Ballot for the 1st Internatio​nal “sparrow” Kukai

Hello1st InternationalKukai Poet,
Below is the ballot for the 1st International “sparrow” Kukai
Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to:


international_kukai@yahoo.com





CALL FOR Votes in the 1stInternational “sparrow” Kukai

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Midnight yourlocal time
Voting Deadline: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 --Friday, April 20th 2012Midnight your local time




Theresults will be published on Monday, April30, 2012 inRitaOdeh’s blog at:

http://rita-odeh.blogspot.com/




1. All the entries are listed on the ballot byan individual number.

2. Only submitting Kukai Poets are eligible tovote.

3. Email your votes to: international_kukai@yahoo.com When voting, please use the words "sparrow"Kukai in the subject line of your e-mail.

4. Each poet has SIX (6) points to use for thekukai vote. Voters may distribute the points in increments of 1, 2, or 3. Youmay not cast more than 3 points for any single poem.

5. Each voter has 6 points;Please use the following format to submit your votes (listing by numericalorder, rather than order of preference, as in the sample below):




# 05--3 pt.
# 21--1 pts.
# 30--2 pts.




6. Please do not vote for your own poem(s). Anysuch votes will be disqualified.




To: international_kukai@yahoo.com
Subject: "sparrow" April 2012 Kukai Vote




7. All votes will becompiled and the haiku will then be published on Monday,April30, 2012 in RitaOdeh’s blog at: http://rita-odeh.blogspot.com/

8. Haijin who fail to vote will have their haikuposted with the earned ranking; however, in place of their name will be thestatement “non voting haijin”. Themanagers of the kukai expect every participant to vote.




The votes will appear asper the following sample:





0 2 7 11 = ____ Place




Which means:

No voter gave 3 points, 2 voters gave 2 points, 7 voters gave 1 point = for a total of11 points




CALL FOR Votesin the 1st International “sparrow” Kukai

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Midnightyour local time
Voting Deadline: Wednesday, April 11,2012 -- Friday, April 20th 2012 your local time

The Haiku:


=============================================================
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a sparrow
on the gravestone
eyes on worms

# 01.
================================
House for sale
a sparrow verifies
the mail box

# 02.
================================
in spring rain
a sparrow lost among
passerby feet

# 03.
================================
misty night—
lurks sparrows for hours
a black cat

# 04.
================================
haze moon in spring
the wounded sparrow’s
unfocused eye

# 05.
================================
sparrows bath
cloud of cherry blossoms
in the pond

# 06.
================================
election year...
politicians know nothing
of sparrows

# 07.
================================
three amourous sparrows ...
one single shadow
in the morning sun

# 08.
================================
Sparrow on the bough
after a sudden wind-shift
finds herself upside down

# 09.
================================
dampling cook-off
one watchful sparrow
per pot

# 10.
================================
sparrows build nests
in the cherry trees
opening buds

# 11.
================================
twitter talks
sparrows socially debate
sleeping place

# 12.
================================
chirping sparrows sound—
baby sleeps peacefully
in mothers arms

# 13.
================================
my mulberry tree—
what if round buds orbit
with jolly sparrows

# 14.
================================
for a moment
a dandelion darkens—
a sparrow’s shadow

# 15.
================================
keening
over the traffic din
a sparrow’s song

# 16.
================================
new shutterbug
every brown blur
a sparrow

# 17.
================================
cherry blossoms
the sparrows in full-throated
praise

# 18.
================================
The sparrows fighting
around the breadcrumbs—
a pigeon having a feast

# 19.
================================
sparrow in cypress
a tom cat nearby disturbs
the morning silence

# 20.
================================
ocean front tables
the sparrows searching
through a grassy lawn

# 21.
================================
neighborhood gossip...
a flock of sparrows
scold from the hedge

# 22.
================================
speak to me,
sparrow, in a dream . . .
that sputters

# 23.
================================
the sparrow's nest
among apple blossoms..
missing you

# 24.
================================
lilac breeze
a sparrow alights
on my mailbox

# 25.
================================
little sparrow
absent from my window sill—
I miss her song

# 26.
================================
nest of sparrow—
rose acacia blossoms
are lighting it

# 27.
================================
Dog days—
the sparrow's body protects
its own shadow

# 28.
================================
a caged brown sparrow...
after each Sunday mass
of my youth

# 29.
================================
Siesta interrupted.
Three sparrows compete
for a female

# 30.
================================
one remnant of a soul
passing
the sun and sparrows

# 31.
================================
soaring so free—
his eye is on the sparrow
singing happily

# 32.
================================
bird feeder
a sparrow-shaped vacancy
and feathers

# 33.
================================
trembling sparrow
its head
in a cloud of feather

# 34.
================================
my wife
banding sparrows
a lifetime passion

# 35.
================================
my neighbor
playing the flute
two sparrows’ refrain

# 36.
================================
a slice of bread
and so many sparrows...
spring twilight

# 37.
================================
a stocky sparrow
on the thinnest of twigs...
crashing

# 38.
================================
forsythia!
in the bluebird’s nest
brood of sparrows

# 39.
================================
morning dewdrops
a sparrow settles
on the lotus leaf

# 40.
================================
translating
Issa's death poem
sparrows

# 41.
================================
on the windowsill
competing for their breakfast
regular sparrows

# 42.
================================
Out of character
a sparrow on the window sill
autumn's last breath

# 43.
================================
country road
a sprinkling of sparrows
dust the view

# 44.
================================
spring on the bench
sparrows skipping
through the beggar's dream

# 45.
================================
sharing a perch
sparrow the rhythm section
to blackbirdsong

# 46.
================================
a sparrow
looked me in the eye
through the mirror

# 47.
================================
spring rain—
sparrows on the windowsill
at fingertips

# 48.
================================
again I come back
to grass-seed sparrows
streaming in the sun

# 49.
================================
I’m not crying to you
little fearful sparrow—
this is my mobile

# 50.
================================
the wind
stalling for the sparrow
to share a song

# 51.
================================
broken wing
the other sparrows
dots on the horizon

# 52.
================================
a strong southern wind
the sparrow refuses
to give ground

# 53.
================================
wheat on the window sill
today the sparrow pecks
a the snowflakes

# 54.
================================
the forest road winds
into a chorus of songs
the sparrow too

# 55.
================================
where the sea breeze
eases a bit
song sparrow

# 56.
================================
your tailwind,
sparrow, sculpting
mirrors

# 57.
================================
crunching a seed
next to a beggar child..
little sparrow

# 58.
================================
spring dawn...
nestling on bare branches
a sparrow's song

# 59.
================================
sparrow builds her nest—
bits and pieces mixed with mud
and song

# 60.
================================
murmuring orchard—
a chick of sparrow
at its first flight

# 61.
================================
At the breakfast,
among some satiated poultry
a hungry sparrow

# 62.
================================
a bunch of sparrows
chirping "come-and-get-me"
on the dog's food pan

# 63.
================================
Late afternoon.
Under each leaf
whispers a sparrow.

# 64.
================================
two sparrows meet
with a morning
under a star

# 65.
================================
thirteen sparrows
sitting on the phone wire—
oh, rocka my soul

# 66.
================================
sparrow footprints
peace signs in late snow—
meter reader

# 67.
================================
a flock of sparrows
on the wires
full notes

# 68.
================================
she counts on them
the old woman a "shut in"
house sparrows

# 69.
================================
first raindrops
strike the puddle
sparrows stop bathing

# 70.
================================
sparrows chirping...
far away a thunder over
blossoming trees

# 71.
================================
sleepily april morning—
a pair of tousled sparrows
through the mist

# 72.
================================
morning dew—
a sparrow lands
on the swing

# 73.
================================
spring fever...
a sparrow
on the sparrow

# 74.
================================
among the
sparrows
more sparrows

# 75.
================================
two lovers basking
in the summer sunlight...
sparrows singing

# 76.
================================
Crowded shopping mall
a sparrow hops
crumbs for living

# 77.
================================
the lame sparrow
will my pocket crumbs
make him stay?

# 78.
================================
I wonder what
my pure bird language
the sparrow says

# 79.
================================
old scarecrow—
on top of a big hat
heroic sparrow

# 80.
================================
winter blizzard—
where are those sparrows
how hungry...

# 81.
================================
again this morning
sparrows at my window—
the first sign of life

# 82.
================================
sparrow
in your eyes i see
quiet water

# 83.
================================
we walk the seawall
sparrows stay sheltered
except for their song

# 84.
================================
snowstorm
the dusk silenced the sparrow
under the eaves

# 85.
================================
ball play
in the savannah
hopping sparrow

# 86.
================================
seaside sparrow
the scent of dune roses
in its song

# 87.
================================
dressed as
a sparrow, the marmot . . .
pushing clouds

# 88.
================================
little sparrow
landing on my long
shadow

# 89.
================================
opening my window
I catch a song
of a sparrow

# 90.
================================
beating her wings
sparrow bathes in the dust—
sun in a blue sky

# 91.
================================
under the eaves
after so much darkness
two tired sparrow

# 92.
================================
A drop of light...
right on the beak
of a sparrow

# 93.
================================
before dusk
when the peppers are still there
beating the sparrows

# 94.
================================
The rain is over.
Wet sparrows chirp
on the wire.

# 95.
================================
at the murmur of rain
hop a babble
of sparrow

# 96.
================================
among flowers
piled on a fresh grave—
preening sparrows

# 97.
================================
cloud of sparrows
leading the thunder storm
ozone

# 98.
================================
winter morning
a sparrow skidded
down the gutter

# 99.
================================
leaden sky
a dead house sparrow
on my back porch

# 100.
================================
early spring
sparrow peck the snowy cap
on the old pumpkin

# 101.
================================
departing sparrows
their shadows linger
in the cool grass

# 102.
================================
winter coats...
a flock of sparrows
splashing in a puddle

# 103.
================================
fallen leaves ...
a sparrow rustles
among them

# 104.
================================
noisily calling
from the neighbor’s roof–
sparrow seeks mate

# 105.
================================
Courting sparrow
drab plumage
takes a shine

# 106.
================================
sparrows in the eaves—
for New Year's Day,
I throw them millet

# 107.
================================
risen sun ...
all eyes are on
the sparrow

# 108.
================================
Out of the storm
a sparrow flies
through the lighted hall

#109.
================================
sparrow on a wire
pretending to sing—
the blackbird's song

# 110.
================================
autumn wind ...
a sparrow falls
out of love

# 111.
================================

Noisy neighbours
sparrows take a bath
on next-door’s patio

# 112.
================================
park bench . . .
sparrow after sparrow
the long day passes

# 113.
================================
or breakfast
beggar shares a piece of bread
with the sparrow

# 114.
================================
snowflakes swirl around
the Statue of Liberty—
a sparrow flutters

# 115.
================================
garden gate
childish laughter turns into
sparrows' struggle

# 116.
================================
a lone sparrow
watching old crows
nesting

# 117.
================================
traffic light turns green
car engine chirps...
sparrow sits on fence

# 118.
================================
Seeds sown—
Sparrow’s similes split
Songs sprout from valley

# 119.
================================
sparrows peck crumbs
from the gravediggers lunch ...
summer heat

# 120.
================================
Thanksgiving—
sparrows at the foot
of a carriage horse

# 121.
================================
a sparrow landed
into conversation
of two women

# 122.
================================
a gust of wind—
cherry blossom clouds
soar with the sparrows

# 123.
================================
first glimpse
of light...
song sparrow

# 124.
================================
Bathing sparrow
Rain drops ballet
My eyelids clap silently

# 125.
================================
by the gate ...
sparrows in a spray
of willow buds

# 126.
================================
crossing the lawn
flutter by flutter
young sparrow

# 127.
================================
under the tree
a full fed cat dozing
on the sparrow's feathers

# 128.
================================
chestnut smoke—
two sparrows peck
in fallen leaves

# 129.
================================
sparrow
in dogwood tree...
no red berries

# 130.
================================
Summer’s dawn
Sparrow’s orchestra unveils
Day in tapestry sonata

# 131.
================================
summer rain ...
sparrows pecking crumbs
in the dugout

# 132.
================================
cheep-cheeping
at McDonalds
sparrows in the "o"

# 133.
================================
first dream—
on stranger tides with
jack sparrow

# 134.
================================
dripping leaf
after the rain
the song sparrow

# 135.
================================
first light
the persistent song
of sparrows

# 136.
================================
baby sparrows
reminding this old man
of long ago

# 137.
================================
A stray sparrow
goes in the sitting room—
the child amuses oneself

# 138.
================================
spring evening
from bush to bush sparrows
disturbing the peace

# 139.
================================
songs of sparrows—
raising the dust on
the old statue

# 140.
================================
last sunlight
balancing on a branch tip
the sparrow

# 141.
================================
old folks home
a window opens
to sparrow-song

# 142.
================================
sparrows
dancing in the grass
—save the last dance for me

# 143.
================================
how many sparrows
and a single tomcat—
spring sunset

# 144.
================================
house sparrows
my son tells me all
about the bullies

# 145.
================================
Harvest Day—
a beggar sharing his bread
with the sparrows

# 146.
================================
urban sparrow...
he plays only
the virtual keyboard

# 147.
================================
sky sparrow
my grandfather lifts
his white cane

# 148.
================================
spring breeze
among the cherry blossoms
chattering sparrows

# 149.
================================
a sparrows’ flock
in the hen’s courtyard—
winter sunrise

#150.
================================
spring breeze . . .
the willow catkins a-tremble
with sparrows

# 151.
================================
twitter of sparrows—
a kindergarten flock
invades the park

# 152.
================================
threatening rain . . .
in the pine grove a sudden
fall of sparrows

# 153.
================================
End of Ballot
================================
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International Kukai-April, 2012

Dear haiku poets, you are invited to participate in the first "International Kukai"(haiku contest).

The kigo(season word/topic) is SPARROW/S. No other form of the word will be accepted.

Send THREE haiku which include SPARROW/S to:



Email: international_kukai@yahoo.com
Subject: April_submission


Examples:

winter solitude-
only a sparrow
to share my meal

-Rita Odeh
tinywords, 2007




morning glories
among autumn leaves
the song of sparrows

-john daleiden
October, 2007
Haiku Thread—Autumn Colors

Submission Guidlines

Make sure that you:

1- include your full name

2-include mail address

3- attachments will not be opened.

4-send unpublished haiku/senryu

Deadline for sending entries is April 10th 2012

Deadline for sending votes is April 20th 2012

Participating Poets:
1-John Daleiden---USA
2-Rita Odeh---Nazareth,Israel
3-Robert D. Wilson---USA/Philippines
4-Bill Kenney---USA
5-Christine L. Villa---USA
6-Gillena Cox---Trinidad and Tobago
7-Vasile Moldovan---Romania
8-Oprica Padeanu---Poland
9-Wilfredo R. Bongcaron---Philippines
10-Franklin Magalhães---Brasil
11-Tad I. Wojnicki---USA
12-Yamadori Komodori -USA
13-Jadran Zalokar---Hrvatska/Croatia
14-Michele L. Harvey ---New York, USA
15-Neal Whitman---USA
16-Vera Primorac---Croatia
17-Ignatius Fay---Japan
18-Marija Pogorilic---croatia
19-Harvey jenkins---Canada
20-Smajil Durmisevic--- Zenica, bosnia
21-Pris Campbell---USA
22-Alegria Imperial--- Canada
23-Dragan J. Ristic---Serbia
24-Eiko Yachimoto---Japan
25-Boris Nazansky---Croatia
26-Juliet Wilson---Scotland
27-Ashi---AKA: Jens-Christian Kjær
28-Valli Poole---AU
29-Keith A. SIMMONDS---France
30-Dick Whyte---USA
31-Ramesh Anand---India
32-Stella Pierides---DE and UK
33-Vania Stefanova---BG
34-Jana Zufic---Croatia
35-Eduard TARA---Romania
36-Krzysztof Kokot---Poland
37-Magdalena Dale---Romania
38-Robert Franson---US
39-Hansha Teki---NZ
40-Tomislav Maretić---CR
41-Carol Raisfeld---USA
42-G.Satya Srinivas---India
43-Patricia Geyer---USA
44-Malvina Mileta---Croatia
45-Caroline Gill---UK
46-Ralf Bröker---Germany
47-Juhani Tikkanen---?!
48-Hilaire Wood---UK
49-Maria Tirenescu---Romania
50-Ed Baker, US
51-Sanjukta Asopa---IN
52-Roberta Beary---USA
53-Cezar F. Ciobica---RO
54-S.E. Buffington---US
55-Catherine J.S. Lee---USA

On the 11th of April,2012 the Call for Votes will be posted by email to the participating poets . The "Call for Votes" will list all the haiku entries, numbered without the authors’ names. Only poets who have submitted poems for the current month are eligible to participate in the voting process.Poets should not vote for their own poems. Votes cast for one's own poem will be disregarded.Moreover,if you don't take part in the voting process, you will not get your results.


Send your votes to: international_kukai@yahoo.com
Subject line: Voting_April


Votes to be scored using a total of 6pts.


Each poet has (6) points to be used. You may distribute the points in increments of 1, 2, or 3. You may not cast more than 3 points for any single poem.
Example:


Haiku#16………3pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………1pt

OR:

Haiku#16………2pts
Haiku#34………2pts
Haiku#8………2pt


Please, use the previous format to submit your votes.


When voting, be sure to sign your votes.
It makes it much easier to tally the votes.
THANKS!

Results will be announced and presented here on Monday, April30, 2012

Thank You for participating in the kukai this month.
We would be grateful if you could post/share information about this Haiku Contest.

all the best,
Rita Odeh and John Daleiden
ro/jd

Announcement in Romanian language


Rita Odeh vă invită la primul ei kukai internaţional în limba engleză.








First International Kukai (organized by Rita Odeh)
Rita Odeh vă invită la primul ei kukai internaţional în limba engleză.




Puteţi trimite 3 haiku-uri care să includă cuvîntul (kigo) SPARROW/S pe adresa email:




international_kukai@yahoo.com




Exemple:
winter solitude-
only a sparrow
to share my meal


-Rita Odeh
tinywords, 2007




morning glories
among autumn leaves
the song of sparrows


-john daleiden
October, 2007
Haiku Thread—Autumn Colors




Trimiterile voastre trebuie să includă pe lîngă poem numele vostru întreg şi adresa de email. Trimiteţi doar poeme haiku/senryu nepublicate. Nu trimiteţi în ataşament.




Data limită pentru trimiterea poemelor este 10 aprilie 2012.




Veţi primi pe 11 aprilie lista cu poemele numerotate (fără numele participanţilor) pentru a le vota. Votarea se face la fel ca la concursul Shiki sau RK. Pot vota doar cei care au trimis poem. Nu vă puteţi vota propriile poeme. Cei care nu participă la vot nu vor apărea în lista rezultatelor.




Data limită pentru trimiterea voturillor este 20 aprilie 2012.




Rezultatele vor fi anunţate pe 30 aprilie 2012.




Publicat de Corneliu Traian Atanasiu la 09:26




Concursuri internaţionale


















CALL FOR Votes
in the 1st International “sparrow” Kukai


1st “sparrow” International Kukai Rita Odeh and John Daleiden
Hello1st International Kukai Poet,
Below is the ballot for the 1st International “sparrow” Kukai
Please NOTE that the votes should be sent to international_kukai@yahoo.com
CALL FOR Votes in the 1st International “sp
arrow” Kukai
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Midnight Phoenix, AZ
Voting Deadline: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 --Friday, April 20th 2012 Midnight Phoenix, AZ
The results will be published on Monday, April30, 2012 in Rita Odeh’s blog at:
http://rita-odeh.blogspot.com/
1. All the entries are listed on the ballot by an individual number.
2. Only submitting Kukai Poets are eligible to vote.
3. Email your votes to: international_kukai@yahoo.com When voting, please use the words "sparrow" Kukai in the subject line of your e-mail.
4. Each poet has SIX (6) points to use for the kukai vote. Voters may distribute the points in increments of 1, 2, or 3. You may not cast more than 3 points for any single poem.
5. Each voter has 6 points; Please use the following format to submit your votes (listing by numerical order, rather than order of preference, as in the sample below)::
# 05--3 pt.
# 21--1 pts.
# 30--2 pts.
6. Please do not vote for your own poem(s). Any such votes will be disqualified.
To: international_kukai@yahoo.com
Subject: "sparrow" April 2012 Kukai Vote
7. All votes will be compiled and the haiku will then be published on Monday, April30, 2012 in Rita Odeh’s blog at: http://rita-odeh.blogspot.com/
The votes will appear as per the following sample:
0 2 7 11 = ____ Place
Which means:
No voter gave 3 points, 2 voters gave 2 points, 7 voters gave 1 point = for a total of 11 points