 pts
23
thunderbolt--
prayer flags flutter
in the quake ruins
Yesha Shah
[ Surat, India ]
( 1 , 2 , 1 ) = 8 pts
49
waterfall
thundering silence
in us
Angelica Seithe
[ Wettenberg, Germany ]
( 1 , 2 , 1 ) = 8 pts
51
distant thunder
the wind rattles
a loose window
Billy Antonio
[ Laoac, Philippines ]
( 6 , 1 , 0 ) = 8 pts
86
spring thunder –
the tail of my cat
in zigzags
Radka Mindova
[ Sliven City, Bulgaria ]
( 6 , 1 , 0 ) = 8 pts
SEVEN POINTS
1
faint thunder –
the hilltop waiting
for the Buddha moon
Ramesh Anand
[ Bangalore, India ]
( 4 , 0 , 1 ) = 7 pts
6
thundercloud-
herding the sheep back
their own tracks
Sreelatha
[ Chennai, India ]
( 3 , 2 , 0 ) = 7 pts
22
thunder through my drumstick bones
Julie Warther
[ Dover, USA ]
( 4 , 0 , 1 ) = 7 pts
45
roll of thunder . . .
everyone grabbing
their beach towels
Marion Clarke
[ Warrenpoint, North Ireland ]
( 3 , 2 , 0 ) = 7 pts
SIX POINTS
9
Spring thunder.
Cherry blossoms' rain
before the real storm...
Zornitza Harizanova
[ Sofia, Bulgaria ]
( 1 , 1 , 1 ) = 6 pts
17
summer thunder --
the nightingale sings
to low clouds
James Dobson
[ Prudhoe, England ]
( 3 , 0 , 1 ) = 6 pts
26
As the teacher
orders to keep silence...
distance thunder
Tania Trivedi
[ New Delhi, India ]
( 3 , 0 , 1 ) = 6 pts
60
Thunderclap -
jump toad!
we’ll have water
Christiane Ranieri
[ Wittenheim, France ]
( 1 , 1 , 1 ) = 6 pts
FIVE POINTS
52
receding storm
the scent of wet earth
in you . . . in me
Paresh Tiwari
[ Hyderabad, India ]
( 1 , 2 , 0 ) = 5 pts
62
high desert
the thunder
we don't hear
Bill Kenney
[ Whitestone, USA ]
( 3 , 1 , 0 ) = 5 pts
72
A thunder!
My cat's eyes
searching for mine.
Francesco Gonella
[ Padova, Italy ]
( 1 , 2 , 0 ) = 5 pts
FOUR POINTS
21
distant thunder
skinny horses facing
their cracked shadows
Florin C. Florian
[ Botosani, Romania ]
( 4 , 0 , 0 ) = 4 pts
48
a prayer
every thunder
gathers my hands
Nadezhda Stanilova
[ Stara Zagora, Bulgaria ]
( 1 , 0 , 1 ) = 4 pts
55
thunder...
her clear face gives
no clue
Seshu Chamarty
[ Hyderabad, India ]
( 2 , 1 , 0 ) = 4 pts
66
a thunder storm
family dog barks
under the bed
Artūras Šilanskas
[ Vilnius, Lithuania ]
( 1 , 0 , 1 ) = 4 pts
77
from black sky
dazzling tree
convulses the night
Andrius Luneckas
[ Vilnius, Lithuania ]
( 1 , 0 , 1 ) = 4 pts
THREE POINTS
27
struck by lightning
night swimmer
anemia wave
Tatjana Debeljacki
[ Uzice, Serbia ]
( 0 , 0 , 1 ) = 3 pts
84
summer thunderstorm —
the slate gray sky revealing
its rainbow necklace
Minh-Triêt Pham
[ Paris, France ]
( 0 , 0 , 1 ) = 3 pts
TWO POINTS
4
clattering roof...
grandma's hand steadies
my heartbeat
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
[ Birmingham, England ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
28
small rivulets of tears
sliding down cloudy cheeks
silent thunder
Tahera Mannan
[ Nagpur, India ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
37
near thunder…
a recruit is looking
unblinkingly
Alexander Shytkovskiy
[ Energodar, Ukraine ]
( 0 , 1 , 0 ) = 2 pts
43
thunderous valley
his hand holds hers
under the rubble
Barbara A. Taylor
[ Mountain Top, Australia ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
50
final farewell
the thunderstorm within
breaks at last
Raamesh Gowri Raghavan
[ Mumbai, India ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
64
"from the blue
a bolt-
her divorce!"
Munia Khan
[ Dhaka, Bangladesh ]
( 0 , 1 , 0 ) = 2 pts
65
heat lightening—
another terror attack
on the front page
Samar Ghose
[ Perth, Australia ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
68
on a dark day
much like this—
Noah raising the drawbridge
Edward Beach
[ Bristol, England ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
71
Thunderclap -
My pen suddenly
Dries
Nishant Mehrotra
[ Surat, India ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
75
as she runs
to close the windows-
a thunderclap
Ajaya Mahala
[ Pune, India ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
76
roaring
from the high Himalayas -
not thunder!
John McDonald
[ Edinburgh, Scotland ]
( 0 , 1 , 0 ) = 2 pts
80
Sudden heated air
Deafening clap of thunder
Lightening of adolescence
Sylvain Gardet
[ Rouen, France ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
81
ant line
eggs in mouth
thunder
Dr. Rajiv Goel
[ Delhi, India ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
82
thunder -
rain on the gutter
I'm playing jazz
Dorota Ocińska
[ Łódź, Poland ]
( 2 , 0 , 0 ) = 2 pts
ONE POINT
8
The wild daffodils
shaking under grey clouds
Thunder on the sky
Ruzica Soldo
[ Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia & Herzegovina ]
12
unexpected thunder-
the dog`s reflection and mine
become one
Rita Odeh
[ Haifa, Israel ]
18
dozing
sudden thunder shower
my smeared poems
Ignatius Fay
[ Sudbury, Canada ]
34
late date
the heart throbs
in the rhythm of thunders
Lyudmila Hristova
Sofia, Bulgaria
40
was it the thunder
or a glance of a girl
that struck my heart
Božidar Škobić
[ Višegrad, Bosnia & Herzegovina ]
73
In the distance
a flash of lightning...
but no thunder
Vasile Moldovan
[ Bucharest, Romania ]
NO POINTS THIS TIME. SORRY.
13
somewhere in the blue hills --
the lightning wakes up
a sleeping lion
Kumarendra Mallick
[ Hyderabad, India ]
14
roaring thunderclaps…
my cat and dog
at war
Gracy D'Souza
[ London, England ]
15
flash of lightning
scary rocks appear
on the seashore
Nijolė Kerušauskienė
[ Kaunas, Lithuania ]
30
marshmallow clouds...
the thunderous applause
fills her heart
Urveez Kakalia
[ Mumbai, India ]
36
stormy spring
from the depth of my mirror
the lightning
Janina Weidholz
[ Wiesbaden, Germany ]
42
rumbling thunder
the thought of God
being a rolling stone
Adjei Agyei-Baah
[ Kumasi, Ghana ]
44
labor day...
her first cry follows
the flash and the rumble
Aditya Ashribad
[ Dehradun, India ]
54
I show home to a friend
ants do the same
thunder. ....
Shabbir Shaikh
[ Partur, India ]
56
rumbling sky
I’ve heard one before
in my heart
Alegria Imperial
[ Vancouver, Canada ]
61
after the first storm -
her warm tears cut his silence
sharper than thunder
Tomasz Szymczak
[ Chojnice, Poland ]
63
distant thunder...
all that's broken receding
into the background
Goda V. Bendoraitiene
[ Klaipeda, Lithuania ]
69
Blue flashes
of lightning in your eyes
set me afire
Murali Raman
[ Mumbai, India ]
70
your face indistinct
in flashes of lightning -
popping bubble gum
Anitha Varma
[ Cochin, India ]
78
Lightning and thunder
the cosmic sky
fecundate the Earth
Ruzha Velcheva
[ Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria ]
83
To come and go
The thunder is it
Life-cycle.
Ram Sharan Maharjan
[ Kathmandu, Nepal ]
85
thunderbolt -
the blood of flowers
on my running legs
Lavana Kray
[ Iasi, Romania ]
88
spring sky full of jets -
flying pigs brand Thunderbolt
Ukraine to protect
Nicu Stopel
[ Dridu, Romania ]
VOTES UNRECEIVED
RESULTS HIDDEN
32
distant thunder
the birds fly--
hunter's gunshot
Ishita Blest
[ Ghaziabad, India ]
38
low rumble
yet again, she dreams
of a dragon
Akila G
[ Hyderabad, India ]
46
the roar of thunder-
a little mouse scurries
for shelter
Sandra Martyres
[ Mumbai, India ]
53
thunder struck
with howling sounds
of his laughter
Purush
[ Noleansville, USA ]
59
distant thunder-
earth and sky connected
with silence
D.V.Rozic
[ Ivanic Grad, Croatia ]
74
searching for cover
the birds scatter
thunder claps
Pravin Menon
[ Bangalore, India ]
TWO ENTRIES WERE WITHDRAWN FROM THE KUKAI
The next Kukai will be in July 2015. Thanks for the support and participation this time.
Regards,
Organizing Team,
Indian Kukai from IN haiku.
