Namaste! Vanakkam! Greetings!
We conclude the 24th edition of the Indian Kukai
today.
today.
75 participants took part in the 24th Indian Kukai,
and they came from 22 different countries.,
and they came from 22 different countries.,
The theme of this edition was FOREST
This time the winner is Andrius Luneckas from
Vilnius, Lituania with 32 points.
Vilnius, Lituania with 32 points.
Archana Kapoor Nagpal from Bengaluru, India
takes the runner-up slot with 28 points.
takes the runner-up slot with 28 points.
Radka Mindova from
Sliven city,Bulgaria is third
with 24 points and Praniti Gulyani from New
Delhi,India is fourth with 20 points.
with 24 points and Praniti Gulyani from New
Delhi,India is fourth with 20 points.
The 5th place has been shared by Sandi Pray from
North Carolina,USA and Tia Haynes from Cuyahoga
Falls, USA with 16 points each.
North Carolina,USA and Tia Haynes from Cuyahoga
Falls, USA with 16 points each.
Congratulations to all of them, and to each of you
who participated as well.
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: 32 POINTS
#55
dead forest
even the silence here
is different
Andrius Luneckas
Vilnius, Lituania
(7,5,5)=32
*
2nd place: 28 POINTS
#46
a firefly
following another firefly ...
forest trail
Archana Kapoor Nagpal
Bengaluru, Karnataka
(3,8,3)=28
*
3rd place: 24 POINTS
#3
forest -
the child draws again
the same tree
Radka Mindova
Sliven city,Bulgaria,
(6,6,2)=24
*
4th place: 20 POINTS
#68
forest breeze...
the distant taste
of ripening berries
Praniti Gulyani
New Delhi, India
(5,3,3)=20
*
5th place(x2): 16 POINTS
#39
wingbeats
sometimes just knowing
i’m not alone
Sandi Pray
North Carolina
USA
(3,2,3)=16
AND
#56
cloudbathing
a hawk dips in and out
of the treetops
Tia Haynes
Cuyahoga Falls, USA
(2,4,2)=16
*
6th place : 15 POINTS
#13
strawberry glade
walking as if through
a minefield
Nikolay Grankin
Krasnodar, Russia
(1,1,4)=15
*
7th place(x3) : 13 POINTS
#9
rain forest
a king cobra claims
his tree
Mohammad Azim Khan,
Peshawar Pakistan
(3,2,2)=13
*
#10
birth and death --
this earthy fragrance
of the forest
Carol Raisfeld,
New York, USA
(1,3,2)=13
AND
#26
forest clearing
my bald spot draws
more attention
Billy Antonio
Laoac, Philippines
(2,1,3)=13
*
8th place: 12 POINTS
#40
midnight lullaby
twigs touching
the stars
Ajaya Mahala,
Pune, India
(3,3,1)=12
*
9th place (x3) : 11 POINTS
#51
sound of sun
on fallen leaves
softly the steps of a fawn
Sanjuktaa Asopa,
India
(4,2,1)= 11
(4,2,1)= 11
*
# 52
oak grove—
shadows harden
on the snow
Anna Cates,
Wilmington, OH. (USA)
(1,2,2) =11
AND
#73
pencil shavings
scent of resin from
an ancient forest
Cezar Florescu
Botosani, Romania
(3,1,2)=11
*
10th place : 9 POINTS
#36
the forest in March
in sunny crocuses
the precipice blooms
Stoianka Boianova,
Sofia, Bulgaria
(1,1,2)= 9
(1,1,2)= 9
*
8 POINTS(x4)
#12
In the clearing
a well of life-giving water-
forest heartbeat
Don Basilio ,
Romania
(0,1,2)=8
*
#32
A chewed pencil
on the class windowsill
a forest far away
Richard Jodoin
Montréal, Canada
(4,2, 0)=8
*
#67
ancient forest -
every sound is telling
a true story
Mihail Buraga
Bucharest,Romania
(0,1,2)=8
AND
#75
forest morning path
the unwanted company
of flies
Isaac Ofori-Okyere
Kumasi, Ghana
(2,3,0)=8
(2,3,0)=8
*
7 POINTS(x5)
#16
rain forest
under the leaves -
so much life
Pepa Odjakova
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(2,1,1)=7
*
#17
forest snowflakes . . .
the silence fills
with whispered secrets
Ingrid Baluchi
Kampala,Uganda
(3,2,0)=7
*
#24
Deep forest -
I stop to listen
to the birds
Pasquale Asprea
Italy
(4,0,1)=7
(4,0,1)=7
*
#30
whisper of light
a patch of young aspens
deep in the forest
Sondra J. Byrnes
New Maxico
(4,0,1)=7
*
#59
forest trail...
following the squirrel I find
a path within a path
Kumarendra Mallick
Hyderabad, India
(2,1,1)=7
*
6 POINTS(x7)
#21
Fir forest-
a ChristmasTree
in each home
Emil Marin
Romania
(1,1,1)=6
*
#29
deep forest -
I search thoroughly for you
on Google
Ana Drobot
Bucharest, Romania
(2,2,0)=6
*
#37
sunrise in the forest -
a black dog runs
in my shadow
Giovanna Restuccia
Messina (Italy)
(4,1,0)=6
*
#47
new moon
the bristlecone pines bow
with the Milky Way
Marilyn Ashbaugh
Edwardsburg, USA
(1,1,1)=6
*
#57
thick forest
in your eyes only
sunshine
Lyudmila Hristova,
Sofia, Bulgaria
(1,1,1)=6
*
#71
millennial forest
on the hundred years old tree
one day old nestling
Henryk Czempiel
Strzelce Opolskie,
Strzelce Opolskie,
Poland
(1,1,1)=6
*
# 76
forests greenery
earth delights to feel bare feet
of the citizens
lakshay gandotra
Jammu,India
(0,0,2)=6
*
5 POINTS(x4)
#14
fumes above the forest
darkly smoked clouds
are predicting rain
Minko Tanev,
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(0,1,1)=5
*
# 25
Before the rain
a thunder disturbs
the forest sleep
Constantin Stroe
Romania
(3,1,0)
*
#45
forest in the spring
I find once again
new green shades
Jurate Norvaisiene
Mazeikiai, Lithuania
(1,2,0)=5
*
#62
forest rain . . .
your voice lulls me
to dream again
Christine L. Villa
North Highlands, USA
(1,2,0)=5
*
4 POINTS(x3)
#8
spring -
walking
in the forest's green light
John McDonald
Edinburgh, Scotland
(2,1,0)=4
*
#19
a robin
on the pine
fo(r)est
Sudebi Singha
Kolkata,India
(1,0,1)=4
*
#69
planted forest -
catching the silence
of leaf transpiration
Goran Gatalica,
Zagreb, Croatia
(0,2,0)=4
*
3 POINTS(x10)
#20
forest sounds
I huddle up in a puddle
of moonlight
Vandana Parashar
Chandimandir
India
(1,1,0)=3
*
#22
in the magical wood
trills of nightingale-
my dear , where are you?
Adina Enachescu
Romania
(1,1,0)=3
*
#28
weathered
the raised perch
of our first kiss
Eleonore Nickolay
Vaires sur Marne
France
(0,0,1)=3
*
#31
the rainforest
loses a way in a sky
flock of birds
Wiesław Karliński,
Namysłów, Poland
(1,1,0)=3
*
#41
sunny glade . . .
the loud entrance
of a bee
Marion Clarke
Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
(3,0,0)=3
*
#58
after storm -
the forest`s shade
floods the valley
Florin Golban,
Bucuresti, Romania
(1,1,0)=3
*
#61
the green way
under century-old trees
a deer is coming
Antoaneta Pavlova,
Bulgaria, Plovdiv
(0,1,1)=3
*
#65
harmattan breeze
embers from forest fire
visit us at home
Adjei Agyei-Baah
Kumasi, Ghana
(3,0,0)=3
*
#72
deep in the woods
the sound of lighting
on falling leaves
Cristina Apetrei
Botosani, Romania
(1,1,0)=3
*
2 POINTS(x6)
# 11
on the dead tree
white fungus...
or a butterfly
Phyllis Lee
Sebring, Ohio ,USA
(2,0,0) = 2
*
#35
a song thrush
in the forest competes with
the sound of rain
Tomislav Maretić
Zagreb,Croatia
(2,0,0)=2
*
#43
sunrise —
along with the chainsaw's song
the forest awakening
Minh-Triêt Pham
Paris, France
(2,0,0)=2
*
#49
the snarl of the hand-saw
uprooted trees
a stream of resin tears
Ivanka Yankova,
Asenograd, Bulgaria
(0,1,0)=2
*
#70
forest silence -
the music of living
fills our street
James Dobson,
Prudhoe, UK.
(0,1,0)=2
*
#74
on the forest floor
trickle, trickle down
economics
Mark Gilbert
(2,0,0)=2
*
1 POINT(x5)
#1
rainforest ginko
a blood trail leads
to the hut's door
Barbara A. Taylor
Mountain Top, NSW
Australia
*
#23
rainforest
I cling to the lianas
the mosquitoes to my legs
RANIERI Christiane
France
*
#42
in the woods I stand
among cyclamens - on each
hung a honey bee
D.V.Rozic Ivanic-Grad,
Croatia
*
#44
no memory of
the tree under which she hid
her treasure box
Marcellin Dallaire
Beaumont Brussels, Belgium
*
SORRY, NO POINTS THIS TIME
#02
United Korea -
by denuclearization
of northern forests
Gheorghe Postelnicu,
Bucharest, Romania
*
#5
forest fire
the smell of death swirls to the sky
untamable
Marina Bellini
Bagnolo San Vito (MN) - Italy
*
#6
drought — roaring reds and yellows the forest fire
Ignatius Fay Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
#6
drought — roaring reds and yellows the forest fire
Ignatius Fay Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
*
#7
draped in darkness
her resentment deepens—
rainforest
Michael H. Lester Los Angeles USA
Michael H. Lester Los Angeles USA
*
#15
no forest
on the body of my love
beginning of summer
Dainius Dirgela
Vilnius, Lithuania
*
#18
sunshine on first green...
my child running through the forest
calls mom, I am here
Goda V. Bendoraitiene
Klaipeda, Lithuania
*
# 33
the wheel marks in the forest
a small puppy wander
tied to a pine trunk
Nijolė Kerušauskienė
Kaunas, Lithuania
*
# 34
abandoned rail track
tusks log in nature forest
elephant hauling
Somayajulu Musunuri
Hyderabad, India
*
#48
limb to limb
united they remain-
forest!
Munia Khan
Dhaka, Bangladesh
*
#50
Yosemite
rings of a giant Redwood
all these histories
Mark Gilfillan
London - England
*
#53
peace with my hell...
white flower petal confetti
on the forest path
Dawn Apanius Hudson,
Ohio USA
*
#54
night forest
I roam
in heartache
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
Centerville, Ohio, USA
*
#60
octogenarian -
a speck of black forest
on her quivering lips
Arvinder kaur,
Chandigarh, India
*
#64
the winding path
through the leafy forest
road trip
Nancy Brady
Huron, USA
*
#66
birdsong
the verdant forest throbbing
with color
Gautam Nadkarni
Mumbai, India
*
**Haiku no.4,27 and 63 were cancelled as the votes
were sent
as a reply to the ballot mail.Please don't do this.
Congratulations to the winners, and to all who participated.
We look forward to your participation in the 25th Indian Kukai.
Organizers,
Indian Kukai
