Namaste! Vanakkam! Greetings!
We conclude the 22nd edition of the Indian Kukai today.
67 participants took part in the 22nd Indian Kukai, and they came from 19 different countries.
The theme of this edition was RIVER.
This time the winner is Christine L.Villa from North Highlands, USA with 23 points.
Sanjuktaa Asopa from Belgaum, India takes the runner-up slot with 20 points.
Stoianka BOIANOVA from Sofia, BULGARIA and Gautam Nadkarni Mumbai, India are joint 3rd with 19 points each.
Marion Clarke from Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland is fourth with 17 points.
The fifth place has been shared by Minh-Triêt Pham from Paris,France and Vasile Moldovan from Bucharest, Romania with 16th points each.
Congratulations to all of them, and to each of you who participated as well.
Here are the complete results:
Points are indicated as (5,3,1) = 5*1pt + 3*2pt + 1*3pt = 5+6+3 = 14pts.
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1st place: 23 POINTS
#18
canoe ride
the pulse of the river
in my throat
Christine L.Villa
North Highlands, USA
(6,4,3)=23
*
2nd place: 20 POINTS
#62
dusk...
the river meanders
into its own murmur
Sanjuktaa Asopa,
Belgaum, India
(4,2,4)=20
*
3rd place(x2): 19 POINTS
#6
a river pebble
no one remembers
its sharpened edges
Stoianka BOIANOVA,
Sofia, BULGARIA
(2,1,5)=19
AND
#37
moonlit Ganges
the soft undulations
of a raga
Gautam Nadkarni
Mumbai, India
(8,1,3)=19
*
4th place: 17 POINTS
#3
familiar tune
my children's laughter follows
the mountain stream
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(0,4,3)=17
*
5th place(x2): 16 POINTS
#7
autumn mist —
beyond the riverside
half of the old bridge
Minh-Triêt Pham
Paris, France
(1,3,3)=16
AND
#56
paper lanterns
along the holy river
the ancestors' souls
Vasile Moldovan
Bucharest, Romania
(2,1,4)=16
*
6th place : 15 POINTS
#65
down the river
scattering among stars
my mom’s ashes
Cristina Apetrei
Botosani,Romania
(4,1,3)=15
*
7th place(x2) : 13 POINTS
#29
noon heat –
even a fish in the brook
staying in a shadow
Tomislav Maretić
Croatia
(2,1,3)=13
AND
#51
childhood -
following the sun
beyond the river
Mihail Buraga,
Bucharest, Romania
(1,3,2)=13
*
8th place(x2): 12 POINTS
#1
river crossing
too late to turn back
she says, "I do"
Christina Sng
Singapore
(4,4.0)=12
AND
#28
autumn river--
the paddle swings
into a sigh
Srinivasa Rao Sambangi
Hyderabad
India
(2,5,0)=12
*
9th place : 11 POINTS
#
19
stars in the river
between them
the lonely moon
Ivanka Yankova,
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
(3,1,2)= 11
*
10th place(x2) : 10 POINTS
#5
my tears
means nothing
for the river
Jūratė Norvaišienė
Mažeikiai, Lithuania
(2,4,0)= 10
AND
#67
In her waters
I drop words-ships ...
And I travel with them.
Antoaneta Pavlova
Bulgaria, Plovdiv
(3,2,1)=10
*
9 POINTS(x4)
#8
the river fork . . .
after years of uncertainty
she finally decides
Michael H. Lester
Los Angeles USA
(3,3,0)=9
#17
dry riverbed—
curled cottonwood leaves
cup the snow
Sondra J. Byrnes
Santa Fe New Mexico USA
(1,1,2)=9
#43
river...
our shifting
reflections
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
Centerville, Ohio, USA
(5,2,0)=9
#53
river bend
the journey of
a lone slipper
Billy Antonio
Laoac, Philippines
(0,3,1)=9
*
8 POINTS(x5)
#4
skinny dipping
river full of stars
—little white lie
Ignatius Fay,
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(0,1,2)=8
#13
dark river
no beginning nor end
of the night
Andrius Luneckas,
Vilnius, Lituania
(2,0,2)=8
#20
boat trip
whispering we follow
the kingfisher's flight
Eleonore Nickolay
Vaires sur Marne, France
(0,1,2)=8
#21
spring flood
more and more distant
other shore
Dainius Dirgela
Vilnius, Lithuania
(1,2,1)=8
#47
summer love
she writes their names
on a river rock
Phyllis Lee
Ohio, USA
(4,2,0)=8
*
7 POINTS(x2)
#15
on peaceful waters
rowing back in time ...
Winter dawn
Marina Bellini,
Bagnolo San Vito (MN), Italy
(1,0,2)=7
#45
swollen river
the thumbprint
of my newborn
Tia Haynes
Cuyahoga Falls, USA
(1,0,2)=7
*
6 POINTS
#11
horses to the river
the horizon is racing
in endless gallop
Minko TANEV,
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1,1,1)=6
*
5 POINTS(x5)
#23
calm river
looking at my reflection
I see a fighter
Vandana Parashar
Chandimandir Cantt
India
(3,1,0)=5
#27
Kaveri
in a palmful
my village
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Birmingham, UK
(3,1,0)=5
#36
river flows
so many offerings
at no return point
Sudebi Singha
Kolkata,India
(2,0,1)=5
#50
Along the river
fishers and water ouzel
in rivality
Constantin Stroe
Bucharest, Romania
(1,2,0)=5
#54
a river for his
paper boat. . .
rain puddle
Kwaku Feni Adow
Akosombo, Ghana
(1,2,0)=5
*
4 POINTS(x2)
#22
along the river -
paper boats
summer vacation
Pepa Odjakova
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(2,1,0)=4
#38
just after love
with the murmur of the river
falling asleep
RANIERI Christiane
France
(1,0,1)=4
*
3 POINTS(x6)
#30
Ganges dawn ...
a sadhu waist deep
in water
Mohammad Azim Khan,
Peshawar Pakistan
(3,0,0)=3
#40
gathering tourists--
the sound of the river
in the soloist's voice
Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian
Port Harcourt,Nigeria
(1,1,0)=3
#57
Only a fulcrum
on the life river:
the life itself]
Adina Enachescu,
Romania
(1,1,0)=3
#61
along the river -
through quiet tents and horses
travelling sun
Miruna Covor,
Bucharest, Romania
(0,0,1)=3
#63
the river trickles --
I cross with the shortest
of leaps
James Dobson,
Prudhoe, UK.
(3,0,0)=3
#64
the Salmon River
carrying to the ocean
the Milky Way
Florin Florian
Botoșani,Romania
(1,1,0)=3
*
2 POINTS(x7)
#10
in the silence
the river runs
...a passing jogger
John McDonald
Edinburgh Scotland
(0,1,0)=2
#14
a pair of shoes
outside river temple
the sound of a bell
Vibeke Laier
Randers,Denmark
(0,1,0)=2
#31
river...
what lies ahead
after retirement
Ana Drobot
Bucharest, Romania
(0,1,0)=2
#32
flowing river -
noise of the turbines
repels the Gypsies
Goran Gatalica,
Zagreb, Croatia
(0,1,0)=2
#34
the sunset sank
in the river
ducks turned into firebirds
Lyudmila Hristova,
Sofia, Bulgaria
(0,1,0)=2
#55
twilight
falling over the river
the ping of sleet
Anna Cates,
Wilmington, OH. USA
(0,1,0)=2
#66
rain shadow...
in every Sahara
a Nile
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad,India
(0,1,0)=2
*
1 POINT(x9)
#2
danubian wolf -
war flag of european
motherland
Gheorghe Postelnicu
Bucharest, Romania
#25
morning sunrise
a torn up letter drifts away
down the stream
Nijolė Kerušauskienė.
Kaunas, Lithuania
#33
Swimming days
how was daddy's youth river
a smell of chlorine
Richard Jodoin
Montréal, Canada
#39
Downriver
two gulls are chatting
on a top os mast
Emil Marin
Bucharest, Romania
#41
windy day
the spring is trying to chase
the murmur of the brook
Dorota Ocińska
Poland, Łódź
#44
Full moon --
I and you
hidden among the rushes
Pasquale Asprea
Italy
#46
dormant
yet aware
I sit on its bank
Madhuri Pillai
Melbourne,Australia
#58
frosty day -
in the middle of river
red scarf
Andrzej Dembonczyk,
Silesia, Poland
#59
embracing you -
a clash of floes
in the muddy river
Alexey Andreev
Moscow, Russia
*
SORRY, NO POINTS THIS TIME
#9
still waters beneath
the river... her true colour of eyes
facing the sky
Goda V. Bendoraitiene
Klaipeda, Lithuania
#12
a man on the bridge
sunny flow of river
cleanses the shadow
Audreole Pivore
Lithuania
#16
Gold Star family...
a river
of mother’s tears
Nancy Brady
Huron, USA
#24
lone fisher
by the bend in the river—
cerulean streak
Ingrid Baluch
Kampala,Uganda
#26
river flood
the fisherman missed
his boat
Adjei Agyei-Baah
Kumasi,Ghana
#35
slup kerplup
caramel syrup —
the river’s meander
Mark Gilbert
Nottingham,UK
#42
now and then
thrush lowers her head...
river gorge
Pat Geyer,
East Brunswick, USA
#49
riverbed...
the past passed by on top
as clear as mud
Seshu Chamarty,
Frisco, Texas
#52
symphony of peace
the murmuring sound -
heavenly river !
Munia Khan
Dhaka, Bangladesh
#60
sailing
over the starry night
daughter's origami
Archana Kapoor Nagpal,
Bangalore, India
*Entry no. 48 was withdrawn from the contest.
Congratulations to the winners, and to all who participated. We look forward to your participation in the 23rd Indian Kukai.
