Seabeck Haiku Getaway Kukai 2020 (Top Ten)

 Yay! My haiku in the Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2020 Annual Kukai is in the top 10! Congratulations to Nicholas David Klacsanzky  and to all the top 10 placers.

Does my haiku go well with this alcohol ink painting that I just did a few days ago? I think so and many Facebook friend agree. :-)

European Quarterly Kukai #19

6th place tie! So surprised because there were several wonderful entries from the 204 participants from 44 countries in the European Quarterly Kukai #19. Congratulations, Radka Mindova, for winning first place!

 

 

European Quarterly Kukai #18

Eighth Place

EUROPEAN QUARTERLY KUKAI #18

(more than 200 authors from 40 countries)

Caribbean Kigo Kukai (114th) - Third Place

Caribbean Kigo Kukai 114th

Third Place

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #112 (First Place)

     So delighted when I found out about this award! I received a copy of Gillena Cox's Pink Crush as a prize for winning the kukai. We already did a book swap so I already have a copy of her book. I will just give it to someone as a gift. To see the full results of the Caribbean Kigo Kukai 112, click here. 

     Gillena Cox's wrote a commentary on her blog. I've copied and pasted it below for your convenience. 

     The chill of winter greets us, as soft as snowflakes falling, we can settle into warm pyjamas, fluffy slippers or plain amazement like me; when, on vacation In New York, my sister called me to the front door and urged me to put my hands out, only to be caressed by, for the very first time in my life, nature's divine snowflakes.

     Since my first snowflake experience is thus, when i read Chrissi's haiku, i could taste, the comforting hot chocolate, and remember the caress of nature, all at the same time. I had not yet gotten to Line Two of her haiku but i was wrapped up, warm and snug.
     Chrissi continue in her very evocative style, in this haiku, by wrapping herself, and us, in the process; as she smothers herself with a sense of taste, embrace, and memory What's not to love about this haiku. I am not easily moved to tears, but, if i were one of those at Line Three, I would have certainly have had to reach for a kleenex or two.
     This haiku affects our senses in a good way. We want to reach out and hug Chrissi. We want to tell her, this is what memories should be about, keeping us warm when the cold drafts of day to day, whatever the season, drift in.

Well Done Chrissi
--gillena cox
Caribbean Kigo Kukai - founder/coordinator

Indian Kukai #3

      Have you sent in your entry? Only a few days left till the deadline.

     Theme: Fragrance/scent

     Check out http://indiankukai.blogspot.in for further details!

     Submissions deadline: 1/12/14
     Voting period: 1/14/14 - 1/20/14

12th International Kukai - 10th Place Tie

hand shadows

a black butterfly

by my mother's grave

12th International Kukai

Prompt: hands

Withering Cactus

withering cactus

he bargains not to call

hospice yet

Shiki Kukai (February 2013)

kigo theme: withering plants

Lavender Mist

lavender mist

he murmurs another name

in his sleep

Shiki Kukai (November 2012)
Kigo

Subject: mist

7th International Kukai - 6th Place Tie

she believes

another white lie

wine moon

7th International Kukai

Prompt: white

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #38

 

a lightning bolt

splits a tree in two—

divorce papers

Carribean Kigo Kukai #38

Prompt: stormy weather

My Lucky Number

     It seems like 3 is my lucky number. After recently winning third place in the Svetlana Marisova Memorial Kukai, I took third place in another contest. Both were totally unexpected. 
     Thanks to all my fellow haiku poets for the votes!

another splash

from the birdbath . . .

lingering heat

3rd place

6th International Kukai 

Prompt: lingering heat

Svetlana Marisova Memorial Kukai - 3rd place

     I still can't believe that I won third prize in the Svetlana Mirasova Memorial Kukai. There are so many stunning haiku in this contest. If I were asked to vote again, I would still have a hard time making up my mind. Take a look at this link so you would know what I mean. http://marisova.com/svetlana-marisova-memorial-kukai-results/ 

 

     Here's my winning entry:

 

passing clouds

the scent of honeysuckle

in a crow's wings

 

 

     Thanks to Ed Bremson, Ted van Zutphen, and Hansha Teki for inviting me to join in. 

      

Results of the 2nd Haiku My Photo Challenge

Dear haiku friends,

First of all, I’d like to thank everybody for joining the 2nd Haiku My Photo Challenge. I thought hosting this contest was badly timed with all the flurry of excitement last August on NaHaiWrimo and the looming deadlines of submissions for other haiku contests and journals, but your overwhelming support, more than I had imagined, all proved me wrong.

Every morning I looked forward to checking my email. Several participants expressed how much they enjoyed reading the list of haiku and voting for their favorites. It was a fun experience for me, too, as I felt like I was accepting precious gifts from the heart from all over the world.  Most of the haiku I received have love stories to tell, giving me reasons to start my day with a smile. Others prodded me to ponder and view my photo in a different light.

Submissions came from 10 different countries. Here's the list of all the participants:

1. John Daleiden, USA  2. Angelo Ancheta, Philippines  3. Josie Hibbing, USA  4. Mandeep Maan, India  5. Gillena Cox, Trinidad and Tobago  6. Ernesto Santiago, Philippines  7. Pravat Kumar Padhy,  India  8. Rick Daddario, USA  9. Elizabeth Fanto, USA  10. Sandi Pray, USA  11. Hansha Teki, New Zealand  12. Cara Holman, USA  13. Pat Geyer, USA  14. Kat Creighton, USA  15. Vasile Moldovan, Romania  16. Ed Bremson, USA  17. Jayashree Maniyil, Australia  18. Alegria Albano Imperial, Canada  19. Kirsten Cliff, New Zealand  20. Stella Pierides, UK  21. Ted van Zutphen, USA  22. Patty Hardin, USA  23. Asni Amin, Singapore  24. Sanjuktaa Asopa, India

Before I announce the winners, let me point out a few reminders:

1) None of the votes and comments are from me. 

2) All the votes and comments will remain anonymous even    

    after the contest. 

3) All haiku entries are posted with the author’s name. Votes  

    will appear as follows.

    Ex. 0, 5, 4 = 14

    This means that no voter gave three points, 5 voters gave two points, and 4 voters gave 1 point. Total votes is equivalent to 14 points. 

Finally, the results of the contest! 

 FIRST PLACE

  #8

twilight

the rooftop sound

of evensong

~ Rick Daddario, USA

Votes: 2, 6, 4 = 22 pts. 

Comments:  really fits the picture well 

SECOND PLACE

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 #24

lilac dusk-

a song we are yet

to sing

~ Sanjuktaa Asopa, India

Votes: 2, 5, 5 = 21 pts. 

Comments #1  This haiku provides a fine sense of anticipating something that is about to happen.  Together, they would make a nice haiga.  There is lots of “dreaming room” here;  we can imagine all sorts of stories that might be sung in a few minutes—we  have only to wait, to be patient and listen…. 

Comments #2  nice mood here 

THIRD PLACE

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#19

in your eyes

a songbird calls

shades of blue

~ Kirsten Cliff, New Zealand

Votes: 3, 2, 2 = 15 pts.

Comments:

The rest of the results are here:

#1

two lovers

waiting for the evening moon—

first star at dusk

~ John Daleiden, USA

Votes: 1, 1, 0 = 5 pts.

Comments:  neat juxtapositioning of ideas 

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#2

deep blue sky ...

the unbearable lightness

with you

~ Angelo Ancheta, Philippines

Votes: 1, 3, 1 = 10 pts.

Comments:

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 #3

turtledoves--

the afterglow fading

into this love song

~ Josie Hibbing, USA

Votes: 0, 1, 1 = 3 pts.

Comments:

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#4

MORNING RAYS 

AHA ! I SEE TWO BLUEBERRY

ON COMMAN WALL

~ Mandeep Maan, India

Votes: 0, 0, 0 = 0 pts.

Comments:

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 #5

family stories -

told to a child

cardamom grains

in ice cream

~ Gillena Cox, Trinidad & Tobago

Votes: 0, 0, 0 = 0 pts.

Comments:

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#6

the white bouvardia

in our marriage

two separate books

~ Ernesto Santiago, Philippines

Votes: 0, 0, 1 = 1 pt.

Comments:

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 #7

twilight hour

parents wait for the kids

a mixed shadow

~ Pravat Kumar Padhy, India

Votes: 0, 1, 0 = 2 pts.

Comments:

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 #9

doves' soft coos

against a blue-magenta sky

honeymoon love

~ Elizabeth Fanto, USA

Votes: 0, 0, 1 = 1 pt.

Comments:

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#10

so much sky

pausing to comfort

a friend

~ Sandi Pray, USA

Votes: 0, 3, 7 = 13 pts.

Comments:  I like the figurative implication here; the birds emulate a human situation.  Here the verse extends the photo;  both the verse and the image “show” a situation happening—there is no “telling” here and we are allowed to imagine what the reason is for the need of comfort.  The battle between “telling” and “showing” is difficult! 

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#11

after the storm

a fresh olive leaf

between us 

~ Hansha Teki, New Zealand

Votes: 1, 0, 7 = 10 pts.

Comments:  interesting connection of idea/picture 

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#12

postcards

from another time

fading twilight  

~ Cara Holman, USA

Votes: 0, 2, 1 = 5 pts.

Comments:  

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#13

peace searching

for a new way

with only blank stares 

~ Pat Geyer, USA

Votes: 0, 0, 0 = 0 pts.

Comments:

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#14

early autumn . . .

all this talk

about our direction

~ Kat Creighton, USA

Votes: 0, 2, 7 = 11 pts.

Comments:  The union of this haiku and the photo work well for me. The haiku becomes an acceptable  and indirect metaphor about change—for me change is one of the essences of haiku. “our” could left in or out of the haiku.

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#15

Love story:

two turtle doves

beak by beak

~ Vasile Moldovan, Romania

Votes: 1, 0, 0 = 3 pts.

Comments: A strong sense of loyalty came through in this poem, the kind of loyalty one would observe in a long-term marriage.

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#16

cling as we may

there's no holding onto

the day

~ Ed Bremson, USA

Votes: 0, 0, 0 =  0 pts.

Comments: 

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#17

rooftop –

our climbing

crescendos

~ Jayashree Maniyil, Australia

Votes: 0, 0, 2 = 2 pts.

Comments: 

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#18

stillness

waiting on Venus, again

our first vows

~ Alegria Imperial, Canada

Votes: 0, 1, 1 = 3 pts. 

Comments: 

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#20

nest building –

on the other side of the fence

a deeper blue

~ Stella Pierides, UK

Votes: 0, 2, 3 = 7 pts. 

Comments:  There is a great amount of dreaming room in this haiku; matched with this photo I will be reading a very successful haiga.  The haiku becomes a subtle and indirectly stated metaphor for human relationships, even though it obviously written about the birds.  The images of “nest building” and the hope and imagination implied by the phrases “deeper blue” and “the other side of the fence” are concrete images with subliminal and unwritten (but implied) messages. Together this haiku and image celebrate a highly positive sense of on-going change…. 

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#21

last whisper…

again, summer heat erupts

in all colors

~ Ted van Zutphen

Votes: 0, 1, 1 = 3 pts.

Comments:

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#22

spring morning

two friends

talking stories

~ Patty Hardin, USA

Votes: 1, 0, 2 = 5 pts.

Comments:

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#23

to the moon and back

have I told you lately

that I love you? 

~ Asni Amin, Singapore

Votes: 0, 0, 1 = 1 pt.

Comments: 

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Congratulations to the winners - Rick Daddario, Sanjuktaa Asopa, and Kirsten Cliff! Your postcards will be coming your way soon :-)

Once again, my heartfelt gratitude to all of the 24 participants for making this peer-reviewed contest a success. I hope to see you all on the next Haiku My Photo Challenge. I don’t know when it will be considering my life’s situation. It’s really hard to tell. All I can say is this - one day when you least expect it, I’ll be springing up wonderful surprises again. ;-)

Till next time…..

Blessings to all,

Chrissi

 

5th International Kukai - 7th place

flash floods

the blinking light

from a distant rescuer

5th International Kukai

Prompt: free format

 

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #37

finish line . . .

the winner kisses the ground

glistening with rain

 Caribbean Kigo Kukai #37

Prompt: Olympics

The 2nd Haiku My Photo Challenge

Dear haiku friends,

Yes, the Haiku My Photo Challenge is back! This time I’m experimenting on another set of rules. Instead of having a judge to select the winning haiku, why don’t we try a kukai-like (peer reviewed) haiga contest?  

Here’s how it goes:

1. Submit one haiku for this photo. Haiku must be your original work and may not be published anywhere, including online or in print.

     Example:

  the sunset glow

  still warm in our eyes

  blueberry kisses

  

Christine L. Villa

  

2. Email your haiku to chrissivilla@hotmail.com. Please type "2nd HMPC - haiku" as the subject line.

    Sign your entry and include your country of residence.

3. Deadline for sending your entries is August 31, 2012.

4. All participants are going to receive an invitation to vote with a list of all the entries. The list is numbered without the author's name.

    Please vote as shown in this example.

    Haiku #12 -- 1 pt. 

    Haiku #20 -- 2 pts.

    Haiku #51 -- 3 pts.

    Each voter has a total of SIX (6) points to distribute. It can be in increments of 1, 2, or 3.

    Reminders: Please don’t vote for your own haiku and don’t forget to sign your votes.

    You may leave comments while voting, but don’t exceed three lines. When published, the comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

5. Email your votes to the same email address. Please type "2nd HMPC vote" as your subject line.

6. Deadline for sending votes is on September 10, 2012.

7. Results will be posted here on Blossom Rain no later than September 20, 2012.

    

8. All haiku entries will be posted with the author’s name. Votes will appear as follows:

Ex. 0, 5, 4 = 14

This means that no voter gave three points, 5 voters gave two points, and 4 voters gave 1 point. Total votes is equivalent to 14 points. 

   

9. Prizes: Since it is going to be our wedding anniversary on the 3rd of September and I’m in festive mood to celebrate all the blessings we’ve had in our marriage, I’m giving away a dozen postcards to the first prize winner. For the 2nd and third placer, I’m giving away six postcards each.

    Here are a few samples of my postcards, created using my own photos. 

10. Enjoy the challenge!

Chrissi