SEA SHELL GAME #35

SEA SHELL # 35
Judged by Jane Reichhold
June 17, 2000

ROUND ONE

1
etching a streak of light
in the night sky -
a speck of dust

2
thunder, faint, distant
the dog shivering, moaning
moaning and pacing

Ku # 1.
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3
Many holes I see
in this beautiful tree
a woodpeckers winter storage.

4
Daisies gently sway
In the afternoon breezes
While their fragrance lifts

Ku # 4
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5
tiny scattered bones
litter a cave entrance
a cool breeze blows

6
wingless faerie sits
with head low and hand on chin
like wilted flower

Ku #5
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7
a soft pink nostril
expanding to reveal love
tears for son's wedding

8
bitter cold wind-
a mourning dove
ruffles its' feathers

Ku # 7.
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9
Snippets of white thread
a dandelion thistle
sows its ragged edge.

10
The old man shivers
as someone knocks at his door
but death turned away

Ku # 9.
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11
thistle down
blown on the wind
reseeding

12
morning drapes the earth
city sleeps beneath the mist
as church bells ring

Ku # 11.
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13
silver maple seeds
spin from branch to branch...
trapeze artists

14
I saw the bright light
As the hot sun hit my face.
Then you took it's place.

Ku # 13.
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15
wind stirred
a crow pursues
the cherry blossoms

16
The flowers bloom up,
And break their soil boundary
which has darkened them.

Ku # 15.

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ROUND TWO

1
etching a streak of light
in the night sky -
a speck of dust

4
Daisies gently sway
In the afternoon breezes
While their fragrance lifts

Ku # 1.
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5
tiny scattered bones
litter a cave entrance
a cool breeze blows

7
a soft pink nostril
expanding to reveal love
tears for son's wedding

A tie!
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9
Snippets of white thread
a dandelion thistle
sows its ragged edge.

11
thistle down
blown on the wind
reseeding

Ku #9.
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13
silver maple seeds
spin from branch to branch...
trapeze artists

15
wind stirred
a crow pursues
the cherry blossoms

Ku # 15

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ROUND THREE

1
etching a streak of light
in the night sky -
a speck of dust

5
tiny scattered bones
litter a cave entrance
a cool breeze blows

Ku # 5.
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7
a soft pink nostril
expanding to reveal love
tears for son's wedding

9
Snippets of white thread
a dandelion thistle
sows its ragged edge.

Ku # 9.
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15
wind stirred
a crow pursues
the cherry blossoms

Compared to the other two winners in this round, this ku would not pass on to the next round.

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ROUND FOUR

5
tiny scattered bones
litter a cave entrance
a cool breeze blows

9
Snippets of white thread
a dandelion thistle
sows its ragged edge.

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THE WINNER IS:

5
tiny scattered bones
litter a cave entrance
a cool breeze blows

P.M.David

Congratulations to P.M. David and thanks to all who participated.

Let me read another Sea Shell Game .
Show me the form so I can submit my haiku to the Sea Shell Game.
Maybe I need to read up on haiku.