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. :-)

31st Indian Kukai (3rd Place)

To see all the winners, click here.

Indian Kukai # 28 May 2019

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #121 (2nd place tie)

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #121

Indian Kukai #22 November 2017 (First Place)

First place? I have to pinch myself to believe it! It was my first time to participate in the Indian Kukai. Among 67 participants from 19 different countries, I made it to the top. Thank you Lord for the gift of inspiration and for all of my blessings this year!

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 #5 May 2014

just before we kiss . . .
the soundless swing
of a wind chime


5th place
(7, 6, 0) = 19 points

Congratulations to all the winners. For more results, please check 
http://indiankukai.blogspot.in/2014/05/results-indian-kukai-5-swing-may-201

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Carribean Kigo Kukai #49

puffy clouds

a seagull soars higher 

than my kite

4th place

prompt: kite
See results here.

12th International Kukai - 10th Place Tie

hand shadows

a black butterfly

by my mother's grave

12th International Kukai

Prompt: hands

7th International Kukai - 6th Place Tie

she believes

another white lie

wine moon

7th International Kukai

Prompt: white

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. 

      

5th International Kukai - 7th place

flash floods

the blinking light

from a distant rescuer

5th International Kukai

Prompt: free format

 

4th International Kukai - 4th Place Tie

forget-me-nots

little things about you

matter to me now

4th International Kukai

Prompt: forget-me-nots

 Shared with Haiku Heights #155



High School Graduation Haiku - (2nd place)



graduation march . . .

floating among the clouds

my mother's smile

 

2nd place

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #36

Prompt: High School graduation

Shared with Haiku My Heart

Sketchbook "Swing" Kukai - 12th place

old sneakers

touching the sky

her childhood swing

12th place tie

~

on his rocker

the squeak of a swing

childhood summer

Sketchbook Kukai
March/April 30, 2012:Vol. 7, No. 2
 

Sketchbook "Waters of Spring" Kukai - 8th place

waters of spring

he emails me

once again

8th place tie

Sketchbook Kukai

January/February 29, 2012:Vol. 7, No. 1