Dear Haiku Friends Caribbean Kigo Kukai is now officialy closed. Thank you for your participation. Wishing you all success in your future haiku endeavours
gillena cox; founder, coordinator
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
153
Dear Haiku Friends Caribbean Kigo Kukai is now officialy closed. Thank you for your participation. Wishing you all success in your future haiku endeavours
gillena cox; founder, coordinator
Friday, March 24, 2023
152
None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated.
Players: 1. Milan Rajkumar, India; 2. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 3. Ana Drobot, Romania; 4. Pat Geyer, USA; 5. Dan Iulian, Romania; 6. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana; 7. Mona Iordan, Romania; 8. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 9. Cristina-Valeria Apetrei, Romania; 10. Daniela Misso, Italy; 11. Aleksandra Guzik, Poland.
FIRST PLACE
7
ashy sky
the bitter colour of
my thoughts
Mona Iordan, Romania
VOTES: *34***SCORE: 18
COMMENTS: Thought provoking. We have done wrong things in our lives. Sky has no colour, yet the poet sees the sky in an ashy colour ... his penitence maybe
SECOND PLACE
5
deserted hermitage -
only the wind still rings
the old bell
Dan C. Iulian, Bucharest-Romania
VOTES: 222***SCORE: 12
COMMENT 1: Sometimes it's a struggle to be a hermit amid the chaos of life. The repentance is prominently pronounced in a few syllables.
COMMENT 2:The haiku expresses a feeling of serene isolation and a link to a higher power beyond oneself.
THIRD PLACE
9
first crocus
changing the color
of my sins
Cristina Valeria Apetrei
VOTES: 131***SCORE: 10
COMMENTS: In one way, we are all in a penitentiary of our own. Here the poet is lamenting or changing himself into a better person ...who knows?
RESULTS CONTINUES
1
journey's end –
the wild flower I plucked
and thrown away
Milan Rajkumar, India
VOTES: 22****SCORE: 06
COMMENTS: well captured feeling of human regret, maybe even penitence
2
March rain
the little snail climbs
towards the sun
Lucia Cardillo - Italy
VOTES: 21****SCORE: 04
COMMENTS: an optimistic poem
3
penitent -
bowing and so red
a tulip
Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES: ******SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:
4
repenting my sins
i clense myself from evil...
a lenten rose blooms
Pat Geyer, USA
VOTES: ******SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:
6
kneeling in the dark,
heart lightens with peacefulness
confession box refuge
Adjei Agyei-Baah; Kumasi, Ghana
VOTES: *1****SCORE: 02
COMMENTS:
8
fasting day...
the vending machine swallows
scent of hyacinth
Cezar Florescu
VOTES: 211***SCORE: 07
COMMENTS: the hunger of the fasting day is so palpable here
10
purple mountains
the elongated shadow
of a pilgrim's staff
Daniela Misso, Italy
VOTES: *21***SCORE: 07
COMMENTS: a beautful image of faith
11
pilgrimage-
Jacob's shells lead me
to repentance
Aleksandra Guzik, Poland
VOTES: ******SCORE: 00
COMMENTS:
Saturday, March 4, 2023
151
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Dear haiku friends you are invited to The Caribbean Kigo Lenten Kukai 2023
The theme is penitent
SEND
one haiku after you have pondered the theme.
You do not have to use the exact words given.
Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.
Deadline for sending entries is March 14th 2023
Deadline for sending votes is March 24th 2023
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
VOTING
Votes to be scored using a total of 6 points; voters must use all 6 points
EXAMPLE
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
The example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points
COMMENTS
Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines [about forty words]. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings. Comments should be kept in the nature of encouraging the continued good haiku writing practice.
The Co-ordinator retains the right to not include a comment as anonymous and to ask the commenter to post his or her thoughts directly to the blog under Comments.
RESULTS
The results of this kukai will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on March 31st 2023 After results have been posted, I encourage your after- words as general comments, you can post directly here at the blog, just click on Comments at the end of the post.
CONTACT ME
e-mail your Submission, Vote, and Comments
Deadline for sending votes is March 24th 2023
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
VOTING
Votes to be scored using a total of 6 points; voters must use all 6 points
EXAMPLE
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
The example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points
COMMENTS
Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines [about forty words]. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings. Comments should be kept in the nature of encouraging the continued good haiku writing practice.
The Co-ordinator retains the right to not include a comment as anonymous and to ask the commenter to post his or her thoughts directly to the blog under Comments.
RESULTS
The results of this kukai will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on March 31st 2023 After results have been posted, I encourage your after- words as general comments, you can post directly here at the blog, just click on Comments at the end of the post.
CONTACT ME
e-mail your Submission, Vote, and Comments
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
150
POEMS
REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL
WRITERS
None of the comments during the kukai are from the kukai coordinator.
Comments and votes of the players are anonymously stated.
Players: 1. Pat Geyer, USA; 2. Eugeniusz Zacharski; 3.Wiesław Karliński, Poland; Poland; 3. 4. Ana Drobot, Romania; 5. Marina Bellini, Italy; 6. Dan Iulian, Romania; 7. Daniela Misso, Italy; 8. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 9. Andrzej Dembończyk, Poland; 10. Cezar Florescu, Romania; 11. Cristina-Valeria Apetrei, Romania;
11
Christmas lights
gazing at the stars
in her eyes
--Cristina-Valeria Apetrei
COMMENTS: Magical and romantic
SECOND PLACE
5
Christmas concert
outside the old church
first snowflakes
--Marina Bellini – Italy
VOTES: **4*** SCORE 12
COMMENT: well-captured moment when nature takes part in the humans' celebration.
COMMENT: A very simple moment that makes me look back to my childhood
THIRD PLACE
6
Christmas truce -
on the front line a fir tree
decorated with stars
--Dan Iulian, Romania
VOTES: 112*** SCORE 09
COMMENTS:
RESULTS CONTINUED
1
sparkling icicles
decorate the evergreens....
December magic
--Pat Geyer East Brunswick, NJ USA
VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02
COMMENTS:
2
wartime
the first star approaching us
too fast
--Eugeniusz Zacharski; Poland
VOTES: 1***** SCORE
01
COMMENTS:
3
star of bethlehem
here there everywhere
white and merry
--Wiesław Karliński, Namysłów, Poland
VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02
COMMENTS:
birthday party -
in the beggar's cart
a piece of moon
--Ana Drobot (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES: 31**** SCORE 05
COMMENTS:
7
the gentle swaying
of a candle flame
--Daniela Misso, Italy
VOTES: 32**** SCORE 07
COMMENTS: The sad magic of a candle flame
8
Christmas eve ...
magically time goes back
you are with me again
--Lucia Cardillo – Italy
VOTES: *2**** SCORE 04
COMMENTS: A tender moment of love.
9
Christmas Eve -
on an empty table
letter from the war department
--Andrzej Dembończyk, Silesia, Poland
VOTES: 1***** SCORE 01
COMMENTS:
10
Christmas Eve...
I want my father to come
alive from the war
--Cezar Florescu
VOTES: **2*** SCORE 06
COMMENTS:
DEAR HAIKU FRIENDS:
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
Thursday, December 1, 2022
149
The theme is A magical Moment
SEND
one haiku after you have pondered the theme.
You do not have to use the exact words given.
Your entry should include your name, and country from which you are sending.
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
satin bows wrap
Christmas presents large and small -
a time of wishes
Christmas presents large and small -
a time of wishes
gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.
This haiku first posted HERE
Deadline for sending entries is December 11th 2022
Deadline for sending votes is December 21st 2022
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
VOTING
Votes to be scored using a total of 6 points; voters must use all 6 points
EXAMPLE
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
The example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points
COMMENTS
Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines [about forty words]. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings. Comments should be kept in the nature of encouraging the continued good haiku writing practice.
The Co-ordinator retains the right to not include a comment as anonymous and to ask the commenter to post his or her thoughts directly to the blog under Comments.
RESULTS
The results of this kukai will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on December 24th 2022. After results have been posted, I encourage your after- words as general comments, you can post directly here at the blog, just click on Comments at the end of the post.
CONTACT ME
e-mail your Submission, Vote, and Comments
This haiku first posted HERE
Deadline for sending entries is December 11th 2022
Deadline for sending votes is December 21st 2022
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
VOTING
Votes to be scored using a total of 6 points; voters must use all 6 points
EXAMPLE
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
The example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points
COMMENTS
Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines [about forty words]. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings. Comments should be kept in the nature of encouraging the continued good haiku writing practice.
The Co-ordinator retains the right to not include a comment as anonymous and to ask the commenter to post his or her thoughts directly to the blog under Comments.
RESULTS
The results of this kukai will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on December 24th 2022. After results have been posted, I encourage your after- words as general comments, you can post directly here at the blog, just click on Comments at the end of the post.
CONTACT ME
e-mail your Submission, Vote, and Comments
Saturday, April 16, 2022
148
POEMS REMAIN THE COPYRIGHT OF
INDIVIDUAL WRITERS
None of the comments during the kukai
are from the kukai coordinator. Comments and votes of the players are
anonymously stated.
Players: 1. Ernesto P. Santiago, Greece;
2. Pat Geyer, USA; 3. Dan Iulian, Romania; 4. Wiesłąw Karliński, Poland; 5. Daniela
Misso, Italy; 6. Ana Drobot, Romania; 7. Lucia Cardillo, Italy; 8. Paul David
Mena, USA; 9. Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana; 10. Tony Williams, UK; 11. Mona Iordan,
Romania.
FIRST PLACE
7
train from Kiev ...
in the old coat
sunflower seeds
VOTES: 124***
SCORE 17
COMMENTS:
very
topical given the war in Ukraine
SECOND PLACE
1
young sunflower
mother brings home
from the ruins
VOTES: 221*** SCORE 09
COMMENTS:
3
where sunflowers bloom
bees and wasps and drones share
the same colorful light
--Dan Iulian; Romania
VOTES: 221*** SCORE 09
COMMENTS:
THIRD PLACE
4
provincial train
I get off there
where sunflowers bloom
Wiesłąw Karliński; Namysłów,
Poland
VOTES: 2*2***
SCORE 08
COMMENTS:
RESULTS CONTINUE
2
brushed in rich pollen...
honey bee reflects the gold
of a sunflower
--Pat Geyer; East
Brunswick, NJ USA
VOTES: *2**** SCORE 04
5
leaving away ...
the path turns into
sunflowers
Daniela Misso; Italy
VOTES: 2*1*** SCORE 05
COMMENTS:
6
sunflowers bloom -
I am taught how to use
a Japanese fan
Ana Drobot; (Bucharest, Romania)
VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02
COMMENTS:
8
sunflower smile
how quickly
they grow up
--Paul David Mena; Centerville
(Cape Cod), Massachusetts, USA
VOTES: 13**** SCORE 07
COMMENTS:
9
rural wedding
the newlywed runs through
a field of sunflowers
Adjei Agyei-Baah; Kumasi,
Ghana
VOTES: 1***** SCORE 01
COMMENTS:
10
sunflower
the sum of summer’s
bronzing light
Tony Williams; Scotland,
UK
VOTES: *1**** SCORE 02
COMMENTS: extra credit for alliteration
11
blue-washed sky
the child picks up the brush
to paint a sunflower field
Mona Iordan; Romania
VOTES: 2***** SCORE 02
COMMENTS:
A HAPPY AND CREATIVE INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY 2022
Saturday, March 19, 2022
147
haiga above first posted HERE
Dear haiku friends you are invited to participate in The Caribbean Kigo 'International Haiku Poetry Day' Kukai 2022
The Theme is Where sunflowers bloom
SEND one haiku pertaining to this theme
Your entry should include your name, and location from where you are sending.
Deadline for sending entries is March 30th 2022
Deadline for sending votes is April 10th 2022
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
VOTING
Votes to be scored using a total of 6 points; voters must use all 6 points
EXAMPLE
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
The example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points
COMMENTS
Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines [about forty words]. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings. Comments should be kept in the nature of encouraging the continued good haiku writing practice.
The Co-ordinator retains the right to not include a comment as anonymous and to ask the commenter to post his or her thoughts directly to the blog under Comments.
RESULTS
The results of this kukai will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on April 17th 2022. After results have been posted, I encourage your after-words as general comments, you can post directly here at the blog, just click on Comments at the end of the post.
CONTACT ME
e-mail your Submission, Vote, Comments and Gift Pledges
INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY IS APRIL 17TH 2022
much love
gillena
The Theme is Where sunflowers bloom
SEND one haiku pertaining to this theme
Your entry should include your name, and location from where you are sending.
Deadline for sending entries is March 30th 2022
Deadline for sending votes is April 10th 2022
A voting list will be e-mailed to all players
VOTING
Votes to be scored using a total of 6 points; voters must use all 6 points
EXAMPLE
Haiku#76………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt
The example given is just one of several ways you can allot your points
COMMENTS
Comments during voting are encouraged but must be limited to 3 lines [about forty words]. When published, these comments and votes will be given anonymous listings. Comments should be kept in the nature of encouraging the continued good haiku writing practice.
The Co-ordinator retains the right to not include a comment as anonymous and to ask the commenter to post his or her thoughts directly to the blog under Comments.
RESULTS
The results of this kukai will be published here at Caribbean Kigo Kukai on April 17th 2022. After results have been posted, I encourage your after-words as general comments, you can post directly here at the blog, just click on Comments at the end of the post.
CONTACT ME
e-mail your Submission, Vote, Comments and Gift Pledges
INTERNATIONAL HAIKU POETRY DAY IS APRIL 17TH 2022
much love
gillena
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