Namaste! Vanakkam! Greetings!
We conclude the 21st edition of the Indian Kukai today.
65 participants took part in the 21st Indian Kukai, and they came from 20 different countries.
The theme of this edition was HUMMINGBIRD.
Here are the complete results:
1st place: 36 POINTS
#33
hummingbird...
my thoughts come
and go
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz, Centerville, Ohio, USA
(8,8,4)=36
*
2nd place: 23 POINTS
#10
speech therapy ...
too hard to pronounce
'hummingbird'
Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, India
(7,2,4)=23
*
3rd place: 21 POINTS
#27
hummingbird...
waiting for
your email
Ana Drobot, Bucharest, Romania
(5,8,0)=21
*
4th place: 19 POINTS
#15
hummingbird...
I clean
room after room
Tia Haynes, Cuyahoga falls, USA
(3,5,2)=19
*
5th place: 15 POINTS
#2
hanging
hummingbird
holding my breath
John McDonald, Edinburgh, Scotland
(1,4,2)=15
*
6th place: 13 POINTS
#36
first date...
hummingbird fills
the awkward silence
Vandana Parashar, Chandimandir Cantt, India
(1,3,2)=13
*
7th place: 12 POINTS
#63
hummingbirds
my heartbeats while I wait
outside the ICU
Anitha Varma, Kerala, India
(1,1,3)=12
*
8th place (3): 11 POINTS
#4
hummingbird feather
the brightest
in my dreams catcher
Jurate Norvaisiene, Mazeikiai, Lithuania
(4,2,1)=11
#9
spring greeting
in the ruins of Incas
hummingbird dances
Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland
(1,2,2)=11
#40
roadside shrine
a hummingbird fanning
the Jesus's forehead
Cezar Florescu, Botosani, Romania
(4,2,1)=11
*
9th place: 10 POINTS
#57
the colours of the rainbow
in a little hummingbird
a new tattoo
Pepa Odjakova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0,5.0)=10
*
10th place (2): 9 POINTS
#21
the rhythm of
hummingbird wings
garden wedding
Billy Antonio, Laoac, Philippines
(2,2,1)=9
#60
her one line mail...
the almostness of
a hummingbird
Sanjuktaa Asopa, India
(3,3,0)=9
*
8 POINTS
#19
spring morning
the words you don't say
hummingbird in the air
Marie Derley, Ath, Belgium
(2,0,2)=8
#28
abandoned house
even wallpaper hummingbirds
are gone
Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(2,0,2)=8
#62
dewy morning glory
a hummingbird sucking
nectar from the moon
Cristina Apetrei, Botoșani, Romania
(2,0,2)=8
*
7 POINTS
#11
eternity
has stopped for a moment
in hummingbird wings
Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania
(1,0,2)=7
#16
White clouds -
the hummingbird floats
over the lotus
Pasquale Asprea, Genoa, Italy
(1,3,0)=7
#17
first hummingbird
the suck of garden mud
on rubber boots
Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(0,2,1)=7
#55
her hundredth birthday
a hummingbird darts about
the hydrangeas
Michael H. Lester, Los Angeles, USA
(2,1,1)=7
*
6 POINTS
#14
our second date -
my heart beats as fast as
hummingbird wings
Marina Bellini, Bagnolo San Vito (MN), Italy
(1,1,1)=6
#45
abandoned cemetery ...
a hummingbird
on a hibiscus
Mohammad Azim Khan, Peshawar, Pakistan
(2,2,0)=6
#54
Valentine's day -
still searching for flowers
a hummingbird
Indra Neil Mekala, Rajamahendravaram, India
(0,3,0)=6
*
5 POINTS
#3
hummingbird
lets a flower hear it
before giving a kiss
Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
(0,1,1)=5
#48
thrum of wings
between the vines
a feral cat
Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(2,0,1)=5
#56
hovering midair
all of my dreams
on hummingbird wings
Debbi Antebi, London, UK
(0,1,1)=5
#61
ruby-throated --
the moving colour
of humming wings
James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK
(0,1,1)==5
#65
just enough warmth
for a clutch of tiny dreams
humming bird's nest
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, Birmingham, UK
(2,0,1)=5
*
4 POINTS
#5
hummingbird
between us
heart flutter
Dorota Ocińska, Łódź, Poland
(2,1,0)=4
#6
a fallen hummingbird feather
adds
colour to my day!
Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
(0,2,0)=4
#18
even when you
cannot see it, you know
trumpet vines
Sondra J. Byrnes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
(0,2,0)=4
#26
In a green forest
flowers and hummingbirds.
A sense of paradise.
Stoianka BOIANOVA
(Стоянка Атанасова-Танева), Sofia, BULGARIA (0,2,0)=4
#42
resting
on the power line
a hummingbird
PHYLLIS Lee, Sebring, Ohio, USA
(2,1,0)=4
#58
rests in air
a humming bird and
a distant kite
Sudebi Singha, Kolkata, India (1,0,1)=4
#59
thunder rolling --
the beatings of
hummingbird's wings
Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France (1,0,1)=4
*
3 POINTS
#29
withered flower -
hummingbird feather still
keeps nectar scent
Ana Baltė, Vilnius, Lithuania
(0,0,1)=3
#32
colorful hummingbird
swirling wings are fluttering
with metallic shine
Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0,0,1)=3
#37
a little hummingbird
colored brooch
on the green leaf
Ivanka Yankova, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
(1,1,0)=3
#46
hummingbird
dreaming of everything
but staying in place
Christina Sng, Singapore)
(0,0,1)=3
#49
scarecrows...
hummingbirds
pass over a farm
Blessmond Alebna Ayinbire, Bolgatanga, Ghana
(0,0,1)=3
#1
bright white linen
scattering of bread crumbs
this hummingbird summer
Mark Gilfillan, London - UK
(2,0,0)=2
#7
wet sunlight
in the honeysuckle
hummingbird whirr
Anna Cates, Wilmington, Oh. USA
(2,0,0)=2
#12
the thing i share
i do not share
hummingbird wing beat
Srinivasa Rao Sambangi, Hyderabad, India
(2,0,0)=2
#31
tropical house
the turquoise-throated puffleg
tattooed on her arm
Eleonore Nickolay, Vaires sur Marne, France
(0,1,0)=2
#39
too late !
all pictures of hummingbirds
without hummingbird
Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont, Brussels, Belgium
(2,0,0)=2
#41
one silent morning
our cat gets a hummingbird...
honking fast food
Seshu Chamarty, Camp: Frisco, Texas (2,0,0)=2
#43
awarded patience -
the hummingbirds eat
from her hand
Tomislav Maretić, Gornje Vrapče, Croatia
(2,0,0)=2
1 POINT
#13
summer morning...
a hummingbird's reflection
on computer screen
Nancy Brady, Huron, USA
(1,0,0)=1
#20
love kiss
between flower and Hummingbird
will remain the secret
Christiane Ranieri, WITTENHEIM, FRANCE
#24
after rain shower
trembling drops of the rainbow
hummingbirds
Dainius Dirgela, Vilnius, Lithuania
#47
colourful morning-
a humming bird conference
at the feeder
Sandra Martyres, Mumbai, India
#50
hummingbird . . .
reaching to every tier
of your love
Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
SORRY, NO POINTS THIS TIME!
#8
thousands miles flying
haiku spartan poems -
with hummingbird soft
Gheorghe Postelnicu (Nicu Stopel), Bucharest, Romania
#23
hovering tip
approaches her pink tulips
the soft sweet hum
Mark Gilbert, Nottingham, UK
#25
In the heat of dawn
hummingbirds fly around
a flying saucer
Richard Jodoin, Montréal, Canada
#30
The first day dream
of any hummingbird:
to step on earth
Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
#34
flapping wings
faster than her heartbeats
humming bird!
Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
#38
straw beak
the hummingbird penetrating
pleasure
Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana
#44
graveyard stillness
the hummingbird's love
to get heard
Aparna Pathak, INDIA
#51
meditation space -
a rhythm of wing whistles
with the mantras
Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
#53
morning date...
humming bird reaches out
to blue bells's heart
Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India
RESULT NOT DISPLAYED
#52
tiny hummingbird…
emerald coloured flicker
in front of the sun!
Nijolė Kerušįauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
#22
summer challenge -
hummingbird almost finds
its nectar reward
Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia
#35
ruby throat shimmers
drones like didgeridoo ~
little hummingbird
Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ USA
#64
Fallen
Yet exuberant
Colors of life
Nimi Arora, New Delhi, India
Congratulations to the winners, and to all who participated. We look forward to your participation in the 22nd Indian Kukai.
We conclude the 21st edition of the Indian Kukai today.
65 participants took part in the 21st Indian Kukai, and they came from 20 different countries.
The theme of this edition was HUMMINGBIRD.
Here are the complete results:
1st place: 36 POINTS
#33
hummingbird...
my thoughts come
and go
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz, Centerville, Ohio, USA
(8,8,4)=36
*
2nd place: 23 POINTS
#10
speech therapy ...
too hard to pronounce
'hummingbird'
Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Bangalore, India
(7,2,4)=23
*
3rd place: 21 POINTS
#27
hummingbird...
waiting for
your email
Ana Drobot, Bucharest, Romania
(5,8,0)=21
*
4th place: 19 POINTS
#15
hummingbird...
I clean
room after room
Tia Haynes, Cuyahoga falls, USA
(3,5,2)=19
*
5th place: 15 POINTS
#2
hanging
hummingbird
holding my breath
John McDonald, Edinburgh, Scotland
(1,4,2)=15
*
6th place: 13 POINTS
#36
first date...
hummingbird fills
the awkward silence
Vandana Parashar, Chandimandir Cantt, India
(1,3,2)=13
*
7th place: 12 POINTS
#63
hummingbirds
my heartbeats while I wait
outside the ICU
Anitha Varma, Kerala, India
(1,1,3)=12
*
8th place (3): 11 POINTS
#4
hummingbird feather
the brightest
in my dreams catcher
Jurate Norvaisiene, Mazeikiai, Lithuania
(4,2,1)=11
#9
spring greeting
in the ruins of Incas
hummingbird dances
Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland
(1,2,2)=11
#40
roadside shrine
a hummingbird fanning
the Jesus's forehead
Cezar Florescu, Botosani, Romania
(4,2,1)=11
*
9th place: 10 POINTS
#57
the colours of the rainbow
in a little hummingbird
a new tattoo
Pepa Odjakova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0,5.0)=10
*
10th place (2): 9 POINTS
#21
the rhythm of
hummingbird wings
garden wedding
Billy Antonio, Laoac, Philippines
(2,2,1)=9
#60
her one line mail...
the almostness of
a hummingbird
Sanjuktaa Asopa, India
(3,3,0)=9
*
8 POINTS
#19
spring morning
the words you don't say
hummingbird in the air
Marie Derley, Ath, Belgium
(2,0,2)=8
#28
abandoned house
even wallpaper hummingbirds
are gone
Lyudmila Hristova, Sofia, Bulgaria
(2,0,2)=8
#62
dewy morning glory
a hummingbird sucking
nectar from the moon
Cristina Apetrei, Botoșani, Romania
(2,0,2)=8
*
7 POINTS
#11
eternity
has stopped for a moment
in hummingbird wings
Andrius Luneckas, Vilnius, Lithuania
(1,0,2)=7
#16
White clouds -
the hummingbird floats
over the lotus
Pasquale Asprea, Genoa, Italy
(1,3,0)=7
#17
first hummingbird
the suck of garden mud
on rubber boots
Ignatius Fay, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(0,2,1)=7
#55
her hundredth birthday
a hummingbird darts about
the hydrangeas
Michael H. Lester, Los Angeles, USA
(2,1,1)=7
*
6 POINTS
#14
our second date -
my heart beats as fast as
hummingbird wings
Marina Bellini, Bagnolo San Vito (MN), Italy
(1,1,1)=6
#45
abandoned cemetery ...
a hummingbird
on a hibiscus
Mohammad Azim Khan, Peshawar, Pakistan
(2,2,0)=6
#54
Valentine's day -
still searching for flowers
a hummingbird
Indra Neil Mekala, Rajamahendravaram, India
(0,3,0)=6
*
5 POINTS
#3
hummingbird
lets a flower hear it
before giving a kiss
Goda V. Bendoraitiene, Klaipeda, Lithuania
(0,1,1)=5
#48
thrum of wings
between the vines
a feral cat
Marion Clarke, Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(2,0,1)=5
#56
hovering midair
all of my dreams
on hummingbird wings
Debbi Antebi, London, UK
(0,1,1)=5
#61
ruby-throated --
the moving colour
of humming wings
James Dobson, Prudhoe, UK
(0,1,1)==5
#65
just enough warmth
for a clutch of tiny dreams
humming bird's nest
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy, Birmingham, UK
(2,0,1)=5
*
4 POINTS
#5
hummingbird
between us
heart flutter
Dorota Ocińska, Łódź, Poland
(2,1,0)=4
#6
a fallen hummingbird feather
adds
colour to my day!
Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
(0,2,0)=4
#18
even when you
cannot see it, you know
trumpet vines
Sondra J. Byrnes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
(0,2,0)=4
#26
In a green forest
flowers and hummingbirds.
A sense of paradise.
Stoianka BOIANOVA
(Стоянка Атанасова-Танева), Sofia, BULGARIA (0,2,0)=4
#42
resting
on the power line
a hummingbird
PHYLLIS Lee, Sebring, Ohio, USA
(2,1,0)=4
#58
rests in air
a humming bird and
a distant kite
Sudebi Singha, Kolkata, India (1,0,1)=4
#59
thunder rolling --
the beatings of
hummingbird's wings
Minh-Triêt Pham, Paris, France (1,0,1)=4
*
3 POINTS
#29
withered flower -
hummingbird feather still
keeps nectar scent
Ana Baltė, Vilnius, Lithuania
(0,0,1)=3
#32
colorful hummingbird
swirling wings are fluttering
with metallic shine
Minko Tanev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0,0,1)=3
#37
a little hummingbird
colored brooch
on the green leaf
Ivanka Yankova, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
(1,1,0)=3
#46
hummingbird
dreaming of everything
but staying in place
Christina Sng, Singapore)
(0,0,1)=3
#49
scarecrows...
hummingbirds
pass over a farm
Blessmond Alebna Ayinbire, Bolgatanga, Ghana
(0,0,1)=3
#1
bright white linen
scattering of bread crumbs
this hummingbird summer
Mark Gilfillan, London - UK
(2,0,0)=2
#7
wet sunlight
in the honeysuckle
hummingbird whirr
Anna Cates, Wilmington, Oh. USA
(2,0,0)=2
#12
the thing i share
i do not share
hummingbird wing beat
Srinivasa Rao Sambangi, Hyderabad, India
(2,0,0)=2
#31
tropical house
the turquoise-throated puffleg
tattooed on her arm
Eleonore Nickolay, Vaires sur Marne, France
(0,1,0)=2
#39
too late !
all pictures of hummingbirds
without hummingbird
Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont, Brussels, Belgium
(2,0,0)=2
#41
one silent morning
our cat gets a hummingbird...
honking fast food
Seshu Chamarty, Camp: Frisco, Texas (2,0,0)=2
#43
awarded patience -
the hummingbirds eat
from her hand
Tomislav Maretić, Gornje Vrapče, Croatia
(2,0,0)=2
1 POINT
#13
summer morning...
a hummingbird's reflection
on computer screen
Nancy Brady, Huron, USA
(1,0,0)=1
#20
love kiss
between flower and Hummingbird
will remain the secret
Christiane Ranieri, WITTENHEIM, FRANCE
#24
after rain shower
trembling drops of the rainbow
hummingbirds
Dainius Dirgela, Vilnius, Lithuania
#47
colourful morning-
a humming bird conference
at the feeder
Sandra Martyres, Mumbai, India
#50
hummingbird . . .
reaching to every tier
of your love
Ajaya Mahala, Pune, India
SORRY, NO POINTS THIS TIME!
#8
thousands miles flying
haiku spartan poems -
with hummingbird soft
Gheorghe Postelnicu (Nicu Stopel), Bucharest, Romania
#23
hovering tip
approaches her pink tulips
the soft sweet hum
Mark Gilbert, Nottingham, UK
#25
In the heat of dawn
hummingbirds fly around
a flying saucer
Richard Jodoin, Montréal, Canada
#30
The first day dream
of any hummingbird:
to step on earth
Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
#34
flapping wings
faster than her heartbeats
humming bird!
Munia Khan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
#38
straw beak
the hummingbird penetrating
pleasure
Adjei Agyei-Baah, Kumasi, Ghana
#44
graveyard stillness
the hummingbird's love
to get heard
Aparna Pathak, INDIA
#51
meditation space -
a rhythm of wing whistles
with the mantras
Arvinder Kaur, Chandigarh, India
#53
morning date...
humming bird reaches out
to blue bells's heart
Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad, India
RESULT NOT DISPLAYED
#52
tiny hummingbird…
emerald coloured flicker
in front of the sun!
Nijolė Kerušįauskienė, Kaunas, Lithuania
#22
summer challenge -
hummingbird almost finds
its nectar reward
Goran Gatalica, Zagreb, Croatia
#35
ruby throat shimmers
drones like didgeridoo ~
little hummingbird
Pat Geyer, East Brunswick, NJ USA
#64
Fallen
Yet exuberant
Colors of life
Nimi Arora, New Delhi, India
Congratulations to the winners, and to all who participated. We look forward to your participation in the 22nd Indian Kukai.